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Chinese medicine and the sense of smell

on November 22nd, 2011 in Theory and Philosophy by

As part of my study, since the very beginning of my time at NCNM, I have sought to use my entire body in the learning process.  While I learn quite well from reading, listening to lectures, and writing – I find that sensory input brings the information alive.  This improves…

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Phenomenology and Chinese Medicine : Our body is the greatest medical technology

on July 29th, 2009 in Theory and Philosophy by

This is the next portion of my thesis written for my degree in Classical Chinese Medicine at NCNM in Portland. I hope you enjoy it! I’m trying to chop this into many smaller pieces so they may be more easily digested – thus hopefully compelling folks to speak up and…

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Listening my way to success in the NCCAOM acupuncture board exam

on June 9th, 2009 in Learning by

Update : I passed!  :) As I said before, I’ve been spending a significant amount of time studying for and taking my NCCAOM acupuncture board exams.  As I said in my last post… “…I’ve successfully completed the foundations and biomedicine exams already.  I found them to be much different from…

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