In the final article in this series, I look at how these practice changes to Chinese herbs-only will enable better focus in several areas. I discuss the impacts for life and work.
Quitting Acupuncture : On Transitioning to Herbs-only Practice, Part 3
In the first two articles of this series, I discussed my reasons for transitioning to herbs-only practice and began to discuss the process I’m undergoing to make it a reality.
Quitting Acupuncture : On Transitioning to Herbs-only Practice, Part 2
In this second part of the series, I discuss pitfalls and solutions in my transition to herbs-only practice.
Quitting Acupuncture : On Transitioning to Herbs-only Practice, Part 1
On the reasons why I am dropping acupuncture from my practice of Chinese Medicine. First in a series.
Three insights governing my work on this site so far
For more than ten years, I’ve been operating as a practitioner of classical Chinese medicine. During that time, I’ve built up five clinic locations, closed three, taught for ten years at National University of Natural Medicine and started and stopped dozens of projects revolving around the professions of Chinese herbalism and acupuncture. I’ve read, studies and…
Renewal
The truth is I’m a little obsessed with the Gallbladder. Not in the intensely intellectually curious way - I’m not learning the intricacies of biomedical anatomy or thumbing through studies about the etymological analysis of the Chinese character dan 膽. This is visceral, personal. This is lived experience. Since I started school in Chinese medicine…
The culture of professional Chinese medicine in the US : the reality and use of nature-centrism as a value
While there are hundreds of issues under active debate by the community, many of which could have important consequences for patients, I chose to look specifically at one aspect of EAM’s professional culture - the ethical construct of the oath. Through analyzing that oath, I have tried to demonstrate that it can serve as a scaffolding for the formation of a robust professional culture, and have suggested some ways that this might impact practitioners and institutions in the profession.
A Chinese medicine oath serving as a foundation for acupuncture medical ethics
This is the second portion of the paper I read at the 2017 SPCW annual meeting. You can read the beginning here. I’ve not made many changes I would like to make quite yet, but wanted to get this second part up. I’ll make some changes to it in the coming weeks, and reflect the…