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A Case of the Miraculous Sinews: Part 1
I was speaking to one of my oldest patients today in the clinic while performing a sinew channel treatment. She had come in for relief from her inguinal pain that began as a result of the impact of her seatbelt on her pelvis during a car accident...
Welcome to the Month of the Dog!
As autumn settles in, colder weather and gray skies invite us to cozy up indoors. The Chinese zodiac symbol of the Dog perfectly mirrors this seasonal shift. What’s the first thing...
Chinese Lunar Calendar and the Animals of the Chinese Zodiac
Let’s take a look at what the Chinese lunar calendar is, how it differs from the Gregorian calendar, and how the zodiac symbols are mapped onto this calendar...
Welcome to the Month of the Rooster!
...So the symbol of the Rooster, more than simply a signal of the coming day, is about “waking up” to the transformations taking place around us that are just dawning, whatever they may be...
Moxibustion: What is it and how does it work?
So what is moxibustion, how does it work, and why has it historically been given equal importance to needling, while remaining mostly unknown to the general public in the West? At the heart of east Asian medicine and philosophy is the theory of "Yin-Yang", signifying that all things which appear opposite are in fact working together in dynamic relationship…
Welcome to the Month of the Monkey!
The beginning of the month of the Monkey marks a pivot point in the year, where we move into a season of social animals. The year starts with…
What are the Basic Parameters of the Pulse in Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis?
One of the ways that we orient ourselves to understanding (and teaching) the pulse is through what are called the Basic Parameters: those most fundamental aspects of sensation by which any pulse quality can be categorized and interpreted.
The Basic Parameters of the pulse are:…
Goodbye, Dr Hammer
A year has passed since our dear teacher Dr Leon Hammer departed from the land of the living. Since then, whenever the experiences that I shared with Dr Hammer have come to my mind, I feel a mixture of grief and gratitude. My feelings arise not only…