Changing habits
Changing habits is one of the most difficult things we try to do. We seem to have a default setting that takes us back into the groove, regardless …
Month: August 2008
Can CA Go Deep?
One of the aspects of oriental medicine that I like is its empirical nature; performing a treatment and observing the results…
10 Things I Love About Being a Community Acupuncturist
This past weekend I took a whole weekend off for the first time since opening my clinic, went to the woods for some camping and had some time to t…
Letting the Needles do the Work
I had a boutique Japanese acupuncture practice in Columbia Missouri for six years where I saw one patient at a time. I used to talk to my patien…
Announcements, and Walking in Three Worlds
Stretch. Crack my knuckles to prepare them for some serious typing. Exhale. Here comes my blog entry for the month. Scratch my head -- what th…
Monsoon Friday, the Microcosm and the Macrocosm
“Hey, Keith, we have a bit of a water problem in the back of the treatment room”, Larry whispers calmly, as I pause, catch my breath, and try …
Why is the Dalai Lama smiling?
Does anyone hear remember being in high school and wanting desperately to be accepted, if not by adults and teachers, at least by one's peers. It'…
“Doctors Within Borders”
The link to the Newsweek article that shows the widening gap between those w/ health-care and those who don't. Gov. Kaine of VA says "2/3 o…
Facial Rejuvenation Without Borders Provides Relief At Guantanamo Bay
Facial Rejuvenation Without Borders (FRWB) recently completed a two-week relief campaign for enemy combatants detained at Camp Delta in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Group founder and…