Mid-Membership Drive Special Edition
Sharon is the fiance of a long-time friend of mine, Bill. During their visit to New Hampshire a few months ago, Sharon mentioned in passing…
Tag: international
It’s Official: POCA Is Innovative
Last week we got an email from one of the organizers of the International Summit of Cooperatives — convening this fall in Quebec — about…
Dr. Zeng: fastest slinger in the East
The story of my mentor Dr. Zeng and how, at 50 years old managed to treat upwards of 120 patients a day, 5 days a week.
Guanxi and the amazing value of social capital
Chinese culture has a term that is often described as untranslatable in English, and yet is a crucial part of that culture. In fact,…
First Community Acupuncture Workshop in Israel
Last month we celebrated the first ever community acupuncture workshop, here in Jerusalem, Israel. I’ve been planning on doing such a thing for a very…
A Community acu-punk meets a traditional Taiwanese Acupuncture Doctor
Reporting from Taiwan: Yesterday, I was introduced to an acupuncture doctor in the small city of Hukou. My wife’s sister, a Buddhist nun, knew about…
Ginger in New England
Planting gardens, growing CA clinics, and pondering the CA and multi-bed movement in the UK.
GUEST BLOG: “Chinese Acupuncture IS Community Acupuncture” by Carrie Sawtell
I’ve been living in Shanghai for 3 ½ years now and I’ve interned in two of Shanghai’s main hospitals: Shuguang Hospital and Yueyang Hospita…