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When We Cup Dirt in Our Hands by Pattie B. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 21 Oct 2008 12:13am Look at the way those hands cup that melon tenderly, the fingernails filled with sweet, rich earth you can almost smell. I love that photo. It reminds me of that day... the primal reaction we as humans experience when we cup dirt in our hands. Try it. Smell it. Feel it. This evocative photo graces the cover of the FoodShed Summer Reading Pick Read on »

Acupuncture Tips - Other styles by CAMed .. Posted Sun 24 Aug 2008 1:33pm French/European style. The French/European interpretation of acupuncture has produced a style that uses energy channels in addition to focusing elements. Other styles. Other styles of acupuncture focus on a particular area of the body: auricular (ear) acupuncture, Korean hand acupuncture, and scalp acupuncture. Read on »

Acupuncture or Accupuncture As Preventive Medicine by Betty A. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 23 Apr 2008 6:07pm Acupuncture or accupuncture is often associated with pain control. We can visit an acupuncturist or traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practitioner for regular health... a particular organ. Organ strain can also result from seasonal changes, and an individual’s weak season is determined by signs in the body’s energy rhythms. Acupuncture or accupuncture Read on »

More than Acupuncture: Moxibustion, Cupping, and Gua Sha by Joseph Alban Licensed Acupuncturist

Posted Wed 23 Sep 2009 10:52pm , or there is no blood stagnation, it does not create a bruise. Cupping Chinese Fire Cups Cupping works in conjunction with acupuncture to relax muscles and increase circulation. During... This is the 4th is a series explaining acupuncture and Chinese medicine theory and background. How is acupuncture more than just acupuncture? Acupuncture is one Read on »

Acupuncture and Fire Cupping by Doris C. Complimentary & Alternative Medicine

Posted Wed 30 Jan 2008 12:18pm

1 Comment with my nervous system. Then I got a word of wisdom from my good friend, Tracy to seek help from this doctor who specialises in acupuncture. In case you don’t know what ‘Acupuncture’ is. Here is the definition found in Wikipedia: Acupuncture (from Lat. acus, “needle” (noun), and pungere, “prick” (verb)) or in Standard Mandarin, zhēn jiǔ (針灸, needle Read on »

Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture and Cupping by Lauren Posted Tue 12 Jan 2010 12:00am I keep up my acupuncture appointments once a week because they bring me such relief. Yesterday I went to my acupuncturist with the usual complaints: anxiety, aches, pains, fatigue, terrible back pain, and I told her I felt like I was getting a cold. She told me we would do something new today. Something called cupping. “It is said Read on »

Acupuncture and Cupping for an Acute Injury by Joseph Alban Licensed Acupuncturist

Posted Mon 13 Jul 2009 11:36pm to touch, I was relieved. But I knew it soon swell up badly and needed quick treatment. I rode home, and got out my cups, acupuncture needles, and the all too valuable herbal anti... still have to rebuild some of the strength, but thanks to the cupping and acupuncture, my rehabilitation will be only a few weeks, rather than a couple of months. photos Read on »

Acupuncture and Cupping for an Acute Injury by Joseph Alban Licensed Acupuncturist

Posted Mon 13 Jul 2009 2:40am -ray later in the day, and luckily nothing was broken. But I knew I could start reducing the inflammation immediately. I rode home, and got out my cups, acupuncture needles... was 90% better. Within two weeks, the pain and tightness was completely gone. I still have to rebuild some of the strength, but thanks to the cupping and acupuncture, my Read on »

Vacation - Healing - They go hand in hand by Kris K. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 10:52am it is that each of us accept responsibility for our own healing. Caroline Myss has talked about this as well, saying that healing modalities such as acupuncture, massage, crystals, etc Read on »

Hands - The Hands of a Mother by NicoleD Posted Wed 25 Aug 2010 9:13am Our hands can be used to harm, to heal, to love, to punish, to communicate, to nurture, or to work. As a doula, my hands are skilled in relief and respite. As an educator, my hands are used to communicate and to demonstrate. As a midwife, my hands will be used to catch and console. Hands are powerful. This is the second post Read on »