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You might look here: http://daoistfoundation.org and http://www.daoiststudies.org
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I'd add the following as reference, as they are used in most Chinese medicine schools around the country: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica - Bensky Chinese Herbal Medicine: Formulas and Strategies - Scheid And possibly: Chinese Herbal Formulas and Applications - Chen and Chen Chinese Medical Herbology and Pharmacology - Chen and Chen A a slight aside, unless you're reading pre-communist era herbal text books, or Taiwanese text, most modern Chinese herb text are using pinyin. I don't have the reference book from the the link you posted, but typically the herbs you listed above: Huang qi, bai zhu, chai hu, long dan cao, ju hua, huang lian, yu jin, shan yao, jin qin cao, fu ling, shu di huang, mu xiang, huang qin, he shou wu, xia ku cao, man jing zi, ze xie, etc. You will also usually find patent formulas using pinyin.
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Kevin is absolutely right. Completely depends on the patient. The practitioner must adjust their technique and needle placement based on the patient's condition, and needle sensitivity. Assessing this starts during the initial intake, taking in their past experience with TCM, their symptoms and constitution, and more..... I start with the baby points, the ones that the majority of people can handle with minimal to no discomfort, and build my treatment from there. There are some points that are just sensitive on everyone, so I stay away from those until we've built up a level of trust. That may happen in the first 15 minutes, or several appointments down the line, again depending on the patient. As an example I've had a couple patients that are extremely needle sensitive. They jump off the table even with acupressure, they'll scream, curse, take huge deep breaths with every needle. But in they end they're willing to go through the process, and love the results. Others, I can dig in with long needles, and rarely a peep from them. Everyone is different, there is no one size fits all.....
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I think Ya Mu, and Runner11 both point to something that is hugely important - if you want to try acupuncture find a licensed acupuncturist, not a Chiropractor or Physical Therapist who is just sticking needles in people. They don't go through the training, the diagnostics, or any type of qi cultivation program. This is a huge debate in the industry now, and something acupuncturists are fighting against daily. And Ya Mu, I agree, most TCM schools do not have a qi cultivation program, and that is a problem. Ours does, and though it's not the most comprehensive program, it does expose the students to qigong, and medical qigong.
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Depth does not always correspond to pain. At GB30 one could go 3" and still not feel pain. Depends on the point.....
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I would disagree for the most part. i think just about every state requires some sort of license to practice. Check with your state to find out the requirements. In California it's a 4 year masters program to become a licensed acupuncturist, and the state board test is one of the most difficult in the country. It's not so easy to "open a shop on every corner". At my school we have close to a 50% dropout rate due to the stringent requirements, and time it takes to complete the program. Most of my teachers have been trained in China, and most have an MD. These are not one year training programs, or weekend certificates like yoga or massage therapy. There are also continuing education credits that must be accumulated after you pass the board exams in order to renew your license every time. That's not to say there aren't bad practitioners... Like every profession, there are some bad apples.
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There was an article put out by the BBC a few years back that stated there have been about 85 deaths due to acupuncture over a 40 year period worldwide. Compare that with deaths related to western medical care, 100,000 per year, sometimes reported to be as high as 400,000 per year and acupuncture is ridiculously safe. Like an healing art or doctor - find a good practitioner, and let them know if you are sensitive to needles. Not sure where you are located but every state has it's own regulations regarding schooling. Of course you should also make sure they are licensed.
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Please change my name to henro
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Interesting, when I was practicing Kundalini yoga I was also only sleeping about 4-5 hours a day. Usually from 11pm to 3:00 or 3:30am, then meditate from 4-6, and then maybe a one hour nap if I was feeling it (the best nap was always after a great morning meditation).
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Any more thoughts on this from OP? Curious what you found... There seems to be a few programs here in the states.
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So many.... Sifu James Wing Woo http://jameswingwoo.com/ Sifu Jonathan Wang, (his father also teaches several tai chi forms there) http://beijingkungfu.com/ Terry Dunn http://taichimania.com/ Master Zi http://www.taichiandyoga.com/institute/master-zi.html And this list: http://socaltaichi.com/ Sifu Buck Sam Kong: http://www.bucksamkongkungfu.com/ If you can talk more about what you want to learn I could offer some more ideas....
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Tolerance or acceptance??
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Though I'd post this link as another discussion point.... http://faculty.franklin.uga.edu/kirkland/sites/faculty.franklin.uga.edu.kirkland/files/TENN97.pdf Is the idea of philosophical daoism simply a western construct? I think I've posted here before that I've met daoist hermits in China who don't practice chanting or formal religious rites, but still call themselves daoists....
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Hmm, I don't think so. Prior to Pangu there was no yin or yang. His left eye became the sun, therefore deciding that left = yang.... At least according to the myth.
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In TCM the right kidney is yang (Mingmen), and generally thought to be connected in pulse diagnosis to the right wrist. Though in some Chinese schools of thought this is not the case.
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I asked many of my teachers in Chinese medicine school. Most agreed Yang is left, and gave two reasons... 1). The emperor always faced south, the most auspicious direction. Therefore the sun rose on the left - Yang, and the sun set on the right - Yin. 2). Chinese creation myth - Pangu, who emerged from universal formlessness. He separated yin and yang with his axe, then he pulled out his left eye to create the sun, and his right eye to create the moon. Yang - left, Yin - right. Now TCM swaps the Kidneys, and this is where lots of confusion lies. My younger TCM teachers argued that because of this the entire yin/yang sides of the body were swapped.
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Is it okay to perform Energy Cultivation Practices during a Juice- or Water-fast?
henro replied to 4bsolute's topic in General Discussion
From my experience, and advice from my teachers, there's no reason you can't. The bigger question is what kind of energy you'll have during the fast, and what practices you'll be able to perform. I did a 6 day water fast in the mountains last year while in China, and by day 4 I had very little energy to do anything but sit and watch nature go by. I journaled, read scripture, and just watched the world around me. Still effective, but any thoughts of bagua, tai chi, or demanding qigong practices when out the door..... -
Do you have any references that suggest that meridian qi is the only qi we know in our body? I would refer you the Neijing Suwen for an alternate viewpoint, but probably one of the best definitions of qi comes from Ted Kaptchuk in The Web That Has No Weaver....
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Meridian qi is only one type of qi... That is too narrow a definition. Just because it encompasses many aspects does not make it vague. And just because it can have biochemical aspects does not limit it's potential in other aspects of medicine or qigong.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=acupuncture http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=1583578 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lorenzo-cohen-phd/acupuncture-cancer-patients_b_2593301.html http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/cam/acupuncture/healthprofessional/page4
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I think you got it right there. In Chinese language and culture there is a qi for everything. It can represent energy flow, vitatlity, breath, tides, wind, strength, virtue - the list is endless. The ancient Chinese doctors understood the flow of energy through the body but they couldn't measure ATP, calcium, or oxygenated blood anymore than they could measure tidal flow, electricity or gravity. But they knew it was there so Qi was a nice way of encompassing the flow of energy or breath in all systems.... But I'm convinced that someday we will measure other energy flows in the body that we just haven't figured out yet. . . Science hasn't explained everything yet!!!!
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Don't you want to test his fa"jin", and not his "jing" ???? ηΌε vs. ζ¬θ΄¨ If he's knocking you over with his "jing" that's an entirely different thing, and well maybe kind of gross....
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Great post, and really resonates with my experience in China. One hermit I've visited over the years told me that when he lived in the monastery or down in the city he had lots of practices, forms, and meditations. But the longer he stays in the mountains the more time he just spends time being..... the practice becomes everything you do.
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Online training for traditional Chinese medicine
henro replied to phore's topic in Daoist Discussion
Did you search the ACAOM site? Like Sati said, I'm pretty sure every program accredited by ACAOM is going to require onsite clinical training.... -
I think others have already offered some good advice - the best being to go there. Investigate over a few years, visit Taoist mountains, Buddhists temples, make pilgrimages. Learn Mandarin, learn Japanese if you're serious about Shingon, and dig deeper into the practices at home. If you take these steps forward something will open up for you. I've spent quite a bit of time in China, the first trip being with Michael Winn, and then lots of solo adventures. it took a long time to really feel comfortable there but the doors finally opened after about 3 years of travel. Though I go on long retreats there, and have met some great teachers I still don't think I would be comfortable entering a monastery there. Too much politics about everything Taoist these days. Being a hermit is more likely, though hard to get a visa for that If you're into Shingon you should absolutely make the Shikoku 88 Temple pilgrimage. I did it in 2009. Incredible solo experience, and teaches you a lot of about living in a foreign land.
