October 20, 2020 My job just became even more interesting. I’ve spent years teaching the very intricate art of classical acupuncture to thousands of people, with accomplished students all over the world. I’ve been mostly interested in the Complement Channels—the channels that are responsible for the unfolding of one’s path and also for the management
August 8, 2020 Even in the winter my children love to get out of their nice warm beds and walk around with no socks or slippers. About half an hour later, they complain, “Mum, my feet are freezing!” Then they hear the familiar refrain, “Were they warm in bed? Well, if you’d put socks and
July 20, 2020 All through the Covid-19 period, patients have recounted conversations and stories of mysterious aspects of the virus. Today a patient told of the previous evening spent with a friend who works for a giant health insurance company. “It was awful. He told me that people can have antibodies and two weeks later
June 20, 2020 Sorry to have been out of touch. It’s been very difficult to write anything since the murder of George Floyd (and Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, and so many more). Although there is much that warrants our thoughtful attention, everything other than racism in America seems almost frivolous. And there has been
May 16, 2020 A patient emailed with a very interesting plea: “Hi Ann, Is your family okay? Sorry to write a sad sack email but I need your help. Spiraling down. They say this pause is teaching people to feel gratitude, but what I miss more than anything is the feeling of gratitude I had.
Full Article HERE Of the six climatic influences of Chinese medicine (cold, heat, dampness, dryness, summer heat, and wind), the idea of wind is the most difficult to understand. It is the least tangible, the most mysterious, the furthest from modern thinking. Wind is pure movement, not a thing. Go out into a fierce gale
April 28, 2020 Yesterday I received an email from a student:Dear Ann, Would you be able to say a little but more about your motto-phrase “Practice like nothing else matters because everything does”? I want to understand with full depth what you mean and how this came about. I have a feeling it would be
April 20, 2020 Mark—my wonderful right hand—sent a pressing email a week and a half ago: “Please send me your blog for this week so I can send it out today. It’s already Thursday!” I had started the blog but couldn’t send, it because I was surprised at what was coming out. It was bleak.
We’re in what is for many a very confusing time. As Chinese Medical practitioners, we know that viruses (Wind-Cold) are agents of change. They come in and elicit anywhere from minor to utterly devastating change. And we know, since Chinese Medicine is applied Chinese philosophy, that these changes are a part of human evolution, that
March 26, 2020 Last week I saw a seemingly healthy, vibrant looking man in his late 30’s presenting with particularly severe arthritis. All his joints were aching, especially hips, shoulders, knees and most of his finger joints. How long have you had this joint pain? Probably five years, maybe six. What was happening in your life
Please note that Ann is not practicing in her office at present. Please click HERE to see the video ‘Remote Healing’ for an update on her practice methods during the Coronavirus period. March 18, 2020 “Are you in your office this week?” That’s the question of this month. My answer is yes, of course; that’s
See Ann’s Coronavirus Blog Here March 9, 2020 As efforts at containment of the new coronavirus seem less likely to be effective in the longterm, it’s squarely time to focus on what we can do for ourselves, families, clients, neighbors, and everyone to protect health all around. Although all cases should be taken very seriously,
March 11, 2020 Interesting case today. A patient I’ve known for years came in a sat down on the sofa. The first thing I noticed today was a large dark red mark on his face. He’d presented years ago with severe internal Wind causing daily projectile vomiting and at that time was utterly debilitated, unable
March 2nd, 2020 Even these days, having been in practice a long time, I am often utterly staggered by the results of Sinew treatments. Staggered not just by the increased range of motion and reduction of pain, but by the patient’s pronouncements at the conclusion of the treatment. Today I’m spending a lot of time
What’s your advice about the coronavirus? That’s the question of the month for many practitioners, it seems. No matter what the external pathogen, the body reacts to preserve Qi and life by activating Wei-defensive Qi (the immune system). Wei Qi also governs the musculature and therefore allows us to move. Since viruses have Wind as
A few weeks ago I opened the front door to the office at 7:40am to find a patient sitting in
Tonight, curled by the fire with five inches of snow in the 10 degree cold outside (-12 degrees celsius), I’m
As I head back to New York from a lovely family gathering in Massachusetts, a young person in the car
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