MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'classical'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:30 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5057764&cid=t_192574_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F07%2F22%2F7-tips-for-deciding-how-best-to-spend-your-time-energy-and-money%2F We all have to make decisions about how to spend our time, energy, and money. Because of my happiness project, I now explicitly ask myself, “Will this decision make me happier?” I’m determined to get the most happiness bang for the buck. Here are some questions I consider: 1. Is this decision likely to strengthen my relationships with other people? Strong relationships with other people are a key — the key — to happiness, so decisions that help me build or strengthen ties are likely to boost my happiness. Yes, it’s a hassle and an expense to go to my college reunion, but it’s likely to have a big happiness pay-off. 2. Will this decision provide me with novelty and challenge? Novelty and challenge make me happier—but they also make me feel insecure, intimidated, frustrated,... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5057764 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:55:45 +0100 5057764 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050943&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FGenX1SzhSDY%2F I’ve been asked to work on a course that would cover the foundational concepts of a deep, engaged Chinese medicine understanding.  I’m not talking about the same tired diagrams of the five elements and their interactions, I’m not talking about simplistic review of the fact that “everything is yin and yang,” I’m talking about the things that feed into the roots, that feed the branches, and let the leaves flourish.  I’m talking about the 5 evils and 19 lines of pathology in the Neijing Suwen (aff link), I’m talking about the basics of the Chinese calendar and the flow of energy through the seasons, I’m talking about the interactions of the channel system, the 6 conformations, the five elements and the other systems of looking at the b... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050943 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:31:21 +0100 5050943 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4813363&cid=t_192574_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F10%2Fconquering-performance-anxiety-a-primer-for-all-phobias%2F Public speaking is the king of phobias. That’s according to Taylor Clark, author of the insightful book, Nerve. He writes: According to a 2001 poll, more than 40 percent of Americans confess to a dread of appearing before spectators. (In some surveys, fear of public speaking even outranks fear of death, a fact that inspired Jerry Seinfeld’s famous observation that at a funeral, this means the average person would rather be in the casket than giving the eulogy.) To get to the solution of this phobia — which can help us with all our other phobias — Clark tells the story of cellist Zoe Keating. Today her music is featured everywhere from National Public Radio to film scores to European ballets. Clark attended one of her performances and comments, “Keating seemed entirely obl... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4813363 Tue, 10 May 2011 14:30:33 +0100 4813363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4719887&cid=t_192574_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FaLyaWGpQ5JY%2F By Ilya ShapiroMy colleagues and I talk a lot about the need for fidelity to our founding document, in part because any power the federal government exercises that’s not listed there is illegitimate and in part because our Constitution is an essentially libertarian (or classical liberal) document.  And part of having a proper, Madisonian view of the Constitution is not to use foreign law to interpret it (or other domestic law). But it is absolutely appropriate — and good practice — to look to foreign example and experience when drafting a new constitution (or even crafting new legislation).  I find such occasions, when a country comes up with a new founding document — either because it’s a new nation (South Sudan), has undergone regime change (Iraq and Afghanist... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4719887 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:27:17 +0100 4719887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615268&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FL2yg6G550yA%2F Here in Portland, we have some rare early spring sunshine, which makes me even happier to announce the birth of something new – Chinese Medicine Quarterly has its first issue up and ready to purchase. It has been quite a process, as new things always are, but we think that you will be pleased with the result.   In this issue, you will find articles addressing – in an accessible and enjoyable style – topics of interest to students and practitioners of Chinese medicine.  You’ll also notice that the issue is beautiful – most people feel somehow calmer and more excited about Chinese medicine after reading it.  I think that’s got a lot to do with the skill of our designer, Elizabeth Wolf.  She’s fantastic – and a Chinese medicine student t... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615268 Sat, 19 Mar 2011 16:44:19 +0100 4615268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4214318&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FUrdwfDQsBQc%2F One of the most important reasons Chinese herbal medicine is different than the majority of Western herbal medicine because of its intentionally constructed formulas of multiple herbs.  Where herbs are abstracted from their formulas and extracted to reveal their constituent components, the results are usually disappointing.  I have personally found the most success with formulas when I seek (and manage) to fully appreciate the structure of a formula.  This, unfortunately, is not very often a simple task. The way most students learn about formula structure is twofold.  First, students learn herbal combinations and interpret all formulas based on the combinations they contain.  Second, if they’re diligent, they learn some version of Jun, Chen, Zuo, Shi (Emperor, Minister, Assistan... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4214318 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:48:57 +0100 4214318 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750043&cid=t_192574_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FBajCOojQbZg%2F By Jason KuznickiPolitical scientist Larry Arnhart heads this month’s Cato Unbound. He argues that libertarians need to integrate biological evolution into their thinking about human cultures and even politics. More provocatively, he claims that the “a Darwinian science of human evolution supports classical liberalism.” This is the case, he argues, even though market competition differ[s] radically from biological competition. Biological competition is a zero-sum game where the survival of one organism is at the expense of others competing for the same scarce resources. But market competition is a positive-sum game where all the participants can gain from voluntary exchanges with one another. In a liberal society of free markets based on voluntary exchanges, success dep... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750043 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:10:48 +0100 3750043 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3726681&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2F2_QN_YuShfc%2F Conclusion of the Pungent + Sweet = Yang Qi experiment) Part 4 (Beginning of the Sweet + Sour = Fluids experiment).  You’re on part 5, the conclusion of the Sweet + Sour = Fluids experiment, right now! Flavors Experience This section contains the experiences felt during the ingestion of each herb and pairings. Calibration Herbs The calibration process was to know the intimate experience of the herbs from a personal perspective and have a knowing that converged in a way that the authors of the Tang Ye Jing had.  Therefore, much of this is poetic serving a pivot role for the further experiences. This is a rehashing from the first experiement. Dang Shen The simple act of sipping this herb allowed for relaxation to pour through my entire body. Hints of warm milk were hidden in this a... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3726681 Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:14:21 +0100 3726681 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3742321&cid=t_192574_122_f&fid=35077&url=http%3A%2F%2Fneurophilosophy.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F02%2Fscared_by_the_light%2F Using state-of-the-art technique called optogenetics, researchers provide new insights into the neural basis of fear conditioning (Source: Neurophilosophy) Neurophilosophy blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3742321 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:25:47 +0100 3742321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3671886&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2F8WVahpWo_Tc%2F   Last week we began by exploring the concept of timing in acupuncture. This week we’ll move on to herbs. Timing in Herbology Timing is equally important in herbology, as knowing where in the system the disease currently is will dictate what formula you prescribe and what modifications have to be made (I discuss this in an upcoming free PDF entitled “Beginners Guide to Acute Respiratory Disease”). For this, the Six Conformation model used by Zhang Zhongjing (called the Six Channel Model in TCM) is without question the most powerful tool we have at our disposal, telling us where the disharmony is, what its nature is, and what principles are required to fix it.  This applies in acute as well as chronic cases. For example – If the problem is diagnosed as a Cold inva... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3671886 Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:33:04 +0100 3671886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3644885&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FBI9oTIC2MlQ%2F This week I’d like to introduce a vital concept from the world of Classical Chinese military strategy, namely that of timing and momentum.  In the Chinese military classic The Art of War, Sun Zi states: “When a falcon strike breaks the body of its prey, it is because of timing. When torrential water tosses boulders, it is because of momentum.” In everything we do, whether using acupuncture, herbs, tui na, or even speaking with a patient, following this concept is what allows us to accomplish great things on behalf of our patients, while not following it will lead to frustration and lack of results. Let’s break this into two subjects and cover them individually. Timing In the current culture of TCM, the evidence-based protocol is king. A hypothetical example: &#822... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3644885 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 15:55:57 +0100 3644885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3511649&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FBFKDSjZgr4Q%2F Here is the remainder of the Song dynasty travelogue about Fuzi, translated by Heiner Fruehauf. I hope you have enjoyed this exclusive translation.  You might want to pop over to the Classical Pearls Facebook page to discuss this article, and Fuzi in general.  I’ll see you there, or in the comments on this post. Click here if you would like to read the first part of the travelogue. —   The quality of the harvested root is entirely dependent on the care that has been taken in the process of cultivating the crop. Rich people always get the highest quality product, while poor people can rarely afford the highest grade. Sometimes the crop is harvested during the 7th month, yielding a product referred to as “Early Water” (Zaoshui), the roots of which are too small to fit snug... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3511649 Wed, 28 Apr 2010 15:00:00 +0100 3511649 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3505023&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FFKEGy5-U48M%2F Conclusions It would appear that there was no convergence of experience with my second baseline when testing either the Sweet and Sour combination herbs or the Sweet and Pungent herbs. However, the combination of the two calibration herbs seemed to lend itself to the stated experience in the Neijing. I can therefore make a preliminary statement that Sweet and Salty settle the Shen for a meditative experience. Whereas Sweet and Bitter may have something do with cleaning and settling the blood. I am concerned that I may have misinterpreted the Tang Ye Jing flavors assignments, where I switched Salty and Bitter columns. This may not be a big error other than flipping the converged experience of calibration herbs from Sweet and Salty to Sweet and Bitter. But I would like to either confirm this... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3505023 Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:00:36 +0100 3505023 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3499192&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FmxDzp1SU8U8%2F Many of you may know that I work with Heiner Fruehauf, who was one of the founders of the Classical Chinese Medicine program at NCNM.  He still teaches there, but has several other projects as well.  Two are accessible online: Classicalchinesemedicine.org : a fantastic educational resource for people interested in the roots of Chinese medicine.  Heiner is really building something special there.  Note:  CCM.org is currently down as they upgrade.  It’s going to be 100% more fantastic when it re-launches. Classicalpearls.org : Home of easily the most effective and Classically based encapsulated herbal formulas.  Based on the research and clinical work of Dr. Fruehauf, I use them personally in my own practice as well as being a willing advocate of them whenever people will liste... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3499192 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:00:08 +0100 3499192 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3482994&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2Fltk8v-rs50A%2F Here’s the second section of Mitesh’s paper, a continuation of last weeks’ post on the topic.  This is more set-up and mostly covers information about the herbs he used, including the Blue Poppy translations of each herb as described in the Shennong Bencao Jing.  He also explains the reasoning behind some of his herb choices, sometimes citing scholar and clinician Heiner Fruehauf. PS:  I will announce the results of the Deepest Health Reader Survey shortly, and have just contacted the winner of the Living Meridian Acupuncture Charts.  If I get permission from that person, I will divulge their name.  Thanks everyone for your time and input! Herb Selection and Essential Information Note on references : The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing version used was the Blue Poppy translat... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3482994 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:02:26 +0100 3482994 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269792&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2F5B4VcFtTpfk%2F I have a feeling I’m going to get in trouble for my teaching. It’s not that I’m that revolutionary, or that I really even know that much more than my students. It’s just that my fundamental orientation towards the universe is to be always, always asking questions. I don’t always need to let those questions come out of my mouth (undergrad philosophy students, take notice!) but they are always in there. In particular, I tend to question fundamentals. Fundamentals, here, are those basic concepts that act as building blocks for entire edifices of knowledge. Fundamentals, here, are also those things that people most often tend to take for granted.   It’s just the philosopher in me, some might say. But, I could just have easily learned the habit in m... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269792 Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:29:52 +0100 3269792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3044885&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2F80bdOWzU1ZI%2F Hey everyone, Well, the winter holidays are upon us here in the Northern hemisphere. For those of you in school, that means you’ve probably got some free time coming up. Why not use some of that to get going on the honorable project of learning to read classical texts of Chinese medicine? Sounds like fun to me. I wrote recently about a special deal for Deepest Health readers on a bundle of two books – Richard Goodman’s Classical Chinese Medicine Texts. These are great books for learners, ideally set up to take complete newbies through the steps of picking up critical language skills. As I mentioned in my previous post, I will be heading up an online study group around the texts. We will work through a Google Group and have weekly “assignments” and discussions,... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3044885 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:11:21 +0100 3044885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2971986&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FMqs-9W2MXxw%2F I’ve been a little slow out of the gate with this one, folks, and I’m sorry about that. Richard Goodman, author of the excellent Classical Chinese Medical Texts: Learning to Read the Classics of Chinese Medicine Vol I has released Volume II of the series! I have to say that I have never encountered a clearer, more enriching text about Chinese language anywhere. For those of us who don’t have easy access to someone to teach us classical Chinese in person, this text is a great resource. Even if you are already learning Chinese (modern or classical) you will find tremendous benefit in the book.    As I’ve discussed in many places, I believe that learning to read the Classical texts of Chinese medicine is one of the most important, and least appreciated, skill... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2971986 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:41:32 +0100 2971986 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2958984&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FwYtxQ25lvgI%2F Today, on a walk I was taught an important lesson by some late migrating geese. In the late summer and autumn, we get a whole lot of geese flying overhead in my neighborhood. We live pretty close to a couple of wildlife refuges, one being specifically devoted to waterfowl. In general, in Portland, the autumn is always accompanied by the resonant, melodic sound of Canadian geese fleeing Canada. It’s one of those things that is commonplace, yet never seems to lose its magic. I’ve noticed a lot of things in Autumn are like that – the leaves turning, the miracle of the harvest, the start of formal schooling and so on. Anyway, today I had one of those magic moments – fog bank just rolled in, walking on a hill in clear view of the setting full moon and the rising sun refl... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2958984 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:51:45 +0100 2958984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2804104&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2F3Ei9XO7J4pc%2F Pardon the period of relative silence, I can only hope it won’t last long. I’m currently being taught the truest meaning of a hexagram I threw twice in a row when contemplating the Autumn and what is in store for me during this transitional period from light to dark. I hope my dear readers will forgive me a quite personal post – I’ll try to throw some teaching in there somewhere. :) The hexagram I threw is number 23, Bo 剝 - often translated as “Stripping” is my teacher for late summer and early autumn of 2009. In Karcher’s excellent translation, he states: “Stripping describes your situation in terms of habits and ideas that are outmoded and worn out. The way to deal with it is to strip away what has become unusable. This brings renewal. R... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2804104 Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:43:23 +0100 2804104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2734159&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FD3vMPBNw14w%2F At our new clinic, Watershed Community Wellness, we will be hosting and teaching a number of classes and other gatherings. Brandt Stickley, renown pulse teacher and Gift Economy visionary is currently teaching classes in Contemporary Pulse Diagnosis, for example. We will be offering free classes for patients about herbal formula preparation, eating in alignment with the seasons, Qigong healing, self massage and much more. We also hope to become a hub for co-teaching and sharing experiences for Chinese medicine and massage practitioners and students concerning a wide variety of topics from cosmology to website creation to moving beyond the Community Acupuncture model. Today, I’m happy to announce a new class offering of interest to anyone who would like to understand the basics of Cla... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2734159 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:08:41 +0100 2734159 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725098&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FwQM1W9Qy2SU%2F Interestingly, I believe that I was the first person to create a Wikipedia page about Classical Chinese Medicine. Since then, it has been rewritten, co-opted and sometimes even just erased! Currently, the Wikipedia community is discussing what to do with the article (which now contains almost nothing of my original write-up) and it would be great if Deepest Health readers could go join the fray. The neutrality of the article is being disputed, it is said there are factual errors within it and some have even suggested it should just be merged into the “Traditional Chinese Medicine” page! For my part, I think one of the commenters over on the talk page makes a good point. We should just have a “Chinese Medicine” page that then talks about the standardization process u... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725098 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:54:50 +0100 2725098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2719838&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FdR7W0mhImwU%2F You know how it’s sometimes quite a pain to input Chinese on your computer? Well, I do. I use a program called QIM that works pretty well, but I’ve always longed for a better solution. Well, my friends, Apple has done it again. Without buying a tablet PC, without installing any weird software, for $29 bucks (my upgrade fee) sometime this September, I’ve got the solution. But it’s cooler than I could have imagined. (Click the image to “embiggen”) That’s right – by using the already completely awesome multi-trackpad on the Macbook I already love more than is entirely necessary I will now be able to (at least TRY) to draw characters. I can see this really opening up my character writing ability. Only time will tell how great it truly is. For in... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2719838 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:33:52 +0100 2719838 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2712232&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FnwsiM9j1eyc%2F I want to try something new. Many of my readers have asked me to do more discussion of the Classical texts. I have been hesitant because my command of Chinese is not great and the available translations are mostly disappointing (if my teachers are to be believed). However, my need to dive into them continuously and do whatever I am able to with them is becoming more important. My thought is that the web of readers (some of you being accomplished translators) will catch any egregious errors… hopefully… Actually, therein lies the articulation of a problem. I have been taught about Classical texts using two main methods. The first method is more rigorously scholarly and does demand an ever developing Chinese language ability. This method is very useful for getting practical inform... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2712232 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:00:45 +0100 2712232 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2699753&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FKD2qH0RJ79A%2F Here are the last few paragraphs of my thesis in Chinese medicine for my MSOM degree at National College of Natural Medicine. As you can probably tell, I did not go as far with any of my research topics as I would have liked. I saw it mainly as a way to learn what resources existed, and sketch a general outline of where I would like to go with my investigations. I have to be frank, I haven’t yet taken the time to explore these topics much more deeply – I’ve been trying to rejuvenate myself from the rigors of school while also opening the clinic and writing more on this blog. However, I have all of the resources amassed and lots of brainstorms and outlines ready to be further explored. I’ll definitely share my ongoing investigations with Deepest Health readers. &#821... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2699753 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:12:00 +0100 2699753 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2695497&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FUjtaw8zyV0Y%2F This article is already ridiculously long. However, let it suffice to say that I found many documents I had downloaded from the internet or scanned from books at the library – all pertaining to this formula or one of its variants. Again, as I further uncover, digitize, clarify and organize my vast library of data not only will I have the great experience of reengaging with that material but I will make it easier to access and more accessible to the AI of Devonthink. Thanks for reading! Related posts:Why Chinese herbal formula science is the most advanced medicine out thereHow Devonthink is blowing my mind and rekindling my love for Chinese Medicine (Part 1/2)Questions for the ancients Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: Deepest Health: Explori... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2695497 Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:59:33 +0100 2695497 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688872&cid=t_192574_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F5meHtcjRIZE%2F Image via Wikipedia My old high school English teacher took it upon herself, for reasons unknown to me, to give me extra reading assignments. I was a book geek, and so was always glad to get suggestions of writers to read, and she did thus start me on a lifelong love of Yeats and some of Henry James‘ stories that I would never have come across otherwise. She also, for reasons also unknown to me but compatible with the previous unknown reasons, tried to change my taste in music from Rock to Classical. Rock, she seemed to reason, was incompatible with a cultured mind, which I was otherwise gaining. Classical music is something I can take or leave. However, one recording she lent me (you had to actually lend someone a piece of vinyl encased in cardboard, back then, and hope they... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688872 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:19:00 +0100 2688872 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2678749&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FkyiHYH8dTU4%2F When reading my copy of the latest Qi-unity report from the national organization (AAAOM) I was surprised to see the words “Classical Chinese Medicine.” To be frank, the AAAOM has never shown much interest in such things, as far as I have seen. The report indicated that a new program is being created at PCOM that is Classical in orientation. It seems that Jeffrey Yuen, who is often noted for his Daoist lineage, is joining the faculty. Ostensibly, it is Yuen who will be overseeing or ushering in this new curriculum. On the PCOM website, they say, “This is a great chance for students to study two respected systems of Chinese medicine.” said Gina Lepore, Campus Director of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine’s New York campus. “Students do not have to cho... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2678749 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:56:07 +0100 2678749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2670962&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2F7yVJz1-C864%2F I’m continuing to be neck deep in business planning. Today we finalized a bunch of copy for our website, came closer to opening a business bank account, got a bunch of things finalized with the lawyer, and had our first “official” meeting as a LLC (hilarious – board meeting with two people at the kitchen table). I’m going to start getting all of these steps together and all the tips and tricks I came up with to give as a free PDF to folks on Deepest Health someday soon. That is, when things calm down a bit. Hopefully, soon, I’ll get some time to actually get back into learning the MEDICINE. :) I’d like to let Portland-area Chinese medicine enthusiasts (and folks with plenty of frequent flier miles) know about some fantastic opportunities coming yo... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2670962 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:19:52 +0100 2670962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2639642&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FxJkj4uozkyQ%2F Breaking from my stated editorial calendar a little bit – I will most likely put the Awareness posts during the week so they get more exposure. Saturdays are traditionally pretty light as far as blog readership goes, so I’ll leave my weekends a little looser. Today, I’d like to ask a question. Someday, I’ll make it a poll. Do you adhere to a specific school or approach of Chinese medicine? By that, I mean do you tend to practice following the guidelines of a particular school, tradition or teacher and seldom depart from that? The “no” vote indicates that you are more or less eclectic – taking from various traditions (Wen Bing, Shang Han, modern TCM, Worsley, etc) as they suit the situation at hand. I think the question itself is likely to generate ... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2639642 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:07:49 +0100 2639642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2630249&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FHYhbIKUWyrY%2F I promised I would release portions of my thesis (written for my degree in Classical Chinese Medicine) online.  Reading through it, I realize that most of you are likely to be mostly uninterested in the first three chapters.   In those chapters, I write a brief history of the concept of pseudoscience through time, elucidating any concepts that I find to be particularly relevant.  If you’re really interested, and aren’t going to irritate me with non-stop philosophical quibbling (yes, I’m talking to you, and you know what I mean), I’ll send you the first three rousing chapters. This last chapter is where most of the heavy lifting is done, and I didn’t work on it nearly as much as I wanted to.  I just didn’t have time.  I hope by posting it here, I&#82... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2630249 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:23:37 +0100 2630249 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2616779&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FInfZ9kLP3m4%2F Hey everyone, Well – it’s safe to say that Eric Grey is back on the Chinese medicine blogging scene. I know you’re all breathing a huge sigh of relief. I’ve received a lot of input over the last weeks from students, practitioners and friends who helped me to understand what Deepest Health needs. Most of the ideas I put forward in the last post will be employed. I will be making changes gradually, and all of them are meant to improve the functionality of the site in ways that I think all of you will find to be both helpful and exciting! The new editorial calendar will proceed as follows: Mondays : The practice : Information pertaining to the practice of Chinese medicine as it is for me – acupuncture (including moxibustion and allied arts) and Chinese herbal fo... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2616779 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:26:33 +0100 2616779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2588343&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FHeFAdWkiqvg%2F Edit (8:14am) : Forgot the editorial calendar!  Sorry! It should be no surprise to any of you that I think blogging is a valuable activity for those of us in the field of Chinese medicine.  I’ve fielded a couple of questions in the last week from Chinese medicine students and practitioners interested in starting their own blogs.  They are wondering, mostly, what the benefits and drawbacks of blogging are for most people, but CM professionals in particular.  Seemed to be likely fodder for a blog post. Personal Development For me, blogging has been productive of a tremendous amount of personal growth.  Forcing myself to put my nascent, fragile ideas out into the universe has required some amount of courage (and, possibly hubris) and has helped me to reshape those ideas into someth... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2588343 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:04:08 +0100 2588343 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512158&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2F5XNd3GRfZyk%2F There is a very interesting discussion going on over at Richard Goodman’s blog – He explains… “…Ling Shu Chapter 55 The superior physician treats that which is not yet ill. The inferior physician treats that which is already ill. This is a fairly famous statement, which is often interpreted to be a call to preventative medicine. Modern physicians often complain that patients come in with specific complaints and it is impossible to treat what is not yet ill. I find this stance strange, as if we are to believe if someone has a disease which has already become manifest, the practitioner is prevented from treating what is not yet ill. At any rate, the following quote from Nanjing has a completely different interpretation of the above passage: Treating what is n... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512158 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:45:09 +0100 2512158 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2464287&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2F-k7oX_A_tjY%2F So, I passed my thesis defense! I have a few revisions to make - when I’m done with those and have final approval I will (a) breathe a big sigh of relief, (b) begin posting portions of my thesis for discussion on the blog.  As I see the topic, particularly of the last half of the document, being the ground for the next decade or two of my intellectual work - it seems prudent to discuss it with as many people as possible.  How else am I going to get good ideas?  ;) The thesis process was a good one, overall. I know that most Chinese medicine students don’t have to produce something like a thesis - opting instead to do a final project or something of that nature.  If you would have asked me six months ago what I thought about our writing a thesis, I would have given you a pre... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2464287 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:50:11 +0100 2464287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2380727&cid=t_192574_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FtQKHZWLi1As%2F This article is certainly very old, but I came across it yesterday and thought the argument would be of interest to political theorists and classical liberals: …local businesspeople find it easier to do business in a country where there is no government. “There is no need to obtain licences and, in contrast with many other parts of Africa, there is no state-run monopoly that prevents new competitors setting up. Keeping price low is helped by the absence of any need to pay taxes.” Of course, the absence of a stable and legitimate political and judicial system, compounded by unyielding internecine violence, means individual and private property rights can never be fully protected and we aren’t likely to see foreign businesses flocking to this chaotic country in the... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2380727 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:12:43 +0100 2380727 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353967&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FLP9Kf_Yz8RI%2F Engaging in the program I set out a couple of weeks ago hasn’t been much of a problem.  Finding the extra moments to use for writing to the blog has been more of a challenge.  :) I have altered the program in a couple of important ways, however.  It just hasn’t worked for me to limit the formulas to those I indicated at the outset.  Instead, I find myself naturally gravitating to working with 3-5 formulas each week as I work with patients.  Given that I’m not taking the Chinese herbs portion of my NCCAOM board exam until the summer, I’m okay with not doing a rigorous and systematic review of formulas in the next 12 10 weeks. The Bladder and Kidney channels have gone alright.  To be entirely honest, it’s been hard to get back into the kind of basic, point... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353967 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:45:49 +0100 2353967 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2259851&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FnaU0fQqqKGI%2F Some of you know that I am the student body President over at National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM).  When I started my term, we created a survey to ask the students what they would most like us to do with our time and (their) money in the 2008-2009 school year.  One of the top responses was, “Bring us speakers we care about!”  We set about constructing a speaker series that began with Patch Adams (amazing, more on that another time) and will wrap up with Craig Mitchell in May. Anyway, we have two lectures coming up pretty quickly.  I’d like to talk briefly about both during the week.  Today, I’d like to announce that Heiner Fruehauf, founding professor of the Classical Chinese Medicine program at NCNM, will be speaking this Thursday from 4-6pm on the NCN... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2259851 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:33:39 +0100 2259851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2236544&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdeepesthealth.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F03%2Fjohnsoncreekflooding.mp3 So, you may remember all this talk about the Awareness project.  The idea was (and is, though evolved now) that we wanted to bring all of our senses to bear IN THE WORLD as people nourished by particular types of practices to really live what the Classics tell us about.  This in turn would be productive of particular kinds of character traits that would, in turn, inform our medical practice and so on.  A kind of evolutionary development watered at the deepest level by taking seriously the Classical literature - particularly that of our spiritual traditions and our medical traditions. Something like that. Anyway - you might have thought we forgot.  We didn’t.  It just needed some time to come to maturity.  It’s still doing that… coming to maturity.  It takes time. ... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2236544 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:03:01 +0100 2236544 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2192786&cid=t_192574_127_f&fid=38263&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fdeepesthealth%2FBMCc%2F%7E3%2FSO3VRP6fgl8%2F Hey everyone, Just a quick announcement.  Brandon Brown, colleague at NCNM and all-around fantastic guy, has written a fascinating article that dips into the cosmology of this time of year.  Here’s an excerpt: “Here is my translation of the text from the YiJing for Hexagram 19. 《臨》元亨，利貞。至于八月有凶。 Successful, Benefitial. As for the 8th month (august) it is ominous. 《彖》 曰：《臨》，剛浸而長，說而順，剛中而應。大「亨」以正、天之道也。「至于八月有凶」、消不久也。
Gradually firm and enduring, speaking with direction, responding with a firm center. Big success with correctness, this is the way of Heaven. Ominous challenges will soon disappear. 《象》曰：澤上有地，《臨》。君子以�... Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2192786 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:34:46 +0100 2192786 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947287&cid=t_192574_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FkODHucwZ1G0%2F When Charlie was taking piano lessons once a week (from this teacher), he practiced almost every day. In the beginning, when he was just learning to identify the keys and read the notes, practices were 10 to 15 minutes and sometimes less. Charlie’s teacher emphasized that he hoped that Charlie would enjoy playing the piano, and not see it as some chore that he had to do, so we always (well, we always tried) to end on a good note. (I was not trying to pun.) After about 9 months, when Charlie was clearly learning to read the notes and starting to play with both hands, he often barely had to look at the sheet music to play “Spinning” and “Oh Susanna” and the other short little songs in his book—-it was quite apparent that he’d more or less memorized m... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947287 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:00:53 +0100 1947287 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1622244&cid=t_192574_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F335546130%2F Copyright © 2008 Patti. Visit the original article at http://www.white-pebble.net/?p=4160.Admit it, you’re as bored as I am | Classical and opera | guardian.co.uk Music Why has the public accepted abstract art but not abstract music? (Discordant visual art does not cause visceral pain, discordant music does.) You have to admit that it’s true. If it’s not Philip Glass or John Cage (most of the time), modern “classical” music just pisses me off. ShareThis (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1622244 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:43:57 +0100 1622244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1445979&cid=t_192574_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fkings-college-medical-school-dumbs-down.html King's College Medical School, LondonThe Times has today picked up on the BMJ report from King’s College, London on “Widening participation in medicine” or, to give it its correct name, the “Extended Medical Degree Programme” (EMDP)(EMDP) aimed to attract bright students from state schools in inner London who had A-level results that were far too poor to gain entry to medical school and show that, with the right help, they could succeed. Students would normally require two As and a B at A level, but the scheme, called the Extended Medical Degree Programme, accepted those who had managed no better than three Cs. (The Times) This is a warm, cuddly Shawshank Redemption sort of story. Select a small number of students from sink comprehensives, measure their IQs and, if they are high ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1445979 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:55:00 +0100 1445979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1265107&cid=t_192574_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F02%2Fspelling-test.html More problems with words. Yesterday, I prescribed some oesdtradiol 1mg tablets for a patient of mine. At least, I tried to. The computer told me that “this drug has been withdrawn.” No it has not. It has been re-spelt. The drug commissars have decreed that oestradiol is now “estradiol”.Any change in drug names brings confusion for doctors and patients. Frusemide is now furosemide, bendrofluazide is bendroflumethiazide and thyroxine is levothyroxine. What ever the mission statement here, it cannot be simplicity. Why are these changes being foisted upon us?Because a far away country of which I know a great deal does not understand spelling and so has abandoned Greek, Latin and classical education. Soon I will be instructed to write “fetus” and “pediatrician”. All in the name ... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1265107 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:25:00 +0100 1265107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1226779&cid=t_192574_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F234206925%2F “This is a high note. Which is lower?” The music teacher asked, gently plucking the A string and the C string of the cello. Charlie reached over and set the instrument back sideways against his shoulder, and pulled at the strings. The music teacher, the aide with the token board, Charlie’s teacher, and I all listened. Charlie had his first cello lesson today. I’ve been wondering about him learning to play a stringed instrument for awhile, ever since he became fascinated with the sounds and the vibrations of a small guitar that my parents gave him a few years ago. He even insisted on taking the guitar into the car with him. Unfortunately, within a week—-probably had something to do with Charlie kneeling on the guitar to look at the strings as he plucked them&... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1226779 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:04:56 +0100 1226779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487402&cid=t_192574_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fclassical-education-blog.html For any who might be interested, we've spun off a classical education blog here: ClassicalSchool.blogspot.com to find a place for our not-exactly-neurolearning posts on Classical Education, Latin, History, Logic, Rhetoric, Homeschooling / Home-Enrichment, and more.Eide Neurolearning Blog (Source: Eide Neurolearning Blog) Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487402 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:02:00 +0100 487402