Just finished the Pacific Symposium...
Providing continuing Education in Acupuncture,
Massage and Herbal Medicine.
at the Catamaran Resort Hotel
San Diego, CA
I was in bad spirits during much of the Conference,
part of me wanting to be somewhere else.
I will get into that later.
It all ended really sweetly.
Lots of love, lots of eye contact
and confirmation of my Seed Dreams.
Had some major advancements and insights
to do things easier at future conferences.
Here is one new and oft reoccurring Seed Dream:
This conference is 17th years old.
I have done about ten of them.
I remember once when I had hip replacements in 1975,
making these lovely connections with my nurses--very intimate
personal connections, heart filled.
Then one day, when I was up enough and walking
on my own, I went to the nurses station and saw the same
friends in their role as Skilled Professionals.
They really knew their medicine.
It was shocking. They had another language I did not understand.
I had a bit of the same feeling yesterday at the conference.
Here i am, being introduced as a Tradition at the Conference--
The Enchanted Gardener who does the Closing Ceremony
and saying things about this medicine and its future, and YET
I am really a lay person when it comes to the medicine
that really, really works.
TCM is based on Taoist philosophy.
It has a strong herbal basis.
it has a strong energetic understanding of the connection
between Heaven and Earth and all in between.
This medicine is completely tied in with Feng Shui
and my niche there.
I am in a rare opportunity to study more of this medicine.
Most of these students pay $30.000 or more for their
studies at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine,
and yet I have a cordial, very friendly and loving relationship
with many of the teachers who give the classes.
I feel this is a mainstay of my community in San Diego.
I come in here for treatments once or twice a week if I choose.
I bring the flowers each week from the Rodriguez family.
I have ongoing projects that i have set in motion here
that are influencing the future of this medicine on American Soil.
That is clear from the feedback I was getting at the conference.
Many attendees would feel something was really missing if I were not
here.
One old friend was asking me to take care of myself.
She called me a local treasure.
That felt sweet.
I am going to start reading the book
"Between Heaven and Earth"
a Guide to Chinese Medicine by Harriet Beinfield
and Efrme Korngold.
This is a classic in the field and good for beginners.
I highly recommend this book to you too because
out of TCM is going to emerge a Primary Care Medicine Model.
So let's learn something about TCM together here on the Curezone.
I'll be sharing what I learn.
Love from your eg
leslie
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2)Between Heaven And Earth: The Mantra For Health & Fitness
For anyone seriously interested in learning about Chinese medicine, Beinfield and Korngold provide a comprehensive, though technical, look at it. The book is divided into three parts: theory; the psychology of Chinese medicine and therapy; and such treatment methods as acupuncture, herbs and diet.
The authors stress that the models of Eastern and Western medicine are significantly different. Consequently, so are methods, emphases and outcomes. Chinese medicine, they claim, readjusts the body's balance and enhances self-healing--while Western medicine, in contrast, stresses suppressing and eliminating pathological phenomena, and crisis-intervention.
The authors provide an extensive, cross-referenced compendium of herb names, as well as information on using Chinese patent medicines and formulas for general health problems. Combining Eastern traditions with Western sensibilities in a unique blend that is relevant today, this book presents a comprehensive, yet understandable guide to this ancient system. This book opens the door to a vast storehouse of knowledge that bridges the gap between mind and body, theory and practice, professional and self-care, East and West.
Authors: Harriet Beinfield and Efrem Korngold
Publishers: Ballantine Books
Date of Publication: 1992
No. of pages: 432