How to Sleep (acupuncture & sleep – part 3)
MAGICAL CURE-ALL ELIXHIR The most profound and intense version of relaxation possible, sleep really is your magical cure-all elixir....
How Not to Not Sleep (sleep & acupuncture – part 2)
Are you sleeping as well as you could? Do you fall asleep easily and stay asleep? Is your sleep providing you with a deep and sound...
The Big Ea-zzz-y (sleep & acupuncture – part 1)
Forgetting how to fall… ‘You don’t know what you have till it’s gone’ goes the old adage. Falling asleep seems to be one of the simplest...
Mona Lisa’s Secret – The Elixir of Long Youth & Beauty
120 YEARS OF YOUTH Everybody wants to retain the energy and attraction of youth. In this, nothing has changed since the days of the...
The Ki to Life
Despite all our technology and rapidly expanding knowledge, the universe and our place in it remain a compelling mystery. (Happily so!)...
“To the Man with a Hammer…” (the Nine Acupuncture Needles)
“To the man with a hammer…everything looks like a nail.” This quote from Mark Twain asks us to consider carefully what our objective is...
A Needle in Time Saves Nine (acupuncture & timely treatment)
With a title like this, Kung-fu fans may be forgiven for thinking of the mythical “Touch of Death” or “Dim Mak” – using a single strike...
Carnival & Your Heart (acupuncture & the heart)
Carnival It’s the middle of summer. And in Rio it’s time for the Carioca self-professed “greatest show on earth”. There is celebration...
Tao of Exercise (find inspiration & motivation)
A Tao of Exercise!? Really? Do you really want to read yet another article on exercise? Probably not, but if you are looking for...
Outside the Box – broader perspective medicine
Please enjoy this short story written by my teacher, Edward Obaidey Sensei. It illustrates (amongst other things) the power and extent of...
WuWei 無為 (acupuncture & relaxing within action – part 2)
WuWei 無為 One prism through which to consider the ideal of finding “relaxation within action” as discussed in Part 1 of this Newsletter is...
“Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee” (acupuncture & relaxing within action – part 1)
Don’t Read This! Yes, abtuse as this may seem, I am actively suggesting that you do not read this Newsletter! But only if you take the...
ZuKanSokuNetsu 頭寒足熱 Cool Head, Warm Feet (acupuncture & temperature distribution)
Proverbs The Japanese and Chinese languages are rich in proverbs, often attributed incorrectly to Confucius. In fact so much so that a...
The End of the World! (or just another long hot summer?)
The End of the World? There are those who believe that the Mayans predicted the end of the world on the 21st of December 2012. However,...
nonSpecialism – Acupuncture and the Art of Generalism
Within the broad spectrum of oriental medicine, there is room for specialism – and there are many practitioners who choose to specialise...