In Portland there was a place I was briefly practicing at that had a “Whiskey Kitchen” across the street, Many people liked to go and sit outside and drink across from my window view. Looking to get some notice, I went over to tell them I had raw herbs that could be soaked in the whiskey to make a…
The Year of the Fire Monkey! (Feb 8, 2016) Many of you used to receive “Chinese Astrology Updates” from me. I stopped sending those when my friend, teacher, and founder of my acupuncture college Liu Ming passed away last April. I’d been giving an annual talk on the Chinese Years at the Jacksonville New Years festival for the…
The journey continues! I’m heading back to Ashland this Wednesday through Friday – and have been coming back and seeing clients twice a month now since July and, for the most part, it seems to be working well. For the most part we’ve been able to maintain a bi-weekly continuity with many of you –…
What the 2015 Nobel Prizes mean for traditional Chinese medicine COMMENTARY by Marta Hanson OCTOBER 6, 2015 Scientist Youyou Tu’s Nobel Prize is a sign that Western science has changed how it perceives alternative systems of medicine — but only slightly. I’m sure I’m not the only one surprised by the announcement that half of…