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An informative and entertaining blog pertaining to Classical Chinese Medicine. Covers basic and advanced information about CCM, but also explores the intersections of Chinese philosophy (medical and non-medical) with personal productivity, politics,
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Reawakening the faculty of touch in learning Chinese herbs
So, I didn’t write much about using the faculty of sight in learning Chinese herbs. That’s mostly because I’m doing other research about it, particularly around the doctrine of signatures and I’d prefer to write more when I ha...
A quick update : I’m never leaving NCNM!
I’m busily working on my next post on the relational method of learning Chinese herbs. I’ll get it out as soon as possible. However, as I’ve been working on this series, something else has been unfolding. I thought I would share it ...
Setting yourself up for learning success : First, know thyself
In my last article, I mentioned my idea that the best way to learn Chinese herbs is through what I’m calling the “relational method.” Before we can dive headlong into the process I am describing, we need to prepare some ground. Toda...
A relational method of learning Chinese herbs
I’ve been working on developing some courses I want to teach. I plan to teach them online, via an extension of Deepest Health, but also some using the Gift Economy model at my clinic – Watershed Community Wellness. Some of these courses w...
Herbs and acupuncture – eight engaging articles on Deepest Health
Hey folks, I’m still trying to settle on the right publishing schedule. I’m going to let weekends be pretty loose, publishing sometimes but not others. I’m also going to move the topics around a bit to be more conducive to writing g...
Six places to buy Chinese herbs
It’s a scorcher here in Portland – a place known for its cool, wet climate. We’re in the middle of a heatwave that’s bringing us three consecutive triple digit days. I spent most of yesterday having fantastic business meetings...
Deepest Health Classical Chinese Medicine Podcast 14 : Part III of Dr. Versluys interview
On this inaugural day of the New Era here at Deepest Health, I would like to offer something long overdue. You may remember a particularly engaging podcast interview series with Arnaud Versluys PhD, LAc who practices here in Portland, OR but teache...
12 Weeks of Power : The beginning
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, howev...
Deepest Health Chinese Medicine Podcast : Interview with Dr. Arnaud Versluys LAc, PhD (Part 2 of 3)
I’m glad so many people enjoyed the first episode of this podcast interview with Dr. Arnaud Versluys LAc, PhD. The second part finds Dr. Versluys expanding on his definition of Classical Chinese medicine by discussing how one uses the Shang H...
Herbal quality : the Fuzi (aconite) dilemma
As you all know, herbs are my passion. More accurately, formulas are my passion. Formula science is my passion! :) But, I do have a strong affinity for the herbs as plants and study them as such. Further, I have a real desire to get as close ...
Chinese herb substitution and using local species
I thank you all for your patience as I adjust to my workload. The reality of the situation is that I’m going to have to post what I can, when I can. But, with the onset of clinic I find myself coming up with many new thoughts to share - I&#...
Chinese medicine and the senses : Part I : Scent
As I have been contemplating this new project that Abdallah and I have begun, I’ve found myself stymied at times. The aim of the project is clear, but the methodology is less so. Simply, everything that we’ve said in our introductor...
Understanding Chinese herbs using Classical Chinese Medical thinking
Sometimes I learn small things that turn out to be very useful. I would like to start sharing these as bite sized treats interspersed in between the thicker cuts that many of you are accustomed to here on Deepest Health. Today, I would like to off...
Multi-disciplinary herbal study - Huang Qi
Last term at NCNM, the Classical Chinese Medicine students in my class took a course with Paul Kalnins, an anthroposophical researcher and natural medicine superstar, about the pharmacology of natural substances. We were asked to write a paper about...
Don’t call it a comeback
Wow, sorry folks. I didn’t consciously stop blogging which tells you that I must be pretty busy. :) This term has been a lot more intense than I expected it to be - mostly because I’m so engaged in everything that I’m learning th...
Blog Action Day 2007 : Is Chinese medicine environmentally friendly?
Today is Blog Action Day - one day where many writers come together to blog about a single topic to increase our total impact. This year, the topic is the environment - something near and dear to my heart. In this article, I’d like to suggest...
Acupuncture/moxibustion or herbs?
I’m still adjusting to the new school flow, I’m taking 23 credits and trying to work outside the blog along with raising my family - so the adjustments are difficult sometimes. Anyway - I do have a quick question that I will follow up soo...
Chinese medicine lifehacks - 3 simple tips to defeat insomnia
I’m experimenting with some new content types. I’d like to be comfortable with releasing some less weighty content. Plus, maybe you all are sort of sick of wading through those big ones? Let me know in the comments. Regardless, they&#...
Chinese herbal medicine and the doctrine of signatures
An important concept in most schools of herbalism is that of the doctrine of signatures. The doctrine of signatures states that the herbs will, in some way, resemble their realm of therapeutic action in one way or another. The resemblance may be phy...
7 tips on how to study single Chinese herbs and even enjoy it
It’s sometimes hard for me to sit down and study my single herbs. At NCNM we learn single herbs for a year, dabbling in combinations during our last term of that series and finally progressing to formulas, the holy grail of herbal education....
