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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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Let’s learn Classical Chinese together : encouragement and an interview with Richard Goodman
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...
Learn to read classical Chinese medical texts – special deal for Deepest Health readers
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...
The sages of Chinese antiquity stood facing South
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 specificall...
Live near Portland and want to learn the basics of Classical Chinese herbal formulas?
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,...
Wikipedia page about Classical Chinese Medicine : calling all scholars!
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 ...
Chinese character input using the Macbook’s multi-touch trackpad : a boon for Classical Chinese language learners?
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 bu...
A very long Chinese medicine engagement
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...
Phenomenology and Classical Chinese medicine : brief conclusions, opening doors
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...
Using Devonthink to learn and write about the Chinese herbal formula Ling Gui Zhu Gan Tang
I will write more about specific thoughts I have about Devonthink and how it’s been learning to use it. First, though, I want to describe how it has been helping me. Of course, this obsession of mine is not really about Devonthink. It’s a...
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine to offer a Classical Curriculum
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...
Upcoming Portland-area Chinese medicine events of note
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” m...
Reader question Saturday : Do you adhere to a specific school or approach of Chinese medicine?
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 week...
Phenomenology and Classical Chinese Medicine
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 ...
Classical Chinese medical texts course free online (and some site updates)
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, practition...
Blogging : where personal and professional collide (especially in Chinese medicine)
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 ...
Upcoming lectures for Chinese medicine students and practitioners in Portland
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 200...
What is a watershed?
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 Cl...
Deepest Health Chinese Medicine Podcast : Interview with Dr. Arnaud Versluys LAc, PhD (Part 1 of 3)
Happy Election day to all of my readers in the United States of America! I’ve cast my vote for Classical Chinese Medicine by publishing the first part of my podcast series with Dr. Arnaud Versluys. :D This is a pretty brief piece where he a...
Deepest Health Chinese Medicine podcast : Episode 9 : Interview with Dr. Heiner Fruehauf, Part II
Here’s the second part of Friday’s podcast interview with Heiner Fruehauf. If you missed the first portion, you can access it by following the link to Deepest Health Classical Chinese Medicine podcast, Episode 8. There you can also find...
Deepest Health Chinese Medicine Podcast : Episode 8 : Interview with Dr. Heiner Fruehaf
Hello everyone - I’m happy to offer an interview for this edition of the podcast. Dr. Heiner Fruehauf, founding professor of the school of Classical Chinese Medicine at National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR, agreed to talk with...
Entering the Flow
Whither Sagely Living? Across a divide of space spanning a continent, a partnership in exploration has opened whose wellsprings lie removed further still across a span of centuries and oceans. I am speaking, of course, of this latest project that Er...
What is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)?
Preliminary note: If you are really looking for a definition of TCM and want to learn more about Chinese medicine in general, please check out this page of articles written especially for folks who are new to the world of Chinese medicine and want ...
Learning acupuncture : Master points of the Extraordinary vessels
Early in the life of this blog, I wrote a lot of basic “what is this” posts about Chinese medicine. I did that because I saw that there was a need for basic information, and since I was learning it, it seemed like a natural progression....
Eric Grey intern shifts at Pettygrove Classical Chinese Medicine clinic
Just a quick plug before I leave for a leadership retreat. Starting July 3, I will be providing acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine services at Pettygrove clinic in Portland, OR. The address is 232 NW Pettygrove, Portland, OR 97210. We provide...
The six conformations: an exploratory post
The topic of the Six Conformations is huge. So huge, it’s been a bit intimidating to write about. But, it’s something that we hear a lot about in our Classical Chinese Medicine studies here at NCNM in Portland. So, as most times, s...
Learning from Chinese medicine masters : Liu Lihong visits Portland, OR
Since arriving in Portland to study acupuncture and Chinese herbalism, I have been unbelievably lucky with regards to the teachers to which I have been exposed. In fact, not a day goes by that I don’t find myself pretty much floored when I con...
Classical Chinese Medicine events in Portland, OR
I know not everyone is lucky enough to live in or around Portland, OR. ;) I would still like to announce these events - they are more than worth the travel cost and time, I assure you. Click on the flyers for bigger versions, you should be able to...
On entering into a philosophical morass: Chinese medicine and Western science
Let’s get something straight. I’m very confused about the role of Western scientific research as it is currently practiced in verifying the claims of practitioners of Chinese medicine. Various studies, including the famous “sham a...
Classical Chinese medical symbolism: Wood, Metal and Spring
Today I am featuring the first part of a two part guest post by my friend and colleague at NCNM, Michael “Delli” Dell’orfano. His article is a fine elaboration of the ideas I briefly presented in my post about Rest and Activity in ...
Questions for the ancients
I’m part of the student government association at NCNM in Portland, OR and I am currently working on creating a scholarship for Classical Chinese Medicine students at our institution. The SGA funded the scholarship and now I’m just worki...
