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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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Finding balance between Chinese medicine and running a Chinese medicine based business
It’s been hard for me to write lately. It’s mostly because when I look at my old entries, particularly those that got a lot of attention, they are nothing like what I think about and write about now. During my second year, and the summer...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
What constitutes a thriving profession : Chinese medicine’s future
I’m positively buried in a ton of unbelievably exciting business work, all of which will be coming out in a series of posts sometime in the not-too-distant future. When I’m not working on that stuff, I’m hiding from the brutal heatw...
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...
How getting into right relationship with your business can get you unstuck
I have been actively working on creating the clinic I want to work in for about two solid years. Because I started so early, I had the chance to go through a lot of different stages of development before my income was on the line. I entertained diffe...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
The Lingshu and becoming a superior Chinese medicine practitioner
There is a very interesting discussion going on over at Richard Goodman’s blog – He explains… “…Ling Shu Chapter 55 The superior physician treats that which is not yet ill. The inferior physician treats that which is ...
Writing and the formation of a vigorous Chinese medicine profession
So, I passed my thesis defense! I have a few revisions to make - when I’m done with those and have final approval I will (a) breathe a big sigh of relief, (b) begin posting portions of my thesis for discussion on the blog. As I see the topic,...
AAAOM student organization scholarship and reminder of forum discussion opportunity
Hey everyone, Just two quick items of interest: 1. The AAAOM student organization has just announced a Chinese medicine scholarship opportunity. It appears that this scholarship is intending not just to help some lucky students, but also to conti...
Are contemporary diet plans compatible with Chinese medical theory?
No. But, let’s discuss this further. I’ll be brief. Consider, say, Medifast. It’s popular among teenage girls and, apparently, some Chinese medicine students. Perusing the website, it seems like a perfectly reasonable diet pla...
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...
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 medicine and the troubled economy
It’s a natural thing for all of us to be thinking about the economy right now. While I think that people often pay too much attention to the news, allowing their Shen to get seriously disturbed, there’s really no question that we’re...
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&#...
7 Reasons why cool people don’t blog
One of the greatest benefits of blogging is the many relationships you build with other bloggers and blog readers. I believe this is the especially case in a small niche like Chinese medicine. There simply aren’t many active blogs (or even,...
Why should healthcare practitioners have a blog?
About a month ago, I had a very interesting conversation with a manager of the local branch of a popular bank while setting up a checking account. He was a nice guy and very chatty. At some point, he asked me what I do for a living. I talked about...
7 Ways to Keep Focused on a Lifelong Journey
Today, I truly start my experience as a practitioner of Classical Chinese Medicine. It’s my first shift at Pettygrove Classical Chinese Medicine clinic in Portland. I have the honor of learning from David Berkshire, LAc - a local practition...
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...
The development of first professional doctorate degrees in Chinese medicine
I must confess that the issue of accreditation of programs, levels of education within the acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine profession(s) and all related issues sometimes evade my understanding. While the degree that I will get at the end of ...
Why does Classical Chinese Medicine seem so complicated? A continuing conversation…
Here is the second part of the article by my colleague Michael Givens. You can read the first part here. I hope we will see more of him here on Deepest Health. Please be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments, as he is a regular reader of the...
Chinese medicine and professional development
I have been thinking quite a bit about my February Year of Sagely Living goal. Before I reveal what I’d like to do this month, I want to look at the symbolism of this month in a little more detail. Let’s revisit the original explanation...
Why does Classical Chinese Medicine seem so complicated?
This is the first part of a two part guest article by my friend and peer, Michael Givens. Michael is also a third year student of Classical Chinese Medicine at the National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR. He shares my fervor for the me...
Why should doctors cultivate compassion?
Three excellent blogs, Urbanmonk.net, The Middle Way.net, and kentonwhitman.com have collaborated to create a group writing project around the topic of compassion. They have titled the project “Spread the love NOW,” an imperative stateme...
