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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,
Recent Posts Tagged With 'year of sagely living'
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...
The nuts and bolts of the Chinese medicine awareness experiement
In two articles, Abdallah and I have begun to lay out the foundations for a project that is, in some ways, the extension of the Year of Sagely Living. There hasn’t been much discussion generated around those two articles. There are two poss...
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...
The Year of Sagely Living - The Evolution
When we decided to move away from our original Year of Sagely Living idea, I knew I would run the risk of dropping the project entirely. While I had the intention to focus on my physical body, I didn’t really know what form that would take. ...
Chinese Medicine Podcast - Episode 2 : Visualizing my way to Chinese Medicine clinical success?
Hey everyone, Here’s my second try at a podcast. It’s just over 16 minutes long. As I get better and have more to offer, they will probably get longer. Interviews/conversations will most certainly be longer - though I might break th...
Chinese medicine and physical exercise
Lately, I’ve been considering any holes I can find in my Classical Chinese Medicine education here at NCNM. Amazingly, there aren’t many. It’s hard to put together a top notch program in any topic, much less one as complicated as ...
Deepest Health LIVES!
It’s true, my friends, Deepest Health is still around. It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted, but I shall fail you no more. I needed some time to rejuvenate my brain and - perhaps more than that - reevaluate why I created this blog...
How would a sage care for the planet?
April has already begun and I’ve spent quite a bit of time thinking about the habit I would like to develop in pursuit of a more sagely existence. First, let’s recap what was said in the inaugural Year of Sagely Living post: April - Lar...
Learning how to keep life in balance
It’s time for my March Year of Sagely Living update! I believe that my efforts were successful, overall. My true goal this month was two-fold. First, I wanted to pay close attention to the two hour time periods associated with each organ sys...
Why I am about to become slave to the clock
As I described in my last post on the Year of Sagely Living, March is meant to have us focus on the balance of rest and activity in our lives. I’ve thought more about this category than the two prior, because nothing immediately sprang to mind...
Rest and activity in the Year of Sagely Living
You might wonder why you haven’t yet seen a post from me about March’s Year of Sagely Living goal. Fittingly enough, I was at a Qigong retreat all weekend in one of the most beautiful places I have ever been with some of the greatest peo...
Year of Sagely Living : Business and leadership in Chinese Medicine
Well February has simply FLOWN by. While I haven’t posted much about what I’m learning, it isn’t because I’m not learning. :) It’s because I’m learning so much and enjoying it so thoroughly that I simply donR...
What do my personal finances have to do with Classical Chinese herbal formulas?
As part of my February Year of Sagely Living commitment, I am listening to Steven Covey’s Principle Centred Leadership on audiobook. It’s a wonderful theory Mr. Covey has put forward and I look forward to discussing it in more detail her...
Another scholar reviews his first month of Sagely Living
This is an article that Michael Givens, author of the recent article “Why does Chinese Medicine seem so complicated?” sent to me last night. He was one of the first on board for the Year of Sagely Living, but doesn’t have an online...
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...
Fellow sages-in-training
I just realized that I forgot to add the links of my fellow YSLers to the last post - sorry! Please visit these sites and consider adding yourself to the ranks! Abdallah B. Stickely from Even Unto China Kimberly Ann from Helfgott Blog Brandon Brow...
Reviewing one’s progress in the realm of self cultivation
There is something inherently fishy about “evaluating” myself when it comes to a program of personal development. While goal setting is an important activity, and awareness of my strengths and weaknesses is essential to many things, ther...
The importance of the Spleen in studying Classical Chinese Medicine
I’ve been trying to find a way to make my Year of Sagely Living posts interesting to folks who are not specifically following my progress in that area. To that end, I have created a Year of Sagely Living page of the website where you can see m...
Five simple ways I get more than 24 hours in a day
My Year of Sagely Living began in earnest with the start of classes yesterday at 8:30am. This week is going to be a little different than future weeks because I haven’t yet started ALL of my classes, thus have less to study. This is balanced ...
In personal development - one size does not fit all
As I complete a double write-up of Fall term 2007 classes (part of my Year of Sagely Living commitment), I thought of a few items I would like to add to my description of the project. Many of you are very busy, like me. You may find it hard to beli...
My commitment to excellence in scholarship
Well, it’s almost time for the Year of Sagely Living to begin. 2008 should shape up to be quite an experience. We’ve already got some great folks involved. Three bloggers other than myself have publicly committed: (1) Abdallah Stickl...
Year of Sagely Living : Scholarship and study as a category of practice
Be sure to check out the original introduction to the Year of Sagely Living. You can read other articles on the project by choosing the “Year of Sagely Living” category in the dropdown menu to your right. This is an important category fo...
Year of Sagely Living: Some more thoughts on the twelve categories
Just a few more thoughts on the categories and a few example practices. Be sure to check out the original introduction to the Year of Sagely Living. You can read other articles on the project by choosing the “Year of Sagely Living” cate...
Doctor as medical sage: why the Year of Sagely Living is important
On this blog I have discussed the ways in which Classical Chinese medicine has changed my life. Since the first day of classes at NCNM, I have been shaken to my core by this medicine. I’d like to discuss what that means to me, briefly, as a ...
The Year of Sagely Living: 12 months of Classical Chinese Medicine habits
If you sift through all the posts here at Deepest Health, you will find that I have a passion for personal development. In particular, I have a deep and abiding interest in using principles taken from my study of Classical Chinese Medicine to develo...
