tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12945238.post116536407027912398..comments2023-09-17T06:32:10.019-07:00Comments on Simple Horse: Doing AcupunctureKaz Wegmullerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17483977852207178264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12945238.post-1165886679462438342006-12-11T17:24:00.000-08:002006-12-11T17:24:00.000-08:00Kaz,You have identified my number one gripe with T...Kaz,<BR/>You have identified my number one gripe with TCM, its cookbook approach to treatment. Having had treatments from practitioners who stick the needles where they were taught in school and those who can actually feel qi, meridians and the different qualities of qi; I can say that the rote school approach can work, but the practitioners who can actually sense qi strongly are far more efficacious in their treatments. Perhaps the word "Traditional" should be taken out of TCM and be replaced by "Emasculated PRC Party-Line" Medicine. Some people have a natural sensitivity to qi, but I believe sensitivity can be taught and nurtured in almost anybody. Dr. Bear sounds like he is one who can teach a more intuitive approach to medicine. I hope your practice thrives and you can expand the Dr. Bear tradition in Santa Cruz, especially now that Chikurin is returning to Japan. And perhaps you can return to Five Branches and teach some post-graduate courses of your own!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com