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There is Always Hope - When All Seems Lost: Yuan Qi and Acupuncture
I remember when, almost a decade ago now, I worked for a medical doctor as a PA. We formed a powerful friendship, it became an important influence in my life and perhaps the key encounter that led me to where I am now. I remember when, in a moment of panic for a personal health concern, she said: It’s never too late - maybe when you are in the emergency room…but really, not even then! This doctor had worked in hospitals dealing with life or death situations, in the trenches


A Future Medicine Course: Chinese Medicine as Heart Medicine - Returning to Health Through the Inner Light
Today begins the year of the Horse, and it does feel like the last few knots have been untied as I step forward into this life. And once again, I have my amazing super mother to thank for this. As the relatively shy and introverted person that I am (believe it or not, yes, I am Italian and there IS a dragon living inside me, but there is also a shy snail that inhabits my inner Self) I felt quite reluctant to even think to do something like this. But we all come to a point wh


When You’ve Done the Inner Work but the Body Still Hurts: Acupuncture to go beyond symptom management.
Why symptoms persist even after emotional and spiritual healing. You have done the work. Past experiences and past hurt no longer represent an emotional or psychological trigger. if you look back, you no longer see those experiences as a negative, in fact you are no longer looking back! And even if you do still feel triggered by certain events, it no longer feels like a real threat. You feel you have managed to make sense of it and make peace as far as possible. Perhaps you h
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