Comments on: The Giovanni Maciocia Way http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/ Chinese Medicine Blog- about everything that is Chinese Medicine. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:40:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Yael http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-668 Yael Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:31:55 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-668 Hey Rich, You can find Giovanni on his website- through his forum and there's also an e-mail address there that you can try. His website: http://www.giovanni-maciocia.com Take care, Yael Hey Rich,

You can find Giovanni on his website- through his forum and there’s also an e-mail address there that you can try.
His website: http://www.giovanni-maciocia.com

Take care,
Yael

]]> By: Yael http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-667 Yael Thu, 23 Oct 2008 06:30:58 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-667 Hi Gareth, Sorry for taking so long to answer.... I am not Chinese, not even a bit. I am based in Israel. As I understand, Chinese Medicine has been around the UK for a number of years now- remembering Dr. Van Buren who came from the UK, Peter Mole, Peter Deadman and many more good practitioners. Take care and thanks for your comment, Yael Hi Gareth,

Sorry for taking so long to answer….
I am not Chinese, not even a bit. I am based in Israel.
As I understand, Chinese Medicine has been around the UK for a number of years now- remembering Dr. Van Buren who came from the UK, Peter Mole, Peter Deadman and many more good practitioners.
Take care and thanks for your comment,
Yael

]]> By: Rich Rynaski http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Rich Rynaski Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:45:49 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-663 Hi I would like to send Maciocia an email. Does anyone know how to contact him? Best Regards Rich Rynaski (rynaskir@yahoo.com) Hi
I would like to send Maciocia an email. Does anyone know how to contact him?

Best Regards
Rich Rynaski (rynaskir@yahoo.com)

]]> By: gareth http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-637 gareth Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:34:35 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-637 I think Chinese medicine is starting to make a big impact in the u.k. The Everwell clinics are springing up all over the country.I had a course of acupuncture for high blood pressure but can not be sure whether it made much difference.What I found really good was massage guided by acupoints done by a chinese lady in the scruffy town of Wallasey.Are you part or fully Chinese ?Do you ever hold clinics in Paphos or just in Limassol and Nicosia? I think Chinese medicine is starting to make a big impact in the u.k. The Everwell clinics are springing up all over the country.I had a course of acupuncture for high blood pressure but can not be sure whether it made much difference.What I found really good was massage guided by acupoints done by a chinese lady in the scruffy town of Wallasey.Are you part or fully Chinese ?Do you ever hold clinics in Paphos or just in Limassol and Nicosia?

]]> By: Christine http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-389 Christine Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:22:32 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-389 Although I was brought up here, Ive been away for 7 years, so i guess you can say Cyprus has changed alot since I left when I was 18. Ive only been back for 3 months and Im still finding it quite hard to explain CM to the locals.. most people only know acupuncture and its mostly for pain conditions ( not the most challenging). CM is practicaly non-existant over here so most people dont know the first thing about acupuncture. Having to explain the difference between western and chinese medicine is quite challenging...especially when its in greek (u tend to forget alot of a language in 7 years!) It never ceases to amaze me about ppls misconceptions of acupuncture! Im still trying to get the hang of the medical system over here, Ive gotten so use the how things are in the UK, im having to change my mentality all over again. There are many things I dont like (we'll save that for another day!), other than that I have alot of getting use to to do! wts the take of CM over there? Although I was brought up here, Ive been away for 7 years, so i guess you can say Cyprus has changed alot since I left when I was 18. Ive only been back for 3 months and Im still finding it quite hard to explain CM to the locals..

most people only know acupuncture and its mostly for pain conditions ( not the most challenging). CM is practicaly non-existant over here so most people dont know the first thing about acupuncture. Having to explain the difference between western and chinese medicine is quite challenging…especially when its in greek (u tend to forget alot of a language in 7 years!) It never ceases to amaze me about ppls misconceptions of acupuncture!
Im still trying to get the hang of the medical system over here, Ive gotten so use the how things are in the UK, im having to change my mentality all over again. There are many things I dont like (we’ll save that for another day!), other than that I have alot of getting use to to do!

wts the take of CM over there?

]]> By: Yael http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-382 Yael Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:08:34 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-382 Isn't it just *too* hot and humid around here??? Would love to read what you think about your experience in Cyprus. Yael Isn’t it just *too* hot and humid around here???

Would love to read what you think about your experience in Cyprus.

Yael

]]> By: Christine http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-380 Christine Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:15:50 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-380 hi yael ^^. curiousity! I happen to be working with somebody who has his books in clinic and thought id look up something regarding a patient i was seeing to see if he had anything different to offer. btw i just realised u work in isreal... we're neighbours! ive just started working in cyprus :D the heat here is killing us.. i can imagine wt its like over there! hi yael ^^.
curiousity! I happen to be working with somebody who has his books in clinic and thought id look up something regarding a patient i was seeing to see if he had anything different to offer.

btw i just realised u work in isreal… we’re neighbours! ive just started working in cyprus :D the heat here is killing us.. i can imagine wt its like over there!

]]> By: Yael http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Yael Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:25:44 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-377 Hi Christine, Thank you for your interesting comment! It is a unique point of view that you go to the books only after finishing your education. Why did you decide to read his books now? Was there something missing or were your curious? Thanks, Yael Hi Christine,
Thank you for your interesting comment!
It is a unique point of view that you go to the books only after finishing your education.

Why did you decide to read his books now? Was there something missing or were your curious?

Thanks,
Yael

]]> By: Christine Kylilis http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/2008/06/18/the-giovanni-maciocia-way/comment-page-1/#comment-364 Christine Kylilis Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:19:16 +0000 http://www.chinesemedicinenotes.com/?p=103#comment-364 Hi there, thought id share my opinion about his books too!! Im probably one of the very few ppl that learnt chinese medicine in English and didnt use maciocias books!! (they were available but for some reason i wasnt drawn to them.. lol im sure it was the price tag!) Its only now Ive started practicing that ive started to read some of his books. I could say the first impression i got from his internal medicine book is that he gives an insight into TCM that i had not managed to grasp as student. He also gives alot of emphasis on traslating CM to western patients which i found extremely helpful.... i so wish i had read this book when i was still at uni! I do find it interesting though how you found his english a bit difficult. lol my english is also not the best but i find that his books are one of the most easiest to read compared to some american books. I guess it depends on what style of english we are used to! Having said this I was still stuck with a dictionary though lol.. simply for the fact that as a student i was taught most terminology in mandarin,,, even now i have to think twice about what hes talking about but i guess again thats just because im use to different vocabulary. (the same goes for other books written in the west though) On a whole, i definately think his books are invaluable to any tcm student. One thing i would like to more of in his books is pinyin...it would make life so much easier for CM students who are taught terms in mandarin.. other than that I think hes books are definately one of the best written books in the english language covering the foundations of CM. It gives you something different to read compared to many parrot fashioned books out there! Christine x Hi there, thought id share my opinion about his books too!!

Im probably one of the very few ppl that learnt chinese medicine in English and didnt use maciocias books!! (they were available but for some reason i wasnt drawn to them.. lol im sure it was the price tag!)

Its only now Ive started practicing that ive started to read some of his books.

I could say the first impression i got from his internal medicine book is that he gives an insight into TCM that i had not managed to grasp as student. He also gives alot of emphasis on traslating CM to western patients which i found extremely helpful…. i so wish i had read this book when i was still at uni!

I do find it interesting though how you found his english a bit difficult. lol my english is also not the best but i find that his books are one of the most easiest to read compared to some american books. I guess it depends on what style of english we are used to! Having said this I was still stuck with a dictionary though lol.. simply for the fact that as a student i was taught most terminology in mandarin,,, even now i have to think twice about what hes talking about but i guess again thats just because im use to different vocabulary. (the same goes for other books written in the west though)

On a whole, i definately think his books are invaluable to any tcm student. One thing i would like to more of in his books is pinyin…it would make life so much easier for CM students who are taught terms in mandarin.. other than that I think hes books are definately one of the best written books in the english language covering the foundations of CM. It gives you something different to read compared to many parrot fashioned books out there!

Christine
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