Archive for March, 2009
Posted on March 23, 2009 by Yael
You thought I forgot, didn’t you?
Now really, how can I forget about this hefty book, sitting on my desk just waiting for me to read it??
How to needle a child?
We’re on page 80 (for those who are following), and Julian starts talking about practical things- how does one needle a child? What is the right technique?
On Julian’s website you can find a double DVD that explains, among other things, the technique Julian uses in his practice. It can help you master the technique, and understand it better. In the book you can of course find illustrations of the technique to help you start.
The technique is important, especially with young babies and toddles who tend to be on the move. Many of them don’t like to be pinned down and so the practitioner must be quick with finding the acupuncture point and super-quick with needling the point and applying the desired manipulation.
Julian offers many tips on this subject and so ends the first part of the book.
Posted on March 16, 2009 by Yael
It all starts with a personal story
Lisa Hanfileti is an acupuncturist from Oregon in the USA.
She graduated from school and opened her business, and due to a family illness sank into debt which almost cost her her clinic.
Lisa decided not to give up and made a huge change on a business level. This change lead to today, where she has a successful clinic, she earns money from her clinic and her website (check Lisa’s website by clicking here), and now she wrote an e-Book, in which she shares her experience with the rest of the community.
The personal story is the story of the community
Lisa’s story is not a rare one.
In many places in the world- including Israel, the USA and many countries in Europe- we have many who graduate each years, and we know that they all face the problem of finding their path to success after 4 years of school.
In Israel, you can add the problem of not having even one single hour of business school- there’s nothing that leads students to think that they will be running a business.
We also know that many people don’t survive the tough market and leave, which might make some of us feel relived, but I think it’s a cause to worry. Is there any guarantee that one of those numbers will be me? In a year? In two years?
I would like to mention that this is true for all professions of the complementary medicine, not just Chinese Medicine.
Posted on March 7, 2009 by Yael
Darren Rowse is a blog guru.
I first stumbled upon this name when I was looking for some blogging advice, and I found Problogger, one of the most important stops every blogger should make- no matter how long you’ve been blogging or about what.
Darren gives wonderful and useful advice on blogging and how to do it well, and since he knows what he’s talking about, as his blogs attracts thousands of people from around the world, I am a regular reader.
I also follow him on Twitter.
Twitter and me
I still don’t get Twitter. I tried and I tried, and when I think I got it- it just goes away.
Maybe part of it is because most of my work is for people in Israel, and most of the people here aren’t on Twitter.
Maybe it’s because I really don’t get it! Either way, I’m on it, but I don’t make the most of it- for sure.
One of the things I started doing in order to try and understand this whole thing better was to follow Darren’s newest blog TwiTip.
This is all about Twitter and how to make better use of it.
Posted on March 2, 2009 by Yael
Almost all the books about Chinese Medicine are on important subjects.
Sometimes, it seems as though some subjects don’t have enough written work about them. When we find a book on one of the subjects, it seems as though we found a treasure, which immediately makes the book and the subject important.
Five Elements and the Shen are two examples to very important subjects.
There’s very little information about these subjects, and in some books, the price tag is enough to cause some kind of disturbance in one’s mind.
One of two courses I am taking this year is about the Five Elements and the Shen. We got a list of recommended books, and I will go over some of the books, hoping to share some new books with you, or at least remind you of the books you forgot about:
