Posts Tagged chinese herbs
Posted on December 14, 2008 by Yael
Being a mother taught me the importance of taking care of myself.
If I won’t be well, my family won’t function very well, and so I must take better care of myself, and be sick maybe once a decade. At least.
With that frame of mind I’ve been very strict with my acupuncture sessions for the past number of months.
On our last meeting 2 interesting things happened:
1. I was needled in LI-4, LIV-3 and LIV-8. This combo is pretty standard, right? Well, you won’t believe what happened to me, but this will have to wait for a different post.
2. I got a Chinese herbs formula.
You all know by now that I am not a herbs fan.
Many people don’t understand this “weird phase” that I’m going through, but since it’s been going on for the past 8 years- at least- I know that it’s a simple case of being able to connect to one method more than the other.
I connect to acupuncture wonderfully, and to the herbs I don’t connect at all- not as a practitioner and not as a patient.
Posted on October 12, 2008 by Yael
I started studying Chinese Medicine 10 years ago.
My friends are more or less used by now that I do things in a different way than others- I didn’t go to university, I seek help of psychology when I feel I need it, even my wedding was different than most people’s.
So studying Chinese Medicine didn’t come as a terrible shock to people, but it did raise one simple questions: What *is* Chinese Medicine??
Trying to explain
It’s been 10 years now that people are asking me about Chinese Medicine, and it’s been the same 10 years that I’ve been trying to think of the best answer that I can- and the answer I have is pretty lame.
I can some how describe Qi, and I can more or less explain the concept of Yin Yang.
But seriously, how are you suppose to explain about the Dao? On second thought- do you really need to go and explain about the Dao??
Posted on July 15, 2008 by Yael
Heiner Fruehauf has to be one of the most interesting people in the field of Chinese Medicine today.
His knowledge of Chinese philosophy is like nothing I’ve ever seen before, and I only witnessed 3 lectures by him. But the amount of information that I have from my notes, and the information that keeps echoing even now, almost 4 months after the lectures, makes me realize that I indeed was in the presence of one of the great people in our beautiful field.
Ah, if I could only move Portland Oregon to Israel…
Classical Pearls is a new product line by Heiner Fruehauf, Chinese herbal formulas, based on Fruehauf’s experience and vast knowledge of classical texts. As stated on the Classical Pearls website: “It is the mission of Classical Pearls to launch a return to the classical and clinic-based roots of Chinese herbal medicine”.
Based on classical texts, but these formulas are well adjusted to treat conditions we face in our clinic on a regular basis.
Posted on June 23, 2008 by Yael
Skin conditions are very common problems for people all over the world.
Atopic dermatitis, for example, is common in adults and in babies, and is a very itching thing to handle.
Psoriasis sends many people to the beautiful Dead Sea a number of times a year, and is a very misunderstood skin condition- as you can read about it in the link above.
Many people decide to treat these conditions, and a number of other conditions, with Chinese Medicine, most of them as a last resort, after years of applying steroids ointments and what not, but with very little help in the long run.
Chinese Medicine and skin conditions
Although Chinese Medicine sometimes works like magic, there are no magic tricks with skin conditions.
As with everything, one should look at the individual patient to understand why that certain skin condition is occurring to this specific person.
Posted on June 3, 2008 by Yael
Phillippe Siounneau is not a well known name here in Israel.
If practitioners know him, it’s mainly for his books, but that’s about it.
A few years ago I thought that having an interview with him would be a good way to get to know him, and indeed we exchanged e-mails, in which he appeared very kind and generous in sharing his ideas about Chinese Medicine.
I don’t know how well known he is abroad, I hope you will find this interview with him interesting enough to read and also give his books a chance to impress you- if they still haven’t.
Phillippe Sionneau is a French practitioner.
He was born in 1967, in France.
He received his B.A in Economics in 1983 and on 1986 he received a diploma in naturopathy from the R. Masson Institute.
In 1994 Sionneau finished his studies at Hubei College of Chinese Medicine, in Wuhan in China and received his B.Sc degree. This year also marked the beginning of his clinical work in various clinics in Paris, Geneva and Barcelona.
Over time, Sionneau became a well known practitioner in Europe, teaching across Europe- mainly France, Spain and Switzerland. He also practices different methods of Qi Gong.
Over the years, Sionneau wrote about 20 books, some of them on his own and some along with Bob Flaws.
In the end of this post I will present a few of his books.
Posted on April 30, 2008 by Yael
We start with a nice little tradition- the monthly round up.
I will list all of the posts we made this month, and sometimes- if I feel like it- we will add interesting things we liked this month. Just one of the good side of being my own boss, I can add things I like just because I feel like it.
Let’s begin:
The Heiner Experience Part 2 followed part 1 (this is just the way it goes, you know?), in which we talked about anger, what Heiner had to say about anger in a seminar he gave last month and how all is experienced by me through acupuncture.
Posted on April 23, 2008 by Yael
At the end of March, it was reported a woman in her late 20
Posted on January 26, 2008 by Yael
The world wide web is packed with so many websites and blogs, that sometimes you just don’t know how to reach them all, which is good and which is, well, not so good.
We will list here the 10 links of Chinese Medicine we think you must bookmark and visit, as they offer good content and important info.
1. Deepest Health: Eric Grey’s blog is one of the first stops I make every day as I start my Internet-round. I mentioned it on my links list and I will mention this blog in the future as it is, simply, a great and interesting blog. Period. Note it.
Posted on January 18, 2008 by Yael
I must be honest with you: if this is the question, acupuncture vs. herbs- acupuncture will be the winner any day.
I don’t mean to put down herbs, I really don’t, I just don’t like them very much. As I see their benefits and think that they are very powerful, studying them is almost like a punishment, and let’s face it- it’s just not fun!
But acupuncture- now there’s an art! There’s a place to be creative.
Yes, I can hear all those herb-people saying “but you can be very creative with herbs too!”, but it’s just not the same.
OK, ok, I will tell you the tale of my struggle with Chinese herbs, which will explain why I don’t like ‘em, I just don’t.
