By James Woodward. I first discovered acupuncture through my interest in Japanese reiki. A few books I had read gave me hints that some of the more traditional techniques were based on Chinese medicine. That was ten years ago and I was volunteering at the support therapies centre in Canterbury hospital, a centre for patients…
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‘But where exactly is it?’ – The pitfalls of Teaching and Learning Point Location
This month’s blog is an extract from an article written by our head of Acupuncture Point Location for the current edition of the Journal of Chinese Medicine. ‘But where exactly is it?’ – The pitfalls of Teaching and Learning Point Location By Paul Johnson, Joint Course Leader and Main Acupoints Tutor “As someone involved in…
Acupuncture and gardening have a lot in common
Acupuncture and gardening have a lot in common It may sound daft, but they actually do. When I was studying acupuncture, purely by chance I had to start looking after a big garden. It wasn’t something I had done before and it was a bit of a shock for me. It took a lot of…
Why not just advertise “Acupuncture change lives”?
By Paul Johnson. One of my clients said this to me a few weeks ago. Honestly. He had come to see me for a skin condition, but had undergone an enormous awakening with the first treatment. He felt like a new person, like the blinkers had been lifted form his eyes. He felt alive, energised,…
Embrace the Winter! Learn to rest and listen…
By Anne-Sophie Morel. Living amongst the hustle and bustle of big cities, we often forget that we are part of nature, and are therefore influenced by its cycles. Winter and night-time are periods of rest and repair. Animals and plants alike retreat inwards. Humans are the only beings to fight against this natural time of rest….
“If you’d said 10 years ago I’d be an Acupuncturist, I’d have laughed at you”
Ten years ago I was a Metropolitan Police Detective veteran with 25 years police service, leading a team investigating murders in North and West London. If you had said to me, “In 10 years time you will be an Acupuncturist “ I would probably have used some colourful words and laughed at you and the…
How does an acupuncturist diagnose?
Acupuncturists pick up diagnostic information with all of their senses. Read More!
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