I’ve heard performance artists say they learn a lot about their own craft through studying others. A famous singer-songwriter once said she learned a lot about music-making through listening to race car drivers rev their engines. I’m an acupuncturist by trade, but I’m also a bit...
As a healer, I’ve always been interested in consciousness. Many spiritual traditions teach that our thoughts create our reality. There have been studies to validate this. It has been shown that physical disease within schizophrenics (persons with multiple personalities) can change based on which personality...
You are more than your physical body. You are more than your mind and emotions. According to the Shamans of Peru, it is the “light body” surrounding each of us that creates and maintains our physical form. If that sounds rather “out there” – good!...
Depression can be a major obstacle to wellness: in all areas of our lives. It robs us of our energy, motivation and enthusiasm. It makes the world look dark and promotes pessimism. It also inhibits our relationship to others, putting up walls between ourselves and...
Acupuncture is commonly used in treatment of addictions such as smoking. I’ve had good success in my acupuncture-healing clinic helping people stop smoking and let go of other addictive-compulsive behaviors. Addictive behaviors are complex. There’s not a magic pill to stop smoking. And there are many...
