Qi Projection Live in a 2012 Neigong Workshop

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Making a Difference

I have written on this subject before but today it struck me that I really needed to help my students as much as possible to understand this "making a difference". It cannot be spoken about or written about too much as I do believe it difficult for those in great health or no pain to understand HOW VERY MUCH making a difference means to the client.

I have a small story to illustrate this point. and yes, it is quite possible the reader has seen this story before. But it is so dramatic that perhaps a reminder will help.

I was seeing a client who was coming to me for pain relief and nausea relief from chemotherapy. She knew her cancer was spreading and was already at a very advanced stage when she first came.  I think I only worked on her for 3 sessions but I remember so distinctly when she came for her 2nd session. I asked was she feeling any better after the first session and she very happily exclaimed "I was able to fold my sheets for the first time in months!"

Being able to perform a task many of us would take for granted produced such a profound sense of accomplishment for her - yes, MAKING A DIFFERENCE is worth its weight in gold!

Never approach therapeutics with the idea you are going to do anything but the best you can. Always DO THE BEST YOU CAN, and realize you are  MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

Saturday, February 14, 2015

In Search of He Shou Wu

In Search of Ho Shou Wu

He Shou Wu Ho Shoe Wa Ho SHOE WOO HEY SHAW WO Hei SHO WOO Hu Shwa Wa HEI SHOE WOO hey shoe wo....

OK, a story from my past I am sure I have posted before but not for quite some time - details do become blurry after so many years but this is one of the funniest things....

After riding on a bus for several hours, we had finally reached it! The largest herbal/TCM open-market in China! Acres and acres of at least 5 varieties of every 5,000+ herbal/animal/mineral substance used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. OMG! I had never seen anything like it! WOW Oh WOW!

After an hour or so of just walking around and checking it out I decided to fill my list. So here I went. First two items CHECK! GOT IT!

A little more difficult getting my next few items but it went fairly smoothly.

And then, due to my expert Mandarin pronunciation (those Chinese don't really know how to pronounce this stuff) I had one of the funniest things happen. I wanted He Shou Wu!

So I started going around looking but due to the immensity of the market I was having no luck. Then I made the mistake and asked. Holy mispronunciation batman! %$#@*&(*$##&^ 

NO ONE understood what I was asking for. So a couple of doctors decided to help me out so we went in search of...

Naturally, we started drawing a crowd. I finally got the idea I wasn't saying it correctly. So I tried some variations - Ho SHoe Woo? HO SHO WA? h sho wa? HE Sho Woo HE' shoe WOOO' - with tonal emphasis variation all over the place.

This just drew a larger crowd. Who was this tall long nose who had beard of an old man but mannerisms of a young man? And who couldn't speak Mandarin worth a dang?

Pretty soon we had 25 doctors and pharmacists following me around and away we went, looking from stall to stall with everyone trying to help!

Then there were 50 or more, making a dragons tail through the market! 

I honestly don't remember or even know exactly how many were walking around with me, trying their best to be helpful, but it was one big show.

Finally, I came to a booth - and there it was, the mysterious He Shu Wu! I picked a piece up and said THIS! THIS is what I was looking for! And a large sigh and exclamation went through the crowd. OH! He Shou Wu! Then everyone began clapping and smiling and shaking their heads - huh, He Shou Wu. Who would have thought it!

But that is what I said to start with, wasn't it? He Shou Wu