Bob Flaws L.Ac.The first person with whom I studied Chinese medicine instilled in me a high regard for the pulse. The things he was able to tell people after feeling their pulses for fifteen minutes seemed like magic to me. Some time later, I studied pulse...
George T. Lewith MA MRCGP MRCPThe Use of Anaesthesia for Labour and Delivery ;Acupuncture anaesthesia is widely used for Caesarean sec
The history of Qigong (Ch'i Kung) commences beyond the era of written records, in the mists of prehistory. Earliest estimates suggest that self enhancement and empowerment practices date into the time of Chinese shamans, previous to 500 BCE. While...
"Master" is the word that all cultures use to describe someone who has attained high levels of skill. A Taiji (T'ai Chi ) master is generally one who has exceptional skill in doing the form or in using the Taiji principles in boxing(kung fu, martial...
Traditional Chinese Medicine discerns two stages to the average cold. The early stage is mild and lasts from a few hours up to a day or two (invasion of wind and cold). These symptoms may arise following exposure to a cold draft or air conditioning...
Slow, non-intense, daily practice of moderate exercise, as it has been done in China through Qigong and in India through Yoga for centuries, is now emerging, with scientific authorization as the fitness enhancement practice of choice. While it seems...
Hard Drug Addiction ;Some excellent research work has been done in this field
This is a basic introduction to pulse examination as it is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine or TCM. Although in Chinese, TCM is simply referred to as zhong yi or Chinese medicine, I do regard what is usually called TCM in the West as a...
Acupuncture anaesthesia is widely used in China. It often provides the highlight to a 'tourist trip' and has been filmed for the Western media on many occasions. Acupuncture anaesthesia has been used in a wide variety of operations, from minor...
The roots of Taiji (T'ai Chi) go deep into Chinese history. Taiji was originally a martial arts practice called Taijiquan (T'ai Chi Chuan). Quan (Chuan) means fist or boxing. The art has a legendary beginning in the philosophy of Daoism (Taoism)...
