TCM assessment?

[Guest guest]

Hi Karen,

Its as simple as this, next time you see your TCM practicioner tell

him you're doing a bit of research on your own and would like to

know what your assessment is in TCM terminology.

 

You could ask what it was when you first started seeing him and how

that might differ from where you are now.

 

As for the herbal formula, its my guess that if you asked about that

you could get an answer as well.

Getting an herbal formula somewhere else? Not unless you get an

assessment from that source as well. As you come to balance,

adjustments are made.

Nothing is stagnant.

 

If you're getting your herbs at an acupuncture college clinic you

might not only be getting the fairest price but the freshest herbs

for that price.

There's a shelf life for herbs. A high volume of clients creates a

fast turn over of product which can make it easier to keep stock

fresh.

 

The massage you receive, is it Western or Asian bodywork? If its

Asian bodywork therapy, ask your ABT what their assessment of

your adventure is as well. They would be keeping records and

can share what they've written of your progress over the course

of therapy.

 

Be very mindful to keep in mind that the assessments of your

adventure are just that.

They are assessments of a process. They don't define you. They are

balances of energy you are moving through as your body seeks

balance.

 

Penel

 

 

> Penel,

>

> I know they are treating Small Intestine, Liver, Gall Bladder,

> Kidney, and Urinary Bladder. They have never spoken to me

> much about what is wrong with me.

[Guest guest]

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> In yoga class last night we did a lot of leg work. The instructor

> explained that when she is very tired she will work the legs and it

> gives her energy and release from pain. I guess the stretching of

> the hamstring and other muscle groups in the legs releases

> endorphins, giving one a sense of well being.

 

Try asking her if she's done Ayuvedic assessments on her students and

if she coordinates her asana presentations based on that.

 

The asanas are great for facilitating specific flows of energy

through the nadis. When I've taken yoga teacher trainings

I've never been able to get any of my teachers to elaborate

on the role of the 7,000 nadis and if they can be extrapolated

to TCM's Meridians and Vessels.

(One teacher admitted after class that I ask scary questions,

whatever that means.)

 

In my own hatha practice its TCM's Meridians that I watch. Masunaga

has a great book out on Meridian exersizes which are like the regular

Makko-ho of Japan in focusing on the Meridians.

At Ohashiatsu and Mi Zai Shiatsu students are taught to use

Makko-ho as a form of self and/or client assessment.

Its not how deeply ones goes into the stretch but how one feels while

doing the stretch comfortably.

 

Btw, those hamstrings you mentioned, the Bladder Meridian runs

smack down the middle of it.

 

Penel