Guest guest Posted February 12, 2005 Report Share Posted February 12, 2005 One often wonders, what kind of a perspective do we create, as TCM healers, in the minds of the people at large? Most people have a mental picture which is invoked when one says, chiropractor, or physician, or physical therapist. What is invoked, when one says, " acupuncturist' or 'herbalist'? Now possibly this line of questioning is fraught with inadmissibility and inaccuracy, but perhaps there is some validity in the thought, because much will depend on this mental picture folks have, if the profession is to venture to any dizziying heights of dazzling perfection. Do we come across as polished, well trained, well read, with sound background in an academic sense, professional, dependable, able to deal with emergencies, contingencies, exigencies? Do we seem well connected to back up resources, to a larger base in terms of expertise, do we seem up to date, contemporary, aligned with a rapidly changing world? Do we attract largely the patients who have gone the route, with a chronic condition, and seek help only as a last recourse? Or do we attract patients who lean towards the newer Age, and are innovators, in some sense rejectionists, in another, rebels? Do we seem to have a " Centralized " resource, an organization with a central focus, which is largely academic, critically clinical, entirely apolitical, which is seen as the Mothership? Are we seen as dependable in dealing with the emotional nature of etiology which brings most people to illness, and to recourse? Are we seen in the public eye as feeling, sedate, experienced, mature, with the gentle touch, which heals wounds seen and unseen? Are we seen as, though human, well compensated emotionally, able to wade into the mired waters of the pained heart, the aging flesh, the sinew, the jaded spirit, which is vogue in this day and age? Are we seen as having iron control on our own emotions, endowed with a steady hand, a steadier heart? If a human with a hurt soul and harmed body is at this moment walking, in the dark of the night, to our doorstep, in innocence, in trust, in desperation, are we ready? Dr. Holmes Keikobad www.acu-free.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 This is quite beautiful, thank you. Anne Dr. Holmes Keikobad wrote: > One often wonders, what kind of a perspective do we create, as TCM > healers, in the > minds of the people at large? > > Most people have a mental picture which is invoked when one says, > chiropractor, or > physician, or physical therapist. What is invoked, when one says, > " acupuncturist' > or 'herbalist'? > > Now possibly this line of questioning is fraught with inadmissibility > and inaccuracy, > but perhaps there is some validity in the thought, because much will > depend on this > mental picture folks have, if the profession is to venture to any > dizziying heights > of dazzling perfection. > > Do we come across as polished, well trained, well read, with sound > background > in an academic sense, professional, dependable, able to deal with > emergencies, > contingencies, exigencies? > > Do we seem well connected to back up resources, to a larger base in > terms of > expertise, do we seem up to date, contemporary, aligned with a rapidly > changing > world? > > Do we attract largely the patients who have gone the route, with a > chronic condition, > and seek help only as a last recourse? > > Or do we attract patients who lean towards the newer Age, and are > innovators, > in some sense rejectionists, in another, rebels? > > Do we seem to have a " Centralized " resource, an organization with a > central focus, > which is largely academic, critically clinical, entirely apolitical, > which is seen as the > Mothership? > > Are we seen as dependable in dealing with the emotional nature of > etiology which > brings most people to illness, and to recourse? Are we seen in the > public eye as > feeling, sedate, experienced, mature, with the gentle touch, which heals > wounds > seen and unseen? > > Are we seen as, though human, well compensated emotionally, able > to wade into the mired waters of the pained heart, the aging flesh, the > sinew, the jaded spirit, which is vogue in this day and age? > > Are we seen as having iron control on our own emotions, endowed with a > steady hand, > a steadier heart? > > If a human with a hurt soul and harmed body is at this moment walking, > in the dark > of the night, to our doorstep, in innocence, in trust, in desperation, > are we ready? > > Dr. Holmes Keikobad > www.acu-free.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://babel.altavista.com/ > > > and > adjust accordingly. > > Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the > group requires prior permission from the author. > > If you are a TCM academic and wish to discuss TCM with other > academics, > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2005 Report Share Posted February 13, 2005 Dr. Keikobad wrote: One often wonders, what kind of a perspective do we create, as TCM healers, in the minds of the people at large? My feeling is, not much at all. I live in California, home to around 40% of all the acupuncturists in the U.S., and my impression is that most Californians are not even aware that there is such a thing as a profession known as Licensed Acupuncturist. I made that remark to a friend of mine during lunch at a restaurant in San Diego one day, and she thought I was wrong. Now, my friend had been instrumental in the growth of the Acupuncture profession in the U.S., founding and/or running several of the profession's more instrumental organizations. In other words - she knew quite a lot about the profession and she found my contention hard to believe. She then said " Lets take a little survey. " and turned and asked a table of about 10 diners next to us if she could impose on them to settle a disagreement. She asked this group how many knew if acupuncturists were licensed and regulated by the state and that licensing was required for practicing acupuncture. Only 2 or 3 of the 10 had a clue. Most admitted they had never given the question any thought but were surprised to find out the was such a license. Of course, such a impromptu survey is not scientific but, I still feel we have made very little impression upon the general public. Oh - people know about acupuncture, but they give very little thought to Acupuncturists. In California and several other states, Licensed Acupuncturist do not even rate a heading in the Yellow Pages. There is a heading for Acupuncture, but none for Licensed Acupuncturists. The good news about this is we still have time to make a good first impression. The question is, as Dr. Keikobad raised, what are we doing about it? - Matt Bauer - Dr. Holmes Keikobad Chinese Medicine Saturday, February 12, 2005 3:22 PM Re: Midnight Thoughts One often wonders, what kind of a perspective do we create, as TCM healers, in the minds of the people at large? Most people have a mental picture which is invoked when one says, chiropractor, or physician, or physical therapist. What is invoked, when one says, " acupuncturist' or 'herbalist'? Now possibly this line of questioning is fraught with inadmissibility and inaccuracy, but perhaps there is some validity in the thought, because much will depend on this mental picture folks have, if the profession is to venture to any dizziying heights of dazzling perfection. Do we come across as polished, well trained, well read, with sound background in an academic sense, professional, dependable, able to deal with emergencies, contingencies, exigencies? Do we seem well connected to back up resources, to a larger base in terms of expertise, do we seem up to date, contemporary, aligned with a rapidly changing world? Do we attract largely the patients who have gone the route, with a chronic condition, and seek help only as a last recourse? Or do we attract patients who lean towards the newer Age, and are innovators, in some sense rejectionists, in another, rebels? Do we seem to have a " Centralized " resource, an organization with a central focus, which is largely academic, critically clinical, entirely apolitical, which is seen as the Mothership? Are we seen as dependable in dealing with the emotional nature of etiology which brings most people to illness, and to recourse? Are we seen in the public eye as feeling, sedate, experienced, mature, with the gentle touch, which heals wounds seen and unseen? Are we seen as, though human, well compensated emotionally, able to wade into the mired waters of the pained heart, the aging flesh, the sinew, the jaded spirit, which is vogue in this day and age? Are we seen as having iron control on our own emotions, endowed with a steady hand, a steadier heart? If a human with a hurt soul and harmed body is at this moment walking, in the dark of the night, to our doorstep, in innocence, in trust, in desperation, are we ready? Dr. Holmes Keikobad www.acu-free.com http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. If you are a TCM academic and wish to discuss TCM with other academics, click on this link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 14, 2005 Report Share Posted February 14, 2005 Bravo! Dr.Keikobad. If more TCM Practitioners could have such great inerspective thinking, ...... apple Chinese Medicine , " Dr. Holmes Keikobad " <dkaikobad@c...> wrote: > One often wonders, what kind of a perspective do we create, as TCM > healers, in the > minds of the people at large? > > Most people have a mental picture which is invoked when one says, > chiropractor, or > physician, or physical therapist. What is invoked, when one says, > " acupuncturist' > or 'herbalist'? > > Now possibly this line of questioning is fraught with inadmissibility > and inaccuracy, > but perhaps there is some validity in the thought, because much will > depend on this > mental picture folks have, if the profession is to venture to any > dizziying heights > of dazzling perfection. > > Do we come across as polished, well trained, well read, with sound > background > in an academic sense, professional, dependable, able to deal with > emergencies, > contingencies, exigencies? > > Do we seem well connected to back up resources, to a larger base in terms of > expertise, do we seem up to date, contemporary, aligned with a rapidly > changing > world? > > Do we attract largely the patients who have gone the route, with a > chronic condition, > and seek help only as a last recourse? > > Or do we attract patients who lean towards the newer Age, and are > innovators, > in some sense rejectionists, in another, rebels? > > Do we seem to have a " Centralized " resource, an organization with a > central focus, > which is largely academic, critically clinical, entirely apolitical, > which is seen as the > Mothership? > > Are we seen as dependable in dealing with the emotional nature of > etiology which > brings most people to illness, and to recourse? Are we seen in the > public eye as > feeling, sedate, experienced, mature, with the gentle touch, which heals > wounds > seen and unseen? > > Are we seen as, though human, well compensated emotionally, able > to wade into the mired waters of the pained heart, the aging flesh, the > sinew, the jaded spirit, which is vogue in this day and age? > > Are we seen as having iron control on our own emotions, endowed with a > steady hand, > a steadier heart? > > If a human with a hurt soul and harmed body is at this moment walking, > in the dark > of the night, to our doorstep, in innocence, in trust, in desperation, > are we ready? > > Dr. Holmes Keikobad > www.acu-free.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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