Can’t wait, and to anyone wondering whether becoming a paid subscriber is worth it I can say a whole hearted YES. Dana gives and gives and gives and, she has so much wisdom to share. It can turn your life around 💕🌱🙌
Dana, I am so glad I decided to become a paying subscriber. You always seem to be exactly where I am and exactly what I need at the moment. Your wisdom is beautiful, and your writing is an expression of that. You bring clarity to my life, and I am truly deeply grateful.
Aww - thank you from my heart, Celeste. I still remember our first connection, long before I’d even heard of Substack. I’m truly grateful you’ve been reading along and been present here across the years. That means so much to me. ❤️
I was just reading about the mystery of chi in a Bill Moyers book on healing and the mind. I find it fascinating that the practioner’s chi helps the circulation of the patient’s chi. Would like to know a lot more on how Chinese medicine works. Very happy to hear you are going to give us an introduction to the organs.
I love that you’re exploring this, Patti. Yes - Qi is relational. In clinical work, the practitioner’s presence and clarity absolutely matter. The classical texts emphasize that a physician should be settled in their own shen (often translated as “spirit”) - clear, focused, and internally regulated - when treating a patient with acupuncture.
I’m excited to share more about TCM over the coming weeks - the organs are such a beautiful entry point. Thank you for being here!
Interestingly, when I began my training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, I resisted zang xiang theory. I assumed it was something I just had to move through on the way to learning herbs and acupuncture.
By the end of the first year, that resistance was gone. My entire way of seeing the body, mind, and universe had shifted. I came to see that herbs and acupuncture work best when practiced within this wider frame of understanding, rather than as isolated techniques.
It’s not only that Western medicine frames things differently. Modern Western thought itself is structured differently - more linear, less circular and cyclical. More compartmentalized, less inclined towards perceiving the whole. It excels at certain things and, in others, misses so much.
Thanks so much for being here. I hope you enjoy the series.
Looking forward to this series, Dana. This approach to health makes so much intuitive sense to me. Thanks for sharing your wisdom 🙏
Thank you so much for being here, Vicki ❤️
Can’t wait, and to anyone wondering whether becoming a paid subscriber is worth it I can say a whole hearted YES. Dana gives and gives and gives and, she has so much wisdom to share. It can turn your life around 💕🌱🙌
Aww, Lucy! Thank you from my heart. I’m truly grateful for our connection, your presence here, and your generous spirit. ❤️
“We’re surrounded by health advice yet disconnected from our own rhythms.”
*SIGH* Yup
I feel like this applies to so many things - our bodies, our minds, our relationships. Sigh...
I too, want to hear more about Chinese medicine.
So glad to hear, Patti!
Can’t wait to take this dive with you ❤️
Truly grateful for your presence here, Christine ❤️
I have so much love, admiration and respect for you and your knowledge 🩷😘
So much love to you! ❤️
Dana, I am so glad I decided to become a paying subscriber. You always seem to be exactly where I am and exactly what I need at the moment. Your wisdom is beautiful, and your writing is an expression of that. You bring clarity to my life, and I am truly deeply grateful.
Aww - thank you from my heart, Celeste. I still remember our first connection, long before I’d even heard of Substack. I’m truly grateful you’ve been reading along and been present here across the years. That means so much to me. ❤️
I was just reading about the mystery of chi in a Bill Moyers book on healing and the mind. I find it fascinating that the practioner’s chi helps the circulation of the patient’s chi. Would like to know a lot more on how Chinese medicine works. Very happy to hear you are going to give us an introduction to the organs.
I love that you’re exploring this, Patti. Yes - Qi is relational. In clinical work, the practitioner’s presence and clarity absolutely matter. The classical texts emphasize that a physician should be settled in their own shen (often translated as “spirit”) - clear, focused, and internally regulated - when treating a patient with acupuncture.
I’m excited to share more about TCM over the coming weeks - the organs are such a beautiful entry point. Thank you for being here!
SO EXCITED FOR THIS.
Yay! Thanks for being here, Ivana.
Just wanted to add I’ve never met Dana and she didn’t pay me to write that encouragement to become a paying member, from the heart 💕
❤️
Interestingly, when I began my training in Traditional Chinese Medicine, I resisted zang xiang theory. I assumed it was something I just had to move through on the way to learning herbs and acupuncture.
By the end of the first year, that resistance was gone. My entire way of seeing the body, mind, and universe had shifted. I came to see that herbs and acupuncture work best when practiced within this wider frame of understanding, rather than as isolated techniques.
It’s not only that Western medicine frames things differently. Modern Western thought itself is structured differently - more linear, less circular and cyclical. More compartmentalized, less inclined towards perceiving the whole. It excels at certain things and, in others, misses so much.
Thanks so much for being here. I hope you enjoy the series.