Photo by Avram Gimbel
I was reading my favorite poems of Mary Oliver to a poet today. She was under the weather lying on the couch. So fun, time stops and reading aloud I am discovering I enjoy.
From one of the seminars I sat through all last weekend, sleep deprived, I came away with a goal to go on a dairy fast. Let go of that and see how my body feels. The seminar was about autoimmune conditions and dairy was a big no-no. Think inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. Both classes spoke of pharmaceuticals in the mix. Both classes were about Chinese herbs. My license requires continuing education hours.
Next week is a good week coming. Give a presentation to three acupuncturists on an insurance class I attended two weeks ago. Then I train for clinic work at Sarana, I have mentioned before, a community acupuncture clinic. When I was reading “Acupuncture is like Noodles”, a new book out about community acupuncture, it was revolutionary to me. Revolution to me is seeing what is possible in a situation of unequal and in this case economic differences.
The little world we carry in our heads, it changes. Community acupuncture has possibility and has served many people struggling to have better quality life in their challenging health and living situations. Also being affordable, acupuncture can be experienced more often and perhaps our lives are able to balance with that healing energy in a group space. I will change these words while on this journey, I will learn much.
