Energy Healing
Another person, after an energy session, told me that I had saved their life several times over the years. I had no idea that this was the case until they told me. Acupuncture and energy healing can do that.
Blog 2024
Reflections on Election Day
I left Seattle on Election Day early in the morning for Sravasti Abbey for a 5 day meditation retreat. To break up the long drive, I stopped at Frenchman Coulee next to the Columbia River for a hike in the desert. I had no idea who the American people had chosen as their next President
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The Mandala of Wisdom and Compassion
Yesterday, at an outdoor festival while offering acupuncture, someone hesitantly mentioned their nervousness about receiving acupuncture. “Is it something spiritual? I’m not interested in anything like that.” “Acupuncture is Chinese medicine,” I told her ” inserting stainless steel needles into the body in order to move energy. It could be a spiritual experience, but that’s
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A First Time Surf Ski paddle through the Columbia River Gorge
I’ve always found that being outside, in nature, is healing. Whether walking in a city park, through a remote mountain wilderness, or paddling on the ocean, rivers and lakes, nature’s vast playground inspires me, causes my chi/energy to flow. Even standing at the window at your workplace, staring out at the trees and the sky
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Reflections from the Mahamudra Retreat – June 2024
Life is amazing, exhilarating, inspiring, an opportunity for profound awakening. It can also be painful, challenging, vexing, and confusing. As an acupuncturist, my goal is always to help people feel better and find balance within this matrix of change. Health or wellness have many levels. Relief from physical pain is huge for those suffering from
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What is “Energy Healing?”
“My own awareness of mind suffices for all the books and teachings.” Milarepa This is a longer version of a post on “Energy Healing” that I wrote one year ago. After more than half a lifetime of studying and practicing acupuncture and allied healing modalities, it felt like the right time to write my own
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This Cup is Already Broken – the wisdom of letting go
Family support is a precious jewel. How am I so fortunate? When I developed a severe arthritis flare up in my left knee on January 2, I was sent home from the ER with a prescription for analgesics and a referral to Swedish Orthopedic Institute. The PA there looked at my x-rays and told me
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