Ancient Energetics

10/17/2023

Another reason to keep your gut healthy!

"“We propose that the brain Ab-peptide aggregates that characterize multiple Candida-associated neurodegenerative conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and others, may be generated both intrinsically by the brain and by C. albicans,” Corry said."

The study suggests that the amyloid beta aggregates in Alzheimer’s could be generated both by the brain and by C. albicans.

07/21/2023

This report seeks to build a coherent narrative about the roots of the polycrisis, the signs of its arrival and evolution, and why we should be thinking differently about the future.

06/11/2023

Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change put out a report on mitigation of climate risks that included a chapter on demand for the first time in the IPCC’s history. Relying on more than a decade of peer-reviewed research, it concluded that people’s needs — food, shelter, water, transportation — are not always explicitly connected to energy, and even when they are, there are ways to dramatically reduce the amount of energy required to meet them.

That conclusion contradicted several decades of economic theory that suggested that increased energy use and, by extension, increased consumption would always equate to a longer lifespan and improved quality of life. Julia Steinberger, an ecological economist and professor at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, contributed to the demand chapter. “In phases of economies when everybody’s in poverty, there’s a lot of demand that drives production,” she explained. “After a certain point, though, you have an overproductive industry that’s constantly driving productivity and competitiveness. … And the outlet for that is various kinds of over-consumption or things like planned obsolescence. Basically you wind up with products looking for markets.”

Electrification offers an opportunity to rethink how we use energy. Will we squander it?

06/11/2023

Insomnia is so prevalent! Insurance will cover acupuncture treatment G 47.01. Sleep impacts memory, weight and insulin resistance. Affected meridians are the heart, lung, spleen, liver. Excess or deficiency is addressed by point selection and the manipulation of needles. Moxa which is very tonifying can also be done at home as self care to maintain treatment outcomes.

06/11/2023

Its a good time of year to have a look at subtle systems in your body and correct any that may be out of balance before symptoms appear.

Assessment of the subtle body and a TCM intake inform the treatment to meridians, soft tissue and subtle body to facilitate resolution of presenting disruptions in the free flow of the life force.

05/01/2023

In person workshop 5/13 in Chicago. Link for description and to register in comments.

04/22/2023

The sense of belonging in community I think we all deeply need now weaves human beings in—integrates us—with the other-than-human world, such that our neighbors are not just our fellow humans, but all of the life around us.

01/25/2023

In observance and celebration of the great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, we are taking a moment to reflect on some of his words.

"It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality . . . Before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world. This is the way our universe is structured, this is its interrelated quality. We aren’t going to have peace on Earth until we recognize the basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality.”

To be regenerative is to recognize and honor the interrelated structure of reality every single day. Today and all days, let us be guided by these words in all that we do, from the ways we produce food to how we care for this planet for future generations. Happy birthday, Dr. King.

09/24/2022

Scott Lundin

05/23/2022

Have you been told you are just "too sensitive"? It's not a bad thing if you know how to regulate yourself and withdraw from overstimulating surroundings to avoid being overwhelmed.

"This definition takes in the concept of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS, as measured by the highly sensitive self-test), which corresponds most closely in theory to what we refer to as “hypersensitivity” or “high sensitivity” in everyday language. Coined in 1997 by Elaine and Arthur Aron, it presents sensitivity as a personality trait bearing the following characteristics:

greater depth of information processing
heightened emotional reactivity and empathy
increased awareness of subtle changes in one’s environment
greater propensity for overstimulation
The concept of environmental sensitivity can also be seen as a meta trait, i.e., a higher-order personality trait that encompasses and justifies, to a certain extent, existing psychological concepts such as introversion, shyness, behavioral inhibition, or a reactive temperament."

While often associated with being a vulnerability, hypersensitivity can be a beneficial strength, researchers report.

04/11/2022

Holistically oriented practitioners are less likely to dismiss patient complaints.

"One reason why we might be hearing more about medical gaslighting is because social media is making it easier for women and people of color to share their experiences. And there's kind of a snowball effect where when one person starts talking about it, other people start sharing their experiences. So, I think we're just hearing about these more, but these have been happening for a very long time.

Studies show that compared with men, women face longer wait times to be diagnosed with cancer and with heart disease, perhaps because their symptoms are initially misunderstood or dismissed. Women are also treated less aggressively for a number of conditions, including traumatic brain injury, and they're less likely than men to be prescribed pain medications when they're in pain.

One study also found that women are twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with a mental illness, when their symptoms are actually consistent with heart disease."

Melinda Wenner Moyer on how bias is negatively affecting medical outcomes and research

03/25/2022

“Action is movement with intelligence. The world is filled with movement. What the world needs is more conscious movement, more action.”

~B.K.S. Iyengar

Intelligence is a feminine function and it resides primarily in the heart. Grounding in this repository of infinite wisdom can enable us to act in the best interests of the Whole, be it our body or the World.

02/27/2022

Age related macular degeneration is a leading cause of blindness in the USA, and it is largely due to nutritional deficiencies. Goji berries have been used in TCM for centuries and are easily acquired. Add to cereal or porridge, soak in tea to soften and eat when you get to the bottom of your cup.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the third leading cause of blindness worldwide. Macular pigment optical density (MPOD), a biomarker for AMD, is a non-invasive measure to assess risk. The macula xanthophyll pigments lutein (L) and zeaxanthin (Z) protect against blue light and provide oxidan...

01/09/2022

A new book by scholar Elinor Cleghorn details the medical mistreatment of women throughout Western history

12/20/2021

Oral contraceptives and IUD's with hormones could be putting you at risk for MS.https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1251?fbclid=IwAR2UpAfxqOS44WxBwQqNllknyR9aCC3k3ZND8gZwH4o_EBpuwYQXpztR9DE

Run your practice effectively with these AAN resources, including coding, payment models, health technology, and patient education tools.

08/30/2021

Nature is always good for us, regardless of our age.

"A new study suggests that contact with nature can alleviate the aging immune system. Older adults who partook in six-months of horticultural therapy showed reduced T-cell exhaustion and inflammation. The findings were published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A.

As the immune system ages and declines, older adults are left with a greater risk of infection, inflammatory diseases, and cancer. While there are existing medical interventions that target age-related changes in the immune system, these procedures are costly and difficult to carry out over a wide population."

A new study suggests that contact with nature can alleviate the aging immune system. Older adults who partook in six-months of horticultural therapy ...

07/22/2021

A wonderful read on the Shamanic tradition I was apprenticed in:

"Every stone shares in the essence of the place it comes from. They can be thought of as part of the family or tribe originating in that place. Our khuyas can be thought of as small holograms of the land or a living fractal of the whole. Just as the stone, the khuya, is an “energetic fractal” of the mountain or sacred place, the mesa is a microcosm of the paqo’s world. Their personal altar is their embodied communion with the places of power most important to them in both seen and unseen dimensions.

Once understood, these principles are extremely adaptable and applicable. The natural world is teeming with living vital forces that can be worked with intentionally to support the vitality of a person, a community, fertile fields, sacred sites, and more. The Quechua word “munay” brings together the idea of love and will linked together. The subtle fields of living energy which pervade creation, once connected, can be directed by our focused intent. With training, these “rivers of light” can be used to heal and rebalance people, places, and living systems."

Carl Austin Hyatt, Sacred Stone at Machu Picchu, 1998. This twenty-foot-long stone is intentionally shaped to echo the profile of the distant mountain, Apu Yanantin. Additionally, the energies and unique qualities of the distant mountain would have been linked to this stone and the city of Machu P...