David Stone, Acupuncture

07/26/2025

Chinese Medicine refers to the heart as the Supreme Controller, the Emperor/Empress in relation to the body’s various other functions and tasks. Western science is getting a hint of that.
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The Heart Remembers: Your Soul’s Compass in a Noisy World

Your heart isn’t just a pump it’s a profound source of intelligence. Within it lies a network of 40,000 sensory neurites, a self-contained nervous system that gives your heart the ability to feel, remember, and communicate. This field, known as neurocardiology, is now revealing what mystics have long understood: the heart holds wisdom far beyond the reach of the mind. It communicates directly with your brain through the vagus nerve, influencing your emotions, perceptions, and even the choices that shape your destiny. This matters deeply because the heart is not just physical. It’s your spiritual compass, a bridge between your body, your soul, and the greater intelligence of the universe.

When mystics urge us to “follow the heart,” they’re not being poetic they’re pointing to an ancient truth. Your heart carries memory from beyond this lifetime. It senses truths your mind can’t grasp. It remembers your soul’s purpose even when the world has made you forget. In a culture ruled by logic and noise, the heart remains a quiet source of clarity and sovereignty. It doesn't shout it whispers. And when you learn to listen, everything begins to change.

In the age of mental overwhelm and digital distraction, returning to the heart isn’t just healing it’s a revolution. Your awakening doesn’t begin in your head. It begins in your chest. The path to remembering who you truly are starts with tuning in to the intelligence that’s been with you all along. Your heart knows the way. Let it lead.

05/21/2025

About heavy metals in your rice.

New tests by advocacy group Healthy Babies Bright Futures found elevated levels of arsenic and other heavy metals in popular brands such as Ben's Original, Goya, and Lundberg. Here's what to know.

03/21/2025

Cheerful Spring Equinox 2025!
How can we tune in to this season?

“Diet in the Spring Equinox ~
Eat warm, bland, and easy to digest foods with some mildly acrid elements such as ginger, or scallion added. Food should not be too hot or too cold. Therefore avoid cold, raw vegetables, ice cream and iced drinks and fried foods or spicy foods.

“Balancing Emotions in the Spring Equinox ~
The Spring Equinox is a moment of balance in the cosmos. Day and night are equal in length, so our behavior should focus on harmony and balance. This means having balanced emotions and letting our energy and desires unfold naturally as our Yang Qi moves outward.
Part of the importance of exercising outside and taking walks in nature to appreciate life in the spring is that these activities let the Yang Qi begin to extend outward in accordance with the rebirth of plants and trees. Having an attitude of ease and nurturing life also aids the outward extension of Qi. If one does not live in accordance with the season the Qi can block and press against the liver, causing stagnation of the Liver Qi, which in turn creates muscular tension and a sense of frustration.”
- Text by Tom Bisio, “Eight Winds In The Heavens”

12/22/2024

This time of year, its darkness and cold, invites us into rest, quiet, contemplation, reflection.

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“The winter solstice time is no longer celebrated as it once was, with the understanding that this is a period of descent and rest, of going within our homes, within ourselves and taking in all that we have been through, all that has passed in this full year which is coming to a close... like nature and the animal kingdom around us, this time of hibernation is so necessary for our tired limbs, our burdened minds.

Our modern culture teaches avoidance at a max at this time; alcohol, lights, shopping, overworking, over spending, comfort food and consumerism.

And yet the natural tug to go inwards as nearly all creatures are doing is strong and the weather so bitter that people are left feeling that winter is hard, because for those of us without burning fires and big festive families, it can be lonely and isolating. Whereas in actual fact winter is kind, she points us in her quiet soft way towards our inner self, towards this annual time of peace and reflection, embracing the darkness and forgiving, accepting and loving embracing goodbye the past year.

"Winter takes away the distractions, the buzz, and presents us with the perfect time to rest and withdraw into a womb like love, bringing fire & light to our hearth".
. and then, just around the corner the new year will begin again, and like a seed planted deep in the earth, we will all rise with renewed energy once again to dance in the sunlight.

Life is a gift a Happy winter to you all...''

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Beautiful words of remembrance by brigitannamcneill
With love
Fiona

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10/15/2024

Initial levels of Primordial Limitless Gate School of Taoist qigong, Nov. 2-3, 2024, in Columbus. https://columbus.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=744482&fbclid=IwY2xjawF7ZI1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHZV-nx3nBVWA8Q3MC-Gq2xYXa_908kzvZFrkwwwSSHLrEcydxH4ND1QVxw_aem_PZEE2QQHQMqj0xZ0A6LaHA

10/15/2024

Ohio friends, I’ll be teaching the initial programs of the Primordial Limitless Gate School’s Taoist qigong for health and longevity and introduction to Internal Alchemy in Columbus the first weekend of November.

When body is relaxed and peaceful, energy will flow. Whenmind is still, it will embrace qi and strengthen the body. In the Chinese arts of health and longevity, qigong simultaneously cultivates a peaceful body and a peaceful mind. Physical health and mental well-being are closely aligned.Begin you...

08/29/2024

Practitioners - 8 Extraordinary Vessels with Ann Cecil Sterman in Chicago. Only a month away: Sep 28 - 29, 2024. Info & registration here:

This two day class will be in the beautiful Shambhala Meditation Center. The Center is located at 37 N. Carpenter Street in West Loop Chicago, IL. The class offers 14 CEU credits. Class will begin Saturday with lecture covering all eight of the extraordinary channels. This will take most of Saturday...

06/19/2024

Join me this weekend for the Primordial Limitless Gate School’s beginning programs in Taoist qigong in Chicago’s West Loop.

05/16/2024

Colleagues: Ann Cecil Sterman will be coming to Chicago in September to teach the 8 EVs.

This two day class will be in the beautiful Shambhala Meditation Center. The Center is located at 37 N. Carpenter Street in West Loop Chicago, IL. The class offers 14 CEU credits. Class will begin Saturday with lecture covering all eight of the extraordinary channels. This will take most of Saturday...

05/12/2024

03/19/2024

We have to eat real food.

Americans consume more than half their daily calories from ultra-processed food. A new study finds consuming lots of this food is linked to a higher risk of many diseases.

03/16/2024

Introductory levels of Taoist (Xiantianwujimen) Qigong in Chicago March 23-24, 2024.

When body is relaxed and peaceful, energy will flow. When mind is still, it will embrace qi and strengthen the body. In the Chinese arts of health and longevity, qigong simultaneously cultivates a peaceful body and a peaceful mind. Physical health and mental well-being are closely aligned.Begin your...