I began getting acupuncture in ‘76 & again in ‘84, both for my teeth aches. It helped to simply heal my teeth problems, which recurred many times later. So i started studying TCM to learn how natural (Chi) energy works & flows thru our bodies in yin/yang balancing. However i suffered from toxic acidosis from imbalanced diet of excess: fruit, nuts, honey, bread, oil & nut butters, for years after becoming vegetarian. My sweet craving habit began with no-breast-milk & weaning at birth, that continued until healed by organic raw foods, macrobiotics & TMC, & doing yoga/Chi kung, outdoor living & deep rebirthing in last few years.
In 1990 i got acupuncture & herbs to build natural immunity & to heal a mild staff skin outbreak, which it healed, without radical diet changes. So i got acupuncture & moxa & massage &/or suction cups, about monthly for 10 years from Ronda in Pahoa. Simulataneously deeply studying & practicing TMC, organic Permaculture & Chi Kung. I still do. I’ve also had acup & herbs from TCM Drs. in No. Cali, Sedona, AZ & Eugene, OR, in last few yrs, was very healing for my acidosis skin & teeth problems. Ronda is till guiding me to further my Chi kung practice by feeling my energy & learn how the elements flow thru my body to keep in creative balance. I love visiting her there gives me a boost of energy balance. SUMMERY OF TMC - been evolving for 3-5,000 years
1. TMC is based on natural flow elemental Yin-yang energy flowing thru healthy bodies thru 12+2 meridians, where all the points reside.
2. Meridians are rooted in body organs flowing to & from hands, feet &
head, where acup points conduct energy to flow in natural balance.
3. About 700+ points exist on meridians of yin & yang Chi of 5 elements of energy: fire, water, earth, wood & metal in pairs that balance in life.
4. All sick imbalances of creative Chi meridian flows are from excess &
lack or deficiency of the elemental energy blocked & treated at the points.
5. TMC Diagnosis of disease conditions is a multi-dimensional system of learning how ones Chi is flowing (or not) by reading the body signs:
tung,Chi wrist-pulse, skin, face, eyes, voice, posture, movements, color, body smells, emotions, diet, breathing & ones history of health.
Touching ones body reveals can how Chi is working thru meridians.
6. TCM Treatments vary with each condition & process: acupunture
needles, moxa herb heating, Chi massage, suction cups & herbs,
depending on all the above factors that change during healings.
7. Chi kung & Tai Chi are exercise & breathing systems that can balance ones total lenergy flows, as TM C & Chi-Kung massage can do.