Some thoughts on the integration of different approaches to medicine and internal cultivation and their overlaps with special attention to the Central Channel, its value for us as modern day practitioners, either in the medical or inner cultivation fields, or both…. The central channel in relation to internal cultivation and medicine has fascinated me over much of my lifetime. Having been exposed to Vajrayana and Neidan from early age onwards, I have practiced and researched on this topic quite a …

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Mijn eigen reis in de Oost-Aziatische geneeskunde is een lang verhaal. Om het kort te maken, het begon al vroeg in mijn leven Door mijn vader kreeg ik al in mijn prille jeugd (7-8 jaar oud) interesse voor Chinese cultuur en filosofie. Medio 80er jaren ben ik begonnen met de studie acupunctuur en daarmee kreeg ik meer interesse in de Oost-Aziatische filosofie en cultuur. Ik dook in de Interne Cultivatie. Dit zijn meditatie technieken uit de Taoïstische traditie. Maar als …

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Abstract This article deals with several important aspects of the state of the practitioner during making a diagnose and acupuncture treatment. This approach is very crucial from a perspective from Engaging Vitality but could also be valuable for anybody practicing acupuncture. Essential elements which have been discussed in the foundational classics like the Neijing will be discussed, like Shi (propensity) and Ji (dynamic), the ability to listen with your hands, having a certain amount of stillness, alignment , being without …

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Abstract Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit zentralen Aspekten des Zustands des Therapeuten während einer Diagnose und TCM-Behandlung. Die hier angeführten Empfehlungen haben Ihren Ursprung in klassischen Texten, wie dem Huangdi Neijing. Die Techniken der Engaging Vitality haben sie integriert, erweitert und verfeinert. Skizziert werden daraus im Folgenden: Shi (die Neigung – hier im Kontext eines „strategischen Vorteils), Ji(die Qi-Dynamik), Ting (das Zuhören), Jing (die Stille) und Zheng (die Ausrichtung). Diskutiert wird, neben anderem, ob und inwiefern es hilfreich sein kann, …

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This article has grown out two different sources; a discussion which has developed during transmitting the Engaging Vitality approach to an audience with a Toyohari background and an article by Chace and Rodriguez Cuadras on propensity which was published recently in the Lantern, I was requested to elaborate on my thoughts about the issues discussed there and this article is the result. As a practitioner of Toyohari and related styles as well as a practitioner of the Engaging Vitality approach …

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Most of us have been trained in one or more styles of acupuncture. Whether we have been trained in TCM style acupuncture of Meridian style, we all have learned a certain set of protocols. Of course in the beginning these approaches can be useful, since they help you to navigate through a treatment process, but at the same time it puts many limits on your possibilities. In Engaging Vitality , an approach that was developed by Charles Chace and Dan …

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In response to Manuel’s question, I’ll elaborate a little on the disharmony between Ying and Wei qi, especially in relation to the Qi Jing Ba Mai. Much of this material will be actually clear to Manuel, since he teaches this stuff over long time, but maybe some other students will benefit from it. I tried to illuminate it a little during the webinar, but due to lack of time and my disability to be clear , I thought it would …

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De gaten in de transmissie van Oost Aziatische geneeskunde in het Westen en de noodzaak om ons te verdiepen in Chinese geneeskundige begrippen en hun filosofische en historische achtergrond. – Felix de Haas Sinds de jaren 70 heeft de Oost Aziatische geneeskunde zijn intrede gedaan in het Westen. (In werkelijkheid is er al veel langer interesse in Oost Aziatische geneeskunde, maar dat bleef beperkt tot een zeer kleine groep.) Ik spreek graag over de Oost Aziatische geneeskunde gezien het de geneeswijzen …

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