Fall Seminar 2024
More details to come as we get closer to the date!
Heavenly Moxibustion (Tian Jiu): Traditional Chinese Medicine “Vaccine”
Heavenly Moxibustion (Tian Jiu): Traditional Chinese Medicine “Vaccine” Utilizing the strength of the summer months to prevent illnesses in the winter with Debbie Yu, MS, L.Ac, DAOM Candidate 2017 Basic Theory: Contracting respiratory diseases in the winter is often due … Continued
Palming: our hands’ natural healing powers
It’s 5pm when I get home. I lie down, and cover my eyes with the concave curvature of my palms. A perfect fit, screening out all bits of light. It’s like they were meant to fit there. I feel not … Continued
Legs up the Wall for a Good Night’s Rest
Legs-up-the-wall or Viparita Karani is the best restorative inversion you can do! Practice it for 5-10 minutes in the evening for a good night’s rest! The heart organ pumps oxygen-rich blood throughout the body. The same is true in Chinese … Continued
Addressing your concerns about Chinese herbal medicine
Interested in Chinese herbal medicine, but hesitant about safety? Debbie Yu, MS, L.Ac, DAOM Candidate 2017 Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) has received some bad reputation for dangerous side effects in the past. However, they were being abused, for conditions like … Continued
A walk with my naked eyes
Today was a sunny February Sunday. I decided to go for a short walk along one of the many trails in my neighborhood…without my glasses or contacts. Of the 15 years I’ve been wearing contacts, I don’t think I’ve ever … Continued
Pathway to better vision without contacts or glasses
It’s been too much talk and not enough action. I am officially and finally beginning my path to better eyesight without glasses or contacts. It will take determination and daily dedication, but I am ready. Growing up, I was always … Continued
Winter: a Time to Wait for the Sun
Chapter two of the Huang Di Nei Jing (Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine) says: “The three months of winter, they denote securing and storing… do not disturb the yang [qi] go to rest early and rise late you … Continued
Module 2: A Stroke of Insight
Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist (brain scientist), shares her first-hand experience of a stroke and how it changed her life…and probably yours too. I’ve worked with only a handful of stroke patients during my internship at Bastyr. I’ve heard several … Continued
Happy Fall: DAOM Module I
Two years out of my Master’s and in private practice, I decided to go back and am now pursuing my Doctorate of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland. Each month for two years, I … Continued