Barefoot Doctor Healing Techniques

 

'The Barefoot Doctor healing techniques have mainly been identified as Chinese techniques used by the native healers of China. These practitioners would walk from village to village (thus, the name "barefoot" Doctors) and treat all manner of diseases using these tools. The Barefoot Doctor techniques include cupping, moxibustion, dermal hammer, scraping, needling, bleeding and massage. Barefoot Doctors were also skilled at bone setting. 

Although they may sound like exotic Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies, these techniques are not native to just China. 

The Barefoot Doctor tools are actually folk remedies, which have been, and still are, used throughout most cultures in the world. Among the many cultures using some of these tools are Chile, Argentina, France, Germany, Poland, Turkey, Greece, Egypt, India, Bali, Java, Czech Republic, Russia, Iran, Mexico, Italy, Vietnam, Japan, China, Korea and several Native American Tribes of North and South America. People of these cultures have not only used them in the past, but many still practice them today, especially in rural areas.'

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Chinese Medicine Revolution: Ancient Healing Art Hits Mainstream

'My mentor once told our class that no drug or surgery should ever be administered until an appropriate course of treatment using Chinese Medicine has been tried, except in cases of life-saving intervention. There was a definitive rippling of energy in the room when he uttered this statement because we knew it was a calling. With one sentence he had raised all of our belief in ourselves and this ancient medicine into a higher dimension.

Since that moment, I have not erred from the calling of that vibration: everything I have done since has been a pushing forward of my own training and understanding of this medicine so that I may serve people in the highest regards of healing.

Ultimately, I don't see myself as an alternative medicine practitioner who merely compliments the authoritative dictum of Western medicine, nor a tinkerer of subtle energy destined to move from spa to spa offering majestic states of relaxation and transcendental 'highs'. I see myself as a Chinese Medicine practitioner who wishes to accompany patients throughout their lives much as a Western MD, offering support, healing and guidance on how to fulfill our destiny as human beings.'


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Pet Corner: Arthritis and Traditional Chinese Medicine

From Herb Companion

'Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine (TCVM) addresses the flow of qi (or energy) through the animal’s body. Chris Bessent, D.V.M., founder of Herbsmith, says that in pets, there are six meridians in each leg through which qi flows. When a pet has arthritis, these meridians are blocked, obstructing the flow of qi and causing throbbing pain.

Once the area is obstructed, the pet becomes susceptible to external pathogenic factors, such as wind, damp and cold. (Bessent says she treats the majority of arthritis cases in winter, and that eating warming foods like turkey and chicken can be helpful.) Part of the problem is that movement stimulates the flow of qi, and pets are less active in the winter.

Stimulating pressure points along the legs’ meridians is one way to treat arthritis. Acupuncture, acupressure and moxa all use this method. Acupressure and moxa are safe to try at home. Moxa, a rolled stick of Chinese herbs, is lighted and placed near the pressure points, where the heat stimulates the flow of qi.'


CCTV footage has emerged of a news station office in North Carolina seconds before an eathquake struck on January 9.






Evidence of dogs’ sixth-sense as K9 bolts before earthquake strikes American office block

UK Daily Mail
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

'Animal instinct, pet owners swear by it. From cats sensing impending health problems like seizures, to dogs barking madly when unfamiliar footsteps appear on the garden path.

Even as far back as 373BC, it is recorded that animals, including rats, snakes and weasels, deserted the Greek city of Helice in droves just days before a quake devastated the place.

Those without that ’special bond’, though, remain skeptical. But doubters, prepare to be converted.'



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