371 History Series, How Do We Help People Experience Connection • Paul Karsten
Acupuncture I attended what was then known as SIOM before it was an accredited school. I thought the program and approach was a good fit for how I learned, and being in my late 30’s at the time, I did not have the patience for a program that would not let me get my hands on...
367 History Series, We Should Aspire to be Magicians • Charlie Buck
History I recently had the good fortune to sit down for a conversation with Charlie Buck, one of the early pioneers in acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the UK. He shared his journey of discovering acupuncture in the late 1970s, a time when it was still quite unknown in...
362 History Series: The Art of Finding What’s Needed • Randall Barolet
History The late 60s and early 70s were a time of openness and experimentation. It was the beginning of the civil rights movement, more equality for women, and the recognition that sexuality included more than love between men and women. Cultural norms were questioned and...
354 History Series: In the Footsteps of a Compleat Acupuncturist • Peter Eckman
Acupuncture In the late 60’s and early 70’s of the last century East Asian medicine began to emerge into mainstream culture. The Reston NY Times article is often cited as a catalytic moment that put the idea of Chinese acupuncture into the minds of Americans. But other streams of...