Adv Needling - Dr Huang points to the Truth

Sitting in this class is a complete joy. In her own way, Dr Huang points to the Spiritual Truth of the Acupuncturist. As we were discussing needle techniques of tonification and sedation, she simply stated "I don't know if they work." She went on to relate a story about how someone came in with back pain and she used draining method on some back points, drain drain drain for the whole treatment. The patient came in the next week and said, "Thanks! I no longer wake up in the middle of the night to pee anymore, you fixed that problem!" Dr Huang smiled and replied, "Of course, that's what we do here." She then told us that she had absolutely no intention of tonifying his Kidneys and admittedly did not even ask about urination. She was only dealing with acute back pain. She said, "I believe we do what we do, and say to the body, here remember that you have Qi, and then the body does what it wants to do with the Qi."

Lesson 1 : Humilty. I love that she very frankly says "I'm not sure how it works." 30 years in practice and admitting that she doesn't know. This is a very different feeling than all the acedemic references to the nei jing that we tend to get from other teachers.

Lesson 2 : Humilty! She says our job is important and we should still have intentions of draining or supplementing, but in the end, the patients body will do what it will do with the Qi, we are just helping the patient remember. 30 years...

In other news, Catherine Austin's best quote, "Respect the QI" referring to the patient's qi, she says this over and over again. I think it points to the Truth again in that we are merely there as guides, guests even in anothers energetic field. To come in with an attitude of respect and not go in mucking about thinking we are the cause of a patient's healing, "I will heal you!"

Respect the Qi, you are a guest and it is an honor to be invited into a chance to witness a creative transformation of another being.