Japanese Acupuncture Newsletter, Phoenix, Arizona, 日本鍼灸, アリゾナ

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Japanese Acupuncture Newsletter, Arizona
Volume 2, No. 1: June, 2008
Oriental Medicine & On Human Conditions
Chapter One
Liver: Anger, Love, and Redemption #4
In my past few newsletters, I have been mentioning about the transition of Liver elements. For example, I mentioned about a transition with the Five Element or one Chakra to the other. Each transition must happen to complete the cycle of being a human. I also mentioned about a Smaller Heart within the Heart which contains the Intention (Yi).
Explained simply, when anger, the Liver element, turns to excitement, the Soul manifests, and it becomes the destiny. For the Soul to take place, the excitement must be acted. The action is helped by the Will which is the Kidney element. Will is the mother of action. Once the action becomes the destiny, it radiates and creates respect and confidence which are the Heart element. Now the Intention(Yi) has the purpose. It transforms to the realm of "I think therefore I am." Self-actualization happens and one is on the right course of destiny.
How does acupuncture actually heal a person to help synchronize the transition? I am presenting one of the ways to harmonize emotions below. If it reads highly technical to some, I apologize. However, the process is highly intuitive and you do not need the knowledge to interfere with your experience (Remember? Do not think in the brain-last newsletter). Part of it, I already presented in the Simple Thing You Can Do For Your Health No. 16.
Psychosomatic Healing With Acupuncture Points
Goal:
There are three Dantiens. Wellknown one is at the about one inch below the navel. Any marshal artist would know that this is the center of the force, the Qi.
However, there are two more. One is the Brain and the other is Ren-17 (the Receiver of Emotion). In order to heal a person, the three Dantiens must be balanced and harmonized. Once this is done, the Ren energy flows downward. The Ren and Du energies flow in one complete circle. (Regular flow of the Ren energetic is upward to meet with Du).
Heart has a direct connection with the uterus. Ancient Chinese called it the Bao Mai (the pulse of Heart/Uterus connection). Heart has a Smaller Heart inside which carries the Intention (Yi). When the Intention (Yi) goes out from the Smaller Heart, the problem manifests as palpitation or other heart ailments and reflects at Ren-9. Ren-9 is the Water Point, but it is also called the Carrier of Sadness. Emotional problems show up here as tenderness upon palpation. It is the Bao Luo (the energy line of Heart/Uterus connection) connecting area. It is also connecting with the lumbar sacrum area.
Ren-17 is called the Receiver of Emotion. Any tenderness here at the fourth intercostals between the nipples indicates emotional distress. All emotions go to the point.
Yin Wei Mai (an extra meridian line) connects with Ren-22. It connects with Ren-17 and all the other Ren points. Importantly, it opens Du-20 at the apex of the head and dissipates fear.
Cong Mai (an another extra meridian line) runs through Ren-21. Ren-21 is called the Sextant, an instrument to measure the angles of stars for navigation. Its objective is to balance Ren-17 and Ren-6 in harmony.
Yin Tang, the Third Eyes, opens all the gates in the body (in acupuncture, there are 36 points named Gate where illness come and go). It is the upper Dantien. Since it is the upper, it balances the Middle (Ren-17) and the Lower (Ren-6).
Once the Ren energy starts to flow downward, fear is dissipated and the three Dantiens are harmonized, and a person is ready to heal (need a demonstration and a class session to understand. I occasionally offer such session for free. Check out my Meetup.com group for schedules). Sometime, the experience is profound. One thing to note is that since this is a highly intuitive process, any result is fine: there is no bad or failed attempt as long as a practitioner has a good intent. Do not over analyze the process or the result. Let go what you know, and just let it happen.
I have made a diagram below, but it is not what I really wanted (sorry I do not know how to fix it in the webpage).

Heart ⇒⇒⇒⇒ ⇒⇒ (Bao Mai) ⇒⇒⇒Uterus
(contains the Smaller Heart & Yi) ↑
Lumbar/Sacrum
↑
Yin Tang⇒⇒⇒ ⇒ Ren-17 (Receiver of Emotion)
(The Gate) (Middle Dantien)
↑ ↑
↑
Ren-22
(Yin Wei Mai, Opens Du-20, Dissipates fear) ↑

Ren-21 ⇒ Chong Mai ⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒Ren-17⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒⇒Ren-6
(Lower Dantien)
↑
↑
Ren-9
(Carrier of Sadness: Yi Missing)
(Bao Luo)

© 2008 Dr. Y. Frank Aoi/Japanese Acupuncture

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Japanese Acupuncture Newsletter
Volume 2, No. 1: May, 2008
Oriental Medicine & On Human Conditions
Chapter One
Liver: Anger, Love, and Redemption #3
The color green is interesting in a sense that it
represents polar opposites. For example, it is the
color of healing, but at the same time, it is the
color of anger. It is the color of resurrection and
fertility but also the color of toxicity and devilish.
We see the dichotomy in everyday life from the green
of Incredible Hulk to the Irish green.
In Oriental Medicine, the color green represents the
Liver (Wood Element). In my past two newsletters, I
described that anger is the Liver Element. However,
in the Five Humanities (五常) section of
the Five Element, the Liver is designated by the
benevolence (仁). It is the highest virtue
regarded by Confucius.
When a person is capable of emerging from the deepest
and the darkest place where anger takes and turns it
to excitement and joy, transforms himself as a true
healer. He who resurrects from the agony of anger
becomes the leader and the purveyor of peace and
happiness. He is guided without fear. Destiny leads
him. He will preach healthier and better life styles,
heal many, and change history.
Compassion drives him to the highest level of maturity
and fulfillment. In giving, he finds joy and his
place. His intention and purpose are clear and
strong.
In Oriental Medicine, it is said that the Heart has a
smaller Heart within itself. It is occupied by the
Intention (Yi = 意). When the Liver energy
flows smoothly and anger does not agitate it, the
Intention is well planted, and the Heart function is
steady. However, when anger or worry displaces the
Intention out of the small Heart, it creates a
disturbance in the physiology of the heart and in the
energy flow. The Intention is the source of Joy, and
when it is misplaced, anxiety sets in causing
palpitation of the heart. Joy maybe replaced by
depression, and the energy of the Liver gets wobbly
and weaker.
Like the Chakra model, the transition from the Third
Chakra (Manipura) to the Fourth (Anahata) is as
equally important as in the Five Element transition
from the Liver to the Heart. Without the transition,
it is not possible to connect the communication
between the Heart (Fourth Chakra) and the Brain
(Fifth, the Will, and Sixth Chakra). We find the
disconnection daily in our lives. We often yield to
the thought of the brain rather than trusting our true
heart's desire, only to wish the otherwise. When the
Liver and the Heart is well connected, the Intention
and the Joy of the Heart are nourished by the Will of
the Kidney*, and we act and accomplish what we truly
desire.
*Kidney: Will belongs to the Kidney, the Water
Element.
Anger creates tragedies, tragedies create healing, and
the healing brings about the balance. The circle
completes, yet before all this happens, one thing
needs to be experienced. It is the experience of
death and emerging, and the experience belongs to the
other Element that I shall talk about it in a
different chapter.

Simplest Thing You Can Do For Your Health No. 16
In the last newsletter, I described how to balance the
three Dantiens, and I mentioned Ren-17 as the Receiver
of Emotion. One other point which reflects emotion is
Ren-9, which is located about ¾ inch above the navel.
It is simply named as the Water Point by ancient
Chinese. There is only one other point named so
simply: Kid-13, the Qi Point. Since the name of
Ren-9 is simply, the point is for any water related
problem: ascites and fluid stagnation, poison, water
edema, etc. However, this is also a reflex point for
emotion. Press straight down the point gently with a
finger and if you feel pulsation, it could be due to
emotional stress. If this is the case, you want to
warm the navel and the surrounding area by placing
both hands together directly over the navel. Feel the
warm sensation of your hands permeating down through
the abdomen. As you feel the warmth, calm yourself
down by relaxing the muscles around your eyes and
taking deep breathes. With each exhalation, tell
yourself that your eyes are getting heavier and your
body relaxing.
With your right index or middle finger, press straight
down an area about 1 ½ inches lateral to the right of
Ren-9. Go deep if you feel like. It should be a
gentle push straight down to the abdomen. Then check
the Ren-9 pulsation again. The procedure should
reduce it.
Once the pulsation is reduced, bring the left hand to
the heart chest area. Feel the gentle heartbeat and
warmth of the chest. Mentally, connect the two hands.
As you are well connect, search out your emotions,
find out what your true heart's desire is and mentally
speak to the heart your desire (remember, do not think
in the brain).

© 2008 Dr. Y. Frank Aoi/Japanese Acupuncture

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Japanese Acupuncture Newsletter
Volume 2, No. 1:  April, 2008

Oriental Medicine & On Human Conditions

Chapter One
Liver:  Anger, Love, and Redemption #2

"Every nerve ending in my body felt like it was exposed....I was dying from within."                                                                                                   domestic violence victim


Anger is easy and quick to arise.  But, we know little to extinguish it or how to come out from the state.   Since anger is a very strong emotion, we hold on to it longer than our heart desires.  In the back of our head, we wish we could end it, but as it lingers, the personal weakness is exposed, and the frustration builds up.  The frustration pushes away the help and the love, and we feel more trapped as we find ourselves unable to dissipate anger.  We then justify anger and search for the scapegoat.  When anger turns to righteousness, it inflicts psychological damages to a person we love.  It could turn into a daily verbal or physical abuse.  Violent and irrational actions are stemming from trapped emotions, not knowing how to escape from the shell we think we cannot break.

When anger is stored internally.  Angry words are trapped in the mind, and it is constantly fed and reinforced by negative thoughts.  Past negative experiences are amplified, and we feel trapped by a current circumstance even though we may not know clearly what we are angry about.  Our mind constantly spins, searching for an answer in vain.  Insomnia sets in.  The adrenal system goes out of balance.  The blood pressure rises.  The eyes get redder, facial expression becomes distressed, and indigestion becomes constant.

In a case of domestic violence, daily yelling, demeaning phrases, and physical threat become routine.  Nothing is good enough for him since anger makes him forget why he gets angry in the first place.  A victim on the other hand experiences fear, hopelessness, and numbness.  She forces herself to close her most inner feeling, filtering her thoughts to the fear of retaliation.  The sense of entrapment sets in.  She becomes fearful and self-doubtful.  When she speaks, her voice shudders.  Outburst of crying becomes frequent.  Her whole body aches and she feels that she is dying from within.

Both man and woman feel trapped, for anger attacks and displaces the intention and the will.  The original intention moves out from the heart's desire, and the process displaces the will.  The communication between the will of the heart and the brain is lost.  We longer act on the heart's desire, instead, anger becomes abstract, and the brain tries meaninglessly to depicts and define what it is.  Since we loose the intention and the will, we have nothing to hold on to and feel vulnerable.  Now, only thing certain is the anger itself.

If we are unable to come out of anger, we fall into the chasm of dark and lonely place with remorse and regret.  No one can help.  Deed is done.  Time heals us, and sometimes, friends help us.  However, we know the only way to come out from the abyss is by ourselves.

It is unfortunate that we must fall hard to bounce back.  Great healers have come out of the stage.  Some become wiser and find the personal fortitude.  Some learn to be excited without anger.  Some find solace in newfound interest.  It is the beginning of reconciliation and the awakening of true human potential.  Once we find it, it is much easier to move to the next Element* which is the Heart.  Heart rules the joy, and joy heals the Heart.
*Five Element Theory:  Joy belongs to the Heart as anger belongs to the Liver.


Simplest Thing You Can Do For Your Health No. 15
Three Dantiens:
Anyone who does marshal art knows that the power source of his Qi comes from the lower abdomen area called Dantien.  It is located about an inch directly below the navel.
This is the lower Dantien.  There are two more:  the upper and the middle.  The upper is the brain and connected with the Third Eye (Yin Tang).  The middle is on the mid-center of the sternum at the 4th intercostals (mid-center on the chest bone between the breasts), and it is connected with point called Ren-17.  Ren-17 is also known as the Receiver of Emotion.  In healing, the three must be balanced.

Yin Tang, being the Third Eye, opens all the gates* in the body, releases the anterior nape of the neck and then the mid-back.  It then sets Ren-17, the Receiver of Emotion, in position.  Ren-17 then sets all the lumbar vertebrae and the sacrum.  It then sets the lower Dantien.

In healing, especially emotional, you bring your finger to each point and place it gently, starting from the Third Eye.  Take a deep breath and try to be in alpha wave stage we talked about my last newsletter.  When relaxed, bring another finger to the sternum.
Now, two fingers are connected, and you should feel the healing energy going down.  Then bring the finger on the Third Eye, open the palm, and gently place on the lower Dantien.  Feel the warmth of your hand spreading all around the lower abdomen.  Disconnect the finger on the sternum, and gently place the palm on top of the other.  Again, feel the warmth.  Imagine that the warmth from the lower Dantien is spreading all over the body, down to the leg and up to the head and arms.  Once the feeling is complete, disengage the hands, bring finger to the inferior boarder of the supra-sternum notch (the base of the triangle at the nape of the neck) or ½ inch below it.  From here, you can listen to the Heart and connect with the Uterus.  Now all the Dantiens are balanced.  When this happens, you realize that this point looks on the North Star* which is represented by the Kidney meridian of the foot.  North Star being the center of the universe, it is to reflect on the Center* of ourselves.
*gate:  where sickness and emotional distress come and go
*North Star:  astronomy is incorporated with acupuncture, Ren-21 is called the Sextant.
*Center:  whatever you make up and feel connected
© 2008 Dr. Y. Frank Aoi/Japanese Acupuncture

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Japanese Acupuncture Newsletter
Volume 2, No. 1: March, 2008
Oriental Medicine & On Human Conditions
Chapter One
Liver: Anger, Love, and Redemption #1

I often say to my clients that men are very much
suicidal because they do not try to maintain good
health until too late, in a case of stroke for
example. Women are fundamentally attune to the body*
and I think because of childbearing, they are more
survival oriented. The difference makes the relation
between man and woman difficult. I have seen many
wives crying and worrying about her husband's health
but feeling impotent to convince him to do something.
[*the body: recent surge in heart problems and
diabetes are concerning, however]
Most men do not easily reveal his weakness. He could
be stubborn, difficult, and stuck-headed. He does not
easily admit his faults and mistakes either. His
emotions are congealed, and he surrounds himself with
a shielded and knows less about how to come out from
it than putting up. Such characters are depended on
up-bringing and social circumstances. However, I
believe, it is partly based on the man's spirit or
shall I say fortitude that he sworn sometimes in his
life. It is the conviction that his spirit should not
be easily broken when difficulties arise. It is his
part of making an effort, as a man, and to go out in
the world to supply sustenance for his family.
In Oriental Medicine, the fortitude comes from the
Liver. The Liver is considered to be the general of
an army. It has the greatest influence on others, and
it is the Qi (Energy) mover. If the Liver starts to
fail, all the other organ will, too.
Liver houses the Spirit of Hun, the Ethereal Soul,
which gives the purpose and the guidance to the soul.
It pairs with the Gallbladder, and both are the
decision makers and the sources of determination. As
a boy goes through the puberty age and becomes an
adult, the energetic of the Liver gets stronger and
influences his state of being much so than for girls.
Being an adult male is to have the healthy and strong
Liver and Gallbladder.
As the Liver* energy gets stronger, he is no longer
susceptible to crying. His muscles and tendons grow
stronger. He desires to be independent and to be
individual. The desire conflicts with the mother's
nurturing instinct, and he rebels against her. At the
same time, the strong Liver energy along with the
hormonal secretion desires to mate and to explore sex.
The conflict juxtaposes a secret longing for the
mother and the mother-ness in an opposite sex.
[*Liver: controls the muscle and tendons, stores the
Blood, opens into the eyes, manifests in the nails,
and influences the sexual functions.]

However, the openness of the heart does not belong to
the Liver. If the Liver energy gets imbalanced, he
shuts emotions down and conceals it in the Liver*.
When he does this, he could be irritable and quick to
anger since his emotion has nowhere else to go. He
feels trapped, unable to communicate. He thinks he
can alleviate situations but lacks actions to change.
As he goes through the stage, his congealed anger gets
stronger. He is not only angry at someone or
something, but mainly at himself.
[*Liver: if not controlled, he becomes neurotic and
manic]
Anger is the intrinsic nature of the Liver. It is
such a strong Qi mover. It gives a direction and it
balances with worrying*. It is usually under control
because anger hurts so much*. When anger is properly
handled, it turns to excitement, joy, and bliss. If
not, through anger comes regret and remorse, through
regret and remorse comes repentance and shame, and
through repentance and shame comes humility and
humbleness. If one masters how to control anger, he
is truly a master of life.
[*worrying: the Spleen element, sometimes the Ke
Cycle is needed to be reversed
(Ke Cycle: from the Five Element Theory, the
destructive direction of five organs).]
[*anger hurts: physiologically, it hurts in the
stomach, in the shoulder, the neck, and the temporal
area of the head. One common place to store anger for
men is in the lower back.]
The transition of anger to excitement, joy, and bliss
depends on what the Japanese call it "a paper thin"
trait. There is not much difference between a great
man and an ordinary. Flip a paper, and you are great,
and flip the paper again, and you are ordinary. What
separates us is whether we have a substance or not at
the time it is truly needed. A few have it, most of
us struggle with it. For some, deep fear* hold them
back. Success and failure depend only on a very small
personal trait we all have. It is a click in the
brain saying "I want to change," "I can do it," or
something simply saying "No" or "Yes." It creates a
cross road in our lives.
[*fear: the Kidney element, also the Mother element
of the Liver/anger = I discuss this in later chapter]
Most of us are successful in the clicking, but
sometimes his humility comes too late as in a marital
conflict. As he ages, the Liver energy gets weaker,
and he senses that he is easily swayed by emotions and
is susceptible to tears in the eyes. He becomes
little more sentimental but is more grounded. He
knows that he is no longer invincible and somewhat his
health is failing. Strong emotions are weakened and
he slowly accepts the need to open his heart. As he
looses the Yang (male) energy, he begins to understand
and feels the female side of the energy. However,
this coincides with the wife's Yin (female) energy
loosing out after the menopause. She no longer needs
to deal with the female cycle. As she looses
femaleness, her Yang energy rises, and a desire to be
independent becomes stronger. This is why the time
shortly after the menopause is a crucial period for a
married couple, especially, when all children are gone
from home. She who has given so much love through out
her life wants to be independent more than ever
before. For a husband, he faces with a choice of
keeping his regular appearance or to change his
attitude to open up more. Unfortunately,
most men do not know how to change or his ego blocks
it.
Anger, unhappiness, and regrets are abundant. But the
Liver belongs to the Spring, the beginning of the
season, and the life must go on. As spring turns to
summer, anger will subside, reconciliation will
happen, and our thoughts will turn.

Simplest Thing You Can Do For Your Health No. 14
Abdominal Breathing:
It is blissful if we can be at the alpha brain wave
length at all time. To be in the alpha stage, we must
begin to learn how to breathe. It takes some
practice, but try to breathe air into the lower
abdomen rather into the lungs. The abdomen should
rise before the chest. Concentrate. Breathe slowly
into the abdomen, feel that it is expanding, then as
you exhale, feel the stomach goes down, at the same
time, relax the abdominal muscles. Do this a few
times. Then, as you exhale, start concentrating on
relaxing not only the abdominal muscles, but the
shoulder,
the neck, and the muscles around the eyes.
In Oriental Medicine, the inhalation belongs to the
Kidney and the exhalation belongs to the Lungs and the
Heart. If you find a difficulty in the process, you
need to consider that an appropriate organ maybe weak.
Qi Gong, zen/monk, and marshal art masters all can
breathe air down to the foot*.
[*foot: Kid-3, the Yuan Source of the Kidney (Yuan
Source: origination of basic Energy of the organ0.]
© 2008 Dr. Y. Frank Aoi/Japanese Acupuncture

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Japanese Acupuncture Newsletter
Volume 1, No. 16: February, 2008
Chinese Acupuncture and Japanese Acupuncture
Frequent question I am asked is the difference between
Chinese and Japanese acupuncture. Here are some
differences.
1) Japanese acupuncturists tend to diagnose an illness
with western science, follow by the Oriental Medicine
treatment protocol. For example, in case of
diabetes, Japanese would simply say symptoms due to
diabetes rather than the Yin Deficiency, and a
treatment protocol would be to nourish the Yin. A
different concept regarding a disease brings about the
difference in technique and point selection.
2) The most obvious difference is in the technique of
acupuncture. Japanese needle insertion is very
shallow and applies gentle and less manipulation. My
mentor told me once: "If there is pain, it is not
acupuncture." If I need to induce pain, it is a
dispersion technique (dispersion of excess energy).

3) Location of a point is different as well as the
purposeful usage of the point. Over the years,
Japanese develops slightly different locations on
certain points. Knowing the differences really helps
to choose the right location for a certain symptom.
4) Japanese acupuncturists prescribe Chinese herbs
less. This is because historically they were behind
Chinese in herbal remedies,* and they had to rely
more on acupuncture to be effective. In fact, an
herbalist in Japan would be looked down where as in
China the opposite is true.
*It took Japanese 400 years to catch up with Chinese
in herbal medicine.
Japanese intensely study Chinese classics, namely Su
Wen, Ling Shu, and Nan Jing*. Chinese revere herbal
classic, Shang Han Lun. For most American
practitioners, they are disadvantaged from the very
beginning of schooling because many important books by
Chinese and Japanese are not yet translated.
*In my opinion, Chinese perfected acupuncture 2000
years ago. Lessons are still
learned from the great books, and everything we do
today is simply an add-on to
the knowledge which already existed.
Lastly, the emphasis on a style and a technique of
acupuncture is not really important. You should
choose a practitioner who is effective and can reduce
symptoms the fastest in the most comfortable way.
How To Choose A Practitioner
The best way to find a right acupuncturist is to try
many different ones. As with anything, you need to
invest time and money: acquiring knowledge and
experience to discern a good from a bad. Second best
is by referral. Ask your friends and relatives if
they ever had an acupuncture treatment and how the
experience was. Third best is to call and talk to a
practitioner.

Words of Advise:
Do not make a decision on practitioner's credential
and fees alone. Inexperienced practitioner will
cost you more in a long run, and credentials sometime
do not mean much when the skill is concerned. Don't
make a decision on availability of insurance. When
you need help, you should have a plan and a budget.
Insurance coverage helps, but it is not an answer to
your cure or healing. Once you decide on a certain
practitioner, stick with him/her at least three to
five times. However, if there is no significant
change in ten sessions, choose an another*.
*Keep in mind that some conditions prevent from having a perceptible improvement: over medication, addiction to pain, mental blockage, extreme deficiency, chronic case, mentally ill, etc.

Free Lecture Coming Up in February
Please mark your calendar for my free lecture at New
Vision in Scottsdale on February 21, Thursday, 2008,
from 6 pm to 8 pm. Everyone attending receives a $10
off coupon from a treatment. This lecture is about
answering questions you have and performance of simple
demonstrations. There will be time for drinking
Chinese herb tea at the end. New Vision is at 9659 N.
Hayden Road. Please call 480-391-1126 for direction.

Simple Things You Can Do For Your Health No. 13
Tapping of the head. With your fingers, gently tap
the head from the front to the back. The front part
is good for the brain function, the top area for metal
clarity, back is for de-stress and for the eyes. All
area is good for de-stress and relaxation.
If you find a soft or a painful spot on the scalp, you
need to knead the area. As you shampoo every morning,
check to see if there are such spots. They are
usually indications of something deficient. If you
feel like your finger goes down ½ inch or more (of
course, this is physiological not possible), you need
to seek a treatment or a medical advice. The
extremely soft spot is precursor to either a
manifestation of an imminent stroke or a chronic
condition.

© 2008 Dr. Y. Frank Aoi/Japanese Acupuncture

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Japanese Acupuncture Newsletter

Volume 1, No. 15: January, 2008

A Happy New Year!

I wish health, happiness, and blessings to all. I wish the world will be more peaceful and the people would make a significant progress toward improving the global warming.

Some Successes Last Year

There were many memorable treatments I performed last year. I am particularly happy to see a Parkinson disease patient improved about 90%. I am glad one person completely stopped smoking. Some patients' knees improved significantly. Many came with lower back pain, and consistency and patience paid off. Above all, I am happy to see in many that facial expressions changed to soft and relaxed to happiness and contentment. I am happy to involve in the healing process.

Consistency Pays Off

Since I do not call patients for more appointments, I often feel sorry for a patient who quits suddenly. Perhaps, a perception of improvement is not immediately recognizable, but a certain improvement does take place. There are many reasons for the perceptive indifference. A person may have chronic disease or pre-conditions difficult to heal, drug interference, addiction to pain, mental blockage, physical and psychological trauma, etc.

Sticking to my treatment should pay off in a long run. Most cases, I recommend at least three to five sessions to see if you start to feel perceptively better. As you get better, a certain emotion will settle down and you feel more grounded.

Free Lecture Coming Up in February

Please mark your calendar for my free lecture at New Vision in Scottsdale on February 21, Thursday, 2008, from 6 pm to 8 pm. Everyone attends gets $10 off from a treatment. This lecture is about answering questions you have for acupuncture., and if necessary, I will demonstrate acupuncture. New Vision is at 9659 N. Hayden Road. Please call 480-391-1126 for direction.

Credit Card Accepted And Deal On Prepayment

I now accept VISA, Master, and American Express cards. It is a portable machine with cell phone, so I can go everywhere with it. If you want to prepay some sessions, let me know, I can give a certain discount, or perhaps an additional treatment. My number: 480-246-0624.

Simple Things You Can Do For Your Health No. 12

Against Cold and Flu:

If you do not want to get sick this winter, you need to increase a perception of your body to know when exactly a cold and flu is coming to your body system. If you find a sore throat today and think you might already had it yesterday, it is too late. Act immediately if you feel chills, start having runny nose, or a sore throat. Gargle with salt water. Take medicine. Do not take hot shower or especially hot bath when you feel like getting sick. Keep your body warm.

Usually a cold will come in either from the feet or from the upper back area. If you feel cold air passing over your feet, warm them up immediately and drink some hot tea with lemon. If you feel chills at the upper back (C-7 to T-3 area), immediately do the same. Or you can do the following treatment yourself.

During the cold season, bend the arm, knead and palpate the area of the elbow where the bone (the epicondyle) sticking up, push against the bone. If the area is tender, you need to push and knead more. Keep the upper back warm by placing a warm pad or heat (i.e., blow dryer the area). Stick-on-moxa treatment is the best: you can actually feel the coldness leaving your body. Drink lots of fluid as prevention and as a treatment. Consider water as a medicine. Must drink room temperature water and not iced.

© 2008 Dr. Y. Frank Aoi/Japanese Acupuncture

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