FALL 2020 3 Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Case Study

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Welcome to Our Annual PACIFIC SYMPOSIUM Issue of AIM

By JACK MILLER, President

Dear Healers,

elcome to our annual Pacific Symposium issue of AIM. I hope this finds you in good health and good spirits. If you are like me, there are W better days and not so better days. Yet, I am still optimistic that the human mind and spirit will prevail and create solutions to our current challenges. As social distance is required, our spiritual connection becomes all the more important. No, not important. Critical. Essential. With these thoughts in mind, we bring you Pacific Symposium 2020. As much as we would love to maintain our onsite tradition and brave the circumstances, the safety of our community comes first. For a generation and a half, we have gathered beside the San Diego Bay to celebrate that community. While the location will change to our online virtual space, the community remains the same. Our spiritual connection is independent of time and space.

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Tan Tien: Strategic INSIDE THIS ISSUE.... PAID PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE Bolingbrook, IL PERMIT NO.932 3 Quan Yin for the Win Defense for the Emperor

4 Classical Five-Element By KIIKO MATSUMOTO and MONIKA KOBYLECKA Acupuncture Case Study

here are very few concepts strategic: it is always in the north in Chinese medicine that are because the North Star is the symbol 6 The Modern Application more often mentioned than that represents him. In the same way T of Ancient Mei Rong Tan Tien. Protecting and strength- that ancient travelers relied on the ening the Tan Tien is an important North Star for navigation, the role of practice to maintain good health. But the Emperor is defined: he serves as what exactly is Tan Tien and how the example for the city and its peo- 8 Is This Hidden Injury Beneath can we assess it in the clinic? Let’s ple – you look to him to understand break it down. and navigate your way of life. Your Patients’ Symptoms? There are three energy cen- Given the significance and im- ters that make up the body: upper, portance of the Emperor’s role, it’s middle, and lower. Most often these no wonder that there were several 10 Vibrational Acupuncture: are described as “upper Tan Tien” or structures built to guard and protect spiritual center, “middle Tan Tien” or the Emperor’s palace, including ex- Integrating Tuning Forks emotional center, and “lower center”, pansive grounds and a high perim- with Needles known as the “true Tan Tien”. eter wall with guards surrounding Each of the three Tan Tien areas the palace. Similarly, in the body, the has a specific role and location but three Tan Tien regions play that pro- they are not independent of one an- tective role. 11 Pacific Symposium 2020 other. One way to understand this relationship is to examine the design CLINICAL APPLICATION OF THESE of ancient imperial grounds, like CONCEPTS: those of the Forbidden City. The importance of Tan Tien in 19 Signs of Potential on the Face general is established in the classics of THE IMPERIAL CITY STRUCTURE Chinese medicine, specifically chapter OFFERS PROTECTION: eight of the Nan Ching, which lays 20 Cháo Yuánfang on The placement of the Emperor’s Palace within the Imperial city is very Epidemics

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PRACTICE PASSION Quan Yin for the Win

By DR. EAST PHILLIPS, DAOM, LAc

saw a funny meme recently that In some translations, Quan Yin I got me thinking. means “she who hears prayers”. I At the top it read “Choose Your would venture to say that people Fighter” and below this heading sat are doing a lot of praying right now. photos of three women: They pray to Quan Yin, God, Bud- dha, Jesus, archangels, and an almost • Susan: She is gossipy and ad- unlimited number of deities, higher dicted to wine. powers, and ascended masters. Have • Karen: Summons the manager. you ever considered that all of those • Brenda: Watches Grey’s Anatomy prayers get answered through us and and believes she is a medical our work? Perhaps the enlightened expert. beings and higher energies might bring these people to us because we It got me thinking: Do I need a can help them? fighter right now? If so, who should So, when asking yourself: it be? “Should I stay, or should I go?” Like many of us, I have been Stay. Continue to be a lighthouse riding a roller coaster of emotions. for others. Lighthouses get people I feel inspired and motivated one through horrible storms; they are moment and unsure, confused, and guiding lights of hope and safety. tearful the next. They stay put. They don’t move. Then there are those moments They shine bright and even brighter in which I allow myself to go deep when maintained properly. down any of the many rabbit holes To do this, you will have to that are present right now. That’s choose your fighter wisely. While when I get into even more trouble. Quan Yin is an excellent choice for I inevitably feel as though I your fighter, she is not the only op- am caught in the whitewater at the tion. There are others out there. You beach on a big surf day, pounded simply need to look for them. When by waves, held beneath the water, choosing your fighter, make sure to unsure of which way is up, having find one that comforts you, fills up difficulty breathing, and screaming, your compassion and love gas tanks, “Help! Somebody save me!” and makes you feel grounded and But how can I help others if I protected. need someone to help me right now? I want to leave you with an oracle This brings me back to that card2 that is currently displayed next meme: “Choose your Fighter.” to my computer. It reminds me of my In a sense, aren’t we all fight- current fighter, Quan Yin. She encour- ers? We fight for our patients. We ages me to approach everyone with are helping them to feel comforted, more compassion, forgiveness, and protected, listened to, and loved. unconditional love, including myself. Who, then, can be our fighter? I will suggest we pass on Karen, Brenda, QUAN YIN and even Susan from the meme men- Care and Compassion tioned above. Instead, I would like to select Quan Yin1 as our guiding light. Quan Meaning of this card: Yin, a principal deity in Buddhism, is “Choose to be love. Do what is right known as the Goddess of Compas- for everyone involved. Offer a help- sion, something we all most certainly ing hand.” need right now—compassion for cries of pain and suffering coming humility. What keeps you grounded? others and ourselves. With Quan Yin from the people of our planet. The Do you engage in grounding activities AIM leading the way, can we, as health- countless prayers for help, hope, or rituals regularly? Quan Yin reminds care providers, tap into her unwaver- comfort, and strength from so many us of the importance of being ground- REFERENCES ing compassion and offer the same to suffering people were her reasons ed so that we may continue to serve 1. Also spelled Kwan Yin, Kuanyin, or in our patients, especially right now? for returning. Instead of entering and assist others. pinyin, Guanyin. How many of you are frustrated heaven, Quan Yin chose to return to Simplicity may be one of the 2. From the Angel Tarot Cards by Radleigh at the current state of affairs, ready to our planet and help deliver us from missing keys to happiness right now, Valentine @ Hay House Publishing throw in the towel and give up your our pain and suffering. She came especially with everything in such practice? Are you making plans to back to comfort us with a blanket of flux. Could simplicity be a key to With a commitment to helping others ac- move to a small island or mountain compassion and mercy. more feelings of inner peace? Ask tualize their greatest potential and wellbe- range somewhere and grow coconuts How can we do this for our pa- Quan Yin, perhaps. ing, DR. EAST PHILLIPS, DAOM, LAc, has been a licensed acupuncturist since 1999 or herd sheep? tients? What would that look like for How can you keep your humil- and professor of Chinese medicine at the What if, instead, you stayed? you? ity, especially during these tumultu- Pacific College of Health and Science since Quan Yin stayed–did you know Her heart is full of unconditional ous times, where so many people 2004. She currently resides in Del Mar, CA that? love, which she shares with human- disagree? Can Quan Yin show us a with her husband and two kids and con- Legend has it that after Quan ity. Can she help us exercise our abil- way to have compassion for others tinues to help practitioners, students, and Yin reached full enlightenment, she ity to love unconditionally? even if we do not agree with their the general public with her books, lectures, masterminds, various workshops, was on her way to heaven to live Most depictions of Quan Yin perspective? Can Quan Yin teach us events, coaching and wellness-related out eternity in nirvana. Before en- show her barefoot, symbolizing how to stay humble even when we products. You may connect with her at tirely leaving this world, she heard her groundedness, simplicity, and feel so strongly that we are right? www.doctoreast.com.

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine • www.PacificCollege.edu FALL 2020 3 Classical Five-Element Acupuncture Case Study

By NEIL R. GUMENICK, MAc (UK), LAc, DiplAc

“By the time I sat down in the cal ointments had been prescribed recorded based upon a scale of -3 Originally printed in office, I was already in tears. The and used, none had been effective. (indicating maximum hypo-activity) Acupuncture Today – past three months have been over- She had lost 20 pounds in the two to +3 (indicating maximum hyperac- June, 2007, Vol. 08, Issue 06 loaded with change, and I reached weeks prior to treatment due to her tivity) and a check mark indicating a breaking point. Confusion, pain, complete loss of appetite. “normal,” or how this patient’s pulses and an overwhelming lack of con- Significant Medical History: would feel if she were fully balanced he patient is a 28-year-old trol are paralyzing me from accept- Several fractures of the arm, wrist and healthy in body, mind and spirit, female, single, and em- ing the changes I’m facing. I have and fingers in early childhood. At age with each organ/function having an T ployed as a wardrobe con- hardly eaten or slept in two weeks 16, she had a bad dental infection, appropriate and proper amount of sultant in the live entertainment and feel completely drained on all following extraction of wisdom teeth. energy. Degrees of hypo or hyper- industry. In her initial examina- levels. Most important, I feel betrayed In 2001, she was diagnosed as man- functioning are recorded in incre- tion, employing the diagnostic by infidelity. I have been searching ic-depressive and was prescribed five ments of ½. With practice over time criteria of odor, color, sound, and for new career opportunities and antidepressants, which “turned me and skilled guidance, increments of emotion, she emitted a scorched a “fresh start” and now that I am into a zombie and made me suicidal. ¼ also can be detected. odor, expressed a lack of red col- finally getting those opportunities, I lived two miserable years in a drug- Based on the above scale, in this or—ashen-gray skin tone lateral everything feels wrong. Instead of induced fog”. She gained 40 pounds patient, all 12 pulses were found to to her eyes—a lack of laughter looking forward, I feel cursed with when she stopped taking them. be equal but very deficient, register- in the sound of her voice, and a having to move forward. In reality, Additional Systems Review: ing -2 on all officials.AIM lack of joy, emotionally. I’ve been given exactly the choices I Sleep: Describes herself as an Therefore, I concluded that the asked for, and now I’m not allowing “active sleeper.” She awakens fre- Fire element was her primary imbal- myself to accept or embrace the any quently, sleepwalks and has very ac- EDITOR’S NOTE: The complete ance. By interacting with this patient of them. In fact, I am denying these tive dreams. She usually wakes feel- article can be found online in her initial examination, I deter- things access to my life and in doing ing tired and like “I’ve been working at https://www.pacificcollege.edu/ mined the Officials (organs/func- so, causing major disruptions to my all night”. In the two weeks prior to news/blog/2020/07/21/classical-five- tions) of Fire most in need of support well-being.” this treatment, she reported being element-acupuncture-case-study. were her Heart Protector (pericar- When the session began, she fur- unable to sleep. dium) and Triple Heater (San Jiao). ther stated, “I’m overcome with guilt, Appetite: As described above, A patient’s basic diagnostic indica- sadness, and a profound sense of loss. none in the past two weeks. PROFESSOR NEIL R. GUMENICK is tors do not change, except in intensi- I wasn’t up to handling any of this— Bowels: “I didn’t really eliminate founder and director of the Institute ty, according to one’s relative state of the infidelity and the pain it caused for the last two weeks because I of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture, balance during the whole of one’s life; me and my longtime partner and best didn’t eat. I’d drink water and kom- which offers training in this profound thus, one’s primary imbalance does friend, choosing which of three amaz- bucha tea.” system of body/mind/spirit medicine. He not change to another element. There- ing job offers in my field to accept, Urinary system: Passes water has maintained a private practice in Santa fore, except for certain and specific and adjusting to a new city alone.” about 6/day, no nocturia, and drinks Monica, CA since 1981 and has served as clinical findings (such as energetic Secondary Complaints: Rashes 3 liters water/day. Has a history of a professor at Yo San University and Em- blocks), all of a patient’s treatments on left hand, on and off for seven urinary tract infections. peror’s College. Neil holds three degrees are directed to support, balance, har- years and inflamed at the time of Periods: Since off birth control and an advanced teaching credential from monize and benefit their primary im- initial treatment. She had described pills, periods light and short, every the College of Traditional Acupuncture balance, addressing the levels of the the history of the skin condition as 28 days. (UK), awarded by the late Professor J.R. body, mind, and spirit, according to fluctuating between red, dry, and Perspiration: Tends to be excessive. Worsley. He was recipient of the 2007 the unique needs at the time. flaky with deep crevices, or wet Temperature: Tends to feel alter- AAAOM Pioneers and Leaders in Acupunc- Main Complaint: Emotional and swollen. She had seen 10 dif- nately very cold or hot. ture and Oriental Medicine Award, and distress over a recent breakup with a ferent dermatologists over the years. Medications: None at present. is one of the world’s foremost practitio- boyfriend. The patient described her The dermatologic diagnosis was Pulse Findings: NOTE: In this ners, teachers, and writers on the subject state prior to treatment as follows: unknown, and although many topi- system, pulses are palpated and of classical Five Element acupuncture.

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4 FALL 2020 Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine • www.PacificCollege.edu TAN TIEN: STRATEGIC DEFENSE FOR THE EMPEROR continued from page 1

out a case for this energy center as the very root of a person. Thanks to this chapter, we understand that a strong Tan Tien is responsible for the well- being of all meridians and organs, protects shen, and is thought to be the “gate” of inhalation and exhalation (a concept that is emphasized in all martial arts practices). This is very similar to the role of the Emperor, who sets the course for the well-being of the entire community. The health and safety of this leader are of utmost importance and the entire structure of the place in which he resides is designed with protection in mind.

POINTS ALONG THE REN CHANNEL AND CONNECTION TO TAN TIEN: • Ren-3 is the symbolic place of the Emperor – North Star. • Ren-5 character is commonly translated as “stone gate”. In the Forbidden City, we see that a today when we hear the word. With • Tan Tien reflex at Ren-6 to Ren-4 Finally, there is an interesting series of stone stairs lead to the that in mind, consider that the upper & Ren-9 overlap between the ancient concept Palace—possibly serving as a last Tan Tien point, Du-24, might repre- • Middle Tan Tien reflex around of the word “garden” as a protective protective measure to keep the sent an army of guardsmen perched Ren-16 force for the Tan Tien and the modern Emperor safe. on top of a high perimeter wall. • Pressure pain around Ren-12 Western understanding of the function • Ren-16 character can be trans- Their eyes are toward the Emperor when patient does not have any of the great omentum. In addition to lated as “middle garden”. and their role is protection – not un- stomach symptoms/involvement being the largest organ in the body, • Du-24 character is upper Tan like the modern-day secret service or the great omentum plays an important Tien and the character can be similar protective details. *Du-24 should be needled away role in protecting the abdominal cav- translated as “shen garden”. The “middle garden” is a sym- from the face and in the exact loca- ity from invaders and infections. bolic place of a second line of de- tion that releases pressure pain in the It’s important to point out that, fense and is under the watchful eye above-mentioned areas. “Since the beginning of the twen- in ancient times and in the context of of these guardsmen as well. tieth century, abdominal infec- the Forbidden City, the character we Simply put, Du-24 is the central tion control and wound isolation currently translate as “garden” had a DU-24 –THE GUARDSMEN OR command that allows all the protec- were well-recognized functions of very different meaning. At the time, SECRET SERVICE DETAIL tive forces around the Emperor to the omentum. The British surgeon it was used to refer to a defensive or Needling Du-24* has a positive align and to function at their optimal Rutherford Morrison in his pub- protective structure and therefore dif- effect on releasing the following level so that the Emperor can remain lication ‘Introduction to Surgery’ fered greatly from what we picture reflexes1: strong, healthy and calm. (1910) called it ‘the policeman of the abdomen’.”1

This is an overlap that is worth THE NORTH STAR is also a symbolic place of the Emperor’s seat. exploring further in the clinical The gate to the palace was always placed in the south so that the North Star setting. AIM was behind the throne – he always had to face south when seated. Multiple layers of protection stand between the external world and the Emperor. Most notably, the Guardsmen at the peripheral wall represent the key observers of REFERENCES what is happening: they keep a watchful eye on the grounds and the Emperor. 1. For more information about this reflex and treatment strategies, refer to Kiiko Matsu- moto’s Clinical Strategies; Vol.1 2. Omentum: a powerful biological source in regenerative surgery. Valerio Di Nicola. Regenerative Therapy. Elsevier, 1 Dec 2019.

KIIKO MATSUMOTO is internationally known for her scholarly work on acupuncture and the interpretation of Chinese Classic texts. She is best known for her ability to in- tegrate the work of very important Japanese Masters including Master Nagano, Master Kawaii, and Dr. Manaka. Her clinical practice is based in Newton Highlands, MA but she teaches all over the world. Ms. Matsu- moto has been collaborating with Monika Kobylecka, LAc to create teaching materi- als which describes her latest research and work. In addition to this collaboration, Ms. Kobylecka practices Kiiko Matsumoto Style (KMS) acupuncture at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and teaches hands-on introductory classes in KMS.

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine • www.PacificCollege.edu FALL 2020 5 The Modern Application of Ancient Mei Rong

By SHELLIE GOLDSTEIN, AP, LAc Acupuncture Malpractice Insurance hinese medical cosmetol- mony in the zang-fu organs, merid- • AAC is an active participant in your acupuncture ogy (mei rong) has a well- ians, qi, blood, and fluids as the core documented and venerated of cosmetic complaints. A dysfunction community C rd history dating back to the 3 century of any or all of these can be reflected BCE Qin Dynasty. Chinese medical on the face in the form of wrinkles, • ur legal professionals are eperts in handling physicians were employed to perform loss of muscle tone, decreased skin acupuncture and herbal medicine on elasticity, skin problems (acne, rosa- acupuncture and oriental medicine claims the concubines of empresses and em- cea), a withered or dry appearance, perors to enhance natural radiance, and more. The etiology of these con- delay signs of aging, and maintain ditions is embedded in the pattern • AAC helps promote and fund acupuncture a youthful and lustrous appearance. recognition, diagnosis, and treatment research and education programs Available at that time to only the of qi, blood, and fluids as they influ- wealthiest, this imperial secret was a ence and are influenced by the ele- holistic regimen designed to preserve ments, organs, and meridians. beauty and maintain health. As practitioners of CFA, we know The modern application of mei that patients’ primary complaints rong, referred to as cosmetic facial are generally one of a myriad of acupuncture (CFA), is rapidly becom- disharmonies. For example, those ing a recognized and desired alterna- presenting with allergies often have tive or adjunct to well-established abdominal disturbances, loose stools, beauty-enhancing services such as and possibly heaviness in their ex- Botox™, fillers, and surgery. Cos- tremities, all of which can be related metic acupuncture is currently the to spleen qi deficiency with damp- third most popular speciality within ness. Treating the spleen can resolve the acupuncture profession. In fact, allergies, and at the same time ad- the results of a 2014 NCCAOM cer- dress abdominal disorders, loose tification needs assessment survey stools, and limb heaviness. Patients regarding acupuncture and facial presenting with menstrual problems rejuvenation found that 62% of pa- related to liver blood deficiency and tients inquired about cosmetic acu- qi stagnation commonly experience puncture services for the purpose of muscle spasms, headaches, and trou- appearance enhancement. However, ble sleeping, which treatment of the within the community of Chinese root of menstrual disorders, the liver, medicine practitioners, its application can alleviate. Patients with chronic remains controversial. Some believe low back pain related to kidney yang that modern mei rong treatment is and essence deficiency often feel a diversion from classical Chinese tired, are chilled, and can be prone medicine, a waste of time, and that to sexual dysfunctions, all of which ot even diminishes the integrity of treatment of the kidney can resolve. the profession. Others say it has deep A growing number of today’s roots in Chinese medical culture; that consumers initially seek acupunc- treatment reinforces the fundamental ture for their sagging face muscles, principles of TCM, and that it plays wrinkles, and aging skin rather than a significant role in the health and the classical familiar complaints. Al- wellbeing of those seeking it. though seemingly different at the The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, the onset, the educated CFA practitioner first compilation of Chinese pharma- soon realizes that the underlying is- 2015-AAC-OM Coverage underwritten by Allied Professionals Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group, Inc. a Risk Retention Group, Insurance Company, 2015-AAC-OM Coverage underwritten by Allied Professionals copoeia, contains 43 herbal cosmetol- sues are one and the same. Lack of ogy references. Sun Si Miao, the re- muscle tone, or sagging face muscles, nowned TCM physician and author of is generally an issue of the spleen. the Sui and Tang dynasties, included Repetitive muscle contractions lead- 105 mei rong formulas in his classic ing to wrinkle formation can be re- texts Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang and solved by treating the liver. A kidney Qian Jin Yi Fang. Li Shi Zhen, the yang deficiency is ultimately the root great doctor and scientist of the Ming of most advanced aging complaints. Dynasty, mentioned 270 cosmetic Equally, if not more important, herbal drugs in his epic treatise, Ben is the relationship between physical Cao Gang Mu. Descriptions of age- complaints and emotional conflict. In related skin conditions are found in Chinese medicine, there is no dual- the classic work Huang Di Nei Jin, in ism between the body and mind and which the relationships between ap- hence no hierarchy of somatic and pearance enhancement and internal psychological symptoms. A spleen organs and meridians are explained, disorder can cause mental confusion, and acupuncture, moxibustion, facial a liver imbalance can lead to anxi- massage, and qigong anti-aging treat- ety, and a disharmony of the kidneys ments are described. can present as depression. 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whelming urge to enhance one’s ap- by treating the underlying root cause. pearance and erase the visible signs The common thread between both is of aging when faced with the realiza- the knowledge that superficial symp- 2015-AAC-OM Coverage underwritten by Allied Professionals Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group, Inc. a Risk Retention Group, Insurance Company, 2015-AAC-OM Coverage underwritten by Allied Professionals tion that one is getting older. Gener- toms, whether allergies, menstrual ally referred to as a ‘midlife crisis’, disorder, low back pain, or sagging this period of life is often driven by face muscles, face wrinkles, and signs the awareness of ones mortality and of aging, are a reflection of a deeper commonly characterized by periods internal imbalance. Our goal as CM of psychological upheaval and emo- healers is to help our patients live tional instability—namely confusion, healthier and happier lives. Their rea- anxiety, and fear. During this phase son for seeking treatment should not many patients turn to acupuncture be ours to criticize or deny. AIM to erase face wrinkles, tone sagging face muscles, reduce puffiness under the eyes, re-sculpt the contours along SHELLIE GOLDSTEIN is the founder of their cheeks and jaw line, and reju- the Academy of Advanced Cosmetic Fa- venate their withering complexions. cial Acupuncture Mentorship & Training Program, author of Your Best Face Now: The truth however is that they are Look Younger in 20 Days with the Do-It- not simply looking for a superficial Yourself Acupressure FaceLift, and creator makeover, but for emotional and of Touch+Glow: The Natural Acupressure spiritual healing as well. Facelift Kit. She is a recognized leader and In essence, acupuncturists of all lecturer of facial acupuncture, offers numerous distance learning continuing edu- walks are trained to view the body, cation online courses for cosmetic facial mind, emotions, and spirit as one, acupuncture, and is frequently featured in and to address the exterior symptoms the press and social media. www.acupuncturecouncil.com Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine FALL 2020 7 Is This Hidden Injury Beneath Your Patients’ Symptoms?

By FELICE DUNAS, PhD

hat do Angelina Jolie, Hil- 3. Communication problems, which repeated or severe traumatic brain ary Clinton, Lady Gaga, can be broken into: injuries might increase the risk of W and Henry VIII of England • Cognitive, such as difficulty un- degenerative brain diseases. This have in common? Traumatic brain derstanding speech or writing, risk can’t be predicted… and re- injuries (TBI). In Henry’s case, history trouble following and partici- searchers are still investigating if, changed. While unconscious after a pating in conversations why and how TBIs might be relat- joust (which he lost), Henry’s second • Social, including difficulty under- ed to degenerative brain diseases wife Anne Boleyn was so upset that standing non-verbal cues, trou- she miscarried a dearly wanted male ble taking turns in conversations, I once worked with Grace, a child. When he awoke, he began de- organizing thoughts, or forming 53-year-old woman with severe head- veloping behavioral symptoms related words with one’s facial muscles aches. They started during puberty to his TBI which resulted in the rage- 4. Behavioral changes, including and, over decades, worsened until filled, tyrannical personality for which TBI complaints years, even decades, difficulty with self-control, lack of she could barely function at a part he became known. Anne never made after the initial incident or incidents. awareness of one’s abilities, high time job. I did a 2-week intensive it past year three of their marriage for The Mayo Clinic divides the symp- risk behavior, verbal or physical with her, treating her daily and send- want of that lost baby boy. She was toms of TBIs into these categories: outbursts ing her to a Rolfer, who also worked killed on false charges of having had 5. Emotional changes such as depres- intensively with her to address her sex with her brother. 1. Physical complications such as sion, anxiety, mood swings, irrita- posture and minimize stress on the Each year Americans sustain 1.7 seizures, vertigo, headaches, in- bility, lack of empathy, and anger neck and head. Several days into the million brain injuries. Symptoms can fections, and blood vessel damage 6. Sensory abnormalities like loss of process, she uncovered a memory of be minimal and temporary, persist causing strokes taste, smell, ear ringing or vision being hit on the head with a ham- as a difficult undercurrent in a pa- 2. Intellectual problems, categorized as problems, inability to recognize mer by her older, but still very young tient’s health, attitude, or behavior, or • Cognitive function, such as objects, skin tingling, pain or itch- brother when she was, perhaps, worsen throughout life. They may be memory, learning, attention, ing, and balance problems three years old. She recalled laying physical, mental, or emotional, in any concentration, and judgement 7. Degenerative brain disease such on the ground and feeling unable combination. The lifetime cost of a se- • Executive functioning prob- as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and to get up, which frightened her. But rious TBI can be as high as $3 million. lems such as in planning, Dementia pugilistica (caused by then popped up, as 3-year old’s are Often not realizing the cause, many decision-making, problem repeated blows to the head as in present in our practices with common solving, and organization boxing); research suggests that continued on NEXT PAGE

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wont to do, and went on as normal I want you to understand this nese medical etiologies related to this see from reading this piece that there until she had a growth spurt in early aspect of trauma. It is the force that problem, but here is what I can do: I are many TBI symptoms/injuries that adolescence and the headaches be- continues to sink into the body’s can tell you that your intake question- go unrecognized. When you do your gan. They had only gotten worse, energetic system long after anatomy naire should include a detailed history diagnostic evaluation, it is important over the years. Nothing, including heals. It is what causes the college for brain injuries. As many patients are to look for signs of them. medical treatment from pain special- student’s tennis elbow or ankle strain not aware of having had one, ques- Think on your practice now. Were ists and neurologists, improved her to turn into arthritis at that joint site tions about bumping one’s head or you to begin questioning all your pa- condition. But her headaches were 30 years later, even if there were no getting hit in the head may be helpful tients about past head bumps, might down 70% by the end of the inten- major symptoms in between. Like wording. Be direct in your questions you find some correlations to the sive. We understood the cause as be- all injuries, they begin hot: the body and ask patients to explain the inci- health conditions you are treating them ing related to pressure exerted on her creates inflammation, a local event of dences in detail, even if the patient for? It’s worth asking a few questions brain from the injury to her skull dur- fire and water, white blood cells and feels they “are nothing”. TBIs can and considering this possibility. AIM ing its developmental years, and trau- plasma, at the site of injury. Like inju- result from simple, minimally event- ma sinking into the blood level. The ries everywhere, however, excess/hot ful incidents such as falling off a bike, healing process could, ultimately, be conditions can turn to cold/deficient walking into a door or falling out of a FELICE DUNAS began her studies in 1970, completed, though the blood stasis states over time, ultimately leading to tree without any recollection of injury before acupuncture colleges or a profession portion would take much longer. I worsening qi and blood stagnation. as a child. Car accidents and falls, even in the United States existed outside Asian sent her home to get a full neuro The trauma from TBI, if left un- those during which a patient did not communities, then devoted 25 years to building the profession in the U.S. through workup and to start a long regimen tended, can continue to penetrate hit their head, can cause TBIs. These legislation, curriculum, and college de- of herbal tea. deeper into our energetic layers, re- pieces of history are important. velopment. AAAOM recognized Dunas as Grace is a typical example of TBI sulting, over decades, in severe physi- Next, you need to be aware that Acupuncturist of the Year in 2001 for intro- symptoms showing up years after cal, behavioral and mental health chal- a broad range of symptoms can be ducing the ancient subject of “sexuality as an injury. Though she had been to lenges. This is why you have heard caused by TBIs. From being unable medicine” to the American acupuncture pro- pain specialists and neurologists, the stories of NFL players committing sui- to maintain long-term intimacy with fession and for introducing classical Chinese medicine to thousands of corporate CEOs. cause had not been found. It was cide after top-notch, multi-concussion others, to learning weaknesses in Dunas has appeared on many television and the trauma of the injury in her early careers. The reckless qi, unsuccessfully school, to insomnia, depression, diz- radio shows, lectured globally, and serves childhood sinking deeper into her governed by the liver, invades deeper zy spells, poor sense of smell taste, as a consultant to corporations and hospitals system, exacerbated by her rapid into the body and psyche until the pa- hearing or vision, skin pain and what on lowering healthcare costs with acupunc- physical growth and the opening of tient can no longer cope. appears to be kidney-related memory ture and alternative medicine. She is the au- the eight extra channels during ado- You may wonder why I brought loss, anxiety, tinnitus, shooting nerve thor of Passion Play: Ancient Secrets for a Lifetime of Health and Happiness Through lescence, that caused her body to no up this long topic for a short article pain, muscles spasms… these and Sensational Sex and has contributed to longer be able to contain the injury that can’t possibly give you insight into other symptoms could all be related publications including Acupuncture Today, symptom-free. the breadth of presentations and Chi- to brain injury. Hopefully you can Prevention, Glamour, and Marie Claire.

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Managing Modern Fertility Challenges with Nutrition and Introduction to Motor Points by Mary Elizabeth Wakefield and Facial Aging: Channel Theory and Biomedicine Prescribing Custom Supplements with the Shen Nong Ben Cao Lifestyle Support by Aimee Raupp MichelAngelo by Shellie Goldstein by JulieAnn Nugent-Head

1 Sunday, November 1, 8:20am-9:10am CAB Category: 1 1 CAB Category: 1 1 Friday, October 30, 8:20am-9:10am CAB Category: 1 1 CAB Category: 1 CEU/PDA CEU/PDA Thursday, October 29, 8:20am-9:10am CEU/PDA CEU/PDA Saturday, October 31, 8:20am-9:10am

Fertility health changes as the world changes. Modern life This seminar will introduce the use of motor points to treat Cosmetic facial acupuncture is one of the fastest growing As increasing numbers of the population turn to supplements presents unique challenges to fertility. Identifying what fertility difficult facial and constitutional syndromes. Wakefield and specialties among acupuncture professionals. Goldstein will and superfoods, it is the role of Chinese medicine to educate the health means in the modern context includes understanding MichelAngelo will review, in depth, the symptomatology of the explore how biomedical aspects of the aging face relate to public that no single substance is miraculous for every person. menstrual cycles, hormonal balance, and emotional factors Eight Extraordinary meridians, and how these vessels affect traditional Chinese medicine, channel theory diagnosis, and In this brief discussion, JulieAnn Nugent-Head discusses how in both Western and TCM contexts. This class will examine the deep roots and imbalances on the DNA level. For clarity, treatment. the Shen Nong Ben Cao guides us to understand more than a the mechanisms and effects of the modern environment on the function of motor points will be defined, and compared hundred herbs deemed safe to be taken in large doses and for fertility. These include diet, lifestyle, environmental toxins, to that of trigger and ashi points. Techniques for locating long periods of time without harm. Combining classical herbal Nerve Anastomoses and Tissue Connections: Points Affecting the PCOS, endometriosis, and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis, and others. and needling facial motor points and the associated facial theory with individualized diagnosis, practitioners can devise We will explore solutions to modern day fertility challenges, muscles will demonstrated. Significant syndromes to be Jingluo and Jingjin by Matt Callison custom herbal teas for health and longevity. from developing emotional resources to nutrition to toxin addressed will be: Bell's palsy, windstroke, and differentiation 1 Saturday, October 31, 9:30am-10:20am CAB Category: 1 management to working with auto-immunity to optimize between the two; migraines and their mind/body connection; CEU/PDA Essential Oils for the Acupuncture Practice by Peter Holmes fertility. temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ) and specific jaw Similar to crossing points (jiao hui), nerve anastomoses, where and neck points; and types of neuropathies and pain patterns. 1 Sunday, November 1, 9:30am-10:20am CAB Category: 1 different nerves join together and communicate, can be used as CEU/PDA Introduction: The Initiating Causes of Chronic Disease and their points to powerfully influence more than one nerve or channel Learn effective, safe treatment techniques for treatment with Downstream Effects by Butch Levy The Emotion of Hate by Felice Dunas (jing). Other areas in the body, where opposing anatomical essential oils in an acupuncture practice. Holmes will cover tissues join, are vital to the functional stability of the region. 1 1 Friday, October 30, 9:30am-10:20am CAB Category: 1 the theory and practice of concurrent use of acupuncture and CEU/PDA Thursday, October 29, 9:30am-10:20am CAB Category: 1 CEU/PDA Callison will discuss the use of these important points for face, aroma acupoints, the principles of matching essential oils with head, neck, and upper extremity conditions, as well as the acupuncture points, and the necessity of selecting oils with The goal of the lecture is to help practitioners understand anatomical importance of ST 4 (dicang), Du 16 (fengfu), and Tragically, hate has been too easy to come by this year. Chinese medicine-based theory in mind. the complexity of modern illnesses and the importance of Du 1 (changqiang), which can provide unexpected insights. understanding the tools used in other paradigms to seek Abuse and divorce rates are up. Allies have become enemies. information and determine treatment. We all recognize an Ethnicities and races, economic classes, political parties and Chinese Gynecology: Returning to the Roots by Sabine Wilms illness from the particular method of training we received, spouses have been facing off, their underlying prejudices glaring The Pulse, the Heart, and the Four Seasons with hate in the stark daylight of 2020. Can we do something 1 CAB Category: 1 but sometimes it is insufficient to use one paradigm or one by Andrew Nugent-Head CEU/PDA Sunday, November 1, 10:40am-11:30am approach and expect the patient to recovery from illness. By about hatred Is it a toxic disease state or a healthy survival instinct Does it make our patients feel sick or powerful or 1 Gynecology is one of the crown jewels of traditional Chinese understanding what other paradigms can offer, it is possible CEU/PDA Saturday, October 31, 10:40am-11:30am CAB Category: 1 to gain additional skills to improve your patient's health. The both Should we try to cure them of it From the perspective medicine. Wilms will discuss its key concepts as explained lecture will focus on the internal terrain of the individual. of Chinese medicine, is there an appropriate place for hatred Nugent-Head brings the influence of the four seasons on our in roughly thousand-year-old Chinese medical literature, in a healthy individual In this hour, Dr. Dunas will look at hate patients into tangible, clinically applicable focus. By examining contrasting them with popular Western, biomedical, and from several perspectives that a clinical acupuncturist will find the different pulses of each season matrixed over their even TCM perspectives. Learn to see the healthy female body Photobiomodulation: Light Therapy in TCM by Dustin Dillberg useful. constitutional or illness pulse, the shifts in qi direction as yin as a complex system of personal, social, and cosmic forces and yang wax and wane, affecting the hearts of our patients, affecting the flow and balance of qi and blood, expressing itself 1 Thursday, October 29, 10:40am-11:30am CAB Category: 1 CEU/PDA Components of the Initial Patient Interview by Neil Gumenick become apparent. Learn to recognize when the shifts happen, in adulthood through cycles of bleeding in resonance with the 1 and what heart conditions will pose greater danger for at-risk moon, or with conception, pregnancy, birth, and lactation. Dillberg will review neuro-anatomy and define CEU/PDA Friday, October 30, 10:40am-11:30am CAB Category: 1 patients in each season. Understand the cascade of symptoms Chinese medicine practitioners are in a unique position to photobiomodulation. He will also conduct a review of published other chronically-ill patients can expect as their qi, and thus support this process, from menarche to menopause and photobiomodulation literature, how this stimulus can influence Participants will learn the vital areas of inquiry to which pulses, change due to the shifts between what the Nei Jing beyond. treatment outcomes, and integrative therapeutic protocols for practitioners must attend in order to truly know their patients calls the Influence of Heaven and Earth. common conditions. in depth—body, mind, emotions, and spirit. They will learn how to quest beyond simple “information”, gain rapport and trust, and reach the deeper levels of imbalance that are present, Ortho Pain Panel with Matt Callison, Dustin Dillberg, Ted Kaptchuk Interview with Holly Guzman The Recovery Process in Chinese Medicine by Jeffrey Yuen regardless of the label of the disease. Cameron Bishop and Justin E. Flores 1 Sunday, November 1, 12:40pm-1:40pm CAB Category: 1 1 Saturday, October 31, 12:40pm-1:40pm CEU/PDA 1 Thursday, October 29, 12:40pm-1:40pm CAB Category: 1 CEU/PDA CAB Category: 1 CEU/PDA Students will gain an understanding of the development of Monitoring the Wei Qi with Facial Diagnosis by Lillian Bridges Attendees will learn to promote patient recovery from illness Enjoy a lively discussion of the four distinct, integrative TCM in modern times and China’s role in fostering Chinese and injury by integrating the various restorative care approaches approaches to the treatment of orthopedic disorders and pain 1 Friday, October 30, 12:40pm-1:40pm CAB Category: 1 medicine globally. Issues related to how Japanese and Korean within the framework of Chinese medicine. Some attention will CEU/PDA represented by each of our four experts. Techniques discussed traditional medicine and U.S. developments like integrative be paid to recovery from respiratory disease. will include motor points, posture therapy, neuromuscular medicine interact with China’s agenda will be raised. Students The Wei Qi is the most important line of defense against external re-education (NMR) and Japanese acupuncture. will become familiar with the World Health Organization’s pernicious influences or external pathogens that cause illness. (W.H.O.) insertion of a chapter on Chinese medicine in the Facial Diagnosis can help practitioners recognize the current International Classification of Disease (ICD-11). Beijing's recent state of their patients’ Wei Qi and monitor it after treatments. proposal to make defaming Chinese medicine a crime will also This lecture will cover the signs on the cheek area of the face that be discussed. indicate immune function and this information can immediately be applied in the clinic.

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Ted Kaptchuk Aimee Raupp Cameron Bishop Felice Dunas Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc, is a women’s health and wellness Cameron Bishop has been in full-time acupuncture practice for Felice Dunas began her studies in 1970, before acupuncture Ted Kaptchuk's multidisciplinary career began with his training expert, author of Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get over twenty years and teaches Japanese meridian acupuncture. colleges or a profession in the United States existed outside Asian as an acupuncturist and herbalist in Macao, China. He then went Pregnant, and Body Belief, and the founder of her own line After graduating from Seattle Pacific University with degrees in communities, then devoted 25 years to building the profession in on to write a classic textbook on Chinese medicine, The Web of skincare products. A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist psychology and anthropology, he moved to Japan for four years the U.S. through legislation, curriculum, and college development. That Has No Weaver, and penned a BBC documentary series in private practice in New York, she earned her master’s in to work and study healing and martial arts, obtaining black belts AAAOM recognized Dunas as Acupuncturist of the Year in 2001 for on global healing traditions. Ted was recruited to investigate traditional Oriental medicine from Pacific College of Health and in aikido and the double sword style of Miyamoto Musashi. He introducing the ancient subject of “sexuality as medicine” to the Asian medicine at Harvard and subsequently trained in rigorous Science and a bachelor’s in biology from Rutgers University. obtained his master’s in acupuncture from Northwest Institute American acupuncture profession and for introducing classical scientific methodology. He has gone on to lead groundbreaking Raupp has appeared on The View, been featured in Glamour, of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NIAOM) and his doctorate Chinese medicine to thousands of corporate CEOs. Dunas has studies across a variety of disciplines—including clinical science, Allure, Well+Good, GOOP, Shape, and Redbook, and received of acupuncture and Oriental medicine from American College of appeared on many television and radio shows, lectured globally, neurobiology, psychology, anthropology, history, bioethics, and endorsements from Deepak Chopra, Arianna Huffington, Gabby Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), specializing in women’s and serves as a consultant to corporations and hospitals on philosophy—all focused on placebo effects and the healing Bernstein, and others for her work in helping thousands of health and pain management. Bishop also developed and teaches lowering healthcare costs with acupuncture and alternative encounter. He is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, women to improve their vitality and celebrate their beauty. She the Integrative Pain Management course for Pacific College of medicine. She is the author of Passion Play: Ancient Secrets for where he directs the Program in Placebo Studies and Therapeutic is the head of Chinese medicine at The Well, a columnist for Health and Science’s doctoral program. a Lifetime of Health and Happiness Through Sensational Sex and has contributed to publications including Acupuncture Today, Encounter, hosted at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. several media outlets, and a frequent speaker at women’s health and wellness conferences across the nation. Lillian Bridges Prevention, Glamour, and Marie Claire. Lillian Bridges is the world’s leading authority on Face Reading Butch Levy and Diagnosis. She is credited with bringing this body of ancient Justin Flores Dr. Levy is a primary care physician with twenty-eight years of Mary Elizabeth Wakefield knowledge back to the field of Chinese Medicine and introducing Justin Flores is a former professional dancer, with a 25- Mary Elizabeth Wakefield is the author of Constitutional it to Western medicine and business. Lillian is the founder of The Chinese Medicine experience. He uses his diverse skillset to year performance career. He performed as a soloist with the Facial Acupuncture and co-author with MichelAngelo, MFA, of Lotus Institute, Inc., and trains students in her comprehensive provide expertise in topics including age-related cognitive decline, Metropolitan Opera in New York City and has been featured in Vibrational Acupuncture: Integrating Tuning Forks with Needles. Master Face Reading Certification Program. She has nearly 30 supportive care for cancer patients, auto-immune diseases, productions for PBS’ Great Performances and Live from Lincoln She was the facial acupuncture columnist for Acupuncture years of experience speaking and teaching and has been a featured and chronic illness. Levy believes that, while Western medical Center. He had the honor of touring as an artistic ambassador for Today for nine years, and her protocols have been highlighted or speaker at conferences, conventions and symposiums around the treatment is often essential for severe diseases, little is available the United States and giving performances in Germany, Poland, featured in several other publications. With more than 30 years world including multiple appearances at Pacific Symposium. Lillian for restorative care to reestablish the body’s balance, harmony Belarus, and The Russian Federation. He is company instructor and of professional practice experience, she has personally trained learned her skills from a long line of master Chinese practitioners and recovery. By complementing traditional medicine with acupuncturist for the California Ballet and heads the men’s training thousands of healthcare practitioners. Wakefield was invited to in her Chen Family lineage. She received her degree in psychology Japanese acupuncture and Chinese herbal formulas, nutritional program at the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet. His private practice is design a facial in conjunction with the Academy Awards, then from UCLA. She is the author of Face Reading in Chinese Medicine, supplementation, and diet, Levy seeks to offer the best of both primarily orthopedic acupuncture, with a focus on dance injuries appeared on the Discovery Channel to demonstrate it on host 2nd Edition, a best seller in the genre, published in multiple worlds. and neuromuscular reeducation. Acupuncture salvaged his dance Gina Lombardi. She is also an herbalist, Acutonics®/Zen shiatsu languages. Lillian has been seen on numerous radio and television career after multiple surgeries on his ankles, which is the primary practitioner, cranio-sacral therapist, a professional opera singer; shows and was most recently was featured on the Dr. OZ show, MichelAngelo reason he practices today. in addition, she maintains a private practice in Manhattan. “What Your Face Reveals About Your Health.” She has been profiled An opera singer, classical composer, pianist, astrologer, healer, in numerous publications on the topics of Face Reading and Feng Shellie Goldstein diviner, and writer, MichelAngelo co-authored Vibrational Sabine Wilms Shui, including Newsweek, Natural Health Magazine, the LA Times Shellie Goldstein is widely considered one of the leading worldwide Acupuncture: Integrating Tuning Forks with Needles with Mary Sabine Wilms, PhD, is the author and translator of more than and the Irish Times. Lillian was a contributor to several books on experts on cosmetic facial acupuncture. She is the author of Elizabeth Wakefield. He was the astrological medicine advisor to a dozen books on Chinese medicine. Her publications include Chinese Medicine, including TCM Stress and TCM Aging. She has Your Best Face Now: Look Younger in 20 Days with the Do-It- Acutonics® Institute of Integral Medicine for seven years, and co- translations of Sun Simiao’s writings on pediatrics (Venerating also been a contributor to numerous national and international Yourself Acupressure Facelift and creator of Touch+Glow®: The authored their textbook From Galaxies to Cells: Planetary Science, the Root) and of the Divine Farmer’s Classic of Materia Medica magazines and journals. Do-It-Yourself Acupressure Facelift Kit. As a leading authority Harmony and Medicine. MichelAngelo has created a three-part (Shennong Bencao Jing); two books on Wang Fengyi’s system and educator of cosmetic facial acupuncture, Goldstein founded medical astrological certification series, been published in multiple of “Five Element Virtue Healing” (Let the Radiant Yang Shine Matt Callison the Academy of Advanced Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, where journals and magazines, and self-published two books of original Forth and Twelve Characters); a translation and discussion of With over 27 years’ experience in sports medicine, acupuncture, she lectures and teaches advanced cosmetic facial acupuncture astrological essays, with a third in progress. MichelAngelo sees the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic (Huangdi Nei Jing Suwen) and cadaver dissection, Matt Callison is the renowned instructor to post-graduate acupuncturists and physicians. She has been clients for astrological healing sessions in New York and remotely chapter five (Humming with Elephants); and of Qi Zhongfu’s and author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart, featured on major television and cable networks and in the press via Skype. Hundred Questions on Gynecology (Nüke Bai Wen, published as Motor Point Manual, Motor Point Index, and the Sports Medicine and is a columnist for Acupuncture Today. Channeling the Moon). Dr. Wilms is known for her historically Acupuncture textbook. He also wrote many articles on topics Andrew Nugent-Head and culturally sensitive approach to Chinese medicine, but also from acupuncture and tibial stress syndromes (shin splints) to Andrew Nugent-Head, founder and president of the Association Neil Gumenick sees it as a living, effective, ever-changing, and much needed sports-related muscle tension headaches. His Sports Medicine for Traditional Studies, moved to China in 1986 to study Chinese Neil R. Gumenick is founder and director of the Institute of Classical response to the issues of our modern times. She lives on Acupuncture Certification Program is attended by acupuncturists medicine, internal cultivation practices, and martial arts. He Five-Element Acupuncture and has maintained a private practice Whidbey Island near Seattle. worldwide. After earning his bachelor’s in physical education/ was privileged to learn in a traditional manner from the last in Santa Monica, CA since 1981. He has served as a professor at Yo sports medicine from San Diego State University in 1985, he San University and Emperor’s College and holds three degrees and generation of practitioners born and educated prior to the arrival worked in sports medicine for six years, then received his master’s an advanced teaching credential from The College of Traditional of communism in 1949, one of the only contemporary practitioners Jeffrey Yuen in traditional Oriental medicine (MSTOM) from Pacific College of Acupuncture (UK), awarded by the late Professor J.R. Worsley. to have done so. Dedicated to saving the skills and perspectives Yuen is a frequent lecturer at Pacific Symposium. Coming Health and Science. The class he developed there, Treatment of Gumenick was the recipient of the 2007 AAAOM Pioneers and of these practitioners, his work generated thousands of hours of from a classical Chinese medical approach, he offers different footage and hundreds of seminars. After returning to the U.S. in Orthopedic Disorders, is still being taught. He continues to guest Leaders in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Award, and is one perspectives to understanding the rigors of Chinese medicine. 2014, he, and his wife and fellow practitioner JulieAnn, opened The lecture in many acupuncture doctoral programs and is the Clinic of the world’s foremost practitioners, teachers, and writers on the He comes from two Daoist traditions, the Shangqing and Supervisor for Pacific College at the University of California - San Alternative Clinic, a teaching clinic where patients can experience topic of classical five-element acupuncture. Quanzhen schools. He was instrumental in developing the Diego Sports Medicine RIMAC Center. the full efficacy of Chinese medicine, and where its clinical practice first classical Chinese medicine doctoral program in the state Peter Holmes can be taught in an open, encouraging environment. of California and is the Director of Classical Studies in Daoist Dustin Dillberg Peter Holmes, LAc, MH, is a practitioner of Chinese medicine, Traditions at an acupuncture school in Asheville, NC. Dr. Dustin Dillberg, DACM, LAc, is a speaker, writer, and educator a medical herbalist, and an essential oil therapist with over 35 JulieAnn Nugent-Head Yuen was the first recipient of the “Educator of the Year” specializing in sports medicine, myofascial systems, lymphatics, years' experience. His training included studies with Ted Kaptchuk JulieAnn Nugent-Head obtained her master’s in Oriental medicine award, conferred by the AAAOM. He is most noted for bringing pain management, and functional medicine. He is a graduate of and Giovanni Maciocia, medical herbalist and pharmacist Henri in the United States, interned at Beijing’s Kuanjie Hospital in 2003 the influence of Daoism into the practice and teachings of Pacific College, Egoscue Institute, and Pettibon Spinal Technologies. Verdier in Paris, medical herbalist Christopher Hedley in London, and 2004, then moved to Beijing to study under Drs. Li Hongxiang Dr. Dillberg has extensive clinical experience working with many and Chinese medicine sinologist Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée in and Chen Tongyun. Continuing to document these famous scholars, Chinese medicine. He resides in New York City and serves as top professional athletes and patients of almost every age and Paris. Holmes has explored and developed both the physiological she and her husband Andrew moved to the rural tea mountains President of the International Tai Chi Institute. ability. 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Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine FALL 2020 19 Cháo Yuánfang on Epidemics

By SABINE WILMS, PhD

his is my translation of three essays on “Epidemics,” T found as Volume Ten of the Zhūbìng yuánhòu lùn《諸病源候論》 (“Discussion of the Origins and Signs of the Various Diseases”). Composed by an illustrious physician at the imperial court of the short-lived Sui dynasty (581-618 CE) named Cháo Yuánfāng 巢元方, this influential text is a treasure trove of classical Chi- nese ideas about disease classification, causation, and symptomatology. Unfortunately not translated into any Western language, the Zhūbìng yuán- hòu lùn is a book that I consult regularly in my translation work whenever I need to research the classical understanding of a disease’s cause and symptoms.

卷之十疫癘病諸候（凡三論） Volume Ten: The Various Signs of Epidemic Diseases (Three Essays Altogether)

ESSAY 1: THE SIGNS OF EPIDEMIC DISEASE 疫癘病候 This disease is in the same category as conditions like seasonal qi, 其病與時氣、溫、熱等病相類， ist Master Black Ox.’ If you want to among the myriad things and the de- [pathological] warmth and heat, and 皆由一歲之內，節氣不和，寒暑乖 get this color, a multi-colored ox is mons of epidemic qi will bow down so on. They are all due to the fact 候，或有暴風疾雨，霧露不散，則民 best, a black ox is second-best, and deeply in submission to them. that within a single year the nodal 多疾疫。病無長少，率皆相似，如有 a multi-colored horse is below that 《養生方》云︰封君達常乘青 qi[1] is not harmonious and that 鬼厲之氣，故云疫癘病。 still. These three colors represent 牛，魯女生常乘駁牛，孟子綽常乘駁 winter-cold or summer-heat deviate The text Yǎngshēngfāng (“For- the qi of flowing with the current of 馬，尹公度常乘青騾。時人莫知其名 from the season, or possibly there is mulas for Nurturing Life”) states: life. It is said that the black ox of the 字為誰，故曰︰欲得不死，當問青牛 fulminant wind or severe rain, or fog Fēng Jūndá always rode a black ancient past was actually the essence 道士。欲得此色，駁牛為上，青牛次 and dew fail to disperse. As a result, ox, Lady Lǔ always rode a multi- of the cypress tree (arborvitae), that 之，駁馬又次之。三色者，順生之氣 the people suffer from an increase in colored ox, Mèng Zǐchuò always the multi-colored ox was actually the 也。云古之青牛者，乃柏木之精也； epidemics. Because the disease does rode a multi-colored horse, and Yǐn predecessor of the ancient Divine 駁牛者，古之神宗之先也；駁馬者， not recognize old age or youth and Gōngdù always rode a black mule. Ancestor, and that the multi-colored 乃神龍之祖也。云道士乘此以行於 affects everybody similarly without [2] Among the people of their time, horse was actually the ancestor of the 路，百物之惡精，疫氣之厲鬼，將長 exception, as if it were the malevo- nobody knew their names and who Divine Dragon. It is said that when 揖之焉。 lent qi of demons, we call it “epi- they were and therefore said: ‘If you the Daoist masters ride these to travel demic disease.” want to avoid dying, ask for the Dao- on the road, the malign specters continued on page 22

CHÁO YUÁNFANG ON EPIDEMICS continued from page 19 qi from breath through the nostrils; is present in mid-life, and a philtrum much to accomplish, their philtrum is below, the mouth receives the qi of that is widest at the bottom indicates usually quite wide on the bottom. The LILLIAN PEARL BRIDGES, an authority on the Earth as food. It is also the place that jing has been preserved and will philtrum can and does change shape face reading and diagnosis, is credited with to view fertility and creativity. This be most present and available in old as jing usage is protected, indicating bringing this body of ancient knowledge area is considered the equivalent of age. The good news is that the shape the patient is living better. back to the field of Chinese medicine. For over 20 years, her wisdom, warmth, and the lifeline on the palm of the hand, of the philtrum changes based on Therefore, those of us in the field humor have captivated audiences around of Chinese medicine have an obliga- showing the time of life when the jing used so far and can also indicate the world as she has taught both compli- most jing is given from this under- a change in jing usage when more of tion as health practitioners to help mentary and allopathic health practitioners ground aquifer. The philtrum can be the jing is preserved for old age. people understand how to manage how to utilize facial diagnosis in their prac- divided into three parts: the top of Whenever I ask my clients if they their jing. We can use these signs tices. Founder of The Lotus Institute, Inc., the philtrum is the time of childhood, want to live to be old, the answer tells to monitor its usage and encourage she trains students in her apprenticeship the middle of the philtrum mid- me how they are using their jing. The people to access the jing that they program, at continuing education courses life, and the bottom of the philtrum ones who answer that they don’t want have not yet used, stored in the Sea at universities and colleges, and is a featured speaker at conferences, conventions, old age. If the philtrum is equal in to be old and sick, crippled, and in of Yang. Longevity itself is not the and symposiums around the world. Her goal; being fully functional and en- width in all three areas, this indicates pain have already used up too much book Face Reading in Chinese Medicine that the infusion of jing is regular jing. When someone answers that joying life while living long enough was published by Churchill Livingstone in throughout life. When the philtrum they want to live to be old no matter to complete your life’s work is the 2003 and has been translated into German is widest in the middle, the most jing what, primarily because they have so ultimate reward. AIM and Italian.

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The text Yǎngshēngfāng, in the damage in southern China, [keep in is not a condition that can be treated the patient contracted the disease. “Methods on Guiding and Pulling”[3] mind that] the seasonal qi is warmer lightly. If the treatment does not lead Then in prescribing medicine, you states: and make the cooling medicinals to a cure, [the disease] will mature can specifically tailor it to this precise The path to extending the years slightly colder than in the north. At into jaundice. And if the jaundice sequence. [of life] lies in visualizing and holding the time when you apply hot medici- is not cured, it will become corpse 或人得病久，方告醫，醫知病 in one’s mind the redness of heart nals, also reduce their amounts by jaundice. Regarding the critical condi- 深，病已成結，非可發表解肌，所當 qi, the green-blue of liver qi, the removing two thirds. Nevertheless, tion of corpse jaundice, the pestilen- 問病之得病本末，投藥可專依次第 white of lung qi, the yellow of spleen the outside signs of this disease are tial qi that is found in southern China 也。AIM qi, and the black of kidney qi. Emit slightly delayed, following the pro- is something that the local population these and circulate them throughout gression through the channels, which suffers from continuously and chroni- FOOTNOTES: the body, while at the same time is no different from [the progression cally without recovering and that 1. I.e., the particular qi in each of the 24 di- avoiding the evil spirits. If you want in] cold damage. This being so, when transforms into this disease. As such, visions of the traditional Chinese calendar. to avoid and repel the multitudes of yin and yang both contract disease, there is no need for treatment. As for 2. These are four mythological Daoist immor- evil and hundred demons, constantly as a combination of both exterior and visitors from the north, you must still tals and doctors, all famous for the skill at visualize that your heart is a blazing interior, you need to clearly know deliberate carefully to rescue them. “nurturing life”. fire like the [Big] Dipper, resplendent the source of the problem and must 夫下利治病等藥在下品，藥性凶 3 “Guiding and pulling” is the early Chinese and brightly radiating, and then the not wantonly attack with decoctions 毒，專主攻擊，不可恆服，疾去即 term for physical exercises to guide qi through the body through breath, medita- hundred evils will not dare to en- and moxibustion. 止。病若日數未入於內，不可預服利 tion, and stretches, as the precursor of croach upon you. By means of this, 量其用藥體性，嶺南傷寒，但節藥，藥盡胃虛，病必乘虛而進。此不 modern qigong. you are able to enter right in the 氣多溫，冷藥小寒於嶺北。時用熱可輕治。治不瘥，成黃疸；黃疸不 4. This most likely means that the black head middle of warm epidemics. 藥，亦減其錙銖，三分去二。但此病瘥，為尸疸。尸疸疾者，嶺南中瘴 on the hair loses its glossy darkness, a 《養生方‧導引法》云︰延年之外候小遲，因經絡之所傳，與傷寒不氣，土人連歷不瘥，變成此病，不須 common sign in Chinese medical texts for a decline in health. 道，存念心氣赤，肝氣青，肺氣白，異。然陰陽受病，會同表裡，須明識治也。嶺北客人，猶得斟酌救之。脾氣黃，腎氣黑，出周其身，又兼辟患源，不得妄攻湯艾。 Conditions that manifest with 5. Another potential translation for the Chi- nese term zhàngqì could be “miasmatic 邪鬼。欲辟卻眾邪百鬼，常存心為炎 In a case where a patient suf- heat first and cold later erupt in yang. qi.” It is also sometimes, less accurately, 火如斗，煌煌光明，則百邪不敢干 fers from chronic heat and has now Cases that manifest without heat and translated as malaria. 之。可以入溫疫之中。 contracted pestilential toxin, the toxin only with aversion to cold erupt in 6. These are two technical terms referring is further aggravated upon acquiring yin. In cases that erupt in yang, at- to spring and autumn epidemics related ESSAY 2: THE SIGNS OF EPIDEMIC this heat. Even though the signs in tack the patient’s outside. In cases to seasonal pestilential (or “miasmatic”) qi that occur in southern China, roughly BLISTER SORES the outer body are fully exuberant, if that erupt in yin, attack their inside. in the area of modern Guǎngdōng and 疫癘疱瘡候 [the toxin] is still in the exterior and 病前熱而後寒者，發於陽；無熱 Guǎngxī. When heat toxin is exuberant, has not yet entered the intestines and 而惡寒者，發於陰。發於陽者，攻其 7. Tàiyīn means “supreme yin,” which here this results in the formation of blister stomach, there is no harm in [treating 外；發於陰者，攻其內。 refers to the most yin of times, so the sores, with sores distributed all over it with] warmth and promoting sweat- In the first and second day of the darkest, coldest time of the year around the winter solstice, or the season of winter the body, resembling fire sores. If ing (to expel it). In cases where it disease, the pestilential qi is in the in general. [the patient’s] complexion is red with has already entered the inside, there superficial layer of the skin. There- 8. In other words, even though there are whiteness on the head,[4] the toxin is no harm in neutralizing it and fore the patient suffers from head- signs of fully developed heat in such a is light, but when the complexion moving it out through elimination in ache and aversion to cold and rigid- patient with underlying pathological heat, is black with purple stasis, the toxin the lower body.[8] ity and heaviness in the lumbar area if the toxin has not entered the inside, you 假令宿患痼熱，今得瘴毒，毒得 can treat it by effusing it through the ex- is severe. This disease is also called and back. If the cold qi is located terior through heat and promoting sweat- “pea sores”. 熱更煩，雖形候正盛，猶在於表，未 in the exterior, making the patient ing. If it has entered into the inside, you 熱毒盛，則生疱瘡，瘡周匝遍入腸胃，不妨溫而汗之。已入內者， sweat and needling them will invari- can “balance” the patient, i.e., balance the 身，狀如火瘡，色赤頭白者毒輕，色不妨平而下之。 ably lead to a cure. By the third day heat and cold, and eliminate the toxin by guiding it downward and outward through 黑紫瘀者毒重。亦名豌豆瘡。 If the patient suffers from cold and beyond, the qi floats upward and defecation and urination. as their root condition and now con- congests the heart and chest area, 9. I.e., medicinals that promote the expul- ESSAY THREE: SIGNS OF PESTILENTIAL tracts warm pestilence, even in cases causing headache and fullness in the sion of toxins by increasing urination and QI[5] of fulminant and severe heat with chest, and oppression. It is suitable defecation, but often also more specifically 瘴氣候 vexation and fullness, if you see cold to use medicinals that induce vomit- referring to substances that cause loose bowel movements. The conditions of “bright-green [underneath], you must principally ing, and making the patient vomit 10. I.e., defecation and urination. grass pestilence” and “yellow leaf use warm medicinals to promote will invariably lead to a cure. By the pestilence” from southern China[6] sweating. But if there is no thirst after fifth day and beyond, the pestilen- 11. This is a technical term that means to get rid of the toxin by moving it out through resemble the “Cold Damage” that you have made them sweat, you may tial qi is deep and bound up in the the surface, specifically through sweat- occurs in the north. Because the want to use cold medicinals to expel zàng and fǔ internal organs. For this ing. in this case, the disease has become southern region is warm, at the time it through downward elimination. reason, we see abdominal distention bound deeply inside the body and can no longer be expelled through the surface. of Tàiyīn[7] the plants fail to turn 假令本有冷，今得溫瘴，雖暴壯 and heaviness of the body, and vex- yellow and drop, and [animals and 熱煩滿，視寒正須溫藥汗之，汗之不 ing pain in the bones and joints. You insects that should be] underground 歇，不妨寒藥下之。 must [treat it] by inducing [expulsion and hibernating fail to be dormant Now, medicinals that treat dis- of the disease through] downward SABINE WILMS, PhD, is the author and and hidden away [as they should in ease by promoting elimination movement.[10] translator of more than a dozen books on accordance with the cycle of the sea- through downward movement fall 其一日、二日，瘴氣在皮膚之 Chinese medicine. Her publications include translations of Sun Simiao’s writings on pe- sons]. Because of the warmth, mis- into the category of inferior substanc- 間，故病者頭痛惡寒，腰背強重。若 diatrics (Venerating the Root) and of the cellaneous toxins are born. For this es. The nature of these medicinals 寒氣在表，發汗及針必愈。三日以 Divine Farmer’s Classic of Materia Medica reason, in southern China, from the is harsh and toxic and they are spe- 上，氣浮於上，填塞心胸，使頭痛胸 (Shennong Bencao Jing); two books on second month of spring to the sec- cifically indicated for violent attack. 滿而悶，宜以吐藥，吐之必愈。五日 Wang Fengyi’s system of “Five Element Vir- ond month of summer “bright-green These must not be taken habitually, 以上，瘴氣深結在臟腑，故腹脹身 tue Healing” (Let the Radiant Yang Shine grass pestilence” is active, and from and once the critical condition is 重，骨節煩疼，當下之。 Forth and Twelve Characters); a translation and discussion of the Yellow Emperor’s In- the last month of summer to the first gone, you must stop. If the disease Sometimes a person contracted ner Classic (Huangdi Nei Jing Suwen) chap- month of winter “yellow leaf pesti- has persisted for several days but not disease a long time ago but has only ter five (Humming with Elephants); and of lence” is active. yet entered the inside, you may not now informed the doctor. The doctor Qi Zhongfu’s Hundred Questions on Gyne- 夫嶺南青草、黃芒瘴，猶如嶺北 give disinhibiting medicinals[9] in knows that the disease is deep and cology (Nüke Bai Wen, published as Chan- 傷寒也。南地暖，故太陰之時，草木 anticipation [of the disease progress- that it has already become bound neling the Moon). Dr. Wilms is known for 不黃落，伏蟄不閉藏，雜毒因暖而 ing to the inside], because once the up. This is not a case where you can her historically and culturally sensitive approach to Chinese medicine, but also sees 生。故嶺南從仲春訖仲夏，行青草 medicine is all used up, the stomach effuse the exterior[11] and resolve it it as a living, effective, ever-changing, and 瘴，季夏訖孟冬，行黃芒瘴。 will be deficient, and the disease through the superficial layer of the much needed response to the issues of our When appraising the nature of will invariably take advantage of this flesh. What you must do is to ask modern times. She lives on Whidbey Island medicinals to use, in treating cold deficiency to enter there. This then for the roots and branches in how near Seattle.

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