Here’s a short bio (under 250 characters) you can use on **Dragon Talks**: **Bio:** Paul Freedman shares reflections on Classical Chinese Medicine, bridging ancient wisdom with modern clinical insight.
I recently had a client say these exact words to me in my clinic. “I am having trouble transitioning from summer to autumn, and I have pain on my side between my ribs”. This is the perfect expression to indicate weak Earth. I am going to zoom out and then
One of the most common problems seen in my clinic is one where the pivoting function of the Shao yang fails. Let me explain. I started my practice some time ago, and in my pursuit of better clinical results discovered the Kiiko Matsumoto Style (KMS) of Japanese acupuncture. I followed
I came across a video in my YouTube feed that I want to share. I want to share because the video discusses something we all think about, consciousness. What I liked about the video from Annaka Harris is that she explains her version of consciousness, and you know what, it
The Void The void is empty Empty of what? Empty of self or what belongs to self. Empty of eternal or permanent self. Whatever we are is always changing. There is nothing permanent about us that we can point to that is what we really are. There is nothing in
Through the mythology contained in early Daoist texts the spirit of ancient Chinese medicine comes alive. It also makes it easier to remember certain concepts. The Death of Emperor Huntun reflects the cosmological origins of the universe and the human experience. The myth of the death of Emperor Huntun (混沌,
During my studies I discovered that I did not know all of the five agent associations. I collected information during my studies. I have decided to share them since it has deepened my understanding of the qualities of each element. I have used only one text for my studying, namely
Introduction In Chinese Medicine we tend to look at the transformational aspect of the myriad beings. Transformation represents the changes in things and beings in time. And with good reason, because this is how we treat disease. Yet, it is the functionality that brings Chinese Medicine diagnostic methods together and
Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Line 1 Question: "Superior practitioners treat diseases before they arise. Why is this?" The master said: "Treating disease before it arises means that when one sees a liver condition for example, one will know that the liver condition will pass to the spleen,
The lines of the Shāng Hán Lùn or Treatise on Cold Damage are the core structure of the text, and they have a very specific meaning in classical Chinese medical literature. The genius of the writer Zhang Ji are reflected in the lines as well as the whole of ancient
The Shang Han Lun is one of the most important classical texts of Chinese Medicine. It has been studied extensively, and is considered to be fundamental to the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine (T.C.M.).
