needles and pins - part 3

Today we checked the balance of my meridians.  This involved taking small sticks of burning incense and passing them over several points on my fingers and toes.  I was supposed to indicate when I felt the heat.  Any differences in sensitivity between the left or right side indicate that something is blocked.

Needles were inserted into my calf, wrists, and hands to deal with the blockages.  Some spots were painful, some not.  Some took a few pokes, some only one.  Unlike the last treatment, these needles are inserted and removed rather quickly.  

My physician also did some craniosacral work - mainly pressure points on my skull and stretching of my neck to help with my cold and headache. 

I'll go back in a few weeks.

Time to Wii!

needles and pins - part 2

My next appointment focused on Wei Chi.  Much like our immune system, the Wei Chi is located in the skin and is designed to protect us. However, when Wei Chi has been taxed it can turn against us and hurt that which it was designed to protect - like an autoimmune disorder.

The Wei Chi treatment involves several needles entered along the sides of the spine.  If the skin around the needle turns red, toxic energy needs to be released.  This release involves sitting with the needles in your back "cooking" until the redness subsides which can take anywhere from 15 minutes to over an hour.

My areas of redness centered on the lungs and the liver.  The lungs are associated with grief and the liver with a variety of things like thinking too much, planning, etc.  It took about 45 minutes for the redness to subside.  It also took alot out of me.  Tears streamed down my face uncontrollably during most of the treatment.  I guess it's all part of the process.

I go back later this week for the next round.   

needles and pins - part 1

My follow-up appointment went well.  The needles were placed in my hands, wrists, and collar bone.  The left side was mostly painless. In fact it was more like scratching an internal itch I didn't know I had.  The right side was quite a different experience.  Every needle hurt.  Every place was tender.  

Bad news:  Apparently I am unbalanced.

Good news: My inner pulses responded well to the first treatment.

I Don't know why...I don't know why...anymore...oh no.

Putting together a cd of hairband favorites:

Quiet Riot - Cum on feel the noize

White Lion - Little Fighter

Skid Row - I Remember You

Def Leppard - Armageddon It and/or Photograph

Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged In and/or Talk Dirty To Me

Guns n Roses - Sweet Child O Mine and/or Mr. Brownstone

Motley Crue - Smokin In the Boys Room and/or Same Ol Situation and/or Don't Go Away Mad

Journey/Steve Perry - Any Way You Want It

Aerosmith - What It Takes

Tesla - Love Song

Cinderella - Shelter

Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It

KISS - too many to choose from...maybe Detroit Rock City or Shout It Out Loud?

Anything missing? 

Video Killed the Radio Star

So I was waiting for the granite guys most of the day today (our sink came dettached from our counter).  Mostly I was working on booking speakers and scheduling rooms for the next two aging training meetings and doing laundry with VH1 on in the background.  I'm not sure if VH1 has changed their programming, if I am old, or if it's some combination of the two.  The music was decent - some Beyonce, All American Rejects, Thriving Ivory.  The reality tv was mostly entertaining - Love with Ray J or some such, a rerun of Rock of Love Bus.   I remember when VH1 was like MTV but with adult comtemporary Michael Bolton type music and there was no such thing as "reality tv."  

Ding!

Ding fries are done! Ding fries are done! I gotta run! I gotta run!

I found myself singing this the other day while getting ready for work.  Perhaps I should submit an application to BK...or just sit down and start rocking back and forth in the corner with a paper hat on.

How do couples find work simultaneously in the same location without one person getting the shaft?  Is it even possible?  Can't we just move to Siler City and be done with it?

SO busy

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