Complementary Complementary TherapiesTherapies

Traditional Chinese Traditional Chinese MedicineMedicine

**What I am studyingWhat I am studying

• Origins of AcupunctureOrigins of Acupuncture– Not definite! TCM is around Not definite! TCM is around

3,000 years old, but the theory 3,000 years old, but the theory is that the Chinese were the is that the Chinese were the first to formalize and document first to formalize and document itit

– Origins are a mystery because Origins are a mystery because a 5,000+ year old mummified a 5,000+ year old mummified man was found in central man was found in central Europe with tattoos of Europe with tattoos of therapeutic acupuncture points therapeutic acupuncture points in his skin.in his skin.

Main Philosophy of Main Philosophy of TCMTCM

• The first thing we were The first thing we were taught about TCM belief taught about TCM belief is:is: We are an energy field We are an energy field that that happenshappens to have a to have a body in it.body in it.

– That energy is referred to in That energy is referred to in acupuncture as Qi (prounced acupuncture as Qi (prounced Chi), or has other names Chi), or has other names such as prana, aura, chakras, such as prana, aura, chakras, vibes, intention, etc. vibes, intention, etc.

Acupuncture Acupuncture Goal is to: Balance an energy Goal is to: Balance an energy field that has established a field that has established a pattern of disharmonypattern of disharmony

Instruments of acupunctureInstruments of acupuncture• NeedlesNeedles – inserted in points along – inserted in points along

energetic pathways we call meridians in energetic pathways we call meridians in the body, the needles are thinner than the body, the needles are thinner than the shaft of your hair (No need to be the shaft of your hair (No need to be scared of the needles). The needles scared of the needles). The needles move Qi (Chi).move Qi (Chi).

• MoxibustionMoxibustion – An Herb that is burned – An Herb that is burned on an acupuncture point or on the end on an acupuncture point or on the end of a needle to enhance a change in Qi.of a needle to enhance a change in Qi.

• Herbs Herbs • ExerciseExercise – You move stagnant energy – You move stagnant energy

during exercise, very helpful with during exercise, very helpful with anxiety that is often due to too much anxiety that is often due to too much mental activity, needs to be balanced mental activity, needs to be balanced with the physical.with the physical.

• NutritionNutrition – TCM belief is that food is – TCM belief is that food is medicine, change your diet and change medicine, change your diet and change your life. Eat with the seasons, eat your life. Eat with the seasons, eat whole unprocessed foods! Your energy whole unprocessed foods! Your energy system ebbs and flows with the energy system ebbs and flows with the energy of natureof nature..

Interesting Western Interesting Western Medicine and TCM Medicine and TCM

factfact• After a laparoscopy patients After a laparoscopy patients

often complain of pain in the often complain of pain in the clavicles and shoulders post-clavicles and shoulders post-surgery. This is a result of the air surgery. This is a result of the air pumped into inflate the abdomenpumped into inflate the abdomen

– Why? – viscera of lower abdominal Why? – viscera of lower abdominal organs are low in nociceptors and organs are low in nociceptors and can not communicate pain as a can not communicate pain as a result of pressure from the trapped result of pressure from the trapped air. That air pushes up against the air. That air pushes up against the diaphragm and gallbladder. The diaphragm and gallbladder. The shoulder pain is a result of the body shoulder pain is a result of the body communicating the discomfort communicating the discomfort along the gallbladder meridian. This along the gallbladder meridian. This phenomena is called referred painphenomena is called referred pain

Foundation of TCMFoundation of TCMYin and YangYin and Yang

• This symbol is YOU! This is symbol represents This symbol is YOU! This is symbol represents EVERYTHING you encounter! This symbol EVERYTHING you encounter! This symbol represents BALANCE and HEALTH, it is HOLISM, represents BALANCE and HEALTH, it is HOLISM, and INTEGRATION. Most importantly this is and INTEGRATION. Most importantly this is where the health care system is heading, this is where the health care system is heading, this is western medicine and complimentary therapies western medicine and complimentary therapies coming together to assist the sick together.coming together to assist the sick together.

• In China MD’s and TCM Doctors work together In China MD’s and TCM Doctors work together under one roof.under one roof.

Yin and YangYin and Yang

YINYINFemaleFemale

InhaleInhale

FormForm

DarkDark

RestRest

MoonMoon

NightNight

SlowSlow

WinterWinter

DeathDeath

Right Brain HemisphereRight Brain Hemisphere

AbstractAbstract

EmotionEmotion

QualitativeQualitative

Being StillBeing StillUnconditional AcceptanceUnconditional Acceptance

ReceivingReceiving

MeditationMeditation

PatiencePatience

YANGYANGMaleMale

ExhaleExhale

FunctionFunction

LightLight

ActivityActivity

SunSun

DayDay

FastFast

SummerSummer

BirthBirth

Left Brain HemisphereLeft Brain Hemisphere

ConcreteConcrete

IntellectIntellect

QuantitativeQuantitative

DoingDoing

Judgment/AnalyzingJudgment/Analyzing

SendingSending

Prayer/AskingPrayer/Asking

AggressionAggression

Balance and Balance and HarmonyHarmony

• Results when we are able Results when we are able to equally incorporate our to equally incorporate our yin and yang aspects or yin and yang aspects or a.k.a our left and right a.k.a our left and right brain thinkingbrain thinking

• America typically is a left America typically is a left brained society and often brained society and often overlooks of dismisses the overlooks of dismisses the importance of yin activities importance of yin activities and qualities in lifeand qualities in life

Left and Right Brain Left and Right Brain cont:cont:

• There are 4 brain wave There are 4 brain wave patterns:patterns:

BetaBeta – Brain wave cycling at full alert – Brain wave cycling at full alert wakefullness wakefullness

AlphaAlpha - Brain waves during reading, - Brain waves during reading, relaxing, daydreamingrelaxing, daydreaming

Theta Theta – Brain waves a deep relaxation – Brain waves a deep relaxation and light sleepand light sleep

DeltaDelta – Deep sleep – Deep sleep

* The first two wave patterns are yang * The first two wave patterns are yang (left brain activities) the last two are (left brain activities) the last two are yin (right brain activities)yin (right brain activities)

Brain WavesBrain Waves

• The division between upper two The division between upper two brain waves and the lower two is brain waves and the lower two is the place where our conscious the place where our conscious and subconscious minds meet. and subconscious minds meet.

• People that meditate train their People that meditate train their brains to reach this light theta brains to reach this light theta level easily and it has been level easily and it has been measured that disciplined measured that disciplined meditators can reach deep theta meditators can reach deep theta and light delta while fully awake.and light delta while fully awake.

* The reason I bring this up is to convey why * The reason I bring this up is to convey why meditation is soo good for stress relief and meditation is soo good for stress relief and often helps us reach a deep state of often helps us reach a deep state of relaxation in spite of external circumstances relaxation in spite of external circumstances aka STRESS!aka STRESS!

Brain Waves and Brain Waves and EnergyEnergy

• Not known why but it has Not known why but it has been measured that the been measured that the brains waves of energy brains waves of energy healers cycle between healers cycle between Alpha and Theta, the place Alpha and Theta, the place between Yin and Yang, this between Yin and Yang, this happens to also be the happens to also be the same frequency as nature.same frequency as nature.

**Is that a coincidence? What do Is that a coincidence? What do you think?you think?

The Human Energy The Human Energy FieldField

• You are PURE energy, and You are PURE energy, and can affect the energy of can affect the energy of others with your thoughts others with your thoughts and intentions, especially and intentions, especially with positive emotionswith positive emotions

• We can all move Qi, with We can all move Qi, with practice we can sense, practice we can sense, direct and effect our direct and effect our energy and the energy of energy and the energy of othersothers

Observe for yourselfObserve for yourself• As an example have you ever noticed As an example have you ever noticed

when you walk into this school how you when you walk into this school how you feel? Seriously! Notice how you feel feel? Seriously! Notice how you feel when you walk in the front door, you can when you walk in the front door, you can pick up on the energetic anxiousness of pick up on the energetic anxiousness of students learning and testing! What students learning and testing! What about the hospitals you are doing about the hospitals you are doing clinicals at, test it out anywhere you go, clinicals at, test it out anywhere you go, Target, Starbucks etc. even your own Target, Starbucks etc. even your own homehome

• Notice how you feel when you stand Notice how you feel when you stand next to someone who is worried, anxious next to someone who is worried, anxious etc. Lean into their space a little and etc. Lean into their space a little and just feel. You will often pick up on their just feel. You will often pick up on their emotions. Or when someone is in your emotions. Or when someone is in your personal space, they are literally personal space, they are literally standing in your energy field and it feels standing in your energy field and it feels intrusive.intrusive.

• Pay attention to your body as you talk to Pay attention to your body as you talk to patients, you may even notice if their patients, you may even notice if their knee aches so will yours slightly etc.! knee aches so will yours slightly etc.! This is a result of your energy field This is a result of your energy field communicating with theirscommunicating with theirs

Observe for Yourself Observe for Yourself cont.:cont.:

• When your teachers are up When your teachers are up front lecturing, defocus your front lecturing, defocus your eyes a little, and look eyes a little, and look around them, do you see around them, do you see any colors? Or maybe a any colors? Or maybe a slight brightness that slight brightness that extends maybe 3-5 inches extends maybe 3-5 inches out? Do this when they are out? Do this when they are against a white background! against a white background! You will be surprised to see You will be surprised to see a little glow. a little glow. That is energyThat is energy

Painting by artist Alex GreyPainting by artist Alex GreyAlex sees energy fieldsAlex sees energy fields

www.alexgrey.comwww.alexgrey.com

**Notice the Meridians he seesNotice the Meridians he sees

New Science in Cell New Science in Cell BiologyBiology

• Who’s in Charge? Our DNA? or our Minds?Who’s in Charge? Our DNA? or our Minds?

Bruce LiptonBruce Lipton, a cell biologist recently , a cell biologist recently wrote Biology of Belief wrote Biology of Belief www.brucelipton.comwww.brucelipton.com summarizing that our summarizing that our genes do not randomly fire codes, we are genes do not randomly fire codes, we are in control with our thoughts. His findings in control with our thoughts. His findings are that DNA becomes activated by cell are that DNA becomes activated by cell receptors! That DNA can not be decoded receptors! That DNA can not be decoded until a specific cell receptor on the cell until a specific cell receptor on the cell membrane surface is triggered membrane surface is triggered chemically, triggering the RNA sleeve to chemically, triggering the RNA sleeve to activate specific DNA codes. activate specific DNA codes.

Meaning: We send specific chemical Meaning: We send specific chemical responses to our cell membranes to responses to our cell membranes to decode our DNA from our thoughts and decode our DNA from our thoughts and feelingsfeelings

*Thought: What effects do our positive *Thought: What effects do our positive and negative thinking have on our DNA? and negative thinking have on our DNA? Do we trigger our genetic predispositions Do we trigger our genetic predispositions and illnesses? Just something to ponderand illnesses? Just something to ponder

Energy Field Energy Field as seen by: Barbara Brennanas seen by: Barbara Brennan

IntuitionIntuition

• Again we all have it! No matter Again we all have it! No matter what you do in life you can use what you do in life you can use it, don’t ignore it, especially as it, don’t ignore it, especially as nursesnurses

• Kelly’s in admissions mother in Kelly’s in admissions mother in law went in for her yearly exam, law went in for her yearly exam, her nurse practitioner sent her her nurse practitioner sent her for an unroutine chest X-ray on a for an unroutine chest X-ray on a hunch. It was discovered Karen hunch. It was discovered Karen had a malignant tumor on her had a malignant tumor on her lung. Karen was asymptomatic at lung. Karen was asymptomatic at the time she went in for her the time she went in for her check up. That nurse check up. That nurse practitioner’s hunch saved practitioner’s hunch saved Karen’s life.Karen’s life.

Other ModalitiesOther Modalities• Healing TouchHealing Touch – Very popular with – Very popular with

nursing community, teaches you how nursing community, teaches you how to effect a patient’s energy system to effect a patient’s energy system with your healing energy and touch.with your healing energy and touch.

• ChiropracticChiropractic – Foundation is spinal – Foundation is spinal health, aligns spine to make sure health, aligns spine to make sure nerve function is optimal and nerve function is optimal and communicating to rest of the body, communicating to rest of the body, particularly vital organs.particularly vital organs.

• HypnotherapyHypnotherapy – Helps clients cycle – Helps clients cycle brain waves to Theta and tap into brain waves to Theta and tap into subconscious mind.subconscious mind.

• Massage therapy and RolfingMassage therapy and Rolfing – – Manipulation of soft tissues to move Manipulation of soft tissues to move energy and stimulate deep relaxationenergy and stimulate deep relaxation

• AyurvedaAyurveda• HomeopathyHomeopathy• Many more! Check out Nexus Many more! Check out Nexus

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This is an Exciting This is an Exciting Time!Time!

• To be in your field and mine! To be in your field and mine!

• It will be interesting to see what It will be interesting to see what happens to health care over the happens to health care over the next few decades, I hope the next few decades, I hope the future brings different future brings different modalities of healing together, it modalities of healing together, it is only a win-win situation for allis only a win-win situation for all

• Just an FYI: Next to California, Just an FYI: Next to California, Colorado is one the top place to Colorado is one the top place to be in to learn complimentary be in to learn complimentary therapiestherapies

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