My Taoist master said to me “the essence of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is to activate the patient’s self-healing process.” As a Chinese Medicine practitioner, we apply certain techniques such as acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion, Tui na, herbs or Qi gong to influence your 身 (the body)，心 (the mind )and 灵 (the spirit). Consequently your healing heart will return. Therefore, the focus of TCM is really on addressing the energetic health of the organs and the tissues, by regulating the flow of Qi and blood. This encourages the body to utilize the innate self-healing mechanisms and to function more efficiently. In another words, maintaining and restoring a state of homeostasis is really at the core of TCM treatment.
Many of the effects of acupuncture and herbs are in the third dimension. However, the appealing of acupuncture is that its benefits are not limited to 3D, but also in higher dimensions.
The fourth dimension is the mind, both the individual mind and collective consciousness, where patients with difficult chronic pain and diseases tend to be stuck. Fortunately, there are points and systems within acupuncture that do address mind working. For example An mian, Yingtang, Shenmen and sanyinjiao. Besides, Qi gong and the Five phases music therapy are excellent addition to acupuncture for providing richer effects on the 4D level.
The fifth dimension is the spirit, it is our true homecoming. It is the realm of oneness and fulfillment of the heart: it is our very true self. Our true self may be disconnected from our body and mind, we just need to return home. 5D is a tangible and very real part of my clinical sessions. As my master taught me: “holding the image of your patients as whole and complete, and working from that point is the simple and powerful approach.”
More Than Needles 