The most important relationship I seek to nurture in the treatment room is the one a patient has with their own body. We live in a culture that teaches us to override pain, defer to outside authority, and push through discomfort. Patients often arrive hoping I can “fix” them, but the truth is, we can’t do the work for them. We can offer guidance, insight and support, but healing requires their full participation.
Clarification
The May issue of Acupuncture Today featured a review of the book The Channel Divergences: Deeper Pathways of the Web by Miki Shima and Charles Chace. The review pertained to the revised edition of The Channel Divergences, not the original edition published in 2001.
We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.