On Monday January 21, 2013 I met with my mentor Dr. Song.
Dr. Song runs an acupuncture clinic in Burlingame. She specializes in acupuncture, acupressure and Chinese Herbs. When I got into her office we started off talking about what I wanted accomplish with her and for my Senior project. I ultimately wanted to learn the basics of acupuncture and how different it is the typical Western practices. After a discussion about what I wanted to accomplish Dr. Song proceeded to talk about the various channels within the body that moves chi (body energy). She told me that the body has a total of 14 channels that link external body parts to internal organs. She didn't go too in depth about the subject solely because this meeting was more about what I wanted to do for the 25 hours and a brief introduction to the anatomy of acupuncture.
After meeting with Dr. Song I'm extremely excited to finish the rest of mu hours and learn about the practice of acupuncture.
So, will you be learning to do acupuncture in order to control the bodies flow of energy, or will you solely be observing the process?
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure I'd be doing more observing because I can't actually do the acupuncture since I'm underage and against the law.
ReplyDeleteI think your project is really awesome. We have similar physical projects in the sense that we're learning different types of medicine, but our papers are really different. I look forward at following your capstone journey!
ReplyDeleteYour project sounds awesome. My mom used to take me along to her acupuncture sessions. It was weird to see her not feeling any pain despite all the needles on her body. I never got to have any sessions because I was afraid of the needles. haha
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading more about your project! :D
I like your project, and I'm excited for you! Acupuncture seems really interesting, but I would be too scared to do it. I hope that your hours turn out to be fun! seeing as they already are.
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