I got home after school and the first thing that my
mom asked me to do was help her find a painting to hang in the house, so
naturally I agreed to it. So I started to sort through all the pictures we had
downstairs in our house (this is relevant I promise) and as I got further into
sorting through the paintings, my dad comes downstairs and asks my mom to do
moxibustion. The reason my dad asked is because he has stomach cancer and Dr.
Song recommend using moxibustion to stimulate his qi. Moxibustion is another
treatment in conjuction with acupuncture, so I thought this would be a perfect
opportunity to work more on my hours. So
I immediately asked my parents if I could watch while sorting through the
paintings.
There were no
objections, so I carried on while paying attention to what my mom was going to
do. First thing my mom did was set up the room, so basically she opened the
window, covered the massage table, and got the herbs, gloves and a lighter. Next
my dad got the table and rolled up his pant legs, since my mom is no doctor
there were red dots placed on specific points on his legs that Dr. Song marked.
Once settled in, my mom proceeded to burn the herbs, which smelled… interesting
the least to say, and placed them over the indicated points. Basically this is
what happened for the next hour, my mom would move to different points on the
body and when the spot was warm enough my dad would tell her and she’d move on.
It wasn’t particularly exciting, but it was still cool in mind to watch and see
how moxibustion works.
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