I got a job and began working my ass off in an amazing wonderful way–right around the time that a depression was lifting and a period was starting and life was running away without me. So I’m really really tired right now. Really needed this day off. I’ve been resting all day–trying to catch up [...]

Learning from the people at Lincoln Hospital in New York (yes, that Lincoln Hospital), how to treat addiction with acupuncture points in the ears. It’s been pretty amazing so far, and the stories…good god the stories… I have a whole new perspective on ears. Our ears, like every single fucking organ in our bodies, is [...]

I’ve been taking my kids to acupuncture. So far things have worked out very well. We all get into the car after a treatment and there is blessed quiet. Everybody chilling and feeling good in the same way makes for a happy ride back home! I noticed something though. This last Saturday when we were [...]

“If inequality is what is making us sick, then inequality is what medicine, our medicine, has got to address.” Little Red Book of Working Class Acupuncture for Practitioners by Lisa Rohleder, L.Ac. and Skip Van Meter, L.Ac. In what ways do you see “health care” dealing with inequality that is specific to your lives?

Ok, so as I’ve posted previously, the Community Acupuncture model of treatment is quite a bit different than what people expect from acupuncture treatment. You sit in a room with lots of other people, you sit on recliners and usually wind up falling asleep. There is snoring, there is ambient music, there is very little [...]

I am reading the amazing book, Acupuncture is like Noodles: the Little Red (Cook) Book of Working Class Acupuncture right now. I have a lot I want to say about it (it’s bringing up SO many good points like “health care: what is it?” reform versus revolution, accessibility, inclusiveness, classism within affordable business models, etc), [...]

A friend emailed me the link to this: an interview with Mutulu Shakur, an acupuncturist/activist (who is also the step father of Tupac Shakur) that is in prison now for allegedly robbing an armored truck. The interview is especially interesting to me because it demonstrates exactly how dangerous “health” is to the status quo. Announcer: [...]

If you can’t make it to this gathering, head over to the AMC website and make a donation there!!!!

Come out at see the fabulous Adele Nieves and ME, la BFP!!!!, and help support travel to the *best* media conference of the year, the Allied Media Conference! WE’RE ALL WAITING FOR YOU!

I am going to be helping out at this fundraiser–YOU MUST COME!!!! If you donate 10$ or more, you can get a free acupuncture treatment–and all money no matter how much you donate will be going toward helping people travel to the AMC! COME AND SAY HELLO, COME AND BEGIN TO HEAL! SEE YOU THERE! [...]