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Let’s Review In part 1 of my discussion of the 3-Level Acupuncture Balance, I laid out the steps to perform diagnosis and implement the basic treatment using AcuGraph. If you missed part 1 of this blog post series, The 3-Level Acupuncture Balance: Part 1-The Treatment, you can catch up here:... Read more
Over the last number of years, I have been using AcuGraph to guide me in a protocol I have come to call the 3-Level Acupuncture Balance. Over the next couple months, I will present a series of posts describing what this balance is, why I think it offers a deep... Read more
Editor’s Note: This webinar was presented live in December 2017. The practice-growth insights discussed remain relevant. I have seen amazing growth for acupuncture practitioners in 2017. Dr. Larsen and I rubbed shoulders with so many of you this year at symposiums and acupuncture trade shows. The success stories you share... Read more
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 2017. References to AcuGraph 5 reflect the software version available at the time; the current version is AcuGraph CS. The clinical techniques described remain fully applicable. Do you remember when I began teaching practitioners the importance of a six treatment series? I... Read more
Editor’s Note: This article references the 2017 Acupuncture Technology Symposium, a live event that has since concluded. Recordings from this and other training events are available at miridiatech.com/training-seminars. Back in May, we hosted the first-ever Acupuncture Technology Symposium! Ever since, we’ve been inundated with requests for the recordings. We know... Read more
Do you ever take a moment to sit down and think about how far you’ve come in your career? Many of you have watched me grow and learn as a practitioner over the years. Some of you have been reading my blog posts since day one, so you know that... Read more
If your goal is to become an EXPERT in AcuGraph Analysis, you are in for a treat! Kimberly is doing a special webinar specifically related to graph analysis; patient education; and her own unique treatment strategies. Kimberly is excellent at graph analysis. You’ve read her strategies via the Case Study... Read more
I was a stubborn child. My mother said she hoped someday I’d learn what it was like to raise a child just like me… God has a sense of humor. We have been blessed with many stubborn children over the years. You’d think I’d learned my lesson about raising strong-willed children... Read more
Every now and then, I run across a graph that looks something like this: Everything is high—in fact, so high that there are no findings at all. When everything is this elevated and this close together, it’s impossible to determine excess, deficiency, or splits. So what does it mean? 1.... Read more
I don’t own an airplane. Investing in an airplane only makes sense if you use it to do what it’s designed to do–fly! Otherwise, it’s just an expensive toy that sits in the hangar, gathering dust. I don’t know how to fly an airplane, and I don’t own one. Would... Read more
Last week, I put needles into my patient and she began to cry. This is not the first time that this has happened in my office. In fact, I keep a box of tissue nearby for those who cry after the needles are inserted. When you are an acupuncturist, it... Read more