{"id":2831,"date":"2011-09-26T14:24:48","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T20:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/?p=2831"},"modified":"2018-05-23T05:49:24","modified_gmt":"2018-05-23T11:49:24","slug":"i-am-convinced-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2011\/09\/i-am-convinced-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"I am Convinced\u2014Part 1: Meridian Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have a massive library packed full of books on Chinese Medicine\u2014many that I used in college, and many more that I picked up along the way\u2014with a plan to someday study them in more detail. I\u2019m sure<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Japanese-Classical-Acupuncture-Introduction-Meridian\/dp\/0939616734\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1317060943&amp;sr=8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2856 size-full\" title=\"book\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/book.jpg\" alt=\"Meridian Therapy book\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/book.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/book-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> that you can relate.<\/p>\n<p>This summer I took the opportunity to force myself back into learning mode by signing up for a weekend seminar with <strong>Dr. Jake Fratkin<\/strong>. The subject was Meridian Balancing\u2014using Japanese style acupuncture; and to my surprise one of the books on his suggested reading list was <em>Meridian Therapy<\/em> by Shudo Denmei. Since I had the book sitting on my shelf, I tucked it into my suitcase as I headed off to Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Jake-Fratkin-teaching.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2838 size-full\" style=\"margin: 0px 20px; border: 0.25px solid black;\" title=\"Jake Fratkin teaching\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Jake-Fratkin-teaching.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Fratkin teaching\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><strong>There was so much to learn at Dr. Fratkin\u2019s seminar.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Jake is an expert in the field of Acupuncture and Herbology, and it was quite an honor to study with him. He has a thriving practice in Boulder, Colorado and is a renowned teacher of Chinese medicine and author of <em>Chinese Herbal Patent Formulas, The Clinical Desk Reference<\/em>. His 30 years of experience was exemplified in every aspect of his presentation.<\/p>\n<p>I wanted to learn <em>all<\/em> that he had to teach; but the information that actually stuck in my mind at the end of the weekend is only the tip of the iceberg in comparison to what he presented. Although there is no way that I could come home after only three days of studying under his tutelage and call myself a master\u2014I will say this: <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>\u201cLittle did I know that one weekend of studying with Dr. Fratkin, would completely change my understanding of how Chinese Medicine works\u2014and forever transform the way I practice acupuncture.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>I have seen miracles happen in my clinic since I returned from Dr. Fratkin\u2019s training. Patients are sending me e-mails and thank-you letters on a regular basis\u2014because they are so excited about their treatment results.\u00a0 Many patients who have been coming in for months and months with chronic conditions are now being released from care because their graphs are almost completely green and their symptoms have been alleviated. How would you like your patients&#8217; graphs to start looking like this?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Near-perfect-graph.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2844 size-large\" title=\"Near perfect graph\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Near-perfect-graph-1024x523.png\" alt=\"Graph result\" width=\"665\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Near-perfect-graph-1024x523.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Near-perfect-graph-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Near-perfect-graph.png 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Chronic-MS-21.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a>I consider myself a fairly good acupuncturist&#8211;but results like those in the above graph have been few and far between.<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Nevertheless, I can honestly say that I am now getting graphs like these quite regularly.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>I would like to share with you some of the things that I have learned.\u00a0There are three gifts that I will be sending your way\u2014each of which, I AM CONVINCED, will bring you better results as a practitioner. But before I send them, I want to share with you the most exciting part of the weekend:<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Did you know that Dr. Jake Fratkin uses the AcuGraph when diagnosing and treating his patients?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Yes\u2014he really does! He graphs every patient that comes in for treatment! I was amazed, and awed by his perspective on graphing\u2014and his conviction and testimonial regarding the AcuGraph. Think about that for a little while, and I\u2019ll be back to share what I learned. Watch for it in <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2011\/10\/i-am-convinced-part-2-yin-leads-yang-follows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part 2\u2014Yin Leads, Yang Follows<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Have a great week!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ThompsonKimberly2017-IMG-2446-Social-Media-Crop-Leap-Photography.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18887\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ThompsonKimberly2017-IMG-2446-Social-Media-Crop-Leap-Photography-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"242\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ThompsonKimberly2017-IMG-2446-Social-Media-Crop-Leap-Photography-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ThompsonKimberly2017-IMG-2446-Social-Media-Crop-Leap-Photography-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ThompsonKimberly2017-IMG-2446-Social-Media-Crop-Leap-Photography-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ThompsonKimberly2017-IMG-2446-Social-Media-Crop-Leap-Photography-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ThompsonKimberly2017-IMG-2446-Social-Media-Crop-Leap-Photography-660x660.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/ThompsonKimberly2017-IMG-2446-Social-Media-Crop-Leap-Photography.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kimberly_sig1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"kimberly_sig\" src=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/kimberly_sig1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"62\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kimberly Thompson, L.Ac.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Acupuncture Research Analyst<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Miridia Technology Inc.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.miridiatech.com\/news\/2011\/10\/i-am-convinced-part-2-yin-leads-yang-follows\/\">Read &#8216;I am Convinced\u2014Part 2: Yin Leads, Yang Follows&#8217; here.<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a massive library packed full of books on Chinese Medicine\u2014many that I used in college, and many more that I picked up along the way\u2014with a plan to&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3340,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,35,381,31,3,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-acugraph-4","category-case_studies","category-kimberly-thompson-l-ac","category-products","category-practice","category-training"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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