This is the THIRD of 12 Core Healing Principles that form the foundation of my healing philosophy. They are not only aspirational, but ones that I actively cultivate in my daily interactions with each and every patient. Your health, wellness and vitality are important to me. I have actively sought out healing traditions and studied with some …
12 Healing Principles @ Dr. Loop, OMD (1 of 12)
This is the first of 12 Core Healing Principles that form the foundation of my healing philosophy. They are not only aspirational, but ones that I actively cultivate in my daily interactions with each and every patient. Your health, wellness and vitality are important to me. I have actively sought out healing traditions and studied with some …
Keeping the “Spirit” (Shen) in the Medicine
Keith’s Fire Video It is a time when the Spirit is being taken out of everything and being Shunned as outdated, fringe, corruptible, irrelevant and/or unimportant. I am not Ashamed to keep Spirit at the rightful Center position in a medicine that has evolved over thousands of years. Spiritual Belonging-ness is the …
When you go looking for the Wizard, You may just find Yourself
Dr. Loop, OMD Off to See the Wizard. mov. The Wizard of Oz & Chinese Medicine….Any Correlation? There is meaning everywhere when you open your heart and mind. In fact, in Chinese medical theory, microcosms of universal functioning can be found anywhere, like on the scalp, ear, abdomen and yes, perhaps even in a classic …
You are the Temple Light
The “Great Reset” or “Build Back Better” or whatever jargon is being used today in the midst of the Corona Virus Pandemic reflects the need to Reset, Renew or Remember an Internal Revolution to restore peace and harmony. Ok…perhaps we all thought a shift into 2022 would cause a miraculous change (and 2021 before that) for some, …
Finding Balance in the Winter Soul-stice
In Classical Chinese Medicine, each season reflects a plethora of correspondences like an element, emotion, organ, taste, color etc. Winter is Kidney Time Water is the element Fear is the predominant emotion Salty is the taste Black is the color Etc. Etc. The Water Element in Chinese Medicine reflects the Kidneys, Bladder and Adrenal Glands …
The Tao of Chinese Medicine
Chinese Medicine highlights Prevention, Maintenance & the Treatment of Disease We live in an era where medicine only highlights sickness care. Detached third party purveyors might even dictate what is “covered” or “allowed” separate from your primary care provider, or even dictate what is specifically “treatable” according to some outdated rubric of science. Undoubtedly, there …
What is Qi and Why is it such a Big Deal?
What is Qi and Why is it such a big deal? Qi is often described loosely as “energy” or “vital force” that flows in the body. This is helpful in a simplistic way but does not paint the full picture. Qi is indeed one of the 5 vital substances in the human body according to …
Love What Goes Away
I cannot make stay What must go away Nature has its play All things that may I choose Love Padre And Come what may Keep my focus underway True light on display What comes this day Will Leave or dismay Yet Truth will array Love what goes away Plug in play hurray Find …
Poetic Meanderings about the Lung Function and its Meaning in Chinese Medicine
The Lung Canopy LUNG IS THE UPPER SOURCE OF WATER Oh Integrative yin elixir…the roots of heaven float high on the mountain of life condensing into thin air A canopy of rarified mist linking critical and vibrant fluid lingering in the soul like pure drops of functioning DNA LUNG IS A METAL ORGAN remembering an …