{"id":488,"date":"2018-03-19T15:31:33","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shepherd-holistic.co.uk\/?p=488"},"modified":"2024-04-17T09:12:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T08:12:15","slug":"ear-ear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shepherd-holistic.co.uk\/marks-blog\/ear-ear","title":{"rendered":"Ear Ear!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">Q. What do you call an acupuncturist sitting in a room, with 18 other practitioners, with<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>acupuncture needles in his ear?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">A.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Very relaxed, and I do mean very relaxed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">My needles were already in place while the rest of the practitioners were having theirs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This general milling around in no way diminished my growing sense of calm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-839 alignleft\" style=\"font-size: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shepherd-holistic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Acupuncture-on-the-.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"382\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shepherd-holistic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Acupuncture-on-the-.png 940w, https:\/\/www.shepherd-holistic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Acupuncture-on-the--300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/www.shepherd-holistic.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Acupuncture-on-the--768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/>This is taking place on a NADA<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(National Acupuncture Detoxification Association) Ear Acupuncture course, hosted by the original college where I started my studies nearly 14 years ago.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Do I use Ear Acupuncture already?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Of course I do, but to stay on top and develop, you need to sharpen your axe and do your training.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This aspect of Acupuncture came from the work a Hong Kong Neurosurgeon, HL Wen in the 1970&#8217;s, then Dr Michael Smith at the Lincoln Recovery Centre, New York in the 1980&#8217;s and was introduced in the UK in 1990&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The work focuses on assisting clients with getting over addiction. The nature of the points make it great for potentially helping sleep, anxiety and relaxation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">With addiction, smoking, food, drugs, sex, exercise, whatever the addiction may be.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is not there to be a cure all but as a great support.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It applications, however, have grown beyond this to other areas of health and are the subject of research into these other areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The work can then lead on to looking at the underlying causes that feed the addiction or to what the addiction is there to numb.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Acupuncture can be a great way to continue working with the emotions and wellbeing, whilst remembering all the other types of assistance that&#8217;s out there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The treatment is performed in a peaceful environment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Once the treatment begins, unnecessary talking is discouraged.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The whole point is to sink into the treatment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Of course, there will always be background noise such as cars outside or people.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>This though is normal life and so you allow your mind to filter these noises out.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Just like my room of people, it can become the distant background.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You do not need to have an addiction to come and experience this kind of relaxation and focus.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It can be great to lie back and let the world drift away for just a while, and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>recharge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mark Shepherd practices Acupuncture in Chichester, West Sussex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. 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