A Wellness University?

     There was a big article about the Tai Sophia Institute, my acupuncture school in the local county paper this past week. Tai is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year and maybe moving toward status as a “wellness” university in 5 or 6 years if all goes well.
     That’s pretty good for an organization that almost landed the founders in jail for breaking the skin like surgeons without a license.

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     May all beings everywhere with whom we are inseparably interconnected, be fulfilled, awakened, liberated and free. May there be peace in this world and throughout out the entire universe, and may we all together complete the spiritual journey. - Mahayana Buddhist Prayer

I've sat in Bob Duggan's class, Bob is one of the co-founders of the Tai Sophia Institute in Laurel, Maryland, and heard him say that words can cause disease. Language most definitely has that power. Haven't we heard comments from our loved ones and had them cut us to the core? It is one big piece of how life comes at us. We experience our lives through so much sensory input, we appreciate seeing the birds and trees and sunrise on our commute to work but when that guy cuts us off on the beltway or that coffee shop guy makes a smart remark, we can get caught up in the living of our life. Be very definitely advised that problems are mandatory but upset is optional.

1,000 steps/158.5 lbs

The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease. - Voltaire