A "therapist"

Early in September last year, I published a post in this blog about a new dream, which is simply to learn a person's acupoints. This was the last paragraph I wrote in that post:

"Among the dreams I ever thought of, this seems to be the simplest, but can be a most challenging one because of what it can achieve after I learn. I can save lives, even my own life! Isn't that wonderful?"

I'd like to say now that on the contrary, it is not that simple. There are 2,000 acupoints, so when can I ever get to learn all of them? The only way I know is to immediately apply through actual therapy, whenever a group of acupoints is learned. Using the Tiens Acupoint Treasure or "Tong Bao", which is a needleless acupuncture gadget with a 400 gauss magnetic tip or beam, I started with myself. With a pressure that is bearable, the tip is pressed on the acupoint for 5 seconds, rotated clockwise for 10 seconds, pressed steadily for 5 seconds, and then rotated counterclockwise for 10 seconds. That process is one cycle lasting for 30 seconds, and 6 cycles should be completed for each acupoint. The action of this magnetic tip simulates that of an acupuncture needle as the process is performed. Though I was taking supplements which I knew helped a lot in my wellness, I believe that the procedure hastened my expelling of phlegm, when I had cough and colds during the cold months late last year.

Becoming a professional therapist was never in my thoughts, not even in my dreams, until this year. The irony is I cannot find time now to perform the acupuncture therapy on myself. I usually do it for my special child to clear her liver "chi" (qi), since she regularly takes drugs for her cerebral palsy, and now for my sister-in-law who has cataract. The treatment for cataract involves several acupoints, so that the whole treatment takes one hour and four cycles are done for each acupoint instead of the usual six.

I am not yet a professional therapist, but I'm on my way to become one.