tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17164534.post2877752936821561751..comments2008-02-15T22:26:45.241-05:00Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674198657010416085noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17164534.post-29784606924114794032008-02-15T22:26:00.000-05:002008-02-15T22:26:00.000-05:00I'm too lazy to change the default profile. Do people actually look at those?Carlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674198657010416085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17164534.post-9164114397475682592008-02-15T10:41:00.000-05:002008-02-15T10:41:00.000-05:00Yah, in the comment above, I meant "without sight" where I wrote "by sight." Sigh.Hiram R. Shadraskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527995001550472763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17164534.post-45939905384322299832008-02-15T09:45:00.000-05:002008-02-15T09:45:00.000-05:00From an acupuncturist I happen to know (with permission):<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>Some of the best acupuncturists in the world are blind. In Japan, there's a tradition within the Toyohari "school" of selecting blind individuals with an obvious aptitude, and training them well. They're pretty amazing, really, and I'd go to one without any hesitation.<BR/><BR/>BTW, Will Morris, the President of the school she attended, is one of the real heavyweights in the American Acu scene. Very well respected.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>And in response to my followup question asking how one can place needles by sight:<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>By feel. We were taught to locate acupuncture points by sight and feel, using anatomical landmarks to put the needles in the right places. I've actually found that as my skill has progressed over the last several years, I rely on sight less and less, and feel (palpation) more and more, especially in pain treatment. Being able to feel the places where the qi flow is impeded is invaluable; without good palpatory skills, the practitioner needs to rely on formulaic treatment that may or may not fit the patient's needs.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think if Cumbo is denied a license solely on the basis of being sightless, it'd be a real shame, and worthy of appeal.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>It's interesting that someone who demonstrates such a high degree of skepticism over acupuncture would proclaim his status in two different astrological systems in his Blogger profile....Hiram R. Shadraskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07527995001550472763noreply@blogger.com