2011

CHAKRAPUNCTURE
I am pleased to announce a new web site dedicated to the study and practice of chakrapuncture. I had intimated the name 'chakrapuncture' in my book 'Acupuncture and the Chakra Energy System' but had not used it officially to describe how acupuncture may be performed with the chakra energy system. Several months ago I was approached by M. Michel Hamilton of Lorient, Brittany, France seeking my permission to translate my book into French. He painstakingly translated and produced the manuscript and finally received permission to publish by North Atlantic Books. He now has a publisher and it should be out within the next couple of months. It has been a remarkable achievement.

WEB SITE
What is even more remarkable is that he has put together a web site dedicated to the practice of chakrapuncture that is in both English and French. On the web site you will find details of my work, including my other books and posters, plus essays on the aura, chakras, magnets and copper/zinc needles. There is also a Forum in French and English that you are welcome to make a contribution.

To see a web site dedicated to your work is a very humbling experience and I will remain forever grateful to Michel for doing it. Please visit this new web site and experience it yourself.
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RADIO SHOW
I shall be on the Colin Lively show, part of the 'Here women talk' network at 1400 EST (1900 BST) on Friday 26 August. We shall be discussing Scoliosis and how it may be treated using the various modalities of exercise, surgery and all the complementary medicine methods.  P.S. This was a hoot!!

AMAZON.CO.UK
Oh dear - what a shambles these people are! I wanted to advertise my 3 posters through their web site - simple enough task you may say. The 'Chakra' poster went into the 'Books' section as it had a previous ASIN number through Amazon.com. The other two though, as they are original and did not have a previous ASIN number have had to be categorized under 'Home and Kitchen'. Now who will try and look for a medical poster (called a 'posture' by their Client help section [durr]) under Home and Garden. It's the equivalent of putting a car for sale in the newspaper under the heading of 'Refrigerators'. I shall see how it goes for about a month then may pull out graciously.

NEW BOOK
The new book on Light Touch Reflextherapy is slightly behind schedule, due to one thing and another. I hope to complete it by the end of the year and publish Spring 2012 - The posture (sorry) though is out already. I may go through the self publishing route.

SURGERY
I am having cervical spinal surgery at the end of 2011 and I have now retired from clinical work after 44 years of practice - scary! I should be able to resume teaching Spring 2012 and will also make haste to complete the LTR book. 

NEW BOOKLET IDEA!

 I have decided to write a booklet aimed at the lay person. Following a 'eureka' and '0' level in the bl****ng obvious moment, I realised that the important acupoints could also be designated a homeopathic remedy - simply because each deals with the same symptoms. e.g. ST 36 could be said to be the Arsenicum point as both can help gastritis. Please note this is NOT homeopuncture. It shouldn't take too long to write before proceeding to the important tome of 'The Holistic Spine'