MESSAGES FROM JOHN

I have decided to do away with correspondence on this page and concentrate on posting personal messages. I receive hundreds of emails a year and cannot print them all - to all those of you who email you will receive a personal email in return.

DECEMBER 2008

I AM TAKING A BREAK FROM GIVING WORKSHOPS UNTIL THE END OF FEBRUARY 2009. TRAVELLING THROUGH MAINLAND SCOTLAND CAN BE DODGY AT THIS TIME. MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE ATTENDED WORKSHOPS IN 2008 - IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LONELY WITHOUT YOU. I SHALL USE THIS 'FREE' TIME TO CARRY ON WITH WRITING 'CLINICAL ACUPRESSURE AND REFLEXTHERAPY IN MUSCULO-SKELETAL AND MEDICAL CONDITIONS'. A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND GREAT HOGMANAY TO ALL OF YOU OUT THERE FROM ANDREA AND MYSELF WITH A LICK FROM 'BONES'

1 FEBRUARY 2009

AS YOU CAN READ ON THE 'WORKSHOPS' PAGE, THE ORGANISERS OF THE LATE FEBRUARY WORKSHOP IN JERUSALEM HAVE DECIDED TO POSTPONE MY VISIT UNTIL THE SITUATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST IS CALMER. DESPITE THE 'CREDIT CRUNCH' IT IS ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR THE 3-WEEKENDER ON HEALING WITH THE CHAKRA ENERGY SYSTEM AT THE CHILTERNS CENTRE, WENDOVER STARTING NEXT MONTH. I AM PRESENTLY NEGOTIATING WEEKEND WORKSHOPS IN 'CLINICAL ACUPRESSURE IN MUSCULO-SKELETAL CONDITIONS' IN SEVERAL MAJOR UK CITIES TOWARDS THE END OF 2009. AS I WRITE, THE WEATHER HAS DETERIORATED INTO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS - I HOPE IT CLEARS UP BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF THE MONTH AS I AM DUE TO VISIT ABERDEEN AGAIN FOR ANOTHER CERVICAL EPIDURAL - JOY!

7 FEBRUARY 2009

I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED BY LOTUS PUBLISHING OF CHICHESTER U.K. TO WRITE A 'CONCISE BOOK OF ACUPOINTS' BOOK. THE PROPOSED AUTHOR, CHRIS JARMEY SADLY DIED LAST NOVEMBER. LOTUS ARE KEEN TO HAVE THIS ONE OUT FAIRLY QUICKLY SO I SHALLBE GIVING THIS ONE MY ATTENTION BEFORE CONTINUING THE UPDATED 'ACUPRESSURE AND REFLEXTHERAPY' BOOK.

30 MAY 2009

I HAVE ALMOST COMPLETED THE 'CONCISE BOOK OF ACUPOINTS' BOOK AND HOPE TO SUBMIT THE MANUSCRIPT IN LATE JUNE. I'M THEN GOING TO CRACK ON WITH THE ACUPRESSURE BOOK THAT WILL BE A COMPLETELY UPDATED VERSION OF MY FIRST TWO BOOKS. ELSEVIER HAVE BEEN VERY NAUGHTY AND TAKEN THE FIRST TWO OFF THEIR WEB SITE SO IT SEEMS THEY ARE NO LONGER 'PRINT ON DEMAND' AND ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH SECOND HAND DEALERS. I APOLOGISE TO ANY OF YOU WHO WISH TO HAVE A COPY BUT THE SITUATION IS COMPLETELY OUT OF MY HANDS. ONLY ANOTHER YEAR TO GO AND THE NEW COMBINED AND UPDATED BOOK SHOULD BE PUBLISHED. THE WORKSHOPS IN AYLESBURY AND ELGIN HAVE GONE VERY WELL AND I AM NOW LOOKING FORWARD TO A FEW WEEKS OF NOT HAVING TO TRAVEL - MY CLINICAL WORKLOAD IS ALWAYS DEMANDING SO I NEED THE TIME!! PS. MY CLEVER WIFE ANDREA HAS BEEN AWARDED HER B.A. FROM THE OPEN UNIVERSITY AFTER OVER SIX YEARS OF VERY HARD WORK - SHE IS UNDECIDED AS TO WHETHER OR NOT SHE WANTS TO GO FOR THE 'HONS'.

 

22 JULY 2009

TIME OF MAXIMUM GROWTH HERE ON OUR CROFT WHEN I SEEM TO BE CUTTING THE GRASS, RUSHES AND THISTLES ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY! I AM TAKING AUGUST OFF FROM TEACHING BUT AM VERY BUSY CLINICALLY. I SHALL CONTINUE WRITING THE ACUPRESSURE BOOK SHORTLY BUT NEED TO PROOF READ THE ACUPOINTS BOOK FIRST. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPLIMENTARY EMAILS ABOUT THE 'ACUPUNCTURE AND THE CHAKRA ENERGY SYSTEM' BOOK FROM MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD EXCEPT THE U.K. I INTEND TO WRITE AN ARTICLE ON THIS SUBJECT AND GET IT PUBLISHED IN ONE OF THE MAINSTREAM UK ACUPUNCTURE JOURNALS - JUST TO SPREAD THE WORD INTO THIS REMARKABLE SYSTEM OF HEALING. THE 'REFLECTED ENERGY PATHWAYS' WORKBOOK HAS NOW BEEN REPUBLISHED BY LOTUS PUBLISHING AND LOOKS MOST IMPRESSIVE. ALL THE ILLUSTRATIONS AND TEXT REMAIN THE SAME BUT THE COVER AND TYPESETTING ARE DIFFERENT. THE PUBLISHER INTENDS TO ADVERTISE IT TO A WIDER MARKET THAN WAS POSSIBLE WITH THE FIRST EDITION. HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS.

 

1 SEPTEMBER 2009

THE ISLE OF SKYE, TOGETHER WITH MOST OF THE NORTH WEST HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND HAS EXPERIENCED RAIN FOR THE PAST FIFTY DAYS! IT HAS BEEN ONE OF THE WETTEST SUMMERS ON RECORD AND IS AN AMAZING CONTRAST TO THOSE OF YOU IN THE SOUTH EAST OF THE U.K. WHERE THE RESERVOIRS ARE LOW!!! WE HAVE HAD MANY VISITORS THROUGH OUR DOORS - SKYE IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO VISIT (EVEN IN THE WET). THE LAST ONES LEAVE US NEXT WEEK BEFORE I TRAVEL TO NEWCASTLE TO CONSULT A NEUROSURGEON ABOUT POSSIBLE MINIMAL INVASION SURGERY TO MY NECK. I HAVE CANCELLED MY AUTUMN WORKSHOPS DUE TO MY CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS BUT HOPE TO PICK THEM UP AGAIN IN THE SPRING. FULL DETAILS WILL BE POSTED AS AND WHEN. I HAVE DECIDED (DUE TO STUDENT PRESSURE) TO START WRITING THE BOOK ON 'THE HOLISTIC SPINE' NEXT AND NOT THE ONE ON ACUPRESSURE. THE MANUSCRIPT SHOULD BE READY FOR THE END OF THE YEAR AND IT SHOULD BE PUBLISHED BY MAY 2010.

 

16 OCTOBER 2009

I HAVE NOW BEEN INFORMED THAT I'M TO HAVE SURGERY ON MY NECK ON 24TH NOVEMBER IN NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE. THIS IS TO BE SPECIALISED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY (BILATERAL DOUBLE FORAMINOTOMY) TO RELEASE PRESSURE ON THE NERVES SO AS TO REDUCE MY PAIN. I SHALL THEN TAKE A WEE BREAK FROM CLINICAL AND TEACHING UNTIL MID JANUARY TO ALLOW THE NECK TO SETTLE. THIS WILL BE MY LAST NOTICE FOR A WHILE-I HAVE STARTED A BLOG (DIRECT LINK FROM THE 'LINKS' PAGE) AND YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU LIKE THROUGH IT. KEEP IN TOUCH. - JOHN