It is one of my sadnesses that so few good five element practitioners want to pass on their experiences to a new generation of student acupu...

I am often asked how on earth we have attempted to offer a five element diagnosis to the many hundreds of acupuncturists in China who have ...

In our attempt to pin down some of the characteristics of the five elements to help us with our diagnostic skills, there is always a danger ...

A Metal friend of mine, asked to explain how she deals with difficult situations, said simply, “I remove myself”. I am always delighted wh...

I have been looking through some of my past blogs about how I learn to diagnose the different elements, and came across one that I posted s...

I was walking along thinking about the blog I have just posted Nobody likes getting things wrong (13 July), when I realised that I needed ...

One of the most difficult lessons for a five element acupuncturist is learning to train themselves not to mind when their choice of element ...

I have been very interested by the comments people have posted on my recent blogs about the differences between Water and Metal.   Some hav...

Since writing my last blog on People-Watching, a Metal friend of mine, Jeremy, has given me the following insights into how he approaches si...

As everybody knows, what I enjoy above all things is people-watching wherever I am.   And today, over my morning cup of tea and toast in a l...

Having written about the Wood element in positions of power in my last blog (posted 5 December), I feel I should turn my attention to the o...

Since all five element acupuncturists know that diagnosing a patient’s element takes much time and is certainly not done in an instant, it i...