Individual Acupuncture with Sophie I’ve lost count of how many individual acupunctures with Sophie I’ve had. I don’t think they are sticking to the limit of 10 sessions for chronic pain patients anymore. In fact, Sophie told me today that Acupuncture is currently no longer under the Pain Management Program. That’s because the in-person version…
Category: acupressure
Acupressure & QiGong
Francis facilitated the “gentle movement” session with acupressure and QiGong. He said this was an introduction to more of the same over the next few weeks. He gave this link for acupressure, showing 3 of the most popular acupressure points for pain, stress, and energy. Next he led us in some of the QiGong movements…
Acupuncture Session #6 with Sophie
I’m starting this post on Thursday, January 7. I responded to a phone call from the Kaiser Acupuncture Department, telling me to call for an appointment if I still wanted one. So I called today.
Acupuncture with Sophie CANCELLED Again
This year has been so crazy that I’ve lost track of my acupuncture appointments. So I’ll have to re-trace my steps: Acupuncture with Sophie #1 – January 16, 2020 Group Acupuncture 2020 #1 – February 3, 2020 Acupuncture with Sophie #2 (CANCELLED) – March 5, 2020 Group Acupuncture 2020 #2 (CANCELLED) – March 19, 2020…
Kaiser Pain Management Group online, Session 11
Tuesday, August 25, 2020 I really needed this online group today! When we got home from Alameda this morning, one of the grocery bags in the back had turned completely upside down onto the floor of the back, and it was impossible to open the door without getting one of the half gallons of Linda’s…
Acupressure Video Follow-up
Wednesday, May 27, 10:30 a.m. Sophie Tu We had a follow-up video appointment 9 days later. For whatever unknown reason, I wasn’t able to activate my microphone this time. (I had had NO issues in the first appointment.) So Sophie called my cell phone, which I put on speaker phone, so we were able to…
Acupressure by Video Appointment
Yes, COVID-19 is still going on and will likely continue indefinitely. But certain essential pieces of our lives must go on. The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge Starting on May 2, we launched The 30-day Richard Osborn Challenge for Adventist Vegetarian Diabetics. My personal goal was to walk every single day a minimum of 30 minutes…
Individual Acupuncture 2020, Session 1
Thursday, January 16, 11:00 a.m. It’s raining today! But I’m excited to be starting another individual acupuncture series, and especially looking forward to having Sophie Tu, the acupuncturist who did the group acupuncture sessions during the Pain Management Program I attended in January-March 2018. I arrived with enough time to check in and fill in…
Acupuncture and New Glasses
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #9 Thursday, January 10, 2019 I knew today was my ninth individual acupuncture visit and I intended to enjoy it to the fullest! The young non-white female who ushered me into Paul Simon’s treatment room was pleasant and efficient, scheduling me for #10 on February 14–an appropriate date to end my individual…
Individual Acupuncture Therapy #3
June 25, 2018, 1:30 p.m. I feel a bit differently now that I know my time with Paul Simon (or any individual acupuncturist) is limited to 10 sessions. Today is session #3. This is the last acupuncture session before our road trip, and presumably #4 will be in August. So if I spread out the…