Illuminating the considerations at play in determining courses of treatment in acupuncture, this honest depiction of nine accounts of unique cases shows how changes can happen, how the practitioner makes choices in the moment and why the patient's collaboration and commitment are vital.

Hamwee shows how being attentive to all aspects of patients' lives uncovers the conditions for healing, and how it affects the responses of both patients and practitioners in pursuit of health and wellbeing. It does not simply treat acupuncture as concepts and techniques, but rather as a remarkable journey of the body, mind and spirit. An honest depiction of nine accounts of real-life cases such as back pain, chronic fatigue, depression and irritable bowel syndrome, the book describes the experience of acupuncture through the eyes of both practitioners and patients.

Honest accounts of an acupuncturist's unique cases depicting how change happens and how choices are made

About the Author
John Hamwee has been a practicing acupuncturist for over 20 years and is a teacher of acupuncture and Zero Balancing. He previously worked as a Senior Lecturer in Systems at The Open University, UK, for whom he wrote numerous textbooks. He practices in London and the Lake District, UK.

Reviews
Every patient has a story. The story can take us to new perspectives and deeper truths beyond the presenting symptoms. John Hamwee is an inspiring writer. He intrigues, and often surprises us by revealing how to understand the real causes of our patients' conditions and in turn master our intuition in the treatment room. -- Angela Hicks, Co-founder College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, Reading, author of Principles of Chinese Medicine, Singing Dragon
I found these stories intriguing. They were helpful to me as a patient because they illustrated how acupuncture works. Not so much by an explanation of mechanisms, but through revealing how possibilities for health and transformation can emerge from attentive and committed collaboration between practitioner and patient. -- Kathy Doncaster, patient of John Hamwee

Unique and thought-provoking. If you're a practitioner of any acupuncture style (or indeed of any therapy of either body or mind) I defy you to read this book and not grow therapeutically from doing so. John's patient-stories (beautifully told and brimming with authenticity) offer us something truly special.

-- Merlin Young, acu-moxa practitioner/author/activist
Alongside the skill and craft of acupuncture treatment, John Hamwee has honed his intuition and instinct to develop his art of following the detective clues of acupuncture diagnosis. -- Susan Thorne, Fellow of the British Acupuncture Council



Book Information
ISBN 9781787752504
Author John Hamwee
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Singing Dragon
Publisher Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Weight(grams) 180g
Dimensions(mm) 214mm * 138mm * 18mm