Support your pediatric patients as they head back to school and the energetic shift of the season begins. During this transitional phase, the demand for sustained focus, emotional steadiness, and adaptability increases. Children may present with fluctuating attention, restlessness, or emotional sensitivity—all signals of deeper energetic imbalances. Lucid Mind, a thoughtfully crafted formula from Giovanni’s … Read More
This article by Giovanni Maciocia discusses the nature and functions of the Shen and Hun in the human psyche. This is based on classical texts and on Giovanni’s own thoughts and clinical experience. There are five parts to this discussion: 1) The nature of the Shen 2) The nature of the Hun 3) The Shen … Read More
The Heart houses the Shen and its most important clinical use is for mental-emotional problems however the Heart channel can be used for many more problems besides the Shen. This article explores the clinical use of the Heart channel for uses other than for mental-emotional problems. The uses of the Heart channel for problems other … Read More
In 1992 an Italian neurophysiologist in Parma was doing brain research using macaque monkeys. They were specifically researching an area of the brain called F5, located in the premotor cortex. Area F5 contains millions of neurons that specialize in coding for one specific motor behaviour: actions of the hand, including grasping, holding, tearing and, most … Read More
Chapter 8 of the Ling Shu (entitled Ben Shen 本 神) is quoted very frequently, especially its famous opening sentence. I would like to comment briefly on that sentence and propose a different translation of it.The opening sentence of chapter 8 of the Ling Shu is: Fan ci zhi fa, xian bi ben yu shen … Read More
