1.0Pacific CollegeBob Quinn/news/author/bobquinnrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fEsbwpRijz"><a href="/news/blog/2022/10/18/a-journey-into-gentle-and-simple">A Journey into Gentle and Simple</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/news/blog/2022/10/18/a-journey-into-gentle-and-simple/embed#?secret=fEsbwpRijz" width="600" height="338" title="“A Journey into Gentle and Simple” — Pacific College" data-secret="fEsbwpRijz" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> /wp-content/uploads/2022/08/kintsugi.jpg1280720After 23 years working with Japanese Meridian Therapy (JMT), I would like to share some insights. I will also cover some of the key aspects that set JMT apart from the dominant Chinese medicine style. The Japanese, with their cultural focus on refined skills and presentation arts (tea ceremony, flower arranging, Zen art, archery, and so on), have a unique sensibility for form. That this then plays a role in their acupuncture should come as no surprise.