We See The Tibetan Doctor
The weather has turned sunny, warmer, lovely, and is forecast to be so for days on end. This is the October weather I remember, and why we used to come in September/October.
Lots of sky play now
paragliders and monkeys
A good day to fly!
I have begun to recapture our New Mexico routine of a 2 mile walk each morning. Now it’s in the forested mountains around Sherabling, rather than along the Arroyo Chamiso urban trail, virtually outside our door in Santa Fe. Crisp morning air, clear skies, gorgeous scenery, and all uphill on the way out, which lends itself to a nice little aerobic workout. This walk will surely help me to settle in, and regain my various balances. I want to take advantage of this time, since before too long, as November approaches and is then fully upon us, the weather will turn cold again, and getting out of bed and out into a morning walk may be beyond what desire and inspiration will allow.
A few days ago we both had consultations with the Tibetan doctor who shows up at the clinic here on Fridays. Dressed in jeans and a loose jacket, very Western looking in apparel, and very thickly accented English which is difficult to understand altogether. We each shared our complaints and concerns (in individual consultations), doctor read our pulses in what for me was the most deep and thorough pulse reading experience I’ve ever had, asked us questions, applied pressure to areas of our bodies in diagnostic fashion, and prescribed dietary changes as well as herbal medicines, which we bought right there at the clinic.
Nancy also had a prescription for some massage treatment for her shoulder area, which she was able to also receive immediately at the clinic. She’ll return tomorrow for more treatment, and hopefully many times while we’re here.
What is true healing?
Medicine in many forms;
breathing in goodness
My complaints were about lower back stiffness and mid back chill, especially when the weather is damp and cold. Along with the medicines, 1/2 hour before breakfast and 1/2 hour after dinner, I’m to avoid “sour” foods and drinks, like the daily ginger lemon teas I’ve been having, curd, wine, beer (whiskey is ok, since it’s not sour!), as well as sugar and strong black teas, and raw foods. Also, continue with my daily exercise and stretching (very good), no coffee after one cup in the morning, and no sleeping between 10am and 3pm (?). I was glad to hear that my high blood pressure is now normal, according to the pulses, which may be attributed to various helpful interventions, including, of course, the meds I take, as well as maybe being at Sherabling and out of the US (my suggestion). I’ll take it.
As the weather turns colder, which isn’t now forecast to happen until well into November perhaps, and if my back starts getting chilled, I’ll take advantage of the applied heat treatments at the clinic, and possibly sooner for the low back stiffness. Confession: we’re not being as diligent as we might be regarding sugar intake, but I have switched from chai to green tea, and my morning and evening herbs are no doubt doing something wonderful.
We met a lovely German Buddhist monk at the clinic, Holger Yeshe, with whom I was able to talk for a bit while Nancy was having her treatment. He translates teachings for Khenpo Kunga, one of Mingyur Rinpoche’s lamas, and has now gone to Bangkok to do so. He’s the kind of thinker our son Aaron would love to be able to talk with, since they seem to share some common out of the box views on many things, including covid and the responses of various parties to it, and vaccines and government propaganda, and the rampaging lack of civil conversation amongst disagreeing parties, and no doubt more. I hope to be able to put them in touch with each other.
