I Couldn’t Climb Stairs. One Acupuncture Session Later, I Touched My Toes.

Steven Booth's account of how a back injury at twenty, one that made stairs impossible, led him into a twenty-year career in Chinese medicine. This piece explores what actually happens in a treatment: the physiology of needling, the real history behind "Traditional" Chinese Medicine, pulse diagnosis, the five elements, and why a good treatment can open an altered state. This journal grew from a conversation with Jacob Gossel on his podcast, Awake Aware Alive.