Yan Jiang, Author at Mend Acupuncture

Me and Tai Chi
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Me and Tai Chi

Acupuncturists, Movement, Self-Care, Wellness

Me and Tai Chi

By Yan Jiang|2022-11-15T14:05:19-05:00September 22nd, 2021|Categories: Acupuncturists, Movement, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: tai chi|

A lot of times in the treatment rooms, when I ask my patient, "where do you feel (certain emotions) in your body?" the answer was, "I don't feel it in my body, it's in my head!" After getting these kinds of answers so many times from many patients, I finally realized that the fact I can feel my emotions in my body was a gift. And my tai chi teacher Master Wang Dazhang gave me that gift 30 years ago. I was a young radiation oncologist suffering from myocarditis and was dealing with heart palpitations everyday. I had the [...]

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Master Yang Zhenhai
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Master Yang Zhenhai

AAPI Heritage Month, Acupuncturists, Self-Care, Wellness

Master Yang Zhenhai

By Yan Jiang|2022-11-15T14:05:42-05:00May 25th, 2021|Categories: AAPI Heritage Month, Acupuncturists, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: Master Yang Zhenhai|

A workshop that changed my life.... In one of his very famous writings, “Discourse on Teachers", Master Han, Yu of Tang Dynasty said 1,200 years ago: "A teacher is one who transmits the Dao, imparts professional knowledge and resolves doubts．"师者, 传道受业解惑也" Master Yang, Zhenhai, who taught me the Yellow Emperor's Inner Transmission of Acupuncture, an acupuncture lineage that was passed down from father to son unto him, is one of those teachers. After a 24-hour flight and a jet-lagged sleepless night, I finally met the master in person during a workshop in Beijing. He looked like a very ordinary [...]

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Crisis as Opportunity
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Crisis as Opportunity

Acupuncturists, Self-Care, Wellness

Crisis as Opportunity

By Yan Jiang|2022-11-15T14:06:01-05:00April 26th, 2021|Categories: Acupuncturists, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: crisis as opportunity, listening, observing|

Photo by Emre Can from Pexels Recently in the treatment room, I have found myself speaking quite a few times about a particular Chinese phrase: Wei Ji (危机). The first character Wei (危) means “crisis” and the second character Ji (机) actually means “opportunity.” To me, this phrase teaches us that a crisis IS an opportunity. And in my experience, I have learned that when I am facing a crisis, that I am also being given a potential opportunity. But am I able to stay quiet enough to listen and seize that opportunity for my own personal growth? I still remember vividly the first [...]

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Thoughts on the COVID vaccine: A conversation with Yan Jiang, MD, Ph.D, LAc
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Thoughts on the COVID vaccine: A conversation with Yan Jiang, MD, Ph.D, LAc

Acupuncturists, coronavirus, Immunity, Self-Care, Wellness

Thoughts on the COVID vaccine: A conversation with Yan Jiang, MD, Ph.D, LAc

By Yan Jiang|2022-11-15T14:06:19-05:00January 13th, 2021|Categories: Acupuncturists, coronavirus, Immunity, Self-Care, Wellness|Tags: ask an acu, coronavirus, covid-19|

We are all anxious to get back to life. And we now have the tool to help make that happen: two approved COVID-19 vaccines that have been proven to have over a 90% protection rate. Yet there are still community concerns of the potential short-term and long-term side effects that might lead to hesitation. Mend acupuncturist and clinic owner Sarah O'Leary sat down with one of our beloved acupuncturists Yan Jiang, MD, Ph.D, LAc about her thoughts on the COVID vaccine based on her vast professional experience as a physician, pharmacology researcher and now an acupuncturist of 11 years. [...]

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