In TCM, pulse-reading is an observational tool that evolved from a time when there was little to no capacity for “internal inspection” (bloodwork, scans, blood pressure readings, etc). It allows the practitioner a sense of how a person is doing in regards to various systems (digestion, immune function, the hormonal picture, one's level of fatigue, and even one’s mood). There have been so many moments in these past few years, when I listened to someone’s pulse * and thought to myself, “We weren’t built for this.” I’ve been practicing for 14 years now. Coming out of the gate [...]