Comments for Bonnie Koenig, LAc

Comment on Struggle and Ease by Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:37:32 +0000

Conversely, are there some things worth struggling for? And how do we know?

Comment on Struggle and Ease by jeanie mossa

jeanie mossa — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:22:32 +0000

So true! Thank you so much for writing this. I have been feeling the same way these past few months. Maybe the Universe is reminding us to go with the flow!

Comment on Why Do I Feel like Acupuncture has to be Serious? by Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:33:44 +0000

Thank you for your comment Adam. I’ve been in practice for well over 10 years and am retiring. Actually I moved and am retiring because I don’t want to start yet another clinic.

I think that most people are far more afraid of the acupuncture needles than anything else in the office. Humor can help that fear without belittling the patient. It depends upon the sense of humor.

Given that I am talking about this for myself on this blog which is written for acupuncturists and other interested in health then perhaps this is a place for humor but even then acupuncturists very often don’t see the humor in what they do. I think that’s too bad because there are so many wonderful and creative ways of expressing what is done that may be a little bit funny or a little bit humorous.

When I think about the energetics of laughter–it’s very hard to be afraid of something you can laugh at. Maybe that’s the biggest reason acupuncturists SHOULD use humor in descriptions.

Comment on Why Do I Feel like Acupuncture has to be Serious? by Adam Burrill

Adam Burrill — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:13:53 +0000

I’m an acupuncturist, and I’ve been talking to the public a lot lately. I always love to bring humor into my presentations because chinese words and concepts (physiology!) can cause people’s eyes to glaze over easily. Breaking up the information in easily absorbed bites and keeping it light seem to help.
I think you’ve stumbled on something important; we tend to view mental and spiritual health as sacred amongst the chinese medicine community and this does seem to exclude some humor. The issue here for me is to keep the conversation light by including humor, but never ridiculing people’s legitimate fears. Acupuncture can hurt sometimes, but the fear of real health problems is why they are at the acupuncturist’s office (or considering it) and we shouldn’t make fun of it. Of course, if the crowd in front of me has no fears associated with treatment or needles we can joke about anything we want (possibly like your animal hospital crowd), but we always need to be sensitive.

Comment on Delight by Bonnie

Bonnie — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:42:33 +0000

That term got me too–which is why I wrote about it. Thanks Diana! Hope you are feeling better. Yeah that’s my naughty boy cat being a DELIGHT with his toys!

Comment on Delight by Diana Hermann

Diana Hermann — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 17:19:47 +0000

LOVE this photo! Also, I rarely think about the term “delight” but I am going to keep it at the forefront of my thoughts so I can bring more delight into my daily life. I hear the word “joy” and it doesn’t really trigger the same wonderment and excitement that the word “delight” does for me. Thanks for this quick and delightful post!

Comment on A Picture is Worth Money (to the artist) by Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:03:16 +0000

Thanks Jeanie. I appreciate your faith! And I have to laugh at the lifted photos with the watermark! Those I haven’t seen! .

Comment on A Picture is Worth Money (to the artist) by jeanie mossa

jeanie mossa — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:48:51 +0000

Well written and so true. I have seen some acupuncture sites with pictures lifted from iStock photo or other sites with the watermark still showing! Can’t wait to see your new work. I have always bought images from iStock but will be happy to use your services instead from now on.

Thanks and keep up the good work
jeanie
(Zevo’s slave)

Comment on A Picture is Worth Money (to the artist) by Bonnie

Bonnie — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:49:13 +0000

Thanks Jan for your comments. It is very true. There are some artists who are less careful and don’t care but most do because for most this takes away from their paycheck as you say. Sadly, so many practitioners don’t realize this.

Comment on A Picture is Worth Money (to the artist) by jansfunnyfarm

jansfunnyfarm — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:46:24 +0000

Very well written, Bonnie. And true! If someone’s boss gave his (or her) paycheck to someone else, he’d be screaming about how it was his and he’d earned it. But that same person sees everything on the internet as belonging to him, even if he is taking a check away from a writer or photographer who earned it by using their creative talents.