Year of the Dragon - 2024
The ambitious and determined energy of the Dragon influence is available this year for pushing through with your plans and dreams for the future.
The mythical Dragon has been revered in many cultures throughout the ages for its courage, tenacity, and ability to overcome adversity. In Chinese folklore, this majestic creature represents auspiciousness and imperial power. A born leader, the intelligent and imaginative Dragon is known for its far-sightedness and its fearlessness in the face of challenges.
In Celtic culture, Dragons are divine earth guardians who protect nature and all things sacred. They are respected as forces of nature who harness the life-force of creation. They can control wind and rain and turn over rivers and seas as well as bring prosperity to the world - which they do - while generously helping those they meet along the way (as is their nature).
In pop culture, "Dragon Energy" is a metaphor used to express an essence of Creation or Power. It represents a combination of confidence, charisma and leadership in one's endeavors and/or in companionship with others working towards the same ends.
In the celestial scheme of how energy flows and nature grows, the Dragon is the last of the three transformative Wood Element influences in the Cycle of Life where the energetic influence upon nature is organizing and the will is determined to produce. It is the wood element influence in nature that plans for development, organizes resources to do so, and then executes the plan.
2024 is the year of the Wood Dragon. This "double wood" influence begets double the amount of tenacity and determination to use in pursuit of whatever your intentions or goals are. Coming in on the heels of Rabbit's organizing influence during the previous lunar year, the potential and momentum for creativity and productivity for the Wood Dragon year is at "superpower" levels.
The adventurous and ambitious Dragon typically aims high, seems to have endless energy and passion, is not afraid of challenges and is willing to take risks. If you are starting a new venture or goal planning for the year, you can aim high with some confidence that the tenacious dragon influence this year – like the wind at your back - will be providing some momentum to help you reach those ambitious ideals.
In a work environment, Dragon Energy is important because it affects the outcome or the result of what is being born of the efforts or from the system. If team spirit is high and people are passionate about the job, the dragon energy is strong and bold. If people are stressed, tired and/or unhappy with the work, the dragon energy is weak. Whether on the team, managing a team or independently in pursuit of an idea, with good dragon energy and some dragon confidence in your talent, you can dominate in your field of choosing or work at hand.
Dragons crave to be of use and need to find a purpose or goal in life. If you find yourself floundering around or the work at hand is not suitable for you, be dragon bold and burn away all that doesn’t serve you anymore. Do something that brings you joy, stick with what you do best … be fearless in the face of challenges … and you will have a good year.
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Modern Illness, Chronic Inflammation & Our Future Patients
TCM Principles of Immunology & Post Vaccine Syndromes
with Toni Krehel
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Modern illness is the phenomena of chronic inflammation manifested in many zang fu pathologies. It presents unique challenges for our health care system because it is often misdiagnosed and is always difficult to treat due to the nature of internal disease.
This course reviews Concepts of Immunology in Chinese Medicine as related to patterns associated with chronic inflammatory diseases specifically as they relate to the significance of foreign antigens leading to chronic inflammation, the consequences of prolonged sympathetic nervous system engagement and the pathogenesis of deep-lying infection.
The course presents an objective overview of infection by injection and the concept of guest pathogens as a possible pathway to chronic inflammation and persistent illness: from the initial allergic reaction and histamine response through the post-infection evolvement process to the pathogenic states of modern illnesses. Within the context of TCM, the immune reaction and functional disturbances caused by infection by injection are analyzed according to pattern differentiation, stages of disease and zang fu pathologies.
The concepts of Connective Tissue Integrity and a Five Element Core Constitution Analysis are introduced as a means of assessing susceptibility factors for adverse events and possible post vaccine syndrome outcomes for individual patients.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the TCM biomechanics of immune function as it relates to infection by injection
- Recognize post vaccine evolvement elements of chronic illnesses and identify TCM patterns commonly associated with post vaccine syndromes
- Recognize signs/symptoms of allergic reactions associated with vaccination
- Be able to articulate a basic understanding of vaccines, including types of vaccines and the use of adjuvants, new gene expansion & nanotechnology vaccines, and current public health trends
- Understand the TCM biomechanics of immune function as it relates to chronic inflammation
Your Teacher
Toni Krehel
In practice for over 20 years, Dr. Toni Krehel, AP specializes in the treatment of persistent illnesses & chronic inflammation in both children and adults (Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy and Microcurrent Therapy).
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PVS & the Pathogenesis of Xue Yu - Blood Stasis
Post Vaccine Syndromes, Blood Stasis & Nodulation
with Toni Krehel
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This presentation discusses the phenomena & treatment challenges of blood stasis syndromes in a post-covid world as it relates to both covid infections and covid injections.
Within the context of TCM Principles of Immunology, we review the biomechanics of the hyperergic allergic response with covid infections & injections and the evolving pathogenesis into blood stasis, vacuity & deep-lying phlegm.
As the predominant pathophysiology of both covid infections & injections is endothelial injury, we review the purpose & function of the endothelial system as an immune regulation modulator and how persistent inflammation leads to hemostasis abnormalities, ischemia & cardiovascular disease.
Current covid statistics (USA) and tracking & surveillance data along with clinical findings relating to blood stasis and heart inflammation are presented to better understand the current landscape of public health after two years of the covid pandemic experience.
The similarities and differences between covid infection & covid injections are presented with a focus on the bleeding & coagulation events associated with aspects of covid vaccines.
Presented are critical factors related to long haul syndromes and persistent infection post both covid illnesses & injections along with therapeutic principles and protocols for detoxification and treating blood stasis disorders, and including precautionary considerations.
Disclaimer: there are no proven treatments for Covid-19
Learning Objectives
- Understand the current landscape of public health per current covid statistics and tracking & surveillance data along with clinical findings relating to blood stasis & heart inflammation.
- Understand patterns associated with lingering pathogen, toxicity, immune competence, and tissue remodeling as related to long haul and post vaccine syndromes.
- Understand the similarities and differences between covid infection & covid injections and the pathogenesis of blood stasis post infections & injections into vacuity and deep lying phelgm.
- Learn therapeutic principles, precautionary factors, protocols, and herbs/supplements for detoxification and treating blood stasis disorders
- Understand the purpose & function of the endothelial system as an immune regulation modulator, the allergic reaction mechanics, and how covid infections & covid injections lead to hemostasis abnormalities, ischemia & cardiovascular disease.
Your Teacher
Toni Krehel
In practice for over 20 years, Dr. Toni Krehel, AP specializes in the treatment of persistent illnesses & chronic inflammation in both children and adults (Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy and Microcurrent Therapy).