Jipala – Page 11 – Jipala Kagan

Acupuncture Principles September 9, 2016

Web of Consciousness

Consciousness is an ever present energy that has existed in abundance throughout all of time. It makes an appearance at every juncture of energy transformation on the planet. The light of consciousness can be perceived anytime that something changes from one form to another. Here are a few examples: A sperm and egg uniting. Regeneration and multiplication of cells. A seed unfurling roots into the ground to absorb nutrients and sending leaves up to the surface to utilize the energy of the sun. Chemical transformation. Condensation and evaporation of water. An active imagination, the spark of an idea, dreaming. The art of loving, healing and magic. Dying and the process of decay. This energy is alive and patterned in the form of webs, that reach out through time, weave in and out of matter, and are completely interconnected. Trauma is a disruption in the continuum of consciousness, a break or…

testimonial September 7, 2016

Transformative Work

“Working with Jipala Kagan for over ten years has been and continues to be transformative. Jipala is a gifted practitioner and her treatments and insight have allowed me to become a more whole hearted, compassionate and resilient human being. Her wisdom had allowed me to recognize the effect that early trauma has played in my life and her acupuncture treatments help integrate new healthier responses to environmental triggers. I am deeply grateful for her presence in my life.” A.D

Acupuncture Principles December 11, 2015

Serving and Healing

The popularity of alternative health care is growing. There is a lot more information about supplements and spiritual practices in the main stream media. Advertisers are using the concepts of spirituality to sell products and to promote their services. Even some Western medical practitioners are selling supplements and suggesting dietary changes. This could be seen as the long awaited integration of alternative and allopathic healthcare models. There is a lot of money to be made in the sales of health products and services. The incorporation of spiritual language is enticing to the population of people between 20 and 40 years of age. Health care providers can market themselves and their products, making their information accessible to a large consumer audience. There are authentic and non-authentic practitioners practicing. Different healing modalities can reach individuals through myriads of avenues. What defines genuine healing? The article entitled In the Service of Life,…

testimonial December 11, 2015

Layers of Being

Jipala Kagan is a masterful healer. This is because her work is directed towards the whole person. Her acupuncture treatments address progressive levels or layers of being– acute physical symptoms, chronic imbalances, and the deeper, subtler level of the soul. My experience is that, over time, she strives to see the inner being of her patient, and through tacit energetic tuning, coaxes that subtle body towards a state of attunement allowing vitality to flow more fully into all the areas and activities of life. J.S

Patterns of Living December 9, 2015

Trauma Energy

I could see it when someone was passing me on the street, at social gatherings or with my individual patients. These people would look fragmented, spaced out, or like pieces of their energetic shell were missing or malformed. This is what it looked like. The woman walking across the street would have a big blank spot over her face. The man at the party was dull from waist down, from torso up he was all twisted and bound up at his throat. The man in the post office was turned within himself, like an inside out hooded sweatshirt all bunched up. The woman behind the counter had energy that formed a fog swamp and leaked around her. The man in my office was sitting besides himself. I looked for answers to unravel these mysterious patterns and I became better acquainted with this tricky masquerading form of energy. And then…

Acupuncture Principles December 9, 2015

Modern Healer

Published in New Awakenings Magazine September 2015 Centuries ago, women’s health care, and childbearing in particular, were a female dominated field with women healers and midwives. However events such as witch hunts in early modern Europe and North America paved the way for a different, more linear, pragmatic model of medical care. That period in history is an example of the many shifts in medicine, and the pattern of changing health care, that has occurred cyclically throughout history. The movement away from consciousness oriented healing and towards intellect dominated health management happens over and over again Advances in health care are extremely useful and necessary in our health care system; there have been many revolutionary advances in science and medicine. But what would the state of health care be in today’s world if there had not been so many historical rifts in the development of modern medicine? Would…

The Elements November 17, 2014

Water Time

Water Time Frost on the wind shield in the morning, geese flocking South, the cold is upon us; Winter is coming. Time to go underground. “Once again, we find the pattern characteristic of all initiations: planning of the expected journey; the invitation to the unknown; the placing of trust in the situation and in the one who initiates; the loss of the known and the entry into the unknown; the loss of personal identity; the fear of the initiation; facing the fear; active surrender; the epiphany; the restoration of personal identity; the return to the known world, this time with more spiritual understanding and lived knowledge; the long integration of the experience into daily life. These are developmental steps we face if we actively surrender to the call of our soul.” Jill Mellick from Coming Home to Myself The two main concepts that encapsulate the time of water are darkness…

The Elements September 25, 2014

Metal Time

“To have bitten off the matter with a smile, To have squeezed the universe into a ball To roll it toward some overwhelming question, To say: ” I am Lazarus, come from the dead, Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all”- If one, settling a pillow by her head, Should say: “That is not what I meant at all; That is not it, at all.” T.S Eliot excerpt from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock The mid- late stages of Fall, constitute Metal time. Organic matter collects on the earth’s surface and decomposes into a rich mineral content, the nutrient humus feeds and facilitates new growth in the Spring. Popular words to describe this time are decay, death and grief. We witness the turning of the planet towards the dark, the depth, an introverted time in the calendar year. This is felt in the upper…

The Elements September 4, 2014

Earth Time

“Without the light of spirit to guide us out of the morass of the material world, we wander in a haze of endless desire and hunger that can never be satisfied. In order to transcend this condition, we must open not only to the Transpersonal energies of the self but to the Shen light that courses through the material world and through our own flesh.” Lorie Eve Dechar ( Five Spirits, Lantern Books, pg.61) One of the most popular questions for modern acupuncturists, is does “acupuncture help with weight loss?”. Not my favorite question because, 1- there is no simple answer and 2- it is ultimately an answer that few people want to hear. There is no magic fix for any symptom. Weight loss is complicated it has a branch in all the aspects of health, physical, emotional/mental, and spirit. For effective work to be accomplished all these areas have…

The Elements June 18, 2014

Fire Time

“From Ancient times it has been recognized that there is an intimate relationship between the activity and life of human beings and their natural environment. The root of all life is Yin and Yang; this includes everything in the Universe.” – Neijing Suwen Heat! The Sun is hot above us. The Air warms around us. The Earth below us, absorbs the Sun’s rays and the flora and fauna grow. It is Fire time! Everything is alive, moving with zest and expanding; a full expression of energy as the light is at it’s Zenith in the sky. The world is bright; full of joy, enthusiasm and connection. It is a time to give and to receive, to be open and honest and to mature. It is a romantic time when hopes and dreams are fulfilled. The present, the Summer, a time for possibility to become manifest. Fire is the time of…Love.…