Macciocia books, nanjing school, auteroch, navailh books

Hello, I'll try to start an answer to your questions and hope that others chime in as well. First, I haven't seen the navalih text so I cannot comment on that. As for shying away from Maciocia I do not see any good reason to do this. Certainly in most American colleges of TCM his works are considered critical texts. They are difficult, however, for exactly the reasons you specify in that there are differences in theory and explanations. At times some of the differentiations can appear confusing to acupuncturists because the breadth of them for a given condition is usually more applicable to herbal treatments than acupuncture treatments and for beginners this divide can make the treatment protocols unnecessarily difficult to read. This is a trend I also see in texts by Bob Flaws where there are differentiations using western terminology and ideas that you cannot find in basic acupuncture texts. In America, our national exam is largely based on the Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion by Cheng Xinnong. While this is a useful text, without the input from accomplished practitioners such as Maciocia, Flaws and others - even if some find the differences confusing - it would be difficult to begin to understand the depth and complexity of Chinese medicine. In general, there isn't such a thing as a standard Chinese medicine and in different countries and over time the medicine has changed and continues to evolve. In school it is best to get a good theoretical framework and a strong basic background to begin the lifetime practice and growth within this art. These authors are examples of this growth and development and the differences are representative of the many faces of the art. The books which I used during my training and/or have found the most useful to get started are listed on these two pages within my Acupuncture Research section: As for different acupuncture schools of thought there are many both within and outside of what is termed "TCM". The terms Beijing and Nanjing systems would likely be unfamiliar to most Americans and I am not entirely sure what differentiates them either. Within TCM we have schools which stick to classical texts and try very hard to give their students a clear strong foundation from which to grow and learn and then there are schools which use similar texts but have much more input from advanced practitioners and include training in the personalized styles/treatment protocols that they have developed. Then there are Japanese acupuncture concentrations, five element acupuncture concentrations and worsley school theories which are disregarded in some schools or included either as electives or taught completely as entire separate programs. We also have schools which concentrate solely on five element acupuncture, for example, and learn very little "TCM" theory as it is taught in the bulk of acupuncture colleges in the states. All in all there is quite a range of theories, styles of learning and teaching, treatment protocols and foundational texts available to us now and it can be a bit overwhelming for everyone, but particularly for new students. I hope this is somewhat helpful and wish you the best in your studies.