I'm back

So I guess it's been about a month since I stopped blogging. I've been through a shift in my life. It was unexpected but I have faith that it was part of my journey.

I deleted this blog before I knew it was coming - all I knew was that I needed to make a few changes but I hadn't intended on the changes which have happened. By bringing back creativity and healthy food in my life, my head space opened up.

And so, this blog is going to slightly change its trajectory.

Now; I'm a paramedic medical student that's pursing an interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and other forms of healing which are normally bundled in "complementary and alternative". I think the accepted term in western medicine is "integrative medicine", that is, not excluding western biomedicine for another form, and not simple adding onto western med, but integrating different approaches and theories. I am cautious as I go, knowing full-well there are lots of western med people out there that consider anything not western med to be, well, a sham. I don't look at it this way.

My health took a dive late last year and early this year. I got so run-down and depleted. I was worried I was getting chronic fatigue at the very least, and maybe even becoming toxic and pre-cancerous, and I had chronic tonsilitis (tonsiltiis for over a year continuously). I started adjusting things, listening to my intuition, doing practices in my day that stretch beyond simply eating well and resting adequately.

I listened to a TED talk by Lissa Rankin which explained the most important health determinants were things like happiness at home, job satisfaction, and spirituality. It made me think of how poorly we acknowledge the connection between these things and our health, and aren't all aspects of health worthy of the attention of the medical fraternity, even if it can't be viewed through a microscope with a clear cause and effect pattern?

So.... I don't know where I'm going with all this. All I know is I'm on a journey. And I feel like sharing again.

For the past few weeks I knew something big was happening but I didn't know what. I still don't know but I have settled a little into my new paradigm.

Ok so for those who are worried I am still studying med but I now have a break until August this year and I'm seriously considering deferring until Jan 2013, but I won't know until a few months time. I will update, of course, when I know.

I have taken this term off the Masters. I think that is only sensible seeing as I've enrolled In the Bachelor of Health Science (Chinese Medicine) and that I need more space in my life to find my path. The Chinese Med is only part time and I find the whole experience uplifting, but I'll post on that another time.

That's all for now. I'm excited...