Scarborough, Ontario
Getting
the Needles
I went with my gut and decided that Ayurvedic
acupuncture was the way to go—a response to not being able to trek for about a
week. Walking has become a strain. Something is wrong. Thighs seized up? Did I jump too hard, up and down in front of
Toronto’s Old City Hall at New Years, to then conjure up some fault in the
knees?
Vicki, whom I’ve known since he was a
little young rascal climbing the temple walls on Sundays, had started up with
his Dad the Anupama Ayurved Wellness Centre on Tiffield Road in
Scarborough. That shows evolution
doesn’t it? He grew up. https://ayurvedcentre.com
He gingerly stuck fifty pins in various
places, from head to toe, including my knees.
When he applied a heat device over my knees to start with, there was
immediate relief.
“Your knees are cold,” he said, before he
started procedures. “There’s a vata
buildup.” Vata means air or wind—gas.
The pins or needles were to stimulate movement—get the blood flowing.
Lying on my back on the heat-blanketed bed
put me into a good sleep. I felt
subliminally that I was going to walk decently again, without a limp.
Vicki was kind and didn’t charge. It’s his way of reciprocating with the work
of a monk. As he proceeded to conclude
the procedure, all fifty needles had to come out. Yes, there was some blood. “That’s a good sign. Now where’s the 50th?” He and I felt around but couldn’t detect it
until I got up off of the bench. My
dhoti (lower garment) held it in one of its folds. Out popped the needle and on walked the
voodoo doll. Yay! I can walk with some improvement.
Thank God!
Krishna you’re awesome!
May the Source be with you!
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