Sunday, February 7, 2010

Bunraku

I've been asked. I've been cajoled. I've been told. Alas, the bunraku puppet masters of my life have conspired to have me blog.

I am Candace Salmi, a doctor of chiropractic. And certified clinical nutritionist. My path to becoming a chiropractic doctor began with an interest in nutritional health and healing, and a strong desire to teach about the effects that food and nutrition have on health. It turns out that my decision to attend Chiropractic College was inspired. I was introduced to the beauty and complexity of the human body. And the potential to fall from the grace of health. Health is multidimensional, affected by the synchronizations of our environment, our actions, our choices, our thoughts, and our emotions.

Is this the stuff of blogs? Apparently, everything and anything is the stuff of blogs. Hence, my fear of blogging, of becoming irrelevant in a sea of competing information. My goal here, then, is relevance. And mastery.

Currently, I am pursuing my Masters in Nutrition. While chiropractic teaches us about the supremacy of the nervous system, nutrition claims the supremacy of biochemistry. Yet other health fields claim the supremacy of their art, their science, their dogma. And so, what, or where, is the path back to health?

The true magic of bunraku - traditional Japanese puppetry - occurs when a combination of highly refined artistic disciplines comes together to achieve an extraordinarily complex, multidimensional performance. It takes years of intense training to become a master, the main puppet master.

I am 15-plus years into my training as a chiropractor and clinical nutritionist. Everyday brings something new, something truly amazing... healing. A multidimensional art and science found at the intersection of the healer and the healed. Now, that's magic.
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2 comments:

  1. Gebhard K. Sproll, B.S., D.C.February 11, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Dear Dr. Salmi,

    As always, you impress me with your writings and/or comments.
    I just wonder if you have not considered mastering the English literature.
    You did a magnificent introduction using all those words.
    Do you practice Bunraku or where did you get interested in Bunraku? What inspired you to compare this art of Japanese Puppet Theater with human health?

    I look forward for your response and keep doing your wonderful work in helping other people restoring their health.

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  2. OlgaFebruary 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM

    "Health is multidimensional, affected by the synchronizations of our environment, our actions, our choices, our thoughts, and our emotions."

    This is an amazing statement, and one I fear that the mentality of the human race has managed to 'progress' to the point that the common held belief is with general medicine one needs not to make choices, consider actions, or even monitor thoughts and emotions in regards to any sort of personal health. –If we are broken we can go to a hospital and get ‘fixed’; doesn’t this mentality seem antiquated? Does it not make more sense to learn how to live a sustainably healthy life so we are not constantly ‘breaking’ and bombarded with ail, but rather can live freely with spazzaz and energy?

    This is the most simple and bare boned way to make one of the most profound statements about health. I feel humanity would benefit greatly if all of our children were taught this fundamental truth from an early age.

    Thank you for reminding me that my health is in my own hands.

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