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Michael Dalzell for Shiatsu
May 16, 2013
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Michael Dalzell
Yesterday I returned to Supportive Care for Healing at the U of A Cancer Center where I am the substitute client for last minute cancellations. I look at the rotating offers I get as sort of a Zen oracle of healing. All of the therapists are very talented, and the room is spacious and comfortable. I go when I can, and always feel good as a result. Since shiatsu is an offering that just did not come up for me on the zen cancellation calendar, I decided to book an appointment in advance to try the work of Michael Dalzell. My neighbor Mindy told me how much she enjoyed her treatment with him, so onto the table I went. It was an excellent call. The stretching movements not only loosened me from within, some kinks that had developed while driving, flying, and traveling for two weeks departed. I am now loose as a goose and ready to put the finishing touches on the summer garden this weekend. Michael does all his work at cancer centers around Tucson because he finds it very rewarding to help this population. The benefits are well documented for patients undergoing heavy radiation and chemo treatments. He sees a lot of success using shiastsu as a healing modality. I am going back next week for two hours. If you want to schedule a treatment with him or the other fine therapists at Supportive Care for Healing call the super helpful volunteer desk at 520-694-1812. They will so hook you up.
Dennie Allin, LMT, at Supportive Care for Healing
February 3, 2013
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Dennie in the treatment room
As the privileged substitute for the Supportive Care for Healing at the U of A Cancer Center I was called last week to fill a cancellation for a massage appointment . I normally go for all the exotics, but it had been a long time since I had had a regular massage, so I accepted. The charming, talented and way cool Ms. Allin delivered on all counts. She has a regular practice at Tucson Touch Therapies on Pima Street. She has been associated with supportive cancer care for many years. An organization called Sunstone brought supportive care to hospital patients years ago and she started with them. My little spa world at the hospital is a remnant of that Sunstone energy, surviving very well. I am the luckiest of hospital spa bunnies because my care is subsided and I don’t even have to go to cancer doctors. Those of you who know me personally will not be surprised that I have found an excellent niche as a sub. I am a value shopper of the most discriminating kind. I am thrifty, but never cheap. This is the best deal in the healthcare universe. I am now so good at my job that this week I called before the cancellation was made for my Friday acupuncture session. So if you want a fabulous healing hands on treatment call the TucsonTouch Therapies office at 520 881-7337 and ask for Dennie. If we start to feel the need for another sub at the hospital, I will let you know. For the moment I have it covered, and I am very happy with my position.
U of A Cancer Center
Two Tigers in a Treatment Room
December 30, 2012
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Elizabeth, White Tiger Acupuncture
I was lucky to be called when an appointment opened up at the U of a Cancer Center Supportive Care for Healing where I am the substitute. I have been seeing Justine for lymphatic drainage or cranial sacral work regularly by booking the cancellation slots on short notice. The volunteers call me when sessions become available. I was offered the chance to try acupuncture, which I know is good but I have not tried. My iatrophobia extends to all things needle, but I took the opportunity to face my fear. My spleen is delighted that I went, and so am I. I go to practitioners of wellness rather than the drug docs. My presence at the hospital is still for wellness care, but surrounded by drug docs…slightly expanding my knowledge of what they do. So far I have seen no evidence of allopathic negligence, so my phobia cure is working. I think I may be the only one who goes to use it as a self-care facility rather than as a treatment for cancer, but everyone is super kind to me. The cost is about half and the quality about double what is found on the open market. It is a fabulous deal to be the substitute. The practitioners are in it for the value they can give to the community
My session with Elizabeth Hachenberg of White Tiger Acupuncture began with pulse and tongue reading to determine my situation. She concurred with Jon Thomas who told me last month at my Tui Na session that my spleen was trying to talk to me. I listened to her advise about diet, meditation, and demeanor which was brilliantly delivered. She was so right, I was eating on the fringe of my balanced diet, consuming too much alcohol, greasy rich food, and sweets. I had gone too far out of healthy bounds for too long and need to move closer to the center of balanced eating target. She was elegant about saying this without blame or need for sudden radical change. Her deep knowledge of Chinese Medicine is well communicated in language anyone can understand. She was born in the year of the tiger, as was I, so there was a certain compatibility in Chinese terms just because of the 12 year difference in our ages. I had no problem trusting her to work on me.
She placed the needles on my meridians, most with very little sensation. A tiny prick or a tingle quickly passed as she moved around the table quickly inserting the next needle. When she arrived at my left foot I noticed pain, ache, then a dull sensation that followed that particular point, which turned out to be on the liver meridian..the pumpkin pie martini point. It only lasted for about a minute, but it was distinct from the other points she targeted. She let me rest for about 20 minutes to allow the process to take place. She gave me a great meditation to use during the rest. I used an imaginary cheese cloth to strain the contents of my body, starting with the tip of my toes, and slowly removing impurities until I reach the top of my head. I enjoyed the cheesecloth visualization, and collected a huge load o schmutz to dump. I felt really good all day after the treatment, and will go again. I am over my fear completely, just like that. I am correcting the dietary issues and feel better in general after about a week of that. If you have wondered how acupuncture might help you I highly recommend that you try it. Elizabeth works on the far east side of Tucson in Civano, taking appointments Tues-Sat.
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