Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2-2023

Keywords

Iwashina Anryu, Dr Bear, Japanese acupuncture, non-insertive acupuncture, meridian therapy, teishin

Abstract

This article is a fond remembrance of Iwashina Anryū Sensei, widely known as ‘Dr Bear’ in the West. The author shares memories of learning acupuncture from this much-loved and influential teacher. The article includes descriptions of his basic clinical treatment method and the gentle, non-insertive, qi-focused style of acupuncture he advocated.

Recommended Citation

Wegmüller, K. (2023). Farewell, Dr Bear: Iwashina Anryū Sensei 1950-2022. Journal of Chinese Medicine, (131).

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