More than you might expect, there is a lot of common ground between orchestra conductors and acupuncturists. We have one picture of a conductor standing before an orchestra, trying to get them to work together to play a symphony. And we have another picture of an acupuncturist working in a quiet room, trying to get a patient’s body to work better. These two professions are quite different in most ways. But when you start looking at the philosophy and principles behind them, you find that they’re actually quite similar. For Acupuncture Tewkesbury, visit www.purelandsacu.co.uk/acupuncture-tewkesbury
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!First of all, both professions deal with systems that don’t like to be forced to do something. If a conductor forces an orchestra to play a certain way, they’re likely to produce a technically perfect performance that sounds flat and boring. The musicians are following orders, but they’re not really expressing themselves or connecting. This isn’t really music; it’s a bunch of precise notes being played by people who are trying to follow rules but aren’t really feeling anything. A good conductor knows this and doesn’t try to force their will on the orchestra. They create conditions for the musicians to be able to come together and create something new and interesting.
An acupuncturist does the same thing with the patient’s body. The needles they insert don’t force the body to change; they create conditions. They change the body’s nervous system and circulation and make it easier for the body to do what it’s already trying to do. The patient isn’t being forced to do anything or coerced into following certain rules. They’re being offered a chance to take care of their own body, which is already trying to do the right thing.