Jan 12 2016 - Rotary Forum
Posted by Dick Dannells
Program January 12, 2016: Tara Kulikov “Acupuncture and Demonstration”
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Joel opened the meeting at 12:35 PM by auctioning off the fine free to harm and sell the for $50.
FINES:
Pres. Joel considered Mike Frederick’s guest introduction less than stellar to warrant a $39 fine. He fined Sandy Lubin $50 for his failure to note that Dr. Sarah Conn had just been introduced. The birthdays of Harlan Silva on January 9 and Lee Ann Liscombe on January 11 were recognized. Sandy and Cindi Lubin’s 49th wedding anniversary was honored with a $49 fine. Greg Baker’s club anniversary was recognized with $50 fine, and he was also fined $25 for not changing his birthdate in the Club Runner. Connie O’Henley’s 20th club anniversary and Michael Boyer’s 10th club anniversary were recognized without a fine.
HAPPY BUCKS:
Pres. Joel put in $5 because of the presence of Paul Felice, who has been absent for some time Happy Bucks. Michael Boyer put in $20 for his new business, Dick Dannells put in $5 for the speedy diagnosis of his wife Rae at the Arroyo Grande Hospital and Linda Osty put in $5 for her new puppy.
announcements:
Michael Boyer announced that he is hosting the next board meeting this Thursday at the Arroyo Grande Hospital. Paul Holden announced that Michael Boyer is the $50 raffle winner of a Paul Harris fellow. Linda Osty said to reserve February 25, 26th and 27th as part of the Polio Plus program with the 26th being devoted to attending the Melodrama in Oceano to see “The 39 Steps.” It is a comedy of the joys and tribulations of a new dog owner.
PROGRAM: Tara Kulikov “Acupuncture and Demonstration”
Karen Zappa introduced Tara who holds a Masters in both Traditional Oriental Medicine and Kinesiology. Tara began by noting that acupuncture began in China thousands of years ago and is now practiced throughout the world primarily to relieve pain. She compared the acupuncture needle to getting a sliver in your finger. Your body’s reaction is to get rid of the sliver and eject it from your finger. As part of the body’s inflammatory response to reject the sliver is to increase the flow of blood. She then turned to displaying acupuncture needle, which is a very small, solid, thin, sharp stainless steel compared with a hypodermic needle, which is much larger and hollow. In the United States acupuncture needles are not reused and come enclosed in plastic. Small needles are used for the hands and larger needles are used for the legs and arm. She then demonstrated the use of acupuncture on herself by placing it in the web between her thumb and forefinger. Then she pointed out that this is one of the three pressure points that we can use on ourselves. The thumb and forefinger web is used to relieve a headache. To relieve stomach distress another pressure point is the hollow portion of the inner leg above your kneecap. In acupuncture you leave the needle in the body from 5 seconds to 30 minutes depending on the severity of the disorder. Electricity and heat can be used as added stimulants. She pointed out that animals are very susceptible to pain relief, for example, arthritic pain with acupuncture. However it must be done under the direction of a veterinarian. She gave a final tip on the use of ginger to relieve indigestion. She now teaches, but does not practice acupuncture. She will give you acupuncture references by emailing her at tkulikov@gmail.com .
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
“He who is good at making excuses is usually not good for anything else.”
Program January 12, 2016: Tara Kulikov “Acupuncture and Demonstration”
By Dick Dannells
Pres. Joel opened the meeting at 12:35 PM by auctioning off the fine free to harm and sell the for $50.
FINES:
Pres. Joel considered Mike Frederick’s guest introduction less than stellar to warrant a $39 fine. He fined Sandy Lubin $50 for his failure to note that Dr. Sarah Conn had just been introduced. The birthdays of Harlan Silva on January 9 and Lee Ann Liscombe on January 11 were recognized. Sandy and Cindi Lubin’s 49th wedding anniversary was honored with a $49 fine. Greg Baker’s club anniversary was recognized with $50 fine, and he was also fined $25 for not changing his birthdate in the Club Runner. Connie O’Henley’s 20th club anniversary and Michael Boyer’s 10th club anniversary were recognized without a fine.
HAPPY BUCKS:
Pres. Joel put in $5 because of the presence of Paul Felice, who has been absent for some time Happy Bucks. Michael Boyer put in $20 for his new business, Dick Dannells put in $5 for the speedy diagnosis of his wife Rae at the Arroyo Grande Hospital and Linda Osty put in $5 for her new puppy.
announcements:
Michael Boyer announced that he is hosting the next board meeting this Thursday at the Arroyo Grande Hospital. Paul Holden announced that Michael Boyer is the $50 raffle winner of a Paul Harris fellow. Linda Osty said to reserve February 25, 26th and 27th as part of the Polio Plus program with the 26th being devoted to attending the Melodrama in Oceano to see “The 39 Steps.” It is a comedy of the joys and tribulations of a new dog owner.
PROGRAM: Tara Kulikov “Acupuncture and Demonstration”
Karen Zappa introduced Tara who holds a Masters in both Traditional Oriental Medicine and Kinesiology. Tara began by noting that acupuncture began in China thousands of years ago and is now practiced throughout the world primarily to relieve pain. She compared the acupuncture needle to getting a sliver in your finger. Your body’s reaction is to get rid of the sliver and eject it from your finger. As part of the body’s inflammatory response to reject the sliver is to increase the flow of blood. She then turned to displaying acupuncture needle, which is a very small, solid, thin, sharp stainless steel compared with a hypodermic needle, which is much larger and hollow. In the United States acupuncture needles are not reused and come enclosed in plastic. Small needles are used for the hands and larger needles are used for the legs and arm. She then demonstrated the use of acupuncture on herself by placing it in the web between her thumb and forefinger. Then she pointed out that this is one of the three pressure points that we can use on ourselves. The thumb and forefinger web is used to relieve a headache. To relieve stomach distress another pressure point is the hollow portion of the inner leg above your kneecap. In acupuncture you leave the needle in the body from 5 seconds to 30 minutes depending on the severity of the disorder. Electricity and heat can be used as added stimulants. She pointed out that animals are very susceptible to pain relief, for example, arthritic pain with acupuncture. However it must be done under the direction of a veterinarian. She gave a final tip on the use of ginger to relieve indigestion. She now teaches, but does not practice acupuncture. She will give you acupuncture references by emailing her at tkulikov@gmail.com .
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY BY PAUL JONES:
“He who is good at making excuses is usually not good for anything else.”