Lauren Lau ♥ The Meowist

 

I practice Chinese medicine in an uncommon way. << read Daoist Meowist >>

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But where have my pawprints been and what has led to meow?

 

I've spent a few nomadic years as a curious traveler.

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My nomadic adventures have included living and working at a sheep ranch, a bison ranch, an organic farm, an apiary (honey bees), and a national park (as a ranger in Alaska, around BEARS).  I have met wonderful people from all strata of life, and they have enriched my mental landscape.​

 

Diametrically, I have learned much about who and how I don't want to be from a cast of non-wonderful, abusive, and toxic people staged throughout my life, including family and managers.  I was raised by a Borderline mother (BPD)*, and in spite of that, I'm quite alive.

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Taken together, my experiences have reinforced my connection to living with integrity in very varied circumstances and environments -- ranging from the most exploitative to the most primal to the most abusive to the most beautiful.  Even the most destructive and destabilizing influences have served to shape me.

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My years of living consecutive seasons in land-based lifestyles has refined my ability to perceive natural and unnatural cycles and patterns.  This ability is an essential skill for any practitioner of a perennial medicine (aka traditional medicines or indigenous medicines).  After the experience of living in partnership with Earth's cycles, I find I'm better able to explore hidden depths intuitively, rather than analytically.  It's a subtle boost to aid the discovery of irregularity when working with individuals -- uncovering what's at the root of the thing that interrupts a person from being their best selves.

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I have a lifelong preoccupation with 1) existence and 2) consciousness.

 

I'm very interested in the practices of indigenous medicines (of all world cultures).

 

I dedicate time to cultivating my integrity, clarity, alignment, and qi.

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I apply daoist wu xing shi yao, or the medicine without form, in my work with clients and in everyday life.

In my spare time, I dance (a lot), enjoy cuddles with my kitty, and bask in sunshine.  I like tabletop games!  My faves include Dice Forge, Dominion, and Cat Lady.  I lurrrrv AlphaBear 2.

 

I have a BA in 1) Physics and 2) Cognitive & Brain Sciences from the University of California at Berkeley.

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BEHOLD!!  My kitty!!!!

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A BRIEF TIMELINE

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• 2009 - licensed acupuncturist (LAc)(California) and DiplOM (NCCAOM)

• 2006 - began work with both humans and animals (PetQi) as medicinal qigong and chi nei tsang practitioner

• 2005 - introduced to the practice of wu xing shi yao (the-medicine-without-form) and daoishness

• 2002 - introduced to kitties and meowishness

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FOOTNOTE

*Borderline personalities are destructive storms causing terror, shame, and instability.  Sadly, scant resources are available to reduce the personal suffering caused by them.