I have decided that I am guilty of not listening closely enough to my acupuncturist. I'm going to owe him an apology, a big one. I guess the needles make me a bit nervous, but that's no excuse. He's listening to me, that is for sure. I can tell he finally understands how terrified I am of being stuck with needles and he really watches to make sure I am OK in the session. It was impressive the first time it all came together for him -- that understanding on some level of how difficult it is for me to work through my fear of needles. There was that time the needle hit a nerve, which was not his fault per say. But that isn't what I am talking about. Recently in our sessions there is this tiny pause after each needle.....sometimes he actually physically steps back for jsut a moment and ...well, watches. But in this quiet sort of pause, something special happens. If you've experienced an authentic healer work, you know a little bit about what I am speaking of. Now I rare...