http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869#e5b4532a-37ab-40ad-ad1d-e3a98d1cfda9 i say, create whatever you feel passionately about...or want to learn more about yourself! creating a community "hub" is an excellent way to get clients rolling through. get to know the people whose expertise would blend well with what you do; invite them to lead meditation, educational talks, etc. you expand your scope that way, invite others to get to know you; get to utilize other practitioner's tools, and vice versa. it sounds like you already have the creative vision and ideas for this!!! you have everything you need :] Wed, 13 May 2009 15:43:25 GMT http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869#e5b4532a-37ab-40ad-ad1d-e3a98d1cfda9 linaluv 2009-05-13T15:43:25Z http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869#2d582f27-60bb-4336-b18d-03ba91820416 Very true. It really does seem come down to song and vision. I'm not sure if one's paradigm is entirely self-created, but it certainly has a strong relationship to an individual's heart-vision. That is what I am seeking, what is temporarily veiled from me but will be revealed. I am also curious to hear about other people's stories--to me that is an important way that I can begin to reflect on my own vision. I am also curious to hear about what kind of ways people have practiced or what sorts of things they have done together with their practice--qigong and meditation centers, educational programs, stores, space, retreat centers, etc. Perhaps I will start another thread for that, as it is a big topic. Tue, 12 May 2009 16:49:09 GMT http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869#2d582f27-60bb-4336-b18d-03ba91820416 Matt 2009-05-12T16:49:09Z http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869#b749e8f0-346e-4472-828f-9e190b6ea167 You live in whatever paradigm you create for yourself. Also, I say Competition=more people in the know about acupuncture. I say even if there are a lot of acupuncturists, you will begin to form your own circle of community, and within that community, you will be the one to serve via acupuncture. and ultimately: ~You~ decide to create the story that is your truth! Tue, 12 May 2009 15:20:18 GMT http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869#b749e8f0-346e-4472-828f-9e190b6ea167 linaluv 2009-05-12T15:20:18Z http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869#d634ccec-3044-4ec2-88e3-f07d0342fcdb Hi everyone, I'm an acupuncture student and have just started my practice management class. Part of what we are doing is researching where we want to set up our practice. I plan to practice in Wisconsin and am trying to decide between two locations. One is a less known, medium sized city with a metro populace just over 200,000 but just a few acupuncturist and only one, part time chinese herbalist. It is my home town and I have many connections there. It seems a natural place to set up shop, but the culture leaves a bit to be desired. Not that it is totally closed minded, but it is definitely less interesting and progressive than choice two. The economy is slower, but reasonable. Choice two is the notoriously progressive Madison. The culture is amazing and people are naturally open to acupuncture. The economy is pretty good and it is a really fun place to be, but there are already a fair number of acupuncturists. So I am trying to decide between these two. So I wanted to ask here: what factors make a place good to set up an acupuncture practice? It seems that if you go to a fair-sized place where there's no competition you would naturally get business and probably be quite successful (given of course that you are marketing and managing properly and so forth). The advantage here is that you help a lot of people who wouldn't have the medicine otherwise and probably make pretty good money doing it. On the other hand, there are some advantages to living in a place where there's already a culture of acupuncturists: better chance you will be closer to continuing education, access to auxillary practices like qigong, chances to start innovative business models (cooperative herb pharmacies, etc), and just generally to work alongside one's colleagues. Not to mention just a better, funner city in this specific case. Also, since it is a major city for education and government, there's a lot of opportunity to participate in supporting the profession on those levels. Any thoughts? Mon, 11 May 2009 04:25:02 GMT http://acupuncture.tribe.net/thread/997b9f6a-68ec-44f8-80d4-5f22aee37869#d634ccec-3044-4ec2-88e3-f07d0342fcdb Matt 2009-05-11T04:25:02Z