Welcome To My Practice

Welcome! This blog is an externalization of my own contemplative practice, where I will be working through ideas and practices from a number of traditions that have been meaningful to me over the last few decades. I expect that it will include not only repetitive musings on Stoicism, but also Daoism, Buddhism, the works of Douglas Harding, the Bicameral Mind theory of Julian Jaynes, and attempts to work through these ideas not just in daily life in general, but possibly also within the more specific realm of clinical medicine (I am an acupuncturist when I am not absentmindedly staring off into space).

As much as I would like publish posts consistently, and for it to be systematic and follow some kind of logical order, it will most likely be sporadic and random. Random not only in terms of topic, but also in the length, depth and breadth of each post. Putting any kind of pressure on myself to organize a Magnum Opus is a way of ensuring that I procrastinate and avoid ever writing anything, so I’m going to treat writing posts as a form of daily (or weekly, or monthly) practice, similar to how Marcus Aurelius composed his Meditations, except with the expectation that anyone on the internet might be looking over my shoulder as I write instead of writing only for myself in absolute privacy.

So, again, Welcome! If you are moved to have a conversation about something I’ve written, feel free to either comment on the posts or email me at joshualerner@comcast.net. You can also check out the website of my clinical practice at www.wellspringacupuncture.com.