The Human Body Can Heal in Astonishing Ways

Even for energy healers, people’s sudden recoveries can be hard to explain

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The first acupuncture patient I ever worked with on my own was a woman who had broken both of her legs. She had been visiting a fire station with her women’s group and was encouraged, ill-advisedly as it turned out, to slide down the fire pole. When I met her, she…