Zazen & the Colonoscopy
Thursday July 9, 2009
.Our series on "Zazen in the Hospital" continues with today's adventure in my "soon turning 50" routine medical check up ... the dreaded: COLONOSCOPY ...(A little more dreaded here in Japan, where no anesthesia is used and the patient...
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Jundo Cohen is a Soto Zen Priest and founder and teacher of the Treeleaf Zendo--a Zen sangha (community) located in Tsukuba, Japan. Jundo was ordained in 2002 and subsequently received Dharma Transmission from Master Gudo Wafu Nishijima. He is a member of the Soto Zen Buddhist Association and American Zen Teachers Association . His blog, Treeleaf Zen, was designed specifically for Zen practitioners who cannot easily commute to a Zen Center due to health concerns, living in remote areas, or childcare and family needs.
On Treeleaf Zen, Jundo provides Zazen sittings, guided meditation, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Zen Buddhist sangha, all fully online. Members now sit in over 20 countries. The focus is Shikantaza "Just Sitting" Zazen, as instructed by the 13th Century Japanese Master, Eihei Dogen.
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On Treeleaf Zen, Jundo provides Zazen sittings, guided meditation, retreats, discussion, interaction with a teacher, and all other activities of a Zen Buddhist sangha, all fully online. Members now sit in over 20 countries. The focus is Shikantaza "Just Sitting" Zazen, as instructed by the 13th Century Japanese Master, Eihei Dogen.
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I think zazen is good medicine.
Hi, Jundo -
Hope everything "came out OK". (& glad we get a light anesthesia here in the States!)
Gassho
Har har. For those with PTSD, this subject is not humorous.
I had a colonoscopy as well. Wasn't too bad. Actual procedure was no big deal at all. The prep is annoying. I used to do a lot of Hatha Yoga practice, including regular enemas. For anyone who has done enemas or colonics, really shouldn't be that much worse...
There are tons of preventive things folks can do to protect their digestive health...
quick note, some natural medicine digestive health websites:
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gassho
I had my first colonoscopy on my 50th birthday. The doctor came saying loudly " I got the new Steely Dan CD." let me tell you you want a happy doctor for that procedure. Didn't feel a thing and woke up with no pain.
Please do not take it for granted that everyone who wants to be responsible will just go out and get one....about fifty percent of Americans do not have health insurance and many of us cannot afford to pay cash for a colonscopy. I have very high risk factors but won't be able to get one due to the cost.I have a job, it's actually in the health care industry...but no health insurance. This is just one of the ways corporate health care works...employ a goodly number of contract employees.
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