Jana van der Veer
In her article, “A Needle in the Head is Worth Two in the Back: A Journey into Japanese Traditional Medicine,” Jana describes her reluctant foray into the world of Japanese medicine, after a rainbow of antibiotics have failed to cure her of an indeterminable illness. She discovers a mind-body connection that changes her perspective on life and will inform everything she does in the future. In this extract from the article, she says, “I’m twenty-four years old, and this is the first time I’ve heard about the mind-body connection in terms of health and healing. Over the next year, I undergo a radical change in my attitudes toward my body and my illness.”
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Author bio |
Jana Van der Veer, Assistant Director, Advising and Student Services, Division of Interdisciplinary Inquiry, has her M.A. in Intercultural Relations from Lesley University, and earned her B.A. from the Friends World Program of Long Island University. She has extensive experience studying, working, and traveling in Europe and Asia. Prior to becoming the Assistant Director, she was the Program Coordinator for the Program on US - Japan Relations at Harvard University. |