in preparation for my hunt, i watched a few videos about dressing an elk in the field, including skinning and de-boning. i find it fascinating that so many people are comfortable with the idea of hunting and harvesting an animal, but are uncomfortable with the idea of investigating the human body on a cadaver. there are a lot of similarities between the two, but it feels so different.
this lab experience gives be a more intimate knowledge of what parts of an animal i am eating. i can actually visualize the rump roast or the backstrap because i have made incisions in those areas on a body. it is a weird thing to compare, i know, but i like knowing where my meat comes from and this takes it to a whole new level.
i also have a more thorough understanding of massage; i can picture the direction of each muscle fiber and i can imagine myelin sheath being stripped during neuromuscular massage. and during acupuncture i can imagine the depth of the needle and which organ or muscle it contacts. i like that this lab experience has shed new light on other parts of my life.
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