409 The Invitation in Troubled Times • Ed Neal & Mel Hopper-Koppelman
Cultivation What do we do when the world feels like it’s unraveling? How to respond when our systems—political, economic, medical—feel brittle, even broken? It’s easy to fall into despair, or look away. But maybe what we’re being asked to do is look closer. To stay present. In...
408 Peripatetic Acupuncturist • Irina Cividino
The practice of practice Sometimes the best opportunities don’t look like opportunity—they look like risk. Like driving hours into the mountains. Like renting a stranger’s massage room and hoping someone shows up. But there’s a strange kind of capacity that comes from following a...
407 Empathy, Algorithms and the Alchemy of AI • Vanessa Menendez-Covelo
The practice of practice Technology is evolving fast—and it’s starting to mirror us in ways that are both fascinating and a little unsettling. As AI becomes part of our daily lives, it raises an important question: how do we stay human while working with machines that mimic us? In this...
406 History Series, Evolution of a Thoroughly Modern Herb Shop • Thomas Leung
History It’s a curious thing, sometimes you want to get away from something. Maybe it’s the town you grew up in, or a family business. You think you know it, and are not interested. But circumstances change and find your way back to it with new eyes. In this conversation with...
405 Mastering Your Mindset • Julie Bear Don’t Walk
Acupuncture Sometimes what holds us back isn’t a lack of skill or knowledge, but an old story unknowingly agreed to. One that says it’s unseemly to want success, that business is at odds with healing. But what if your clinic wasn’t just a way to help people—but also a practice of...
404 The Art of Not Holding On- Finding Grace in the Seasoned Years of Practice • Whitfield Reaves
Acupuncture There’s a moment in every practitioner’s life when they start thinking less about where they’re going and more about what they’re leaving behind. What does it mean to practice for decades, to see students turn into colleagues, and to watch the medicine evolve through...
403 Cycles and Spirals of Development • Moshe Heller
Acupuncture Childhood is a surprising, messy, and unpredictable unfolding that follows an orderly pattern of stages through reliable spirals of development. In this conversation with Moshe Heller, we explore the complexities of childhood development through the lens of Chinese...
402 Speaking Their Language- Effective Communication Strategies with Western Medicine Colleagues • Elie Cole
The practice of practice There's magic in learning how to translate the mysterious into the practical—especially when it comes to bridging the world of acupuncture with the language of Western medicine. Sometimes, all it takes is a burrito and a bit of bravery to create connections that open...
401 History Series, Becoming the Doctor • Steven Rosenblatt
History Some paths in life aren’t so much chosen as they are revealed—often through unexpected encounters, serendipitous moments, or a relentless tug of curiosity. The call to become a healer, to step into the role of a doctor, is often as much about who you are as what you...
400 Wonder Often. A Conversation with the Qiological Community • Michael Max
Acupuncture Thirty plus years ago, as an acupuncture patient, I found myself puzzling over the question of “Just how does acupuncture work?” That question has been a reliable traveling companion ever since. Our work requires a lot of “techne’” and it should, there's a lot to...
399 Evolving Emergence and the Wu Yun Liu Qi • Christine Cannon
Acupuncture Change unfolds within the predictable cycles Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches. But, what actually emerges into being, that is usually novel and surprising. In this conversation with Christine Cannon, we explore the Wu Yun Liu Qi—the Five Movements and Six Qi—and...
398 Fascial Maps and Tung Anatomy • James Spears
Acupuncture Fascia—it's the connective web that holds us together, yet its role in acupuncture is often overlooked. What if understanding this intricate network could refine the way we think about acupuncture, movement, and healing? In this conversation with James Spears, we...
397 History Series, The Migration of Chinese Medicine to the American West • Tamara Venit-Shelton
History The history of medicine isn’t just about treatments and techniques—it’s about migration, adaptation, and how healing traditions take root in new landscapes. The movement of Chinese medicine to the American West is a story woven with resilience, ingenuity, and cultural...
396 Root and Power, Attending to the Pelvis • Krystal Couture
Acupuncture The body holds experience in layers—some are structural, some energetic, and others deeply emotional. Nowhere is this more evident than in the pelvis, a place of both power and vulnerability, stability and flow. It’s the root of movement, the center of balance, and a...
395 Business, Go Your Own Way • Sydney Malawer
Cultivation Following a blueprint is fine for building structures, but when it comes to life choices, someone else’s recipe for success probably will be only marginally helpful. Plans are helpful, and perspective even more so. In this conversation with Sydney Malawer, we explore...
394 Befriending Uncertainty • Stephen Cowan
Acupuncture Transformation arises from the unknown. In a world that often craves certainty, the practice of staying with discomfort, observing its rhythm, and allowing clarity to emerge can lead to remarkable insights—not just in healing, but in how we live. In this conversation...
393 Year of the Snake: Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form • Gregory Done
Cultivation It’s the subtler forces—those quietly felt but not perceived—that create the background that frames our days with a tone that is both transparent and influential. The shifting energies of a new year are a slack tide of opportunity to pause and reflect. To consider...
392 Igniting Wellness- The Power of Moxa • Merlin Young & Oran Kivity
Acupuncture Moxa is often seen as acupuncture's quieter sibling, and yet it has a rich history of igniting healing, longevity, and vitality. Its warmth goes beyond the physical—it has a profound effect on our physiology. In this conversation with Oran Kivity and Merlin Young, we...