198 Reflections and Significance of Case Reports • Edward Chiu
Practitioner Cultivation & Development The ancient Chinese were not the only people to observe nature and develop medicine in the service of relieving suffering and promoting health. But they were the only culture that wrote it down and managed through the centuries to preserve significant portions of it....
197 Divergent Perspectives on Conversing with the Channels • David Euler
Acupuncture In nature we see that rivers have a flow and shape, but in times of flooding or if there are obstructions they will find other ways to move their water downstream. The divergent channels can be seen as a channel phenomenon that allows the main channels to deal with...
196 Reflections on Yin • Brodie Welch
Practitioner Cultivation & Development Attending to yin in a world that preferences yang does not come easy, and perhaps only begins to catch our attention once we’ve reached the edge of what activity can sustain. In this conversation with Brodie Welch we look at how sometimes subtracting counterintuitive...
The Herbal Methods of Dr Jiang Tong — Bonus Episode
Default This is a solo show where Michael shares the methods and formulas his teacher in Taiwan, Dr. Jiang Tong, used in the treatment respiratory illness. Here are two articles written by Dr. Jiang that Michael translated for The Lantern, that detail his thinking and...
195 Hands on With Horses •Sam MacLean
Acupuncture There are yin and yang ways to be with a horse, or for that matter— with a person as well. That yin aspect might be yielding, but it’s far from weak. And having a broad receptive gaze allows us to see the wholeness beyond the so-called broken parts of those we are...
194 Restoration of the World • John Stan
Acupuncture Our work as practitioners involves restoration. We know that neither we nor our patients are separate from the natural world. Our daily clinic might be focused on the microcosm that is our patient, but we know that their relationships to family, kin and friends are...
193 Physiology, Congruence and Counterflow • Bryan McMahon
Herbal Medicine There is a saying in Chinese, 以人為本, Understanding a person is basis of knowing how to treat them. Our work requires we both understand our medicine, and understand how it applies to that individual who sits before us in our clinic. In this conversation with Bryan...
192 Having a Home Office • Ji Ling Lin
Business & Practice Management What is the best business model and size of acupuncture practice? That depends on the practitioner, their values, goals and individual perspective. Just like our medicine, while there are core principles that form a foundation, the methods that arise and the various...
191 Fluid Physiology and Pathology • Steve Clavey
Conditions We think of the meridians as being a connective network within the body. But it is the fluids that actually permeate all the organs and tissues, and in a sense connect and allow for communication between all aspects of the body. And at the same time provide the medium...
190 The Power and Practice of “No” • Elisa Yip
Practitioner Cultivation & Development East Asian medicine practitioners want to be helpful. That is often a large part of what drew us to this work. Sometimes being helpful is not in what we say yes to, but rather that to which we say, no. In this discussion with Elisa Yip we look at how saying no is...
189 Cultivating Confidence • Vanessa Menendez-Covelo
Practitioner Cultivation & Development Confidence at the beginning of any endeavor, especially at the beginning of a medical practice, a new business, or new career is not possible. You may have some skills, tools and competence in their use. But confidence, that comes later after you’ve had some skin in...
188 Herbal Medicine for the Aftermath of Covid • Nigel Dawes
Conditions There is a moment in between sensing and allowing what is felt to enter the world of cognition and concept. It’s a liminal space of being and feeling and if you can linger there for a moment there is information that is beyond the ken of words. In this discussion with...
187 Money Archetype and Metaphor • Lacey Dupre
Business & Practice Management There isn’t anyone who doesn’t have an opinion about money. Regardless of what kind of economic system you have an ideological bent toward, one thing is for sure; as long as humans have worked together and pooled their resources for mutual benefit there has been some...
186 Language, Presence and Practice • Randy Clere
Diagnosis Zhuang Zi says, “Words exist because of meaning. Once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?” Any seasoned practitioner will tell you that skillful use of language and the...185 Reflections on the Dao: Practical Philosophy and the Art of Medicine • David Marks
Daoism I rather enjoy the idea of our medicine being a sort of applied philosophy, that there is a way of looking at the world that has such coherence and connection that it not only helps us to make sense of this moment, but to bring healing as well. David Marks set off on...
184 Celestial Secrets of the Mythic Tang Ye Jing • Sabine Wilms
Tang Ye Jing The Tang Ye Jing— where to start? Way back in the Shang Dynasty so the story goes. The Yang Ye Jing is a “lost” text on herbal medicine that has played hide and seek with practitioners over the centuries. How much of it is myth? How much archetypical patterning? And...
183 Nourishing Life • Peter Deadman
Practitioner Cultivation & Development True entrepreneurs and visionaries don’t go into something for the money. They go into it because of purpose and passion. The business piece is in service of the difference they are looking to create in the world. It’s not surprising that Peter Deadman would be...
182 Hands on With Microcurrent • Malvin Finkelstein
Acupuncture Forty years is a long time to practice medicine and gives plenty of opportunity to follow your interests while helping patients. Our medicine includes various kinds of hands on bodywork, and in this conversation we explore the use of micro current. While electricity...