106 Rhythm and Motion: The Magic of Bamboo Moxa • Oran Kivity
Methods The characters for acupuncture in Chinese, 針灸zhen jiu, literally translate as needle and moxa. You surely were introduced to the cigar-like pole moxa and large cones of smoldering mugwort on slices of ginger or aconite in acupuncture school. Perhaps you also were...
105 Posture, Structure, Function and Knife Needles • Brian Bowen
Acupuncture Musculoskeletal issues are the bread and butter of many acupuncture practices. Many people only think of acupuncture when they think about the treatment of pain, and not without good reason. Acupuncture is helpful in the treatment of pain. And as acupuncturists we...
104 Considering Our Roots- The Overlooked Basics of Chinese Medicine • Rhonda Chang
Philosophy We pride ourselves on being connected to an ancient medicine, to a way of thinking, working and treating that ties us back to the luminaries of our field. But medicine is always influenced by the times. And the influences that brought Chinese medicine to the west, and...
103 Resonance and Vibration • Mary Elizabeth Wakefield & MichelAngelo
Philosophy Resonance, 感應 gan ying, is an aspect of Chinese philosophy that runs through many aspects of our medicine. We see resonance as we look through the unfolding of life through the five phases. The way we see east, spring, liver, green, beginnings and wood as having...
102 Getting Your Tech Together: What Acupuncturists Need to Know About Technology • Stacey Chapman
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101 Aligning Purpose, Resources and Spirit: An Exploration of Business, Wealth and Wellbeing • Matt Ludmer
Business & Practice Management Perspective changes everything. We can approach the business and financial aspects of our practices a distasteful task that we’d prefer to delegate to someone else. Or we can take it as the opportunity it is to work through our shadow material around the issues of...
Five Movements and Six Qi • Sharon Weizenbaum
Default We often consider the Five Phases when doing acupuncture, and the Six Conformations when treating our patients with herbal medicine. In this conversation we consider the interplay of “wu yun, liu qi” the five movements and six climatic qi from the perspective of...
100 Anniversary Show: Art, Postcards, Persistence and Practice • Diana Moll
Practitioner Cultivation & Development Last year for the first anniversary of Qiological I invited a listener of the podcast to join me for a conversation, this year I did the same. Part of the reason is that I love hearing from listeners of the show. And the other part is that we all have something to...
099 Pain, Neurobiology, Beauty, and Big Cats: A Surprising Conversation on Veterinary Acupuncture • Bonnie Wright
Acupuncture I started this episode thinking we would be talking about lions, tigers and bears. But we ended up with glial cells, learning and neuroplasticity. Just like in clinic there are often surprising things that show up, and so too it is podcast conversations. In this...
Slow Medicine: How Chinese Medicine Became Associated With the Treatment of Chronic Illness • Eric Karchmer
Default When I lived in China I’d often hear people there say “use western medicine for quick results, but use Chinese medicine for chronic conditions.” It was a bit confusing for me, as even as a student and new practitioner I’d see Chinese medicine be really helpful for...
098 Medicine, Not-knowing and The Curious Ways Healing Arising • Lonny Jarrett
Practitioner Cultivation & Development Medicine is an unending study. A process of learning, sifting what helps from what doesn’t, and recognizing that we often are students of the unknown.In this conversation we explore healing, sacrifice, the importance of learning a tradition and finding a mentor. In...
097 Considering the Soil: An Agrarian Perspective on Chinese Herb Cultivation • Jean Giblette
Herbal Medicine There is more to growing herbs than understanding plants. There are the considerations of soil, economic environment, weather patterns, cultural and market forces, and the kind of eye and vision that can see the interactions of these forces not just over seasons, but...
Moving Through Trauma: A Path of Healing and Resiliency • Alaine Duncan
Default Trauma has both a physiological and emotional impact on us. It can set up a kind of dysregulation that while in the midst of trauma can be adaptive, and in fact help us to survive, but over time can be source of all kinds of physical and emotional problems. In this...
096 Magic of Mushrooms: The Modern Use of Mycelial Medicinals • Robert Hoffman
Herbal Medicine Mushrooms are a curiosity. Neither plant, nor animal, they are stuff of fairy tales and dreams. They hint at something dangerous. They could be delicious, or they could kill you. They sprout up unexpectedly and then quickly melt away. Their underground mycelial...
095 The Blindness of Experts • Kevin Ergil
Practitioner Cultivation & Development We rely on the skills of experts. The car mechanic, plumber, web designer, business coach. We want to trust the people that are in the position where our lack of knowledge leaves us vulnerable. We’d like for them to have our best interests in mind, and we also know...
Channeling the Moon • Sabine Wilms
Default Chinese medicine has a long, long history of puzzling through and treating women’s health issues. In this conversation we touch on clinical considerations that come to us from the Song dynasty. This content is restrictedTo get full access you need to join the...
094 Business Creativity and the Entrepreneurial Perspective • John McGarvey
Business & Practice Management Business is one of those aspects of practice that many new practitioners approach with a not small amount of fear and loathing. Business is often viewed as something bothersome and takes away from focusing on our practice. But the truth is, just like there is a false...
093 Treating Trauma Through the Five Phases • Alaine Duncan
Conditions The experience of trauma is as much a part of life as is falling in love, having family disagreements, and wondering how we fit in this life. And while we tend to focus on the problems that have their roots in traumatic experiences, it is also possible that we can...