Stalking the Wild Caterpiller Fungus • Jeff Chilton
Qiologician Podcasts Cordyceps is one of the precious medicinals of the Chinese medicine pharmacopeia. It’s a wild grown substance that has only recently begun to give up the secrets to how it can be cultivated so that its benefits can be enjoyed by more than a privileged few. This...
Five Movements and Six Qi • Sharon Weizenbaum
Qiologician Podcasts 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...
Slow Medicine: How Chinese Medicine Became Associated With the Treatment of Chronic Illness • Eric Karchmer
Qiologician Podcasts 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...
Moving Through Trauma: A Path of Healing and Resiliency • Alaine Duncan
Qiologician Podcasts 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...