Presence in Practice, Acquiring Confidence

Presence in Practice, Acquiring Confidence

It’s impossible to have confidence at the beginning of any enterprise. You might have passion, commitment, reliable skills or desire. But confidence comes through navigating the difficulties that are sure to arise along the way.  There is a saying that when...
Interviewing from the Heart • Toby Daly

Interviewing from the Heart • Toby Daly

The medical interview is the practicing physician’s essential tool for developing a diagnosis and establishing rapport with the patient. In this live discussion we will explore the Saam acupuncture tradition’s heart centered approach to the medical interview. These...
What I’ve Learned from Practicing Saam Acupuncture • Toby Daly

What I’ve Learned from Practicing Saam Acupuncture • Toby Daly

In this Qiological live event, Toby will present key concepts gleaned from his nearly twenty-five-year engagement with the Saam acupuncture tradition. These concepts will include: the benefits of clear and exact diagnosis, the preference for supplementing vs draining...
Qiological Live • Maps and Terrains of Qi Anatomy • Brenda Hood

Qiological Live • Maps and Terrains of Qi Anatomy • Brenda Hood

In this talk we will discuss qi anatomy in a way that will make it clearer to the modern mind while at the same time remaining true to the wisdom passed down from the ancients. In this seminar we will cover essential the differences in Eastern and Western thinking,...
Pulse and Abdominal Maps of the Saam Organ Pairs • Thomas Sorensen

Pulse and Abdominal Maps of the Saam Organ Pairs • Thomas Sorensen

Our medicine expresses and unfolds through resonance and reflection as it is capable of attending to the changes and expression of complex interactive systems, like human beings within their environment. Reading the pulse and investigating the abdomen are both tried...
Qiological Live • Accounting for Acupuncturists • Beverly Hacker

Qiological Live • Accounting for Acupuncturists • Beverly Hacker

Like many practitioners, you may not have much background in finance or accounting. However, as a business owner, you have to stay on top of where your money is coming from and where it is going. Your accounting system is the place to do that. It is like the pulse of...
Treating Hashimoto’s with Chinese Medicine • Heidi Lovie

Treating Hashimoto’s with Chinese Medicine • Heidi Lovie

Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is the most common thyroid disorder in the United States affecting at least 14 million people. So why is it underdiagnosed and misunderstood?  In this 1.5 hour class we will pair the lens of Chinese medicine with current research, and take...
Practical Considerations for a Home Office • Michael Max

Practical Considerations for a Home Office • Michael Max

Do you have concerns about the overhead associated with leasing or purchasing a clinic space? Are you comfortable with a life and work style that is slightly out of the mainstream? Do you dislike traffic and commuting? Then a home-office might be an option worth...
Hirata Zone Therapy Using the Ontake Method • Oran Kivity

Hirata Zone Therapy Using the Ontake Method • Oran Kivity

Hirata Zone Therapy focuses on dermatomes. It is a unique contribution from the Japanese tradition that lends itself to the use of the warm bamboo method. The Ontake warm bamboo method specifically combines the healing power of mugwort, with the dynamics of the...
Medicine and Meaning • Sabine Wilms & Michael Max

Medicine and Meaning • Sabine Wilms & Michael Max

Yin and yang are so simple, and so hard. Both knowing and not-knowing ground us in the clinical encounter. This is a clinically grounded dive into the resonance hum of yin and yang from Su Wen Five as we explore the nature of change, illumination, and the...