394 Befriending Uncertainty • Stephen Cowan
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 with Stephen Cowan, we explore how the art of not-knowing-yet invites discovery. Stephen shares his journey from Western medicine to the integrative, emergent practices of Chinese medicine, where curiosity and connection form the foundation of healing.
Listen into this discussion as we delve into the maps of Chinese medicine that guide us through uncertainty, the role of storytelling and connection in clinical practice, the rhythm of emotions and their impact on health, and how integrating presence and curiosity can transform both patients and practitioners.
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Puzzling Through Saam Acupuncture – Questions, Clinic Cases, Organ Archetypes and Getting Out of Hot Water
This “part two” conversation with Toby Daly came about because I’ve been trying to learn the Saam system of acupuncture as he detailed it a recent Journal of Chinese Medicine article.
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044 Trigger Points: An Investigation of Dry Needling, Intra-Muscular Therapy and Acupuncture • Josh Lerner
Beyond the conflicts around scope of practice, the theories and practice of dry needling and intra-muscular therapies give us a deeper look into how acupuncture works on ahshi or trigger points from a bio-medicine physiological perspective. ...
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043 The Resonant Hum of Yin and Yang • Sabine Wilms
Chinese is not that easy, and the 文言文 (wen yan wen) the classical Chinese, that stuff is a whole other order of magnitude in challenge to the modern Western mind. And yet if we are going to practice this medicine with deep roots into a long gone...
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If You Are Not Having Fun With Your Marketing, You’re Doing It Wrong • Marketing Mini-Series 2
If the words fun, fascinating and laughter are not how you think of marketing, then you need to change your idea of marketing. And if you think brand means the logo for your business, then it’s time to update your definition of brand.
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A Computer Guy’s Guide to Marketing • Marketing Mini-Series 1
If you think that the experience a computer guy around building his business has nothing to do with those of an acupuncturist’s, think again.
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042 The Response is the Treatment • Dan Bensky
Forty five years is a long time to have a practice. Especially when you consider that the average American marriage isn't even half that number, and in this day and age people change jobs like they change their hair style. How do you stay...
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041 Considering Blood Stasis • Greg Livingston
The words "qi and blood stasis" frequently work their way into our diagnosis of a patient's situation. But getting blood stasis from the realm of theory and into our perceptual vocabulary takes some practice. And this can be quite helpful...
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040 In The Presence of The Emperor: Chinese Medicine Cardiology • Amos Ziv
There are currents in our medicine that say we should be very cautious around the heart, in fact, it’s best not to treat it directly. And even in our modern world, treating cardiac issues is something I suspect most of us would feel some...
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039 Discussing Jing Fang With Dr. Huang Huang
Fifteen plus years ago when I was living in Beijing and studying medicine and language I was gifted with a copy of Dr. Huang's Ten Key Formula Families in Chinese Medicine. At the time it was an astonishing read, as I'd never been exposed to his...
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About LU6 and ST37
I’ve had people comment that they’ve heard me in a number of interviews talk about Kong Zui, Lung 6. I’ve gotten emails about this, and had people ask in person “what’s up with Lung 6?”
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038 News, Announcements, and Some Thoughts on Tech • Michael Max
In this solo episode I review the past six months of Qiological and give you a preview on the next six months. Also I'll talking in some depth about the Practice of Business, why SEO is a process, not a product and some thoughts on what makes for...
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037 Listening Like Water: Depth and Connection As Part of The Healing Process • Margot Rossi
We are trained to know a lot about a person from looking and touching. And while we have our “10 questions” or other interviewing checklists, there is a lot that comes from the interview and relationship with the patient that can help us to better...
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036 Power of The Matrix: Clinical Application of the Jing Fang Tradition of Hu Xi-Shu & Feng Shi-Lun • Frances Turner
No one gets through Chinese medicine school without some exposure to the Shang Han Lun, and if you're lucky, the Jin Gui Yao Lue as well. But there is a big difference between reading the classics, and understanding how to apply them in our...
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035 Focused Light: Using Lasers in the Acupuncture Clinic • Jim Sullivan
Pressure, vibration, puncture, and heat, we know there are a variety of ways to stimulate an acupuncture point. In this episode we explore the clinical use of light, in the form of low-power lasers. And especially for those of you that don’t...
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034 Finding The Way Through: Treating Psycho-Social Trauma With Acupuncture • Will Morris
Physiology does not forget. Our experience in life effects and shapes our body, our habits and perception. We develop ways to compensate for the difficulties wrought from traumas and unmetabolized experience in life, but when stressed those...
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033 Treating Sciatica, Unkinking The Hitch In Your Get-Along • Laura Christensen
Sciatica is a common complaint that brings people into the acupuncturist’s office. And it’s often treated well with acupuncture. But there are times when a situation that seems straightforward is anything but. When you start to think about how...
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032 Acupuncture Sports Alliance Conference 2018
Welcome to Qiological's mini-series that is coming to you from the 2018 Sports Acupuncture Alliance's conference. Over the next few days we will be posting interviews here with both speakers and participants of the conference, and you'll have a...
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031 Hand Crafted Medicine: a shiatsu practitioner’s perspective on the channels and points • Winter Jade
As practitioners we all work with a mix of theory, clinical sensibilities developed through years of practice, and the immediate moment of encounter with our patients. What we feel with our hands can deeply help to inform our treatments and ground...
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030 Central Qi, Deficiency Taxation, and The Microbiome: Classic Formulas in The Modern Age • Eran Even
In this episode we discuss the Jing Fang, the classic formulas, as they are being used by Dr. Huang Huang in the modern clinic, along a look at how some of our oldest medicine helps to throw new light on the importance of the digestive system and...
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029 Treating Children Through The Five Elements • Robin Ray Green
Children are full of yang qi and respond quickly to the methods of East Asian medicine. There is a lot of good you can do in using our methods to treat kids, especially in treating some conditions that conventional medicine can only offer...
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