378 The Sixth Element • Slate Burris
Acupuncture We have the two of yin and yang, the three of the jing, qi, shen, the four levels of pathogenic invasion from the Wen Bing, the Five Phases of the Wu Xing and the Six Elements— wait a minute, Six Elements? Have you ever wondered why the Classics speak to the Five Zang...
377 Constitution and Condition • Peter Eckman
Acupuncture In our work as acupuncturists, we use differential diagnosis to understand the warp and woof of a patient’s problem, to see how various seemingly marginally connected aspects of their problem give us the pattern that allows for skillful intervention. We also look at...
376 Ba Zi- Revealing the Influences of Character • Howard Chen
Acupuncture We are encoded beings. There is a song that plays out through the patterning of our DNA. We are influenced by the tides of culture, family and peers. And there is a great turning of Stems and Branches that leaves an imprint on our mind/body as we enter the world. The...
375 History Series, A Love Affair with Herbs • Cara Frank
History In this History Series episode we time-travel with the vivacious Cara Frank. Her story begins in the gritty, creative pulse of 1970s New York City, where as a teenager, she was navigating the counter cultural scene. Her first encounter with acupuncture was anything...
374 Saam Acupuncture- Modern Korean Practice • Andreas Brüch
Acupuncture You’re probably somewhat familiar with the four needle technique. It’s an innovation said to have arisen through the meditative practice of the Korean Buddhist monk Saam, roughly four hundred years ago. It has since been passed down both through the monastic...
373 Softening Our Gaze: Shiatsu and the Inner Landscape • Joyce Vlaarkamp
Bodywork How we engage the mind can have an effect on our wellbeing in profound ways. What is even more interesting is how the mind and body interact. We are all familiar how the emotions can be the source of internally generated illness, and we are all familiar with how...
372 Yang Xing – Nourishing our Nature • Sabine Wilms & Leo Lok
Cultivation What is Nature, and what is Nurture? It’s an old question that poses what is perhaps a false dichotomy. Considering out Nature, it’s as old as Chinese medicine. And nourishing ourselves so as to enjoy the full measure of our days, also has a long history of inquiry...
371 History Series, How Do We Help People Experience Connection • Paul Karsten
Acupuncture I attended what was then known as SIOM before it was an accredited school. I thought the program and approach was a good fit for how I learned, and being in my late 30’s at the time, I did not have the patience for a program that would not let me get my hands on...
370 Stroke, Parkinson’s and Brain Longevity • Clayton Shiu
Acupuncture For sure, the health of the brain is absolutely essential to health and wellbeing. As we age, just like with other organs, there is a lot that can go wrong with that curious Sea of Marrow. In this conversation with Clayton Shu we discuss how he went from a focus on...
369 Tea, Consciousness and Connection • Brian Kirbis
Cultivation From the misty mountains of China to the teahouses of Taiwan, Tea has served as a bridge between nature and culture, tradition and modernity. Tea is not just a beverage, but a living entity that carries within it a connective plant wisdom and the potential for...
368 Extraordinary Vessels- Archetype and Symbol • Yvonne Farrell & Luke Adler
Acupuncture Not only is acupuncture strange, with its twelve invisible watersheds of flow and influence. But we have the qi jing ba mai. The strange flows… usually translated as the extraordinary vessels. Some say these are the blueprint that give structure to the embryo as they...
367 History Series, We Should Aspire to be Magicians • Charlie Buck
History I recently had the good fortune to sit down for a conversation with Charlie Buck, one of the early pioneers in acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the UK. He shared his journey of discovering acupuncture in the late 1970s, a time when it was still quite unknown in...
366 Pursuing Opportunity and Balancing With the Seasons • Ilan Migdali
Acupuncture Understanding and acknowledging how things are is a terrific starting point. It’s what led Ilan Migdali to not just understand how health insurance worked in California, but opened up a path for him to create an insurance network that specifically aimed at helping...
365 Far Out Man, I Need to Know More About That • John McDonald
Acupuncture I was cautious and reluctant about studying acupuncture when it first really caught my attention. Then there are folks like John McDonald who when he first caught wind of acupuncture thought… far out man, I want to know more about that. That enthusiasm has followed...
364 Tinkering, Electronics and Measuring Meridians • Adrian Larsen
Acupuncture Tinkering and creating, I suspect that anyone who's been lucky enough to have grown up in an environment that encouraged exploration, risk taking and curiosity— they've got a perspective that has them asking “why not” instead of “why.” Figuring out how things work is...
363 Acupuncture’s Journey to the West • Zoe Coldham
Acupuncture I had the delightful surprise of Zoe Coldham reaching out to me to tell me about the documentary she’d created that goes into the early days of acupuncture finding its way into the mainstream of British culture. As you probably know, Qiological has been doing a...
362 History Series: The Art of Finding What’s Needed • Randall Barolet
History The late 60s and early 70s were a time of openness and experimentation. It was the beginning of the civil rights movement, more equality for women, and the recognition that sexuality included more than love between men and women. Cultural norms were questioned and...
361 Evil Bone Water • Mark Brinson
Herbal Medicine It’s fun to solve problems. Especially when you’re not quite sure what to do, so you have to pay attention and learn what’s important. You must develop the capacity to learn from both your failures and success. Mark Brinson wanted a liniment for patients and was not...