338 Researching Chronic Pain in Children • Jonathan Riemer
Acupuncture Pain is a helpful signal when it works properly as a warning signal. But when that signal goes awry, it dramatically changes a person’s life and also affects their close relationships. Jonathan Riemer has been researching chronic pain in children and he’s found there...
337 . • Michael Max & Rick Gold
Acupuncture The curious thing about having someone ask me a question and engage in a conversation of inquiry is that I hear myself saying things that are usually hidden just under the surface of habit and belief. In this episode the guest of the podcast is me. and the host...
336 Rock & Roll, Synchronicity and the Yi Jing, a history series conversation • Z’ev Rosenberg
History We all have some kind of call to follow medicine, otherwise we wouldn’t be in the trade. If you answer that call today, you’ve got a profession you can work yourself into. But back in the late 70’s early 80’s, the profession was still finding its footing. And if...
335 Academy of Source Based Medicine • Michael Brown, Eran Even, Will Ceurvels, & Ivan Zavala
Acupuncture The vast wealth, and it is a wealth, of writing on Chinese medicine is in Chinese. Granted, at this moment in time there is enough material that has made its way into English that you wouldn’t be able to read all of it in one lifetime. And that’s far cry from the...
334 Lean Into Your Gift • Clara Cohen
Acupuncture Some people dream of being influencers and social media stars. They are looking for a glamorous life in front of the camera. Not so for the guest of today’s episode who first published a Facebook video as a way to help support her students. It was a complete shock...
333 Prescriptions for Virtuosity • Eric Karchmer
Acupuncture We practice traditional medicine, or do we? Because Chinese medicine has roots and writings that go back into misty history, it’s easy to imagine we practice much like your average Qing or Ming doctor. But the truth is, the way practitioners worked even just a hundred...
332 History series- Connecting Heaven and Earth • Efrem Korngold
Acupuncture In this conversation, our guest Efrem Korngold said, “the definition of a good paradigm is that you can apply it effectively to new problems.” You know how sometimes you hear something and it stops you dead in your tracks, it rings true in a way that you can feel in...
331 A Stroll Through the Landscape of the Polyvagal • Karine Kedar
Acupuncture “My Po made the decision.” I’m usually skeptical about most explanations of the “Spirit” of the five Zang viscera. Not that I don’t indulge speculation myself, I most certainly do. But given these ideas come down to us from another time, language, and culture. Given...
330 Acupuncture and Non-Ordinary States of Reality • John Myerson
Acupuncture You don’t need to practice acupuncture for very long to realize that people frequently slip into a deep state of quietude and repose. Often enough, they come out of a session with a completely different look to their eyes, they move slower and with a more integrated...
329 Alchemy, Presence and Transformation In Clinical Work • Leta Herman
Acupuncture I’ve often enough equated the word Alchemy with Magic. Hoping for something that would quickly and painlessly transform the troubles dogging me. Perhaps this is possible with magic, but alchemy, that is a process of preparation, distillation and attentiveness. It’s a...
328 Learning Acupuncture When There Weren’t Any Schools • Jake Fratkin
Acupuncture It’s surprising the unexpected paths we trod that lead us to our destiny. Especially when you’re headed into a profession or line of work that does not yet exist. In this conversation with Jake Fratkin, we meander through tales of back pain, bitter herbs, beginner's...
327 An Acupuncture Perspective on the Shang Han Lun • Maya Suzuki
Acupuncture There are several foundational texts that lay the groundwork for Chinese herbal medicine. Usually when you think about the Shang Han Lun, you’d immediately think of herbs. And when you think about the various herbs that make up the classic prescriptions, you’ll...
326 80/20 of Nutrition • Brenda Le
Cultivation Confused by all the diet advice out there? Me too! Seems like there's always a new fad telling us what to eat– or not. I'm a fan of the 80/20 principle and I’ve been wondering if that might apply to diet, especially if you’re using diet as a way to improve health. I...
325 Putting Your Heart Into It • John Nieters
Acupuncture We have plans, but our destiny usually is not found in the maps we make of the world. It shows up in unexpected, random and often unguarded moments. There’s a lot we “do.” It does not come from knowing, but we can spin up a story in retrospect. In this conversation...
324 Ghost Points • Ivan Zavala
Acupuncture Ghost points. Read those words and let the sound echo into your head, your heart and body. Ghost points. Just the words carry an energy. An energy of spirit, of embodiment, or not. The words suggest something of the spirit that can go astray. Like a decision to never...
033 Using the Yangming to Help Generate Kidney Essence • John Scott
Acupuncture Kidney essence is precious and not easily replenished. This Shop Talk segment discusses how the Kidney needs material form to create essence. And that it is the Yangming channels with their yang action that help the digestive system to extract the clear qi from food...
323 Founding the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine • Rick Gold
Acupuncture If you don’t know where you want to go, it’s fine not to know where you’re going. Not all journeys have a destination– at least, not in the beginning. In the beginning you’re opening to options, surveying the landscape, getting a feel for who you are in the territory....
032 Zangfu and Jingluo • Brenda Hood
Acupuncture This Shop Talk is a discussion of the differences between the Zangfu organ system and that of the Jingluo. A brief history is given, as are mentions of the differing relationships between the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches with regard to the Zangfu organs and...