326  80/20 of Nutrition • Brenda Le

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...
Oct 17, 2023
325 Putting Your Heart Into It  • John Nieters

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...
Oct 10, 2023
324 Ghost Points • Ivan Zavala

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...
Oct 3, 2023
032 Zangfu and Jingluo • Brenda Hood

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...
Sep 20, 2023
031 Using Hua Tou Points • John Scott

031 Using Hua Tou Points • John Scott

Acupuncture In this Shop Talk segment John Scott the co-founder of Golden Flower Chinese Herbs discusses the use of Hua Tou points for the treatment of shingles. Additionally, how these points are useful for lower jiao issues like increasing male fertility and for prostate...
Sep 13, 2023
317 Following a Hunch • Malvin Finkelstein

317 Following a Hunch • Malvin Finkelstein

Acupuncture Often enough at the beginning of a sea change, you don’t know what’s coming next. You’re already part of a current, a flow, and while you can steer within current, you’re caught up in a flow that is beyond your capacity to fully understand. In this conversation with...
Aug 15, 2023