378 The Sixth Element • Slate Burris

378 The Sixth Element • Slate Burris

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 and Six Fu? Especially when we have an equal balance of yin and yang meridians. And what is going on with those two troublesome organs, the Triple Burner and Pericardium that have a “function” but no form? Furthermore, have ever wondered how it is that Fire gets four organs, but all the other elements only two?

Our guest in this conversation Slate Burris had those questions as well. He’s an inquisitive guy, so he went looking. What he found is surprising, and once pointed out— a bit obvious as well.

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Oct 15, 2024

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207 Developing Medicinal Intuition • Wendie Colter

207 Developing Medicinal Intuition • Wendie Colter

How often do you pay attention to your intuitive abilities in practice or in life? Intuition is more than a feeling. Medical intuition gives us the ability to make a diagnosis without physical examination, tests, or history. It’s when you tap into...

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Jul 6, 2021
206 Bian Que- Myth, Magic and Method • Shelley Ochs

206 Bian Que- Myth, Magic and Method • Shelley Ochs

Much of our medicine is shrouded in myth, and one of the obscure, but persistent figures is that of Bian Que, the bird-headed healer first associated with the use of stone needles. In this conversation with Shelley Ochs we discuss her Ph.D...

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Jun 29, 2021
Qiological Audio Journal, Summer 2021 • QAJ001

Qiological Audio Journal, Summer 2021 • QAJ001

Welcome to the first Qiological Audio Journal. The audio journal is a collection of interviews, discussions, clinical cases that help to illuminate the classics, book reviews, some business acumen and practical clinical skills to keep up your...

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Jun 22, 2021
203 Getting Down to Business • Laura Christensen

203 Getting Down to Business • Laura Christensen

Do you know the costs that go into creating the opportunity for a patient to lay on your table? Do you know how much you're paying yourself? Have you built a profit into your business?  We all know that word of mouth is the best form of marketing,...

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Jun 8, 2021
200 Learning From Mentors • Denise Hung

200 Learning From Mentors • Denise Hung

Learning medicine requires books, memorization , and knowledge. But knowledge without practice is useless. It is through the clinical encounter with patients that the principals come to life and the medicine goes from theory to living practice. In...

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May 18, 2021
196 Reflections on Yin • Brodie Welch

196 Reflections on Yin • Brodie Welch

Attending to yin in a world that preferences yang does not come easy, and perhaps only begins to catch our attention once we’ve reached the edge of what activity can sustain.  In this conversation with Brodie Welch we look at how sometimes...

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Apr 20, 2021
The Herbal Methods of Dr Jiang Tong — Bonus Episode

The Herbal Methods of Dr Jiang Tong — Bonus Episode

This is a solo show where Michael shares the methods and formulas his teacher in Taiwan, Dr. Jiang Tong, used in the treatment respiratory illness.   Here are two articles written by Dr. Jiang that Michael translated for The Lantern, that detail...

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Apr 15, 2021
195 Hands on With Horses •Sam MacLean

195 Hands on With Horses •Sam MacLean

There are yin and yang ways to be with a horse, or for that matter— with a person as well. That yin aspect might be yielding, but it’s far from weak. And having a broad receptive gaze allows us to see the wholeness beyond the so-called broken parts...

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Apr 13, 2021
194 Restoration of the World • John Stan

194 Restoration of the World • John Stan

Our work as practitioners involves restoration. We know that neither we nor our patients are separate from the natural world. Our daily clinic might be focused on the microcosm that is our patient, but we know that their relationships to family,...

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Apr 6, 2021
192 Having a Home Office • Ji Ling Lin

192 Having a Home Office • Ji Ling Lin

What is the best business model and size of acupuncture practice? That depends on the practitioner, their values, goals and individual perspective. Just like our medicine, while there are core principles that form a foundation, the methods that...

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Mar 23, 2021
191 Fluid Physiology and Pathology • Steve Clavey

191 Fluid Physiology and Pathology • Steve Clavey

We think of the meridians as being a connective network within the body. But it is the fluids that actually permeate all the organs and tissues, and in a sense connect and allow for communication between all aspects of the body. And at the same...

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Mar 15, 2021
190 The Power and Practice of “No” • Elisa Yip

190 The Power and Practice of “No” • Elisa Yip

East Asian medicine practitioners want to be helpful. That is often a large part of what drew us to this work. Sometimes being helpful is not in what we say yes to, but rather that to which we say, no. In this discussion with Elisa Yip we look at...

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Mar 9, 2021
189 Cultivating Confidence • Vanessa Menendez-Covelo

189 Cultivating Confidence • Vanessa Menendez-Covelo

Confidence at the beginning of any endeavor, especially at the beginning of a medical practice, a new business, or new career is not possible. You may have some skills, tools and competence in their use. But confidence, that comes later after...

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Mar 2, 2021