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032 Zangfu and Jingluo • Brenda Hood

032 Zangfu and Jingluo • Brenda Hood

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...

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

031 Using Hua Tou Points • John Scott

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...

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Sep 13, 2023
029 Palpating Head Points • Jason Robertson

029 Palpating Head Points • Jason Robertson

In this Shop Talk Jason Robertson discusses the importance of putting your hands on your patients heads to understand where physically the points actually are located.

He draws from his experience with Dr Wang Ju-Yi in discussing how points are “jie” which you can think of as junctions or spaces, they’re notable by the way they feel. And this isn’t just for points on the head, but through the body. It’s helpful to put your hands on people and let the body tell you where the point is located.

Dr. Wang had a special affinity for DU19 and DU21 and how they…

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Aug 30, 2023
028 Considering and Using Ghost Points • Leta Herman

028 Considering and Using Ghost Points • Leta Herman

Leta Herman, co-founder of the Alchemy Learning Center, shares her insights into the world of the Thirteen Ghost Points, a mystical aspect of acupuncture that she has been practicing for almost two decades. These points, often overlooked or...

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Aug 23, 2023
027 Treating Chaotic Energy • Leta Herman

027 Treating Chaotic Energy • Leta Herman

Join Leta Herman as she shares her perspective on why Chaotic Energy treatments (also known as Aggressive Energy) are so helpful in today's fast paced, modern world. In the past 20 years, Leta has witnessed a significant rise in CE due to increased...

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Aug 16, 2023
025 Sasang Constitutions and Nutrition • Tracy Stewart

025 Sasang Constitutions and Nutrition • Tracy Stewart

In this Shop Talk I’ll be sharing three reasons why I practice Sasang Medicine. Reason #1 Food firstThe condition of the constitution always affects treatment outcome, prevention, overall health and longevity.People vary in their balance and do not...

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Aug 2, 2023
024 Qi Gong for Emotional Wellbeing • Chris Shelton

024 Qi Gong for Emotional Wellbeing • Chris Shelton

​In this shoptalk on self-cultivation, Chris Shelton his perspective on the world of Qigong and its profound healing powers. Leaning on his experience of having Qigong profoundly change his life, he shares his practice that unites movement, breath,...

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Jul 26, 2023
023 Assessing Seasonal Tides in the Pulse • Edward Neal

023 Assessing Seasonal Tides in the Pulse • Edward Neal

In the initial descriptions of Chinese medicine set down in the Huangdi Neijing, acupuncture was described as a traditional form of ecological surgery. Its primary aim was to restore the natural watersheds of the body by regulating the flow of the...

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Jul 19, 2023
022 Tracking the Rhythms of Earth With The Ba Zi • Tracy Stewart

022 Tracking the Rhythms of Earth With The Ba Zi • Tracy Stewart

Medicine and Bazi belong to the 5 Arts of Chinese metaphysics. All 5 Arts use the basic principles of Taoist philosophy.
The Bazi belongs to the Life Arts and is called The Pillars of Destiny. The 4 pillars are, the year, the month, the day and the hour.
The upper half of the chart is the 10 Heavenly Stems. The 5 Elements doubled as yin and yang, much like the organ pairs in Medicine but more the elements in Nature.

The lower half of the chart is the 12 Earthly Branches. The extra two characters come from one of the Elements being doubled. But this is where there’s a difference between the Bazi and Medicine. With medicine, we are looking at the meridians and here you’ll notice the Fire is doubled with Imperial and Ministerial Fire. Here the focus is the Shen of heaven in its earthly manifestation.

However with the Bazi, the focus is on the Solar/Lunar calendar that…

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Jul 12, 2023
019 CBD and Hemp Primer • Chloe Weber

019 CBD and Hemp Primer • Chloe Weber

In this Shop Talk Chloe discusses key basics of hemp, cannabis and CBD that will help you as a practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine to consider how you can engage using these medicinals in your clinical work. She starts with the historical uses...

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Jun 21, 2023
018 Business as Cultivation • Michael Max

018 Business as Cultivation • Michael Max

In this episode of Shop Talk we’re exploring cultivation as it relates to the business of acupuncture. As practitioners, we often hear about the importance of cultivation as essential for our personal and professional growth. But too often we gloss...

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Jun 14, 2023
017 Needling Joints for Stability and Mobilization • Anthony Von der Muhll

017 Needling Joints for Stability and Mobilization • Anthony Von der Muhll

In this Shoptalk, Anthony Von der Muhll will be sharing with one of his most useful go-to techniques for treating chronic musculoskeletal pain and disability: needling into joint and ligamentous tissues. 

This is an ancient technique with modern applications that is quite safe, well-tolerated, and works rapidly and effectively for long-lasting improvements in function, not just of joints but also the muscles, tendons and nerves that cross them. 

With some very basic understanding of joint anatomy, he has found it is quite simple and easy to learn, and even to teach oneself. Tune in to learn more!

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Jun 7, 2023
015 The Surprising Effectiveness of San Cha San • Renee Klorman

015 The Surprising Effectiveness of San Cha San • Renee Klorman

In this Shop Talk we hear about a surprisingly effective use of the Tung point San Cha San, which she discovered when she treated herself for a head cold.

San Cha San is easily accessed as it’s located along the Triple Burner channel, and is reached by sliding a needle in between the fourth and fifth metacarpals. So it is a point you can readily add to your treatments.

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May 24, 2023
014 Opportunity to Make a Differience • Chloe Weber

014 Opportunity to Make a Differience • Chloe Weber

This Shop Talk is an invitation to acupuncturists to recognize the power and potential of our medicine. And committing ourselves to making a difference in the delivery of healthcare in our country, by choosing the communities we want to make a difference in, and using our imagination and heart to create new models of delivery.

Education and the use of the Internet are tools we can make better use of. We most likely will need to step out of our comfort zone, but that is where real progress becomes possible.

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May 17, 2023
O13 Basic Questions About Saam Acupuncture • Toby Daly & Ji Ling Lin

O13 Basic Questions About Saam Acupuncture • Toby Daly & Ji Ling Lin

In this short conversation Toby and Ji Ling Lin discuss some of the basics of Saam acupuncture. How it uses a combination of the yin and yang, the five phases, and the six confirmations. Additionally they touch on the way the system combines yin and yang organs in a novel way, that actually makes a lot of sense when you see the dynamic complementary relationships that are involved. 

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May 15, 2023