Podcasts by Qiological Podcast

289 Triple Burner, Pericardium, Mingmen- The Flow Of Fire • Thomas Sorensen from 2023-01-31T05:00

Mingmen (命門) is a lifeblood point in the flow of fire and qi in the body, yet remains shrouded in an enigma. For those who seek to understand their fate, the point—which translates to “Gate of D...

287 Tradition and Innovation • Mark Petruzzi and Jeffrey Dann from 2023-01-17T05:00

As practitioners of East Asian medicine, we are informed deeply by the ancient medicine, experience and wisdom passed down through generations. The holism woven into the East Asian medicine trad...

286 Qi, Yi and Tensegrity • Stefan Grace from 2023-01-10T05:00

Our language tells the tale of our evolution and the movement of the mind. It captures the experiences, attitudes, and wisdom of our ancestors and allows us to reflect upon our own. 

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285 The Work and Perspectives of Dr Bear • David Toone from 2023-01-03T05:00

Treating what you see sounds easy. And it is essential if you want to craft a targeted and effective treatment. It’s those well aimed treatments that hit the mark that conflated with magic. ...

284 Case Studies and Storytelling a Lens into Medicine and Meaning • Sarah Rivkin from 2022-12-27T05:00

So much of our medicine is conveyed in stories—the ones we live, the ones we tell, and the ones we hear. Storytelling is an innate human impulse. It provides context and meaning, allowing us to ...

283 The Spiral Process of Learning • Kristen Lambertin from 2022-12-20T05:00

Making the leap from the classroom to the clinic is an opportunity to explore a new world—but without a travel guide in the form of teachers and colleagues to help guide you along the way. You’r...

282 Five Gentleman of Flavor, Taste&Nature • L Stiteler, B Bernadsky, S Feeney, F Griffo, A Ellis from 2022-12-13T05:00

To use herbs within the scope of traditional Chinese medicine, we must first understand the qualities, temperatures, and tastes that dictate how each herb will function. Flavor, Taste and Nature...

281 Fun with Marketing • Michelle Grasek from 2022-12-06T05:00

Practitioners today navigate a dynamic and ever-evolving world of marketing and communications. There are so many ideas about practice building and how to use technology when it comes to attract...

280 Navigating the Passage, Healing as Voyage of Exploration • Heather Becker-Brungard from 2022-11-29T05:00

Getting off track is not something uncommon for us. In fact, it’s an everyday part of our human experience. The question is, how do you notice when this happens and then how do you reorient? Mor...

Starting a Free Clinic • Bess Randles and Kyle Yoshioka • Qi248 from 2022-04-19T05:00

The most powerful lessons come not from a school curriculum, but from life. Our world is full of both problems and opportunities. There is what we struggle against, and what we stand for. And the u...

Kath Berry Menopause, The Transformative Gateway of Connection • Qi247 Essential Qi from 2022-04-12T05:02

This is one of the podcast member episodes, and I wanted to share a few minutes of it, as it captures the spirit and essence of the conversation.  Enjoy this bit of essential qi. And if you’d ...

Tools, Perception and Attention • Gary Klepper • Qi246 Essential Qi from 2022-04-05T05:03

This is one of the podcast member episodes, and I wanted to share a few minutes of it, as it captures the spirit and essence of the conversation.  Enjoy this bit of essential qi. And if you’d ...

Climate Change and Chinese Medicine • Nishanga Bliss • Qi245 Essential Qi from 2022-03-29T05:01

This is one of the podcast member episodes, and I wanted to share a few minutes of it, as it captures the spirit and essence of the conversation.  Enjoy this bit of essential qi. And if you’d ...

Gleaning the Spirit of Medicine • David Allen • Qi244 Essential Qi from 2022-03-22T05:01

This is one of the podcast member episodes, and I wanted to share a few minutes of it, as it captures the spirit and essence of the conversation.  Enjoy this bit of essential qi. And if you’d ...

Engaging Vitality, The Practice of Attention, Sensing and Perception • Dan Bensky Qi243 from 2022-03-15T05:00

When traveling do you turn on the GPS and follow the instructions, look at a map to orient yourself, or do you have a sense of the terrain and the capacity to navigate by landmarks, waterways and a...

Acupuncture as Revolution • Rachel Pagones&Beth Sommers • Qi242 essential qi from 2022-03-08T05:01

This is one of the podcast member episodes, and I wanted to share a few minutes of it, as it captures the spirit and essence of the conversation. Enjoy this bit of essential qi. And if you’d like ...

What We Learn Along the Way • Jessica Baer • Qi241 Essential Qi from 2022-03-01T05:01

This is one of the podcast member episodes, and I wanted to share a few minutes of it, as it captures the spirit and essence of the conversation. Enjoy this bit of essential qi. And if you’d like ...

Tools of the Trade • Mark Parzynski • conversation essence from 2022-02-22T05:00

This is one of the podcast member episodes, and I wanted to share a few minutes of it, as it captures the spirit and essence of the conversation. Enjoy this bit of essential qi. And if you’d like ...

The Magic of a Small Successful Practice • Sydney Malawer • Qi239 from 2022-02-15T05:00

Building a successful practice is rewarding, but it's rarely a smooth ride. It's a path that takes us beyond our healing work and into the depths of business practices—from marketing to managing fi...

Polestar Astrology • Anne Shelton Crute • Qi237 essential qi from 2022-02-01T05:01

This is one of the podcast member episodes, and I wanted to share a few minutes of it, as it captures the spirit and essence of the conversation. Enjoy this bit of essential qi. And if you’d like ...

Reflections on Practice and Business • Cara Frank • Qi235 from 2022-01-18T05:00

Whether you're a young or seasoned practitioner, opening your own Chinese medicine practice is an exciting , daunting and worthwhile challenge. There's a lot that goes into being a practitioner—bey...

The Hospital Practice Handbook Project • Megan Kingsley Gale • Qi231 from 2021-12-21T05:00

Western medicine and East Asian medicine have often been seen as two completely different ways of approaching health and well being. Can they be blended together for the benefit of our patients? It...

Connections and Principles of Japanese acupuncture, The Nan Jing, and the Saam Method from 2021-11-16T05:00

Leaves on a plant curl and turn yellow when the soil is not right. The health of a cat is reflected in the texture of its fur and clearity in the eyes. Likewise with people we can discern states of...

To Be Like Water • Margot Rossi from 2021-10-19T05:00

Heartbreak is unavoidable. It’s not a flaw in character or make up humans, it’s a feature. It’s what allows us to grow beyond the bounds and limits of family, friend group, peers and whatever group...

Uncertainty and Investing in Our Practice • William Green • Qi218 from 2021-09-21T05:00

It’s easy to have beliefs about people we don’t know. Especially if they tick the boxes of our biases, prejudice, ignorance and the opinions of our friends. When you think about successful stock ma...

Boundaries, Filters, Language and Flow, The Terrain of Empathy • Diane Fabian Smith • Qi213 from 2021-08-17T05:00

I’m reminded of the stillness of cats. How they can sit both still and yet completely and serenely attentive. So too with resonance, there is the yin aspect of stillness with the yang expression o...

Sitting in the Fire- Ethics, Presence&Connection • Seanna Sifflet • Qi210 from 2021-07-27T05:00

How we are with ourselves affects how we are with patients. Our own difficulties in life can assist us in helping others, but it requires that we are able to come to a sense of neutrality with thos...

QAJ1.1 Purpose and Path • Sam MacLean from 2021-06-22T05:15

“What is my purpose? Why am I here?” These are questions that we all grapple with at one time or another in our personal and professional lives. But finding the right answers is often elusive—mainl...

QAJ1.2 Clean Language and Embodied Presence • Margot Rossi and Nick Pole from 2021-06-22T05:13

Language creates walls or openings. We can attempt to coax our patients into our view of the world, or softly and with respect enter into theirs. There are clever ways to use language as a trick. B...

QAJ1.3 Covid, Grief and Healing • Seanna Sifflet and Heidi Lovie from 2021-06-22T05:11

Grief and fear are a potent combination of influences, and when you add the pressure cooker effect of Covid-19 and all that entails it can be powerfully disruptive to our collective wellbeing. Sean...

QAJ1.4 Book Review- Finding Effective Acupuncture Points • Oran Kivity from 2021-06-22T05:09

In Oran Kivity’s review of Finding Effective Acupuncture Points we not only get a taste for the character and content of the book. We are also treated to some valuable insights into acupuncture poi...

QAJ1.5 Attending to the Three Treasures of Marketing • MB Huwe from 2021-06-22T05:07

When we think of the essential aspects of the human being, we think Jing, Qi and Shen. When you think about the health, wellbeing and flourishing of your business; what are the essentials you consi...

QAJ1.6 Clinical Usage of Ben Tun Tang • Eran Even from 2021-06-22T05:05

Shaoyang issues have a kind of cyclical nature. The problems come and go with a wobbly periodicity. Not unlike the wheel of a bicycle that is slightly out of true.  The flaring of heat and upr...

QAJ1.7 Chinese Medicine Character App Review • Michael Max from 2021-06-22T05:02

Knowing a little medical Chinese can be very helpful in learning and practicing the medicine.  This review of the Chinese Medical Characters app will give you a good overview of the app, along...

QAJ1.8 In Your Business • Stacey Whitcomb from 2021-06-22T05:01

It’s easy to think of our practices as “acupuncture.” But the truth is our practices are first and foremost— a business. An infrastructure that allows us to do the healing work we do. The business ...

QAJ1.8 In Your Business • Stacey Whitcomb from 2021-06-22T05:01

It’s easy to think of our practices as “acupuncture.” But the truth is our practices are first and foremost— a business. An infrastructure that allows us to do the healing work we do. The business ...

QAJ1.9 Practicalities of Practice • Jonathan Bluestein&Stephen Jackowicz from 2021-06-22T05:00

Through the boundaries of time, language and culture East Asian medicine has found its way into the West. But there is a cultural component that we often don’t consider. And that can make a differe...

Getting Down to Business • Laura Christensen • Qi203 from 2021-06-08T05:00

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 ...

The Art of Negotiation— paradigm shift of interaction in the clinic • Margot Rossi & Nick Pole • Qi202 from 2021-06-01T05:00

We often think of negotiation as a win/loss proposition that focuses around business deals, finances, large purchases and perhaps hostage situations. What we don’t consider is that negotiation is p...

fMRI- The Patient-Acupuncturist Relationship • Vitaly Napadow • Qi201 from 2021-05-25T05:00

Any seasoned practitioner leans on the patient practitioner relationship. There is something in the interaction that cannot be separated from the response they have to our treatment.  In this ...

Learning From Mentors • Denise Hung • Qi200 from 2021-05-18T05:00

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 th...

Mind, Matter, Medicine and Skeptical Inquiry • Ben Hawes • Qi199 from 2021-05-11T05:00

Our job in clinic is to help people both through knowing what treatment to provide and having the ability to discern how to help when the signs are not clear. We constantly dance with both knowing ...

Reflections and Significance of Case Reports • Edward Chiu • Qi198 from 2021-05-04T05:00

The ancient Chinese were not the only people to observe nature and develop medicine in the service of relieving suffering and promoting health. But they were the only culture that wrote it down and...

Divergent Perspectives on Conversing with the Channels • David Euler • Qi197 from 2021-04-27T05:00

In nature we see that rivers have a flow and shape, but in times of flooding or if there are obstructions they will find other ways to move their water downstream. The divergent channels can be see...

Reflections on Yin • Brodie Welch •Qi196 from 2021-04-20T05:00

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 conversat...

Hands on With Horses • Sam McLean • Qi195 from 2021-04-13T05:00

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 ...

Restoration of the World • John Stan • Qi194 from 2021-04-06T05:00

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,...

Physiology, Congruence and Counterflow • Bryan McMahon • Qi193 from 2021-03-30T05:00

There is a saying in Chinese, 以人為本, Understanding a person is basis of knowing how to treat them. Our work requires we both understand our medicine, and understand how it applies to that individual...

Having a Home Office • Ji Ling Lin • Qi192 from 2021-03-23T05:00

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 prin...

Fluid Physiology and Pathology • Steve Clavey • Qi191 from 2021-03-16T05:00

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 b...

The Power and Practice of "No" • Elisa Yip • Qi190 from 2021-03-09T05:00

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,...

Cultivating Confidence • Vanessa Menendez-Covelo • Qi189 from 2021-03-02T01:15

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 thei...

Cultivating Confidence • Menendez-Covelo • Qi189 from 2021-03-02T01:15

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 thei...

Herbal Medicine for the Aftermath of Covid • Nigel Dawes • Qi188 from 2021-02-23T05:00

There is a moment in between sensing and allowing what is felt to enter the world of cognition and concept. It’s a liminal space of being and feeling and if you can linger there for a moment there ...

Money Archetype and Metaphor • Lacey Dupre • Qi187 from 2021-02-16T05:00

There isn’t anyone who doesn’t have an opinion about money. Regardless of what kind of economic system you have an ideological bent toward, one thing is for sure; as long as humans have worked toge...

Language, Presence and Practice • Randy Clere • Qi186 from 2021-02-09T05:00

Zhuang Zi says, “Words exist because of meaning. Once you've gotten the meaning, you can forget the words. Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?”
Any seasoned...

Reflections on the Dao: Practical Philosophy and the Art of Medicine • David Marks • Qi185 from 2021-02-02T05:00

I rather enjoy the idea of our medicine being a sort of applied philosophy, that there is a way of looking at the world that has such coherence and connection that it not only helps us to make sens...

Saam - The Acupuncture of Wandering Monks • Toby Daly • Qi045 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Learning the basics of promoting or controlling the flow of qi through the Five Phases is an elemental part of every acupuncturist's training . We learn how the antique points can be used to nudge...

Considering Blood Stasis • Greg Livingston • Qi041 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The words "qi and blood stasis" frequently work their way into our diagnosis of a patient's situation. But getting blood stasis from the realm of theory and  ...

Power of The Matrix_ Clinical Application of the Jing Fang Tradition of Hu Xi-Shu & Feng Shi-Lun • Frances Turner • Qi036 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

No one gets through Chinese medicine school without some exposure to the Shang Han Lun, and if you're lucky, the Jin Gui Yao Lue as well. 

But there is a big difference between read...

Considering the Classics and the Study of Complexity • Z’ev Rosenberg • Qi004 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Our guest in this episode is a long time practitioner and teacher of Chinese medicine. Our discussion ranges through a number of different topics from approaching the classics in Chinese medicin...

Treating recurrent ear infections in children with Chinese medicine • David Miller • Qi001 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Recurrent ear infections are a common complaint with children, and it's clear that the conventional multiple courses of antibiotics are rarely effective in the long run.

In this episo...

Listening, Non-doing and Appreciative Attention • Alice Whieldon • Qi158 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Medicine is a curious business. The “agreement” is that the patient has a problem and we as practitioners are going to fix it. It’s not an unreasonable expectation in our fee for service world. And...

Celestial Secrets of the Mythic Tang Ye Jing • Sabine Wilms • Qi184 from 2021-01-26T05:00

The Tang Ye Jing— where to start? Way back in the Shang Dynasty so the story goes. The Yang Ye Jing is a “lost” text on herbal medicine that has played hide and seek with practitioners over the cen...

Nourishing Life • Peter Deadman • Qi183 from 2021-01-19T05:00

True entrepreneurs and visionaries don’t go into something for the money. They go into it because of purpose and passion. The business piece is in service of the difference they are looking to crea...

Hands On with Microcurrent • Malvin Finkelstein • Qi182 from 2021-01-12T05:00

Forty years is a long time to practice medicine and gives plenty of opportunity to follow your interests while helping patients. Our medicine includes various kinds of hands on bodywork, and in thi...

Teaming Up on Cancer • Kym Garrett • Qi181 from 2021-01-05T05:00

Working with the conventional medical system takes a lot more than simply letting doctors know your practice exists. Like any relationship it takes time, effort and persistence, along with a sense ...

Reflections and Observations on 2020 • Michael Max • Qi180 from 2020-12-29T06:15

Here we are at the end of 2020, you'd think the alliterative rhyme of 2-0, 2-0 would imply a year of balance of and stability. It's been anything but, and yet, it's been a year that has asked us to...

If you don’t run your business, your business will run you • Dave Kaster • Qi179 from 2020-12-22T05:00

?? sheng yi, are the characters in Chinese that mean business. They literally mean, “create meaning.” And when you think about it, any successful business does exactly that; it creates meaning and ...

Questioning like a Detective • Jason Robertson • Qi178 from 2020-12-15T05:00

Questions are a key aspect of helping us to understand how to help our patients. In school we learn the classic 10 questions. But asking useful questions in clinic goes far beyond the basic 10 and ...

A Student Marketing Project • Megan Bulloch • Qi177 from 2020-12-08T05:00

The great thing about being a student is that you have permission to be curious. It’s your job to push the edges. To crank open your mind and leave a vast swath of empty space in your being so as t...

Learning by Heart • Barry Danielian • Qi176 from 2020-12-01T00:15

Barry Danielian is one of the most in demand trumpeters and arrangers in NYC, having recorded on over 400 CD’s. Barry’s music is used throughout the television and media industry. His touring and r...

Cycles of Transformation- Tang Ye Jing and Women's Health • Genevieve Le Goff • Qi175 from 2020-11-24T05:00

Chinese medicine has a treasure house of methods and treatment for women’s health. From the work of Sun Si Miao to modern day practitioners women’s health has been a key concern in our medicine. Listen

What Acupuncturists Need to Know About CBD • Chloe Weber • Qi174 from 2020-11-17T05:00

CBD is a big deal these days. Is it really the panacea that is constantly being sold to us? How does this substance and cannabis in general fit in with our thinking in terms of Chinese medicine? Ho...

Soul Pilgrimage, Death, and Loss • Tamsin Grainger • Qi173 from 2020-11-10T05:00

Our western world hides death. We are taught to avoid it. Avoid thinking about, do everything medically possible to prolong life, and focus on “more time” without regard to more of “what.”
In ...

Sunset of a Practice • Charlie Braverman • Qi172 from 2020-11-03T05:00

Our medicine teaches us that all things move through cycles of generation, flourishing, decline and disappearance. It’s the way qi moves through this world and so not a surprise that at some point ...

Peter Mole Practitioner Development from 2020-10-27T09:00

Good cookware requires seasoning. A hearty stew takes heat and time. Good wine needs a few years; whiskey, that requires a decade or more. And to develop as a practitioner of Chinese medicine, that...

Inner Development of the Practitioner • Peter Mole • Qi171 from 2020-10-27T05:00

Good cookware requires seasoning. A hearty stew takes heat and time. Good wine needs a few years; whiskey, that requires a decade or more. And to develop as a practitioner of Chinese medicine, that...

Brenda Le Researching Attitudes Toward TCM • Brenda Le • Qi170 from 2020-10-20T09:00

Research when done well is an inquiry that can shift the foundation of your cognitive model. And that’s exactly what it is for.  In this conversation with Brenda Le we both explore how TCM is ...

Path of Moxibustion • Felip Caudet • Qi169 from 2020-10-13T09:00

My initial introduction to moxibustion was the classic Chinese mugwort cigar. I hated it. But only because my lungs are the weak link in my chain of being. The smoke was intolerable.
Japanese...

Balancing the Koshi • Jeffrey Dann • Qi168 from 2020-10-06T09:00

The medicines and martial arts of Asia have long considered the lower belly and back to be of significant importance in health, wellbeing and as a kind of seat of power and presence.
In this c...

The Challenge of Ethics in a Healing Relationship • Laura Christensen • Qi167 from 2020-09-29T21:00

Ethics is never a simple black and white calculation, but rather the inquiry into proper relationship in a world filled with variability. It’s about considering the relationship with self, other, a...

The Spirit of Medicine • Elisabeth Rochat • Qi166 from 2020-09-22T09:00

There is a kind of poetry to Chinese characters. They gives hints and clues about the names we give to the world. They tell a story.
In this conversation with Elisabeth Rochat we explore, lik...

Treating Cancer with Acupuncture • Yair Maimon • Qi165 from 2020-09-15T09:00

Jing, Qi and Shen— the three treasures. Like so many of these pithy quotes about Chinese medicine there is a lot here if you have taken the time to investigate it and see how it fits within your ex...

Yair Maimon Treating Cancer with Acupucnture from 2020-09-15T09:00

Jing, Qi and Shen— the three treasures. Like so many of these pithy quotes about Chinese medicine there is a lot here if you have taken the time to investigate it and see how it fits within your ex...

The Resonant Hum of Yin and Yang • Sabine Wilms • Qi164 from 2020-09-08T09:00

Chinese is not that easy, and the ??? (wen yan wen) the classical Chinese, that stuff is a whole other order of magnitude in challenge to the modern Western mind.
And yet if we are going to pr...

The Path of Journey • Daniel Schulman • Qi163 from 2020-09-01T09:00

We venerate the masters, hold them up as shining examples of what we would like to be one some day, but let’s be honest here— most of us will never be masters. Those rarified characters are few and...

Spirals, stems and branches • Deborah Woolf • Qi162 from 2020-08-25T09:00

Stems and Branches are old Chinese science. Our medicine touches on it, but most of us rely on the more modern perspectives for our clincal work. The Stems and Branches speak to a perspective of th...

Vitality, Attention, & Sensing • Chip Chase • Qi161 from 2020-08-18T09:00

There are many ways to attend to our patients in clinic. We can work through mental models that we’ve acquired from our schooling, study, and clinical experience. We can also use our innate human a...

Five Movements and Six Qi • Sharon Weizenbaum • Qi160 from 2020-08-11T09:00

We often consider the Five Phases when doing acupuncture, and the Six Conformations when treating our patients with herbal medicine. In this conversation we consider the interplay of “wu yun, liu q...

Voices of Our Medical Ancestors • Leo Lok • Qi159 from 2020-08-04T09:00

We give a great amount of respect to the Classics in Chinese medicine, but understanding these foundational texts of our medicine can be challenge, even if you do understand the old form of Chinese...

Practicing Acupuncture in Rural America • Barbara Bittinger • Qi157 from 2020-07-21T09:00

Nothing new about city and rural life being very different. But what about when it comes to having an acupuncture practice? What’s it like to practice to practice away from the bustle of big city? ...

Magic and Emergence- Treating Teenagers • Rebecca Avern • Qi156 from 2020-07-14T09:00

Can you remember in those first couple of years of puberty when your senses began to quicken and a new world began to open up and you started to question your place in the unfolding this world?
Listen

Following Balance and Flow • Jake Fratkin • Qi155 from 2020-07-07T09:00

It is surprising where life can take us. We follow a hunch or a nudge and somehow gain some momentum that in time generates wind for our sails.Not many westerners in the 1970’s started along the ro...

Medicine From the Heart- The Practice of Saam Acupuncture • Toby Daly • Qi154 from 2020-06-30T09:00

Chinese medicine is not one medicine; it’s a kaleidoscopic plurality. There is no one true acupuncture; we have a rich ecosystem of perspectives and methods.
The trouble with learning someth...

Untangling Emotion • Lillian Bridges • Qi153 from 2020-06-23T09:00

We often think of emotion as one thing. That we are sad, or angry, or frustrated, or joyous. But often it’s more complicated than that. Many times there will be an entanglement of emotion. Love and...

Tracing the Wind Part II, Implementing a Research Study for Covid19- Practical Application from 2020-06-16T09:00

The Chinese say ?????? hou dao lao, xue dao lao, which can be translated as “continue learning for as long as you live.” It’s good advice, and when it comes to the practice of medicine, it’s essent...

Covid book Shelley and Thomas from 2020-06-13T04:57:40

The Chinese and people of East Asia deal with epidemic disease on a regular basis. And every time a new bug comes to town, they learn a little more.
While we in the west have access to some of...

Tung Style Acupuncture • Susan Johnson • Qi1459 from 2020-06-09T09:00

There are many ways to do acupuncture. Each method gives you a glimpse into the workings of the body, each one gives you a different map of the terrain. And each method allows us to understand and ...

Research R Hammerschlag from 2020-06-02T09:00

The prolific science fiction write Issac Asimov wrote “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny …”
Th...

What's Going on Here? A Researcher Explores Acupuncture • Richard Hammerschlag • Qi149 from 2020-06-02T09:00

The prolific science fiction write Issac Asimov wrote “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny …” The won...

World Grief-Transforming Trauma Through the Five Phases • Alaine Duncan • Qi148 from 2020-05-30T14:51:09

The airways are full of bad news, fear and conjecture it’s a hit parade of one scary thing after another. This alone would be hard our spirits if you ingest even a portion of the 24 hour media feed...

Self Publishing for Acupuncturists • Qi147 from 2020-05-26T09:00

These days pretty much anyone can have their own media outlet. The gatekeepers who used to control access to the airwaves and printing presses are pretty much gone. If you have something to share, ...

Acupuncture and Neurology • Michael Corradino • Qi146 from 2020-05-19T09:00

We have many different ways to view the body with Chinese medicine and each of these lenses gives us a different perspective on both physiology and functionality. It’s not unlike those old acetate ...

Tracing the Wind- Designing and Implementing a Study on the Treatment of Symptoms from Possible Covid19 with Chinese Herbal Medicine • Lisa Taylor-Swanson & Lisa Conboy • Qi145 from 2020-05-16T19:10:44

The scientific method is useful. It helps us to better understand the world by screening out our biases, beliefs and wishful thinking. The process of crafting a good hypothesis begins not with a gr...

Dao of Communication from 2020-05-12T09:00

You’ve noticed in the treatment room, that moment when something “lands” for the patient, and there's a palpable internal shift. You’ve noticed this in yourself, that a question can be inviting as ...

Put Your Best Voice Forward- Tech for Telemedicine • Michael Max • Qi143 from 2020-05-07T09:00

Listening is not a skill that I expected to develop. I thought I’d get good with palpation or pulse reading. After all, the masters are said to get what they need with the pause and a few questions...

The NCCAOM Looks at Challenges & Opportunities for Acupuncturists • Mina Larson & Afua Bromley • Qi142 from 2020-05-05T09:00

Most of us are head’s down in our clinical work and focused on taking care of patients and running a business. It’s easy to forget that 40 years ago people were being arrested for doing acupuncture...

Social Connection & Knowing Our Essence • Panel Discussion • Qi141 from 2020-05-01T09:00

We are being invited, both by our conditions and circumstances and by people in our profession to “get online and do tele-medicine.” However much of what we do as acupuncturists does not translate ...

Copywriting for a Googlicious Website • Iselin Svalastog • Qi140 from 2020-04-28T09:00

Maybe you were one of those people who learned in English class that you weren’t very good at the standardized form of writing they were trying to teach. Perhaps you thought you weren’t a good writ...

Treating Hashimoto's with Chinese Medicine from 2020-04-21T09:00

You’ve probably seen patients who are on thyroid medication and the numbers are “fine” according the their conventional doctor, but they just don’t feel right. We know from our experience as practi...

Treating Hashimoto's with Chinese Medicine • Heidi Lovie • Qi139 from 2020-04-21T09:00

You’ve probably seen patients who are on thyroid medication and the numbers are “fine” according the their conventional doctor, but they just don’t feel right. We know from our experience as practi...

The Essence of Our Work: An Exploration on Knowing What You Have to Offer Online • MB Huwe • Qi138 from 2020-04-18T01:20:33

With Covid-19 knocking the bottom out of our practices, there is a call from experts in the field to “get online.” Which isn’t bad advice as it does provide a channel to our patients in a time when...

Listening • Michael Max • Qi137 from 2020-04-14T12:37:48

Listening is not a skill that I expected to develop. I thought I’d get good with palpation or pulse reading. After all, the masters are said to get what they need with the pause and a few questions...

Abundance, Perspective and Practice • Lamya Kamel • Qi136 from 2020-04-07T09:00

The opinions we have about “doing business” can dramatically affect the kind of practice we have, the opportunities we recognize or are blind to, and how we feel about ourselves as we begin to gene...

Trusting the Fundementals-Using Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Epidemic Disease • Heiner Fruehauf • Qi135 from 2020-03-31T09:00

For those of us in North America the world changed about three weeks ago as the Covid-19 began to make itself known. And as Chinese medicine practitioners begin to close their in-person practice an...

Curiosity in the Time of Corona • Greg Bantick • Qi134 from 2020-03-27T01:24

Some of the difficulties faced by many of us in this time of pandemic are the disorientation, anxiety and fear that arise from uncertainty. But if you look more closely, you’ll see that there never...

Researching the Essence of Mugwort • Alice Douglas • Qi133 from 2020-03-24T09:00

Moxibustion is one of the more interesting methods in toolbox. Stunning in its simplicity and often brings deep relief for those who are a good fit for this method. It’s curious how the burning of ...

Acupuncture in the Borderlands • Ryan Bemis • Qi132 from 2020-03-17T09:00

Ours is a portable medicine. In the 1960’s the barefoot doctors in China took Chinese medicine into the countryside. Over the years acupuncturists’ response to natural disasters has show us that ac...

Weird Science, Bioelectricity, Consciousness and Biology • John Hubacher • Qi130 from 2020-03-10T09:00

We often think of the bioelectricity of the nervous system as a signaling system for the body to communicate with itself, but it might serve an even greater function of allowing us to interact with...

Considering Covid-19, Methods and Safety • Craig Mitchell • Qi130 from 2020-03-08T00:28:25

The coronavirus has not only found its way into our bloodstream and mucus membranes, it’s worked its way into our social fabric, economic relations and political disagreements. In this age of globa...

Currents, Culture and Conversation Through Time • Volker Scheid • Qi129 from 2020-03-03T10:00

Many of us like to think we are connected with doctors throughout time, that we practice the same medicine in a continuous flow from the days of Huang Di down to this modern moment. It’s a lovely n...

Saam Acupuncture, the Scholar Tradition • Andreas Bruch • Qi128 from 2020-02-25T10:00

The Saam tradition traces its roots back four hundred years to a monk who as part of his meditative practice received some insight into medicine that allowed him see and work simultaneously with th...

Tracking the Void, Non-Linear Methods of Research • Lisa Taylor-Swanson • Qi127 from 2020-02-18T10:00

Humans have an innate drive to make sense of the world. To understand how things work and see if we can reliability influence the outcome on something. To find a way to get more of what we want, or...

Treating the Corona Virus With Chinese Medicine • Jin Zhao • Qi126 from 2020-02-17T04:49:25

The corona virus that emerged in Wu Han earlier in this year has disrupted travel and business and has been a deep cause of concern as doctors throughout the world, and especially in China, strive ...

The Mirror of the Interior- Chinese Medicine Dermatology • Olivia Hsu Friedman • Qi125 from 2020-02-11T10:00

It’s easy to think of our skin as the outside wrapper, but really its a mirror of the internal environment. And while topical treatment of skin has it use, it’s learning to adjust that inner milieu...

Attending to the Field of Healing • Esther Platner • Qi124 from 2020-02-04T10:00

There is something about connection that goes beyond words. There is a way of engaging with those who seek our help that goes beyond the ten questions. Connection is not something we do, it’s a way...

Creativity Presence and Attention • Michael McMahon • Qi123 from 2020-01-28T10:00

The practice of medicine is not completely about what we do, it’s also informed by how we are. How our  presence, perception and allowing ourselves to abide in that space between knowing, sens...

Using Saam in the Community Clinic • Toby Daly • Bonus Episode from 2020-01-27T05:00

This is the audio of a webinar conversation on the use of Saam acupuncture in the community clinic setting. 

We get into particular benefits of the Saam system and why it’s well suite...

CBD, Neurology and the Inspiration That Comes From Unexpected Challenges • Chloe Weber • Qi122 from 2020-01-21T10:00

The changes that come from an unexpected direction tend to be the ones that transform our lives the most. Chloe Weber did not plan on becoming an expert in neurology. She was on the path of providi...

A Neurological View of Acupuncture Points • Poney Chiang • Qi121 from 2020-01-14T10:00

Just how do you locate an acupuncture point? Are you looking for bony protrusions, a palpable change on the skin, or a rule based measurement from a book? Locating acupuncture points is something e...

The Archetypes of Confucius and Carl Jung • Pia Giammasi • Qi120 from 2020-01-07T10:00

Archetypes are deep influences that all humans share. They give us a glimpse into the complicated landscape of our psyche. They can live in the light or influence from the dark. Carl Jung had a lot...

The Power of Connection- Business as an Aspect of Community • Brigitte Linder • Qi119 from 2019-12-31T10:00

An often overlooked aspect of running our own business is that it gives us a potent way of connecting with others and serving a community. Sure there are additional responsibilities that come with ...

Daoism in the Modern World • Josh Paynter Qi118 from 2019-12-24T10:00

Daoism and Daoist thought is something that many acupuncturists have been exposed to. It might have been part of what launched our interest in studying medicine. And perhaps you’ve had the experien...

Getting Your Finances Right: What the Entrepreneurial Acupuncturist Needs to Know • Bev Hacker • Qi117 from 2019-12-17T10:00

Money, for many, is the pebble in our shoe that irrates enough to annoy, but not enough for us to make a fundemental change. And if our accounting systems mirror our confusion or conflict around fi...

Qi Anatomy • Brenda Hood • Qi116 from 2019-12-10T10:00

The way we make sense of structure helps us to understand function. Drawing lines and divisions helps us to understand parts. But a keen understanding of the parts does not always help us to see th...

Beyond The Visible - Electromagnetic Radiation and Health • Brandon LeGreca • Qi115 from 2019-12-03T10:00

Chinese medicine reminds us that we are one part of a complex, interdependent and ever evolving ecosystem. That we both influence and are influenced by the world. Our toolmaking ability has wrought...

Wisdom Guild- Listening to Our Practice • Qi114 from 2019-11-26T10:00

What gets us started is not what sustains us over the long haul. The energy of beginning is essential at the start of any new endeavor. But what got us to here, will not get us to there.
It’s ...

Ripples in the Flow: Pulses, Nanjing and the Questioning Mind • Z'ev Rosenberg • Qi113 from 2019-11-19T10:00

The classics are helpful not just because they contain pointers to how medicine works. They are helpful because of the discussions they have generated amongst practitioners over the twin distances ...

Acupuncture in the Integrative Hospice • Robyn Curtis • Qi112 from 2019-11-12T10:00

Most of us spend our days treating illness and working to bring out patients into a great state of health and wellbeing. But there are moments toward the end of life when the greatest state of heal...

Short Conversations from the Pacific Symposium • Qi111 from 2019-11-10T16:25:16

This is a series of short conversations with some of the attendees of the Pacific Symposium.
Listen in to the wide variety of perspective and practice as it relates to Acupuncture and East Asi...

A Qing Dynasty Perpective on Channels and Points • Michael Brown • Qi110 from 2019-11-05T09:00

Access to acupuncture point location and function has not always been a matter of a few clicks on your mobile phone. This kind of information has not always been at our fingertips. And there is a g...

Spirals, Stems and Branches: The Structure of Unfoldment in Time and Space • Deborah Woolf • Qi109 from 2019-10-29T09:00

Stems and Branches are old Chinese science. Our medicine touches on it, but most of us rely on the more modern perspectives for our clincal work. The Stems and Branches speak to a perspective of th...

Outside the Box and Inside the Heart Medicine • Amy Mager • Qi108 from 2019-10-22T09:00

The medicine we practice doesn’t just help us to help others. It can help us to live more deeply into our own lives. The challenges, adversity and difficulties we encounter show us what we are made...

Treating Psoriasis with Chinese Herbal Medicine • Sabine Schmitz • Qi107 from 2019-10-15T09:00

With Chinese medicine we know that issues of the skin are more than skin deep. That imbalances in the internal environment can manifest on the exterior. And that if we focus solely on what is seen ...

Rhythm and Motion: The Magic of Bamboo Moxa • Oran Kivity • Qi106 from 2019-10-08T09:00

The characters for acupuncture in Chinese, ??zhen jiu, literally translate as needle and moxa.
You surely were introduced to the cigar-like pole moxa and large cones of smoldering mugwort on s...

Posture, Structure, Function and Knife Needles • Brian Bowen • Qi105 from 2019-10-01T09:00

Musculoskeletal issues are the bread and butter of many acupuncture practices. Many people only think of acupuncture when they think about the treatment of pain, and not without good reason. Acupun...

Considering Our Roots: The Overlooked Basics of Chinese Medicine • Rhonda Chang * Qi104 from 2019-09-24T09:00

We pride ourselves on being connected to an ancient medicine, to a way of thinking, working and treating that ties us back to the luminaries of our field. But medicine is always influenced by the t...

Beyond a Rational Framework • Mary Elizabeth Wakefield & MichelAngelo • Qi103 from 2019-09-17T09:00

Resonance, ?? gan ying, is an aspect of Chinese philosophy that runs through many aspects of our medicine.
We see resonance as we look through the unfolding of life through the five phases. Th...

Getting Your Tech Together • Stacey Chapman • Qi102 from 2019-09-10T09:00

We all know that Tech is part of a modern practice. And regardless of whether we love it, or hate it, it plays a central role in our day to day operations, marketing and communications.
Just l...

Aligning Purpose, Resources and Spirit • Matt Ludmer • Qi101 from 2019-09-03T09:00

We can approach the business and financial aspects of our practices a distasteful task that we’d prefer to delegate to someone else. Or we can take it as the opportunity it is to work through our s...

Anniversary Show: Art, Postcards, Persistence and Practice • Diana Moll • Qi100 from 2019-08-27T09:00

Last year for the first anniversary of Qiological I invited a listener of the podcast to join me for a conversation, this year I did the same. Part of the reason is that I love hearing from listene...

Pain, Neurobiology, Beauty and Big Cats: A Surprising Conversation on Veterinary Acupuncture • Bonnie Wright • Qi099 from 2019-08-20T09:00

I started this episode thinking we would be talking about lions, tigers and bears. But we ended up with glial cells, learning and neuroplasticity. Just like in clinic there are often surprising thi...

Medicine, Not-knowing and The Curious Ways Healing Arising • Lonny Jarrett • Qi098 from 2019-08-13T09:00

Medicine is an unending study. A process of learning, sifting what helps from what doesn’t, and recognizing that we often are students of the unknown.
In this conversation we explore healing, ...

Considering the Soil: An Agrarian Perspective on Chinese Herb Cultivation • Jean Giblette • Qi097 from 2019-08-06T07:48:36

There is more to growing herbs than understanding plants. There are the considerations of soil, economic environment, weather patterns, cultural and market forces, and the kind of eye and vision th...

Magic of Mushrooms- The Modern Use of Mycilial Medicinals • Robert Hoffman • Qi096 from 2019-07-30T02:47:27

Mushrooms are a curiosity. Neither plant, nor animal, they are stuff of fairy tales and dreams. They hint at something dangerous. They could be delicious, or they could kill you. They sprout up une...

The Blindness of Experts • Kevin Ergil • Qi095 from 2019-07-23T10:00

We rely on the skills of experts. The car mechanic, plumber, web designer, business coach. We want to trust the people that are in the position where our lack of knowledge leaves us vulnerable. We’...

Business Creativity and the Entrepreneurial Perspective • John McGarvey • Qi094 from 2019-07-16T10:00

Business is one of those aspects of practice that many new practitioners approach with a not small amount of fear and loathing. Business is often viewed as something bothersome and takes away from ...

Treating trauma through the five phases • Alaine Duncan • Qi093 from 2019-07-09T10:00

The experience of trauma is as much a part of life as is falling in love, having family disagreements, and wondering how we fit in this life. And while we tend to focus on the problems that have th...

The Power of Story • Jason Robertson • Qi092 from 2019-07-02T13:45

What we tell ourselves might be more powerful than our actual experiences. Not only that, our thoughts shape our bodies. Practitioners of East Asian medicine have hard-won, clinically derived tools...

Hands on Medicine • Josh Margolis • Qi091 from 2019-06-25T10:00

When I was a kid it was easy to smell a snow storm coming, or to be able to feel how the wind shifted and the light in the sky meant that you’d better take cover as a thunderstorm was maybe, if you...

Reflections on Practice • Charlie Buck • Qi090 from 2019-06-18T10:00

When you come right down to it… the practice of Chinese medicine is a kind of applied natural science.
What makes for an effective natural scientist? Mostly an abiding sense of curiosity. A wi...

Cultivating Confidence • Dennis von Elgg • Qi089 from 2019-06-11T10:00

Fake it till you make it is not a helpful strategy for acquiring confidence. Any halfway competent human being can sniff out inauthenticity. We can only work at, and improve from, our genuine growi...

Old School Shiatsu- Attending to our Attention • Philippe Vandenabeele • Qi088 from 2019-06-04T10:00

Some learning is more transmitted than taught. Observation, touch, the kind of connection that does not rely upon words. We love to make sense, especially to ourselves. But the theories in our head...

Stems and Branches: A Down to Earth Perspective on the Practice of Acupuncture • David Toone • Qi087 from 2019-05-28T10:00

Chinese medicine is fractal nature. We can take the broad principles outlined in the Yi Jing, Five Phases or Six Jing and watch as they help us to tune in the particular level of life in which we a...

Ba Zi: The Eight Characters of Influence • Paul Wang • Qi086 from 2019-05-21T10:00

Our lives unfold in space-time. It’s the water in which we swim and so like fish, it is difficult to know the influence of the matrix within which we live our days and experiences our lives.
T...

Tang Ye Jing- The Medicine of Flavor • Joshua Park • Qi085 from 2019-05-14T10:00

Books on herbal medicine go way back, back into the misty time of myth and story. We have Shen Nong with his peculiar ability to taste and feel the influences of plants. We have the foundational wr...

Following the Process: Classical Thought in the Modern World • Phil Settels • Qi084 from 2019-05-07T10:00

The classics are more than just a way to focus our thinking in clinic, they are part of a perspective that sees the world as an integrated and ever evolving whole.
It can be a challenge for us...

Poking the Bear: Acupuncturists Discuss Dry Needling • Panel Discussion • Qi083 from 2019-04-30T10:00

In this episode of Qiological we are taking a look at dry needling not from the legal or scope of practice point of view, but rather from the viewpoint of how acupuncturists can learn something fro...

Fire and Smoke- Using Moxa to Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis • Merlin Young • Qi082 from 2019-04-23T10:00

We often think of moxibustion as a potent way to add heat and yang into the body. But if you only think of moxa as heat, then you’re missing the power of the perspective that moxa is about creating...

Synesthetic Sensing • Brandt Stickley • Qi081 from 2019-04-16T10:30

Perceiving and sensing are not the same. It might seem that the stream of information coming in through our senses arrives passively. But further investigation proves this incorrect. And in fact ou...

Practicing Chinese Medicine in Taiwan • Greg Zimmerman • Qi080 from 2019-04-09T10:00

East Asian medicine has one foot in the skills and practice of medicine, and another in the traditions and influence of culture. How it is thought about and used in a place like Taiwan bears some s...

Cultivating the Wild- Growing Chinese Herbs in the West • Peg Schafer • Qi079 from 2019-04-02T10:30

As herbalists we know a thing or about the therapeutic application of botanicals. But the lifecycle of plants we work with, the way they interact with their environment, the differences between cul...

Wavelengths, Milli-Watts, and Joules- A Look at Using Lasers in the Acupuncture Clinic • Lorne Brown • Qi078 from 2019-03-26T10:30

We all can feel the difference between a sunny and cloudy day. The influence of long summer days brings a sense of expansion, while the short weak light of winter naturally makes us turn inward. Li...

The Opportunity of Business • Renee Klorman and Russell Brown • Qi077 from 2019-03-19T11:48:08

Many of us think that business is something we “have” to do. But really, it is something we “get” to do. It is a kind of privilege to create a life and practice that deeply reflects who we are. And...

Charlotte Maxwell Clinic- A Model of Service and Effectiveness • yvonne charles • Qi076 from 2019-03-12T17:20:12

We know that acupuncture can be helpful in the treatment of chronic or ongoing illness, and can be effective in reducing the side effects of invasive or toxic treatments that go along with a cancer...

A Conversation Along the River two • Yu Guo Jun • Qi075.4 from 2019-03-12T14:18

We mistakenly thought our conversation with Dr Yu had ended, but what can I say… wrong again. There is a little more of the conversation genereated from Dr Yu’s thoughts on the qi transformation o...

Learning How to Learn a Formula • Craig Mitchell • Qi075.3 from 2019-03-11T04:16:37

Learning formulas is far more than memorizing as series of functions and indications in a book. It requires a kind of attentiveness. A sort of rigorous and yet flexible way of parsing a patient’s s...

A Conversation Along the River- Investigating the Six Levels • Dr. Yu Guo Jun • Qi075.2 from 2019-03-10T04:59

Discussing medicine with a seasoned practitioner is like drinking well aged whiskey. Dr. Yu Guo Jun graciously agreed to sit down with Michael Fitzgerald and myself after his morning lecture at the...

Regulations and Privileges- the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 • Kevin Ergil • Qi075.1 from 2019-03-09T15:38

When we are putting herbs in a bag, or mixing together granules we are probably not thinking about the various laws and regulations from the FDA, or the historical arc that actually allows us to wo...

Constitution and Present Condition- Integrating Different Perspectives • Peter Eckman • Qi074 from 2019-03-05T12:00

Some of the most important crossroads in our lives were not marked with a big Flashing Warning Sign, but rather instead were barely notable moments of “Oh, maybe this would be interesting.”
Ou...

Connective and Conductive- Theory and Practice of Electro-acupuncture • Jeremy Steiner • Qi073 from 2019-02-26T12:00

Electro-acupuncture is a fairly new innovation. And thinking about its use in clinic does not quite match up with the traditional ways we’ve been taught to think about acupuncture and how it works....

Center and Root: The Gentle And Effective Women's Health Medicine From Zhejiang • Steve Clavey • Qi072 from 2019-02-18T00:56:41

It’s not uncommon for children of doctors to also become doctors. Sometimes there will be a string of docs that run for a number of generations. Which can be a good thing as you can learn at lot at...

Coming to Our Senses: Exploring Evidence and Logic • Nigel Dawes • Qi071 from 2019-02-12T17:02:05

How we make sense in clinic is not as simple as ticking items off a list. It’s more than mentally sorting through the models, theories, admonitions from our teachers and some chatter from a recent ...

Stages and Cycles of Practice • Sharon Weizenbaum • Qi070 from 2019-02-05T07:30

It is easy to think of Chinese medicine as a clear step by step process of diagnosis and treatment, but it does not always go that way in clinic. It can take time for a diagnosis to clarify, and th...

Sinew, Structure and Function • Brian Lau • Qi069 from 2019-01-28T23:44:48

The textbooks tell us that sinew channels are important in the treatment of pain and musculoskeletal issues and they are accessed through the jing-well points. But beyond that not much else is said...

Learning Acupuncture During the Beginning of AIDS • Susan Paul • Qi068 from 2019-01-22T13:46:33

It’s not hard to study acupuncture these days. A quick internet search will bring up plenty of choices. But back in the 1980’s, it was a different story.
Our guest, like many of us, did not se...

Yi Jing as Operating System • Lorraine Wilcox • Qi067 from 2019-01-15T03:28

The Yi Jing speaks in the language of image, resonance and metaphor. Its not a good place to go for direct answers, but can be helpful in finding some guidence. Our converation today touches not ju...

Martial Use of Acupuncture Points • Jonathan Bluestein • Qi066 from 2019-01-07T18:44:02

We know that Chinese medicine and the martial and cultivation arts of East Asia share a common root.
In our healing practices we are paying attention to the medicinal side of this continuum. W...

New Year Reflections, The Practice of Practice And A Look At The Small Intestine That You've Probably Not Considered • Qi065 from 2019-01-01T10:34

Ahhh, the new year. A moment in time to reflect on the path recently traveled and what’s up around that bend in the road.This is a solo show reflecting on some of the podcast highlights of the past...

Shen Nong Society: A Taste for Herbs • Sally Rappeport • Qi064 from 2018-12-25T15:52:48

Sometimes takes an instant to know you might fall in love with something. And then it takes years, even decades to unfold all contained in that initial spark.
When it comes to the study and pr...

Flavor Based Medicine • Simon Feeney • Qi063 from 2018-12-18T02:56:30

Page through the Material Medica and it is easy to think that Chinese herbal medicine is one unified body of knowledge and practice. But, it’s not.
If you look closely you’ll see that differe...

Constitution, Korean Medicine and the Power of Food • Tracy Stewart • Qi062 from 2018-12-11T14:38:44

Chinese medicine and Korean medicine share a lot of similarities. But there are a few differences. And when it comes to constitutional types, there are some significantly dissimilar perspectives. Listen

The Medicine of Motion • Renee Klorman • Qi061 from 2018-12-03T15:29:59

We tend to think of movement in mechanical terms. How this muscle contracts, how blood perfuses a certain kind of tissue or how tendons and bones allow for particular kinds of movement.
But be...

Treating Inflammation With Chinese Medicine • Will Maclean • Qi060 from 2018-11-27T03:43

Inflammation is a popular topic in the worlds of both alternative and conventional medicine. It’s a pathologic process that is the result of certain disease processes and the generator of others. I...

Engaging the channels: learning acupuncture with Dr. Wang Ju Yi • Jonathan Chang • Qi059 from 2018-11-20T03:07:53

The best teachers are perpetual students. They are ones who when things don’t work as expected don’t say the medicine doesn’t work. These people dig into finding out why they don’t yet know how to ...

A Research Scientist's View of the Pulse & Beauty • Martha Lucas • Qi058 from 2018-11-11T20:29:38

It’s easy to think there is one way to take the pulse, and natural to fall back on the habits that formed early on in our learning to attend to this vital aspect of diagnosis and prognosis.
Pu...

Group discussion: Clinical Questions About Sa’am Acupuncture • Toby Daly & Guests • Qi057 from 2018-11-05T04:59:43

Sa’am has a good backstory. The meditative attainment of a Buddhist monk sparks a stream of acupuncture that can be taught to simple monks to help alleviate the suffering of the world.
It is a...

Focusing on the Basics: Treating Degenerative Eye Conditions With Chinese Medicine • Paul Nebauer • Qi056 from 2018-10-26T20:51:28

There are basics, principles, fundamentals, some building blocks of how the matter and energy of creation interact and transform. Over the centuries, through wildly different ideas of illness, heal...

A Historical Investigation of Constraint • Eric Karchmer • Qi055 from 2018-10-20T21:44

Liver qi constraint might be one of the most common diagnosis in the modern Chinese medicine clinic. But the role of the Liver has changed over time, and at one point it was even considered to be p...

Nei Jing Perspective on Life, the Universe and Acupuncture • Ed Neal • Qi054 from 2018-10-14T21:33:50

We trace our medicine back to the Nei Jing, but most of our actual practices come from a more modern perspective.
Going back to those roots is not easy. Even for native speakers of Chinese, re...

Investigating Errors and Adverse Effects - Grist for the Mill of Practice • Daniel Schulman * Qi053 from 2018-10-09T01:19:37

Like hitting black ice, suddenly all sense of traction and stability evaporate into a gut wrenching vertigo. Adverse reactions of our patients to acupuncture can trigger this kind of disorientation...

Herbs- History, Identification, granules and manufacturing • Eric Brand • Qi052 from 2018-10-01T19:26:23

It’s easy for us to think that because we have a darned good English version of the material medica that the centuries of herbal knowledge is at our finger tips. But there is a lot of back story to...

“Why doesn’t this work” is a good place to start - the unending cycle of learning and practice from 2018-09-23T17:14:43

These days we worry about getting through school, passing the boards and then getting a practice started. But there was a time when there were no schools, or national accreditation and practicing a...

“Why doesn’t this work” is a good place to start - the unending cycle of learning and practice • Stuart Kutchins • Qi051 from 2018-09-23T17:14

These days we worry about getting through school, passing the boards and then getting a practice started. But there was a time when there were no schools, or national accreditation and practicing a...

Upper, Middle and Lower Class Herbs: An Investigation of Resonance • Andrew Nugent-Head • Qi050 from 2018-09-18T00:42:44

Even when speaking in our mother tongue we often misunderstand each other. Due to our biases, perspectives, and background it is easy to overlay our story on just about any situation. Add in that w...

Attending to the Flow: Attention and Needle Technique • Justin Phillips • Qi049 from 2018-09-11T06:00

Needle technique is more than knowing how to insert a needle and count the turns in a particular direction. It requires more than the memorization of some protocols, or the rote following of a reci...

Conversing with the body-mind_ using words to get beyond words • Nick Pole • Qi048 from 2018-09-04T03:25:12

In acupuncture school we learn about the 10 questions. But really, the questions are endless. And we are given the image of the scholar/doctor who doesn't say much, just looks at the tongue, takes ...

The Power of Chinese Medicine in Treating PCOS • Farrar Duro • Qi047 from 2018-08-28T10:30:31

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a complex of metabolic and hormonal imbalances. It not only causes menstrual irregularities, but also effects fertility, secondary sex characteristics, and can be re...

Investigation of Dreams in East Asian Medicine • Bob Quinn • Qi046 from 2018-08-21T01:26:02

We know that the language and perspective of Chinese and east Asian medicine gives us a whole different glimpse into physiology, health, illness and healing. And if you’ve learned a foreign tongue,...

Puzzling Through Saam Acupuncture - Questions, Clinic Cases, Organ Archetypes and Getting Out of Hot Water • Toby Daly • Bonus Episode from 2018-08-14T05:00

This"part two"conversation with Toby Daly came about because I've been trying to learn the Saam system of acupuncture as he detailed it a recent Journal of Chinese Medicine article.  In that p...

Trigger Points: An Investigation of Dry Needling, Intra-Muscular Therapy and Acupuncture • Josh Lerner • Qi044 from 2018-08-07T05:00

Beyond the conflicts around scope of practice, the theories and practice of dry needling and intra-muscular therapies give us a deeper look into how acupuncture works on ahshi or trigger points fro...

The Resonant Hum of Yin and Yang • Sabine Wilms • Qi043 from 2018-07-30T20:51:52

Chinese is not that easy, and the ???wen yan wen the classical Chinese, that stuff is a whole other order of magnitude in challenge to the modern Western mind.

And yet if we are going ...

The Response is the Treatment • Dan Bensky • Qi042 from 2018-07-24T10:45:33

Forty five years is a long time to have a practice. Especially when you consider that the average American marriage isn't even half that number, and in this day and age people change jobs like t...

In The Presence of The Emperor- Chinese Medicine Cardiology • Amos Ziv • Qi040 from 2018-07-10T11:47:19

There are currents in our medicine that say we should be very cautious around the heart, in fact, it’s best not to treat it directly. And even in our modern world, treating cardiac issues is som...

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Discussing Jing Fang with Dr. Huang Huang • Qi039 from 2018-07-03T17:08:16

Fifteen plus years ago when I was living in Beijing and studying medicine and language I was gifted with a copy of Dr. Huang's Ten Key Formula Families in Chinese Medicine.

At t...

News, Announcements, and Some Thoughts on Tech • Michael Max • Qi038 from 2018-06-26T13:08:18

In this solo episode I review the past six months of Qiological and give you a preview on the next six months. Also I'll talking in some depth about the Practice of Business, why SEO is a proces...

Listening Like Water_ Depth and Connection As Part of The Healing Process _ Margot Rossi • Qi037 from 2018-06-19T03:04

We are trained to know a lot about a person from looking and touching. And while we have our “10 questions” or other interviewing checklists, there is a lot that comes from the interview and relati...

Power of The Matrix_ Clinical Application of the Jing Fang Tradition of Hu Xi-Shu & Feng Shi-Lun • Frances Turner • Qi036 from 2018-06-12T13:21:20

No one gets through Chinese medicine school without some exposure to the Shang Han Lun, and if you're lucky, the Jin Gui Yao Lue as well. 

But there is a big difference between ...

Focused Light- Using Lasers in the Acupuncture Clinic • Jim Sullivan • Qi035 from 2018-06-06T10:29:04

Pressure, vibration, puncture, and heat, we know there are a variety of ways to stimulate an acupuncture point. 

In...

Finding The Way Through- Treating Psycho-Social Trauma With Acupuncture • Will Morris • Qi034 from 2018-05-29T10:05:07

Physiology does not forget. Our experience in life effects and shapes our body, our habits and perception. We develop ways to compensate for the difficulties wrought from traumas and unmetaboliz...

Treating Sciatica, Unkinking The Hitch In Your Get-Along • Laura Christensen • Qi033 from 2018-05-22T16:47:58

Sciatica is a common complaint that brings people into the acupuncturist’s office. And it’s often treated well with acupuncture. But there are times when a situation that seems straightforward i...

Body, Mind and Spirit • Matt Callison • Qi032.9 from 2018-05-22T00:02:19

Widely known for his pioneering work in sports acupuncture, the guest of this episode joins us for a conversation that reminds us of the deep and varied integration between the layers of being w...

Listening to The Voices of Our Community • Qi032.8.mp3 from 2018-05-21T19:02:49

We learn not just from our teachers and our patients, but also from our colleagues. One of the real benefits of attending a conference is the opportunities for learning that can't help but arise...

The Big Leagues_ Panel Discussion On Treating Professional Athletes • Qi032.7 from 2018-05-21T05:56:52

Our panel of experienced practitioners discuss the ways they've broken into treating professional athletes, and answer the audience's questions on gearing up to help the pros.Listen

The Arc of Practice • Qi032.6 from 2018-05-20T15:31:48

What gets you started at the beginning of your career is not what keeps you going in the middle part of your career. And as we move into later stages of life and practice, the questions change y...

A Conversation With The Godfather of Sports Acupuncture • Whitfield Reaves • Qi032.5 from 2018-05-20T14:20:45

It's not uncommon today for top level athletes to use acupuncture as part of their health care, to enhance performance and treat injuries. 

Tracking The Wind_ A Look at Neurological Health and Chinese Medicine • Amy Moll • Qi032.4 from 2018-05-19T22:48:49

Lots of strange and curious patterns get chalked up to wind and phlegm in Chinese medicine. 

In this episode we take at look at the "c...

Sinew Channels & Joint Stability • Anthony Von der Muhll • Qi032.3 from 2018-05-19T07:05:25

In this episode we discuss anatomy, orthopedic assessment,  the treatment of joints, sinew pathways, and ligaments....

Passion For Practice and Community • Chad Bong • Qi032.2 from 2018-05-19T01:01:47

Chad Bong is one of the organizers of the Sports Acupuncture Alliance's conference. 

He's a busy guy, but we managed to grab a few min...

Modern History of Acupuncture Needles • Matt Pike • Qi032.1 from 2018-05-18T19:11:51

Needles are an essential aspect of our practices that most of us don’t know much about, other than we have some brands or types we like to use. What goes into a needle and how needle technology ...

Welcome to the Sports Acupuncture Alliance’s conference • Qi032 from 2018-05-18T19:10:03

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Hand Crafted Medicine: a shiatsu practitioner’s perspective on the channels and points • Winter Jade • Qi031 from 2018-05-16T07:45

As practitioners we all work with a mix of theory, clinical sensibilities developed through years of practice, and the immediate moment of encounter with our patients. What we feel with our hands c...

Central Qi, Deficiency Taxation, and The Microbiome_ Classic Formulas in The Modern Age • Eran Even • Qi030 from 2018-05-08T13:00

In this episode we discuss the Jing Fang, the classic formulas, as they are being used by Dr. Huang Huang in the modern clinic, along a look at how some of our oldest medicine helps to throw new...

Health From The Inside Outside_ Treating Children With Chinese Medicine • Robin Ray Green • Qi029 from 2018-05-01T11:09:24

Children are full of yang qi and respond quickly to the methods of East Asian medicine. There is a lot of good you can do in using our methods to treat kids, especially in treating some conditio...

Heavenly Qi _ Storytelling, Technology and The Original Magic of Acupuncture • Qi028 from 2018-04-24T11:12:44

One of the great things about podcasts is that it’s not difficult to find one that lines up with your particular interest. Chinese medicine practitioners are fortunate to have podcasts like Heav...

Research methods for East Asian medicine practitioners • Lisa Taylor-Swanson • Qi027 from 2018-04-17T14:13:50

Research can be a problematic area for practitioners of East Asian medicine.  While many acupuncturists are keen to share research with patients that paints acupuncture in a positive light, espe...

Raising a Rash_ The Magic of Gua Sha • Sandy Camper & Kathryn Nemirovsky • Qi026 from 2018-04-10T11:30

Many of us were exposed to guasha in our schooling, but it was more like a footnote than anything else. Over in Asia guasha is a well-used aspect of the folk medicine. Hardly a grandma or auntie...

Vitality, Attention,&Sensing_ Learning to Listen in Stillness • Chip Chace • Qi025 from 2018-04-03T10:46

There are many ways to attend to our patients in clinic. We can work through mental models that we’ve acquired from our schooling, study, and clinical experience. We can also use our innate human a...

Weighty Matters_ Talking To Our Patients About Addiction • Xander Kahn • Qi024 from 2018-03-27T16:44:47

Plenty of people seek out acupuncture in particular as they have heard a few needles in the ear will break their cigarette habit, or cause their appetite and cravings to completely transform. We...

A Gap and An Opportunity- Using acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the military • Jennifer Williams • Qi023 from 2018-03-20T11:30:39

Using acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are helpful modalities in the treatment of veterans who have served our country and suffer from injuries and the aftermath of trauma. 

Taming the Dragon: Healing Emotional Trauma • CT Holman • Qi022 from 2018-03-13T12:07:54

We learn in acupuncture school that the body, mind and spirit are woven together into the tapestry of one’s life. We learn that each of the yin organs has a spirit aspect, and that we can’t touc...

Applied Channel Theory- The Clinical Brilliance of Dr. Wang Ju-Yi • Jason Robertson • Qi021 from 2018-03-06T12:14

Dr. Wang Ju-Yi was ever curious about why some treatments worked and others did not. He deeply studied the classical literature along with his own clinical experience, and somewhere along the way s...

Right There In Plain Sight_ Chinese Facial Reading • Lillian Bridges • Qi020 from 2018-02-27T13:22

When I first went to Taiwan I noticed that around most of the larger temples there was a street of ???, fortune tellers. Some would use the ba gua, others attended to your birthdate, palm or some c...

CBD From the Chinese Medicine Perspective • Chad Conner • Qi019 from 2018-02-20T14:10:51

CBD, cannabidiol, has been making the rounds lately in the natural medicine world. Almost overnight it seems this botanical has popped onto the scene and there are lot of claims as to it health ...

Can You Acupuncture My Cat_ Considerations on Treating Animals From a Veterinarian Acupuncturist • Neal Sivula • Qi018 from 2018-02-13T13:34:45

Practice acupuncture long enough and one of your patients is bound to mention some issues their pet is having. They might ask for some herbal advice, or see if you'd be up for treating their fur...

Thoughts on Business From a New Practitioner • Stacey Whitcomb • Qi017 from 2018-02-06T19:06:10

In this episode we take a look at marketing and practice building from the perspective of new practitioner who is excited and looking forward to building a business. 

No, you do...

Medicinal Mushrooms: History and Science of Modern Cultivation • Jeff Chilton • Qi016 from 2018-01-30T12:15

Precious and rare medicinal mushrooms like reshi (ling zhi) and cordyceps (dong chong xia cao) used to be available only to royalty, or those who knew how to spot them in the wild. These medicinals...

Clarifying Vision_ Treating degenereative eye disease with acupuncture • Mats Sexton • Qi015 from 2018-01-23T13:38:12

According to conventional medicine, macular degeneration is a progressive, incurable, degenerative disease. As good as modern medicine can be for some opthamological problems, it does not have m...

The power of resonance, exploring Tung style acupuncture • Henry McCann • Qi014 from 2018-01-16T12:22:42

Tung style acupuncture is known for its curious collection of points that can be a challenge to the mind for those of us that learned to think about acupuncture strictly from a channel or functi...

A man out standing in the field of Chinese herbs_ a conversation with Andy Ellis • Qi013 from 2018-01-09T11:00

Our guest did not start out with the intention of building a medicinal herb import company. It started out as a way to solve his own problems with sourcing herbs. And as is often the case, one thin...

I never planned to host a podcast show- one of many curiosities on the road of practicing Chinese medicine • Michael Max • Qi012 from 2018-01-02T16:31:38

This episode started out as a short solo show to give you a sense of what to expect from Qiological in the coming year. 

Then a friend who I wanted to interview for the show sai...

Formula Families and Constitution- The Clinical Insights of Dr. Huang Huang • Mark Gearing • Qi011 from 2017-12-26T16:18:49

Doctor Huang Huang is a clinician, teacher, author and well studied expert on the Jing Fang, the classical formulas of the Shang Han Lun. He has a unique perspective on constitution and how that...

Investigating Causes and Conditions in Clinical Practice • Greg Bantick• Qi010 from 2017-12-12T13:57

In this episode we reflect on the burden and privilege of a clinical practice. How we grow into it by using a blend of our objectivity and subjectivity. And how mindfulness and a curiosity about ou...

Voices of Our Medical Ancestors- Using the classic texts in modern practice • Leo Lok • Qi009 from 2017-11-28T14:54:45

We give a great amount of respect to the Classics in Chinese medicine, but understanding these foundational texts of our medicine can be challenge, even if you do understand the old form of Chin...

A brief history of Eastland Press • Dan Bensky & John O’Connor • Qi008 from 2017-11-14T12:51

Eastland Press has been bringing books on Oriental medicine from Chinese into English since the early days of Americans studying the traditional medicine of Asia. Actually, from even before there w...

Using the Extraordinary Meridians to Treat Emotional Issues • Yvonne Farrell • Qi007 from 2017-10-31T13:39

Oriental medicine draws distinctions between various aspects of mind, body and spirit, but unlike Western culture, it never severed the connections between these aspects of being. We know both from...

Value, Integrity, Responsibility- the path to prosperity • Lorne Brown • Qi006 from 2017-10-17T13:35:12

It’s really difficult to attract something that you actually have an aversion toward. Many practitioners have conflicted feelings about money, conflate marketing with dishonesty, and worry that ...

Using acupuncture to relieve back in pregnant women • Debra Betts • Qi005 from 2017-10-03T15:55

It is common knowledge that acupuncture is quite effective in the treatment of pain. However, for many of us acupuncturists we feel a bit uneasy about treating back pain in pregnant women, as we do...

A Walk Along the River - translation and practice of medicine • Michael Fitzgerald • Qi003 from 2017-08-28T12:36

Studying medicine can be both a joyous exploration and a dry mind-numbing slog through endless technical material. In this episode we discuss the Eastland Press book"A Walk Along the River."This bo...

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In this brief introduction to Qiological, show host Michael Max gives an overview of what you expect from this podcast show.

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In this brief introduction to Qiological, show host Michael Max gives an overview of what you expect from this podcast show.  You can http://qiological.com (visit the website for more information)...