Qiological Podcast
Episodes
089 Cultivating Confidence • Dennis von Elgg
11 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 on...
088 Old School Shiatsu- Attending to our Attention • Philippe Vandenabeele
04 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Some learning is more transmitted than taught. Observation, touch, the kind of connection that does not rely upon words. We love to make sense, especi...
087 Stems and Branches: A Down to Earth Perspective on the Practice of Acupuncture • David Toone
28 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 tun...
086 Ba Zi: The Eight Characters of Influence • Paul Wang
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
085 Tang Ye Jing- The Medicine of Flavor • Joshua Park
14 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 in...
084 Following the Process: Classical Thought in the Modern World • Phil Settels
07 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ev...
Encore Episode, Exploring the Landscape of the Pulse • Peter Eckman
01 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The pulse is emblematic of Chinese medicine. It is a highly subjective measure that helps us to orient in helpful ways toward a patient’s problem an...
083 Poking the Bear: Acupuncturists Discuss Dry Needling • Panel Discussion
30 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 viewpoin...
082 Fire and Smoke- Using Moxa to Treat Antibiotic-Resistant Tuberculosis • Merlin Young
23 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 pow...
081 Synesthetic Sensing • Brandt Stickley
16 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Perceiving and sensing are not the same. It might seem that the stream of information coming in through our senses arrives passively. But further inve...
080 Practicing Chinese Medicine in Taiwan • Greg Zimmerman
09 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 abo...
079 Cultivating the Wild- Growing Chinese Herbs in the West • Peg Schafer
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
078 Wavelengths, Milli-Watts, and Joules- A Look at Using Lasers in the Acupuncture Clinic • Lorne Brown
26 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 lig...
077 The Opportunity of Business • Renee Klorman and Russell Brown
19 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
076 Charlotte Maxwell Clinic- A Model of Service and Effectiveness • yvonne charles
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
075.4 A Conversation Along the River two • Yu Guo Jun
12 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 f...
75.3 Learning How to Learn a Formula • Craig Mitchell
11 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 rigorou...
075.2 A Conversation Along the River- Investigating the Six Levels • Dr. Yu Guo Jun
10 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing medicine with a seasoned practitioner is like drinking well aged whiskey. Dr. Yu Guo Jun graciously agreed to sit down with Michael Fitzger...
075.1 Regulations and Privileges- the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 • Kevin Ergil
09 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
074 Constitution and Present Condition- Integrating Different Perspectives • Peter Eckman
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
073 Connective and Conductive- Theory and Practice of Electro-acupuncture • Jeremy Steiner
26 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ta...
072 Center and Root: The Gentle And Effective Women's Health Medicine From Zhejiang • Steve Clavey
18 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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. Whi...
Encore Episode, Marketing in The Digital World • Marketing Mini-Series 5
13 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all been on the “bad” of marketing. Have been subjected to intrusive and unskilled attempts at trying to convince us of something. It rais...
071 Coming to Our Senses: Exploring Evidence and Logic • Nigel Dawes
12 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
070 Stages and Cycles of Practice • Sharon Weizenbaum
05 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...
069 Sinew, Structure and Function • Brian Lau
29 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The textbooks tell us that sinew channels are important in the treatment of pain and musculoskeletal issues and they are accessed through the jing-wel...
068 Learning Acupuncture During the Beginning of AIDS • Susan Paul
22 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
067 Yi Jing as Operating System • Lorraine Wilcox
15 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Encore Episode, Further Discussion on Learning Saam Acupuncture • Panel Discussion
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
It is always hard at the beginning. It's difficult to learn to see and move in the world in ways that feel foreign and uncomfortable. We like to feel ...
066 Martial Use of Acupuncture Points • Jonathan Bluestein
08 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
065 New Year Reflections, The Practice of Practice And A Look At The Small Intestine That You've Probably Not Considered
01 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 reflecti...
064 Shen Nong Society: A Taste for Herbs • Sally Rappeport
25 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 initia...
Encore Episode, The Nature of Water: Connection and Transformation • Margot Rossi & Nick Pole
22 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Have you noticed that sometimes, simply when allowing a patient the space to unspool their story something happens. Not only do you hear something vit...
063 Flavor Based Medicine • Simon Feeney
18 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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.&...
062 Constitution, Korean Medicine and the Power of Food • Tracy Stewart
11 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese medicine and Korean medicine share a lot of similarities. But there are a few differences. And when it comes to constitutional types, there ar...
061 The Medicine of Motion • Renee Klorman
03 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 allo...
060 Treating Inflammation With Chinese Medicine • Will Maclean
27 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Encore Episode • Discussing The Three Treasures • A Part-Two Conversation with Andrew Nugent-Head
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Jing, Qi and Shen— the three treasures.These are essentials that pervade our thinking as East Asian medicine practitioners. And yet, as fundamental ...
059 Engaging the channels: learning acupuncture with Dr. Wang Ju Yi • Jonathan Chang
20 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
058 A Research Scientist's View of the Pulse & Beauty • Martha Lucas
12 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
057 Group discussion Two: Clinical Questions About Saam Acupuncture • Toby Daly & Guests
05 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
056 Focusing on the Basics: Treating Degenerative Eye Conditions With Chinese Medicine • Paul Nebauer
27 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
There are basics, principles, fundamentals, some building blocks of how the matter and energy of creation interact and transform. Over the centuries, ...
055 A Historical Investigation of Constraint • Eric Karchmer
21 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
054 Nei Jing Perspective on Life, the Universe and Acupuncture • Ed Neal
15 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
053 Investigating Errors and Adverse Effects - Grist for the Mill of Practice • Daniel Schulman
09 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Like hitting black ice, suddenly all sense of traction and stability evaporate into a gut wrenching vertigo. Adverse reactions of our patients to acup...
052 Herbs- History, Identification, granules and manufacturing • Eric Brand
02 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Encore Episode • Clinical Questions on Saam Acupuncture: Group Discussion One
01 Oct 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation we have a couple of practitioners who have listened to Toby’s podcasts on Sa’am acupuncture and read his article from the Jou...
051 “Why doesn’t this work” is a good place to start - the unending cycle of learning and practice • Stuart Kutchins
23 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 scho...
050 Upper, Middle and Lower Class Herbs: An Investigation of Resonance • Andrew Nugent-Head
18 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Encore Episode, Old Medicine, A Conversation with Lorraine Wilcox
12 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this encore episode with a guest interviewer. Njemile Carol Jones pulls out her old radio day skills and sits down with Lorraine Wilcox for a conve...
049 Attending to the Flow: Attention and Needle Technique • Justin Phillips
11 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
048 Conversing with the body-mind_ using words to get beyond words • Nick Pole
04 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 doe...
047 The Power of Chinese Medicine in Treating PCOS • Farrar Duro
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is a complex of metabolic and hormonal imbalances. It not only causes menstrual irregularities, but also effects fertility...
Encore Episode, Considering Blood Stasis Part Two • Greg Livingston
28 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we continue where we left off with our previous discussion and begin with how simply changing the amount of herbs in a formula can lea...
Encore Episode, The Mirror of Marketing: Finding Your Authentic Voice • Marketing Mini Series 4 • MB Huwe
25 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
You know how sometimes patients have these weird symptoms that they think have nothing to do with who they are? Well, us acupuncturists are not i...
046 Investigation of Dreams in East Asian Medicine • Bob Quinn
21 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
We know that the language and perspective of Chinese and east Asian medicine gives us a whole different glimpse into physiology, health, illness and h...
Encore Episode, Puzzling Through Saam Acupuncture - Questions, Clinic Cases, Organ Archetypes and Getting Out of Hot Water • Toby Daly
14 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Jou...
045 Saam - The Acupuncture of Wandering Monks • Toby Daly
12 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Learning the basics of promoting or controlling the flow of qi through the Five Phases is an elemental part of every acupuncturist's training . ...
044 Trigger Points: An Investigation of Dry Needling, Intra-Muscular Therapy and Acupuncture • Josh Lerner
07 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
043 The Resonant Hum of Yin and Yang • Sabine Wilms
31 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Chinese is not that easy, and the 文言文wen yan wen the classical Chinese, that stuff is a whole other order of magnitude in challenge to the moder...
Encore Episode • If You Are Not Having Fun With Your Marketing, You're Doing It Wrong • Marketing Mini-Series 2
29 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If the words fun, fascinating and laughter are not how you think of marketing, then you need to change your idea of marketing. And if you think brand ...
Encore Episode, A Computer Guy's Guide to Marketing • Marketing Mini-Series 1
28 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
If you think that the experience a computer guy around building his business has nothing to do with those of an acupuncturist's, think again.Those of ...
042 The Response is the Treatment • Dan Bensky
24 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
041 Considering Blood Stasis • Greg Livingston
17 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 theo...
040 In The Presence of The Emperor- Chinese Medicine Cardiology
10 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ou...
039 跟黃煌教授談經方
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
在這片podcast我們外國的中醫師和黃煌教授談經方的魅力。
039 Discussing Jing Fang with Dr. Huang Huang
03 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 Familie...
038 News, Announcements, and Some Thoughts on Tech • Michael Max
26 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
037 Listening Like Water_ Depth and Connection As Part of The Healing Process _ Margot Rossi
19 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, ther...
036 Power of The Matrix_ Clinical Application of the Jing Fang Tradition of Hu Xi-Shu & Feng Shi-Lun • Frances Turner
12 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 the...
035 Focused Light- Using Lasers in the Acupuncture Clinic • Jim Sullivan
06 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Pressure, vibration, puncture, and heat, we know there are a variety of ways to stimulate an acupuncture point. In this episode we explore the cl...
034 Finding The Way Through- Treating Psycho-Social Trauma With Acupuncture • Will Morris
29 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Physiology does not forget. Our experience in life effects and shapes our body, our habits and perception. We develop ways to compensate for the diffi...
033 Treating Sciatica, Unkinking The Hitch In Your Get-Along • Laura Christensen
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Sciatica is a common complaint that brings people into the acupuncturist’s office. And it’s often treated well with acupuncture. But there are tim...
032.9 Body, Mind and Spirit • Matt Callison
22 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 vari...
032.8 Listening to The Voices of Our Community
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 opportun...
032.7 The Big Leagues_ Panel Discussion On Treating Professional Athletes
21 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Our panel of experienced practitioners discuss the ways they've broken into treating professional athletes, and answer the audience's questions on gea...
032.6 The Arc of Practice
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
032.5 A Conversation With The Godfather of Sports Acupuncture • Whitfield Reaves
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
It's not uncommon today for top level athletes to use acupuncture as part of their health care, to enhance performance and treat injuries. And&nb...
032.4 Tracking The Wind_ A Look at Neurological Health and Chinese Medicine • Amy Moll
20 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 "curious organ...
032.3 Sinew Channels & Joint Stability • Anthony Von der Muhll
19 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss anatomy, orthopedic assessment, the treatment of joints, sinew pathways, and ligaments. Our guest takes a deep ...
032.2 Passion For Practice and Community • Chad Bong
19 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 minutes to talk...
032.1 Modern History of Acupuncture Needles • Matt Pike
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
031 Hand Crafted Medicine: a shiatsu practitioner’s perspective on the channels and points • Winter Jade
16 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As practitioners we all work with a mix of theory, clinical sensibilities developed through years of practice, and the immediate moment of encounter w...
030 Central Qi, Deficiency Taxation, and The Microbiome_ Classic Formulas in The Modern Age • Eran Even
08 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 so...
029 Health From The Inside Outside_ Treating Children With Chinese Medicine • Robin Ray Green
01 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 trea...
028 Heavenly Qi _ Storytelling, Technology and The Original Magic of Acupuncture
24 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 practiti...
027 Research methods for East Asian medicine practitioners • Lisa Taylor-Swanson
17 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Research can be a problematic area for practitioners of East Asian medicine. While many acupuncturists are keen to share research with patients ...
026 Raising a Rash_ The Magic of Gua Sha • Sandy Camper & Kathryn Nemirovsky
10 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 t...
025 Vitality, Attention, & Sensing_ Learning to Listen in Stillness • Chip Chace
03 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 clinic...
024 Weighty Matters_ Talking To Our Patients About Addiction • Xander Kahn
27 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 appet...
023 A Gap and An Opportunity- Using acupuncture and Chinese medicine in the military • Jennifer Williams
20 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Using acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine are helpful modalities in the treatment of veterans who have served our country and suffer from injuries...
022 Taming the Dragon: Healing Emotional Trauma • CT Holman
13 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 orga...
021 Applied Channel Theory- The Clinical Brilliance of Dr. Wang Ju-Yi • Jason Robertson
06 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 cli...
020 Right There In Plain Sight_ Chinese Facial Reading • Lillian Bridges
27 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
When I first went to Taiwan I noticed that around most of the larger temples there was a street of 算命師, fortune tellers. Some would use the ba g...
019 CBD From the Chinese Medicine Perspective • Chad Conner
20 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
CBD, cannabidiol, has been making the rounds lately in the natural medicine world. Almost overnight it seems this botanical has popped onto the scene ...
018 Can You Acupuncture My Cat_ Considerations on Treating Animals From a Veterinarian Acupuncturist • Neal Sivula
13 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
017 Thoughts on Business From a New Practitioner • Stacey Whitcomb
07 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 build...
016 Medicinal Mushrooms: History and Science of Modern Cultivation • Jeff Chilton
30 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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...
015 Clarifying Vision_ Treating degenerative eye disease with acupuncture • Mats Sexton
23 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
According to conventional medicine, macular degeneration is a progressive, incurable, degenerative disease. As good as modern medicine can be for some...
014 The power of resonance, exploring Tung style acupuncture • Henry McCann
16 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...