A Healthy Curiosity

Dr. Pedram Shojai is a fellow Chinese medicine practitioner, a Qigong teacher, known philanthropist, and a New York Times bestselling author. He's also made headlines in the movie industry producing documentaries. Above all, he is known as the Urban Monk, a person who advocates the use of Oriental Medicine and favors a holistic approach to wellness. His new book The Art of Stopping Time was written to help people find more time, energy, and peace in their life.

In today's episode, Pedram shares why he quit being a traditional "clinician," how he got into his current career, and his daily health routines. He also explains what his books and documentaries are all about and actionable tips and strategies you can use right now to help improve your life.

"No one is going to fix the world; It's you. Fix yourself then fix the world. Help yourself, then help the world." – Dr. Pedram Shojai

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• How he went from working with people as a clinician to what he's doing today.
• Where has he had the most success in getting people to actually follow his recommendations.
• How he started his new career with reverse engineering.
• His strategy when he needs to dig deep and tap into his "infinite place."
• Why the media and the government seem to disempower you.
• How he supports companies that don't support the destruction of the world.
• Low cost things that people can do to be part of the solution.
• What is Time Compression Syndrome?

Key Takeaway:

• The goal of any noble profession is to put itself out of business.
• There's a huge difference between what the media tells you what happiness looks like and what happiness really is.
• Never allow yourself to get out of breath; stay under your breath

Connect with Pedram Shojai:

• The Urban Monk
• The Urban Monk book by Dr. Pedram Shojai
• The Art of Stopping Time book by Dr. Pedram Shojai
• Prosperity film by Dr. Pedram Shojai
• WELL official website

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I've been pretty busy lately. We dropped our daughter off at her first year of college, vacationing for a week in the Orcas, and attended a friend's wedding in Seattle. When we got back, I was busy transitioning office managers and seeing more patients than usual to make up for my absence. In between being on the road and making up for my lost clinic hours, I was considering rerunning a previous episode so I can take a little breather. Then I remembered the one question my patients ask me when I check them out: "What do you look for when you look at my tongue?" and decided to make a short episode about it.

In today's episode, I'll share with you what we look for when looking at your tongue, how to read the tongue, and what it can tell you when it comes to your health and internal organs. This is basically an intro to Tongue Diagnosis.

"The tongue is like a little map of the body." – Brodie Welch, L.Ac.

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• How Tongue diagnosis compares to what acupuncturists do
• How accurate can diagnosis be?
• What exactly do they look for when looking at your tongue?
• The parts of the tongue and the organs they represent.
• What does a normal tongue look like?
• Colors, coats, and shape of the tongue and the illnesses and issues they indicate.
• Tips on improving your life right now based on what you learned.

Key Takeaway:

• Tongue scrapers are a good health investment.
• Whatever you see in your tongue is not 100% an indicator of what's going on your body.

Resources mentioned:

• Basics of Chinese Medicine
• Stainless Steel Tongue Scrapers

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The next round of Level Up Your Life begins October 10th, 2017. Spots are limited so if you want to jump in on this round, schedule your Discovery Call to claim your place!

The next round of Basics of Chinese Medicine begins on October 18, 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!

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Thank you for joining me on today's episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today's busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.

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Randi Buckley works with women and guides them toward gently uncovering their inner truth. Her work involves pointing towards your own divinity, the kind that supports forging your personal identity. This personal identity is made up of a union of the head, heart, and intuition. One of her main specialties is helping people get better at enforcing boundaries. This is a big deal, especially for those who easily give into peer pressure and some forms of social abuse.

Randi is here with me today to discuss the concept of having boundaries and why everyone should know how to set them. She provides insight on why it's difficult to set boundaries, how to properly enforce boundaries, and the importance of being kind to yourself at all times.

"Boundaries are an act of kindness. They are essentially giving somebody an instruction manual to get the best version of us." – Randi Buckley

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• How Randi decided to work with clients on enforcing boundaries?
• Why we have the wrong notion of what a boundary really is.
• How can you set boundaries without going overboard or being intimidating?
• How do you cope with identity changes brought upon by setting boundaries?
• How she helps people navigate the middle ground?
• How to know what true kindness is.
• Can denying someone what they want be an act of kindness?
• The steps in enforcing boundaries.
• The Chinese Medicine aspect involved in valuing and respecting yourself.

Key Takeaway:

• Your boundaries are your values and action. By having them, you are taking a stand for that value in this world and shifting the world toward that value
• People are resistant to change in other people's boundaries because they no longer know where they will stand in their life.
• If your kindness does not include yourself, then it's incomplete.

Connect with Randi Buckley:

• Randi Buckley Official Website
• Healthy Boundaries For Kind People Membership

Level Up Your Life

Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the 11 Weeks to Level Up Your Life program!

Visit BrodieWelch.com/Level-Up to learn more and schedule your FREE Discovery Call Today!

The next round of Level Up Your Life begins in October 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!

Share Your Healthy Curiosity

Thank you for joining me on today's episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today's busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.

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Megan Chambers is the former Production Assistant for A Healthy Curiosity Podcast, and the Office Manager at my acupuncture clinic, Life in Balance Acupuncture.

Professionally, Megan has dabbled in sound editing, video editing, print/digital editing, graphic design, website/content management, social media management, event management, development, IT support, and general administrative support, primarily in health-related environments. She's an intersectional feminist, an activist, an outdoor enthusiast, and a dog-lover. Megan also volunteers with Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) as an advocate for a child in the foster care system.

Megan joins me to talk about the ways we sometimes outsource our stress and responsibility to other people, causing not only more strife in our relationships, but also more stress in the lives of people we love. It's important to stay mindful and reclaim our brains, drawing boundaries with ourselves and with others to ensure that we're only taking on what is ours.

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• Outsourcing responsibility
• Using the tools available to us
• Drawing boundaries
• Raising good partners/housemates and competent humans
• Productive vs. unproductive energy expenditure

Want to contact Megan?

She's currently job searching in the greater Portland area. You can e-mail her at [email protected].

Level Up Your Life

Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the Eleven Weeks to Level Up Your Life program!

Visit BrodieWelch.com/Level-Up to learn more and schedule your FREE Discovery Call Today!

The next round of Level Up Your Life begins in October 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!

Share Your Healthy Curiosity

Thank you for joining me on today's episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today's busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.

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Dr. Michelle Sands is a licensed Functional Medicine Physician and the founder of Glow Natural Medicine. She is a naturopathic doctor who is on a mission to help women harness the power of nature so they can impact their genetic expression and live a vibrant life by optimizing their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.

Dr. Michelle joins me today to share her insight on how women can optimize their genetic potential, the various factors that attribute to many health problems, and how genetic imbalances play a role in our overall health and well-being.

"The more you get to know about your body, the better off you will be." - Dr. Michelle Sands

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• What is epigenetics
• The genetic effects of various child delivery methods
• How mapping out your body's functions and dysfunctions can help you identify where to start focusing for improvement
• How one dysfunctional part of the body impacts other parts
• Stress and endocrine imbalances in women
• Various types of stress that affect our health and well-being
• How adrenal imbalances impact your digestion and other parts of your body
• What the Vagus nerve is and how bacterial and microbiome imbalances affect it
• When should women request thyroid tests - and which tests should they request
• The purpose of your auto-immune system
• How to improve your auto-immune system
• How to stimulate your Vagus nerve to improve health and digestion

Key Takeaway:

• Whether you have a diagnosis or are dealing with an issue, you have the power to reverse it yourself.

Connect with Dr. Michelle Sands:

• Glow Natural Medicine
• Natural Healing Made Simple
• The Glow Protocol

Level Up Your Life

Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the Eleven Weeks to Level Up Your Life program!

Visit BrodieWelch.com/Level-Up to learn more and schedule your FREE Discovery Call Today!

The next round of Level Up Your Life begins in October 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!

Share Your Healthy Curiosity

Thank you for joining me on today's episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today's busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.

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Liz Koch is an international educator and the creator of Core Awareness, a company that focuses on awareness for developing human potential. She is recognized throughout the health industry as an expert in somatic, body work, and fitness. Liz is the author of numerous books and products including The Psoas Book and Unraveling Scoliosis CD.

She joins me today to share how she became interested in the psoas and her knowledge of how the psoas works as our body's "messenger of the midline."

"The healthier your psoas, the less you can sense it." - Liz Koch

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• What kinesthetic awareness is
• The connection between your power center and psoas
• Where the psoas is located in your body
• Why Liz doesn't think of the psoas as a muscle
• How the psoas helps you feel grounded and centered
• The fluid transfer of energy from the psoas to the rest of your body
• How the constructive rest posture helps transfer energy
• How the psoas messages energy depletion in our bodies
• How Liz helps people listen to their psoas messages to impact their ability to thrive
• How early conditioning inhibits our kinesthetic awareness
• Being receptive to your body and the world around you
• The importance of staying hydrated

Resources Mentioned:

• The Spark in the Machine book by Daniel Keown
• Hara: The Vital Centre of Man book by Karlfried Graf Durckheim

Connect with Liz Koch:

• Core Awareness

Level Up Your Life

Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the 11 Weeks to Level Up Your Life program!

Visit BrodieWelch.com/Level-Up to learn more and schedule your FREE Discovery Call Today!

The next round of Level Up Your Life begins in October 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!

Share Your Healthy Curiosity

Thank you for joining me on today's episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today's busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.

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Dr. Joe Tatta is a doctor of physical therapy, nutritionist, functional pain science expert, and the author of the number one bestselling book, Heal Your Pain Now. He is recognized throughout the healthcare industry for integrating brain science, nutrition, emotions, and movement into easily implemented treatments for lasting pain relief. Dr. Tatta is on a mission to heal people's pain quickly and compassionately and reverse the global pain epidemic.

He joins me today to explain what pain truly is, where it starts, and how emotions and beliefs play a role in pain management for chronic pain sufferers. He shares his insight and knowledge about how emotional traumas, such as PTSD, play a role in our body's ability to heal and repair itself, the importance of eating whole foods for chronic pain sufferers, and provides practical tips for managing pain throughout the day.

"Thoughts are things, and they have the ability to influence the body on a physical and emotional level." – Dr. Joe Tatta

On Today's Episode of A Healthy Curiosity:

• The context of when the pain occurs, how the brain interprets pain, and the connection with how we feel it
• The physiological changes that occur in the body due to stress and trauma
• How inflammation affects the body and triggers pain
• The relationship between chronic pain, anxiety, and depression
• Why the "story" that is developed around each person's pain is an important factor in reducing chronic pain
• How your belief system plays a role in your ability to manage pain
• How to retrain your brain to not feel pain
• The effects of repressing emotions
• The psychological message of the "chronic pain" label
• The role that nutrition plays in chronic pain management

Connect with Dr. Joe Tatta:

• Joe Tatta's website
• Healing Pain Podcast
• Heal Your Pain Now book
• Heal Your Pain, Heal Your Life 6-week online program

Level Up Your Life

Are you ready to upgrade to the next version of you? If you are ready to receive the guidance, accountability, and support you need to up level your health, feel more energized, and truly love your body, then join me for the 11 Weeks to Level Up Your Life program!

Visit BrodieWelch.com/Level-Up to learn more and schedule your FREE Discovery Call Today!

The next round of Level Up Your Life begins in October 2017. Spots are limited so reserve your spot today!

Share Your Healthy Curiosity

Thank you for joining me on today's episode of A Healthy Curiosity, the podcast that explores what it takes to be well in today's busy world with healthcare strategies through Chinese medicine. If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes and subscribe to the show. Share your favorite episodes with your friends on social media to help us spread the word and help more people achieve optimal health throughout their busy lives.

Don't forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter to tell us what you'd like to learn more about!