Qiological Podcast

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 there is an end to the practice that has sustained us and allowed us to help others along the way.

In this conversation with Charlie Braverman we discuss the sunset of an acupuncture practice. The opportunities that arise while you still have time to learn something new. The importance of having a kind of support when beginning that goes beyond getting the diagnosis right, and how success sometimes means it is time to move onto something else. 

Head on over to the show notes page for more information about this episode and for links to the resources discussed in the interview. 

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 there is an end to the practice that has sustained us and allowed us to help others along the way.

In this conversation with Charlie Braverman we discuss the sunset of an acupuncture practice. The opportunities that arise while you still have time to learn something new. The importance of having a kind of support when beginning that goes beyond getting the diagnosis right, and how success sometimes means it is time to move onto something else.

Head on over to the show notes page for more information about this episode and for links to the resources discussed in the interview.  

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 ripening can take a lifetime.

In this conversation with Peter Mole we explore the dynamics of doubt and certainty, along with the role of intuition and artistry in the development of an acupuncturist.

Listen into this conversation on the inner journey of becoming a Chinese medicine doctor.

Head on over to the show notes page for more information about this episode and for links to the resources discussed in the interview.  

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 ripening can take a lifetime.

In this conversation with Peter Mole we explore the dynamics of doubt and certainty, along with the role of intuition and artistry in the development of an acupuncturist. 

Listen into this conversation on the inner journey of becoming a Chinese medicine doctor.

Head on over to the show notes page for more information about this episode and for links to the resources discussed in the interview. 

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 seen in our Western Chinese medicine world, and how doing this research opened her up to aspects of medicine and practice that she did not previously see. 

Listen in to this conversation on inquiry, exploration and discovery.

Head on over to the show notes page for more information about this episode and for links to the resources discussed in the interview.  

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 rice grain moxa, that was a whole other universe. It’s not that less is more, it’s that the focused and directed aspects of Japanese moxibustion invite a completely different experience of heat and sensation. 

In this conversation with Felip Caudet we follow his path of discovery with moxibustion. 

Listen in to this discussion on mugwort, calling and surrender to the path that beckons.

Head on over to the show notes page for more information about this episode and for links to the resources discussed in the interview.  

Stress management is something we started to hear about in the 1980’s. But compare the “stress” of the 80’s with the 2000’s and we are talking very different worlds. Then 2020 arrives and we wish we had the stress and problems of just a year or two ago. 

In this conversation with Heidi Lovie we look at how to handle life when things change more in four months than they used to change in four years. 

Heidi’s take no prisoners approach to Covid, social unrest, failing economies, troublesome  landlords and political monkeyshines will give you some hope for our off the rails world.

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 conversation with long time practitioner Jeffrey Dann we explore the structural powerhouse of the Koshi, the dynamic lower abdomen with all it’s energetic and physiological functions. 

Additionally we explore how to approach the body and appreciate the body and develop a sense of listening and connection that becomes the compass that guides our work.

Listen into this discussion of discovery, appreciation and medicine.

Head on over to the show notes page for more information about this episode and for links to the resources discussed in the interview.