Qiological Podcast

The words "qi and blood stasis" frequently work their way into our diagnosis of a patient's situation. But getting blood... Read more

Fifteen plus years ago when I was living in Beijing and studying medicine and language I was gifted with a copy of Dr. H... Read more

Widely known for his pioneering work in sports acupuncture, the guest of this episode joins us for a conversation that r... Read more

We trace our medicine back to the Nei Jing, but most of our actual practices come from a more modern perspective.Going b... Read more

We know that the language and perspective of Chinese and east Asian medicine gives us a whole different glimpse into phy... Read more

The experience of trauma is as much a part of life as is falling in love, having family disagreements, and wondering how... Read more

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.... Read more

Precious and rare medicinal mushrooms like reshi (ling zhi) and cordyceps (dong chong xia cao) used to be available only... Read more

CBD, cannabidiol, has been making the rounds lately in the natural medicine world. Almost overnight it seems this botani... Read more

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... Read more

When you come right down to it… the practice of Chinese medicine is a kind of applied natural science.What makes for an ... Read more

It is easy to think of Chinese medicine as a clear step by step process of diagnosis and treatment, but it does not alwa... Read more

Chinese medicine and Korean medicine share a lot of similarities. But there are a few differences. And when it comes to ... Read more

Many of us were exposed to guasha in our schooling, but it was more like a footnote than anything else. Over in Asia gua... Read more

Archetypes are deep influences that all humans share. They give us a glimpse into the complicated landscape of our psych... Read more

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 ... Read more

You’ve probably seen patients who are on thyroid medication and the numbers are “fine” according the their conventional ... Read more

Daoism and Daoist thought is something that many acupuncturists have been exposed to. It might have been part of what la... Read more

Fake it till you make it is not a helpful strategy for acquiring confidence. Any halfway competent human being can sniff... Read more

In acupuncture school we learn about the 10 questions. But really, the questions are endless. And we are given the image... Read more