<![CDATA[Qiological Shoptalk]]>b856670a-6802-590e-a07e-c1c2e13eb91dThu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:21 +0000Captivate.fmQiologicalhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/45909f6b-843c-4da3-8299-2283bbff4cb7/orangePodcast-Cover-3000x3000.pngQiological ShoptalkQiologicalQiologicalIn this Qiological Shoptalk podcast, we bring you roughly 20-25 minutes of practical clinical methods, perspectives, and advice on acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine that has its work boots on. In this short segment you’ll get a clinical gem of practical material that you can begin to investigate the next time that you walk into clinic. Roll up your sleeves. Let's get to work!https://www.qiological.com/shop-talkfalseepisodicyespodcastSupport the show!043 Sexual Vitality and Health in the Post Reproductive Years • Kath Berry043 Sexual Vitality and Health in the Post Reproductive Years • Kath BerryClinically, when we look at sexual health in the post-reproductive years, it becomes clear that hormonal change is only part of the picture. Tissue changes, reduced spontaneous desire, and discomfort often reflect a broader shift across biology, mindset, and environment. Effective care isn’t about restoring libido on demand, but supporting the body’s capacity to adapt as these systems change.

In this conversation, we sit down with Kath Berry for a clinical discussion on sexual vitality and menopause through the lens of Chinese medicine.

We explore how changes like vaginal dryness, loss of elasticity, and decreased desire are often interconnected, and why maintaining stimulation and circulation to the tissues—“use it or lose it”—can play a key role in long-term function. We also discuss how desire shifts from spontaneous to responsive, requiring intention, safety, and time rather than expectation.

We also talk about the impact of environment. Stress, poor sleep, alcohol, and life pressures can deprioritise intimacy, making sexual health fall away unless it’s consciously supported. Alongside this, mindset and education help patients understand what’s happening and how to work with it.

Supporting sexual wellbeing during menopause isn’t about pushing the body or chasing a younger state. It’s about working with what’s present, creating the conditions for connection, and helping the system remain functional, responsive, and engaged.

]]>Clinically, when we look at sexual health in the post-reproductive years, it becomes clear that hormonal change is only part of the picture. Tissue changes, reduced spontaneous desire, and discomfort often reflect a broader shift across biology, mindset, and environment. Effective care isn’t about restoring libido on demand, but supporting the body’s capacity to adapt as these systems change.

In this conversation, we sit down with Kath Berry for a clinical discussion on sexual vitality and menopause through the lens of Chinese medicine.

We explore how changes like vaginal dryness, loss of elasticity, and decreased desire are often interconnected, and why maintaining stimulation and circulation to the tissues—“use it or lose it”—can play a key role in long-term function. We also discuss how desire shifts from spontaneous to responsive, requiring intention, safety, and time rather than expectation.

We also talk about the impact of environment. Stress, poor sleep, alcohol, and life pressures can deprioritise intimacy, making sexual health fall away unless it’s consciously supported. Alongside this, mindset and education help patients understand what’s happening and how to work with it.

Supporting sexual wellbeing during menopause isn’t about pushing the body or chasing a younger state. It’s about working with what’s present, creating the conditions for connection, and helping the system remain functional, responsive, and engaged.

]]>babf75b5-23fb-4e6b-8a93-c8a3cf1de86dThu, 16 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -050024:43falsefull4343042 Challenges of Change: The Teen Years • Stephen Cowan042 Challenges of Change: The Teen Years • Stephen CowanWhen supporting development, it’s often the small, well-timed interventions that make the greatest difference. It may not look dramatic, but real change happens when we meet the body at the point it’s ready to move and respond.

In this Shoptalk we sit down with Stephen Cowan for a conversation on developmental cycles and how growth unfolds through the lens of Chinese medicine, exploring the early stages of life and how they shape what comes later.

We’ll discuss why viewing development as a straight, linear process isn’t clinically helpful, and instead look at the value of understanding growth as a spiral—where patterns repeat, evolve, and offer new opportunities for change. We’re reminded that when we meet someone in their process matters just as much as what we’re seeing.

Attention to the fundamentals—sleep, digestion, and emotional expression—is an essential part of supporting these transitions, and is often overlooked. We’ll explore how early imbalances can carry forward into later stages like puberty and adulthood, and how simple, consistent adjustments can significantly influence long-term outcomes.

We also discuss a shift in perspective when working with symptoms—moving away from asking why something is happening, and instead focusing on where it is held in the body. This creates an immediate, embodied way of working, where tension and release can help restore flow and ease.

As is often the case in Chinese medicine, effective support isn’t about doing more.

It’s about understanding timing, recognising the pattern, and with clarity and precision doing just enough.

]]>When supporting development, it’s often the small, well-timed interventions that make the greatest difference. It may not look dramatic, but real change happens when we meet the body at the point it’s ready to move and respond.

In this Shoptalk we sit down with Stephen Cowan for a conversation on developmental cycles and how growth unfolds through the lens of Chinese medicine, exploring the early stages of life and how they shape what comes later.

We’ll discuss why viewing development as a straight, linear process isn’t clinically helpful, and instead look at the value of understanding growth as a spiral—where patterns repeat, evolve, and offer new opportunities for change. We’re reminded that when we meet someone in their process matters just as much as what we’re seeing.

Attention to the fundamentals—sleep, digestion, and emotional expression—is an essential part of supporting these transitions, and is often overlooked. We’ll explore how early imbalances can carry forward into later stages like puberty and adulthood, and how simple, consistent adjustments can significantly influence long-term outcomes.

We also discuss a shift in perspective when working with symptoms—moving away from asking why something is happening, and instead focusing on where it is held in the body. This creates an immediate, embodied way of working, where tension and release can help restore flow and ease.

As is often the case in Chinese medicine, effective support isn’t about doing more.

It’s about understanding timing, recognising the pattern, and with clarity and precision doing just enough.

]]>9c0ce0d0-eab4-4a96-bd6f-d1798be7a793Thu, 02 Apr 2026 05:00:00 -050031:13falsefull4242041 Top Three Considerations in Treating Menopause • Christina Jackson041 Top Three Considerations in Treating Menopause • Christina JacksonWhen we work with menopause in the clinic, we quickly see that hormones alone don’t determine the outcome. Sleep disruption, heat, and weight changes often reflect how the body is adapting to a major physiological transition. Effective treatment isn’t about correcting hormone levels alone, but about supporting the body’s capacity to adjust as its internal resources shift.

In this conversation, we sit down with Christina Jackson for a clinical discussion on menopause through the lens of Chinese medicine.

We explore why the common symptoms of menopause — sleep disturbance, heat, and weight gain — are often interconnected, and why addressing sleep first can create the foundation for improvement across the whole system. We also discuss how menopause is frequently oversimplified as a Kidney deficiency pattern, when in reality many patients present with liver dynamics, fluid depletion, or mixed patterns that require a more nuanced approach.

We also talk about the importance of patient education. Helping patients understand the role of lifestyle, nervous system regulation, and long-term depletion allows them to participate more actively in their own care.

Effective care during menopause isn’t about pushing the body harder or chasing lab numbers. It’s about working with what is presenting, offering the right support at the right time, and helping the system regain its ability to regulate itself.

]]>When we work with menopause in the clinic, we quickly see that hormones alone don’t determine the outcome. Sleep disruption, heat, and weight changes often reflect how the body is adapting to a major physiological transition. Effective treatment isn’t about correcting hormone levels alone, but about supporting the body’s capacity to adjust as its internal resources shift.

In this conversation, we sit down with Christina Jackson for a clinical discussion on menopause through the lens of Chinese medicine.

We explore why the common symptoms of menopause — sleep disturbance, heat, and weight gain — are often interconnected, and why addressing sleep first can create the foundation for improvement across the whole system. We also discuss how menopause is frequently oversimplified as a Kidney deficiency pattern, when in reality many patients present with liver dynamics, fluid depletion, or mixed patterns that require a more nuanced approach.

We also talk about the importance of patient education. Helping patients understand the role of lifestyle, nervous system regulation, and long-term depletion allows them to participate more actively in their own care.

Effective care during menopause isn’t about pushing the body harder or chasing lab numbers. It’s about working with what is presenting, offering the right support at the right time, and helping the system regain its ability to regulate itself.

]]>55f26e68-45b2-434f-9b34-20a2125a7561Thu, 19 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -050028:36falsefull4141040 Approaching Perimenopause • Lorne Brown040 Approaching Perimenopause • Lorne BrownWhen we work with perimenopause, we find it isn’t hormones alone that determine the outcome. It’s the body’s capacity to adapt to change. Effective treatment isn’t about replacing what is declining, but restoring resilience so the system can regulate itself.

In this Shoptalk, we sit down with Lorne Brown for a clinical conversation on understanding perimenopause through the lens of Chinese medicine.

We explore why the oversimplification of “estrogen decline equals symptoms” is not a clinically useful perspective, and how kidney resources and liver adaptability shape a patient’s experience. We discuss why seeing what is presenting matters more than diagnosing by label, and why hot flashes in one constitution require a very different approach than in another.

We also talk about the importance of treatment dosage and momentum, and how short, concentrated courses of acupuncture and herbs can recalibrate the system more effectively than scattered, infrequent care.

Effective care is not about doing more. It’s about offering the right support at the right time, in the right amount, so the body can regain its own balance.

]]>When we work with perimenopause, we find it isn’t hormones alone that determine the outcome. It’s the body’s capacity to adapt to change. Effective treatment isn’t about replacing what is declining, but restoring resilience so the system can regulate itself.

In this Shoptalk, we sit down with Lorne Brown for a clinical conversation on understanding perimenopause through the lens of Chinese medicine.

We explore why the oversimplification of “estrogen decline equals symptoms” is not a clinically useful perspective, and how kidney resources and liver adaptability shape a patient’s experience. We discuss why seeing what is presenting matters more than diagnosing by label, and why hot flashes in one constitution require a very different approach than in another.

We also talk about the importance of treatment dosage and momentum, and how short, concentrated courses of acupuncture and herbs can recalibrate the system more effectively than scattered, infrequent care.

Effective care is not about doing more. It’s about offering the right support at the right time, in the right amount, so the body can regain its own balance.

]]>d068fc72-c517-4081-a658-39640176d6beThu, 05 Mar 2026 05:00:00 -050034:55falsefull4040039 Wen Bing Strategies for Treating Winter Colds • Kerri Westhauser039 Wen Bing Strategies for Treating Winter Colds • Kerri WesthauserWhen treating warm pathogens, it’s small well-timed interventions that bring about effective clinical results. The treatment doesn’t look dramatic, the key to success is meeting the body where it’s ready to respond.

In this Shoptalk we sit down with Kerri Westhauser for a conversation on using Wen Bing formulas in the treatment of colds, flu and coughs.

We’ll discuss why the oversimplification of “wind-heat equals virus” is not a clinically helpful perspective, along with the Wen Bing focus on timing and layers. Kerri reminds us that when you see a patient matters just as much as what you see.

We also discuss the importance of the fluids and the recovery phase, as a way to consider treatment for lingering dryness, fatigue, and scratchy coughs that remain after the acute illness has resolved. Along with why light, aromatic support often is more helpful than heavy cloying tonics.

As is often the case with Chinese herbal medicine effective treatment isn’t about doing more. It’s about with clarity and precision doing just enough.

]]>When treating warm pathogens, it’s small well-timed interventions that bring about effective clinical results. The treatment doesn’t look dramatic, the key to success is meeting the body where it’s ready to respond.

In this Shoptalk we sit down with Kerri Westhauser for a conversation on using Wen Bing formulas in the treatment of colds, flu and coughs.

We’ll discuss why the oversimplification of “wind-heat equals virus” is not a clinically helpful perspective, along with the Wen Bing focus on timing and layers. Kerri reminds us that when you see a patient matters just as much as what you see.

We also discuss the importance of the fluids and the recovery phase, as a way to consider treatment for lingering dryness, fatigue, and scratchy coughs that remain after the acute illness has resolved. Along with why light, aromatic support often is more helpful than heavy cloying tonics.

As is often the case with Chinese herbal medicine effective treatment isn’t about doing more. It’s about with clarity and precision doing just enough.

]]>f99cd1b5-c8ac-46b6-9238-78e3ce5dc91dThu, 19 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -050031:22falsefull3939038 Using Saam Acupuncture for Colds and Coughs • Andreas Brüch038 Using Saam Acupuncture for Colds and Coughs • Andreas BrüchSeasonal colds move like shifting weather through the body—from icy surface invasion to lingering damp in the lungs. In this Shop Talk conversation, Andreas Brüch shares how Saam acupuncture maps these changes with clarity and precision.

We explore how Taiyang strategies open the surface at the earliest stage, why the Urinary Bladder meridian can be used even when patients feel chilled, and how Lung and Yangming treatments help once the cold moves deeper. You learn about differentiating fluids—dry, wet, hot, or cold—guides point selection, and how reversing Cheung Bu combinations can dry dampness or moisten dryness effectively.

In this Shop Talk conversation with Andreas Brüch, we explore treating colds and coughs through the lens of Saam acupuncture. Andreas has spent decades traveling between Germany and Korea, studying the ways that six qi, five phases, and the nuances using the four-needle technique. His approach is practical, rooted in clinical clarity, and shaped by a deep appreciation for how simple, targeted treatments can bring the system back into a healthy balance.

]]>Seasonal colds move like shifting weather through the body—from icy surface invasion to lingering damp in the lungs. In this Shop Talk conversation, Andreas Brüch shares how Saam acupuncture maps these changes with clarity and precision.

We explore how Taiyang strategies open the surface at the earliest stage, why the Urinary Bladder meridian can be used even when patients feel chilled, and how Lung and Yangming treatments help once the cold moves deeper. You learn about differentiating fluids—dry, wet, hot, or cold—guides point selection, and how reversing Cheung Bu combinations can dry dampness or moisten dryness effectively.

In this Shop Talk conversation with Andreas Brüch, we explore treating colds and coughs through the lens of Saam acupuncture. Andreas has spent decades traveling between Germany and Korea, studying the ways that six qi, five phases, and the nuances using the four-needle technique. His approach is practical, rooted in clinical clarity, and shaped by a deep appreciation for how simple, targeted treatments can bring the system back into a healthy balance.

]]>7cbe19aa-83a3-4183-8afd-02ad58903228Thu, 05 Feb 2026 05:00:00 -050028:19falsefull3838037 Simplifying Herb Formulas By Considering Flavor and Function • Andrew Nugent-Head037 Simplifying Herb Formulas By Considering Flavor and Function • Andrew Nugent-HeadColds and coughs arrive uninvited, rearrange our plans, and remind us that the body has its own weather systems—its own logic for how things move, settle, and resolve. Treating colds well requires more than naming a pathogen; it asks us to pay attention to terrain, timing, and the person standing in front of us.

In this conversation with Andrew Nugent-Head, we explore respiratory illness through the lens of classical Chinese medicine as it was practiced before modern standardization. Drawing on his study and clinical experience with Republican-era doctors, Andrew reflects on a time when physicians treated everything from acute emergencies to chronic disease—and when formulas were understood not as fixed prescriptions, but as flexible strategies rooted in flavor, nature, and direction.

Listen into this Shoptalk as we explore how herbs work through their flavor and nature, how to treat colds and flus without falling into rote pattern diagnosis, the importance of changing the internal landscape rather than “killing” an illness, and what it really means to practice patient-centered medicine when respiratory bugs come through the door.

]]>Colds and coughs arrive uninvited, rearrange our plans, and remind us that the body has its own weather systems—its own logic for how things move, settle, and resolve. Treating colds well requires more than naming a pathogen; it asks us to pay attention to terrain, timing, and the person standing in front of us.

In this conversation with Andrew Nugent-Head, we explore respiratory illness through the lens of classical Chinese medicine as it was practiced before modern standardization. Drawing on his study and clinical experience with Republican-era doctors, Andrew reflects on a time when physicians treated everything from acute emergencies to chronic disease—and when formulas were understood not as fixed prescriptions, but as flexible strategies rooted in flavor, nature, and direction.

Listen into this Shoptalk as we explore how herbs work through their flavor and nature, how to treat colds and flus without falling into rote pattern diagnosis, the importance of changing the internal landscape rather than “killing” an illness, and what it really means to practice patient-centered medicine when respiratory bugs come through the door.

]]>71c65521-0f9e-4996-b12a-771f01462b40Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -050034:17falsefull3737036 Gua Sha for Colds and Coughs • Carly Hererro036 Gua Sha for Colds and Coughs • Carly HererroEver underestimate a simple tool? Sometimes what looks like folk medicine turns out to hold profound clinical value.

In this Shop Talk, we get into gua sha with Carly Herrero, an acupuncturist and massage therapist from Maine who’s made this deceptively simple technique a cornerstone of her clinical work.

Listen into this conversation as we explore how gua sha acts like a “controlled burn”—creating local inflammation to reduce systemic inflammation—why it’s effective for colds, flus, and lingering coughs, and how to match technique and dosage to the patient’s constitution. Carly shares practical insight on treatment locations, using gua sha at home, and what to look for when teaching patients to use it safely.

Her reminder is both humble and powerful: effective medicine doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes the simplest methods—used with care, attention, and the right touch—make the biggest difference

]]>Ever underestimate a simple tool? Sometimes what looks like folk medicine turns out to hold profound clinical value.

In this Shop Talk, we get into gua sha with Carly Herrero, an acupuncturist and massage therapist from Maine who’s made this deceptively simple technique a cornerstone of her clinical work.

Listen into this conversation as we explore how gua sha acts like a “controlled burn”—creating local inflammation to reduce systemic inflammation—why it’s effective for colds, flus, and lingering coughs, and how to match technique and dosage to the patient’s constitution. Carly shares practical insight on treatment locations, using gua sha at home, and what to look for when teaching patients to use it safely.

Her reminder is both humble and powerful: effective medicine doesn’t have to be complicated. Sometimes the simplest methods—used with care, attention, and the right touch—make the biggest difference

]]>cad0893c-fd4a-442c-8454-9fb8dfcb4331Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:00:00 -050027:17falsefull3636035 Treating Kids with Colds • Maya Suzuki035 Treating Kids with Colds • Maya SuzukiIt’s the quiet, gentle skills that often enough create the most change in clinic, especially for kids. The techniques easily overlooked because they seem so subtle, gentle or simple, it’s these interventions the body soaks in with a thirst.

In this Shop Talk, we sit down with Maya Suzuki, a practitioner rooted in Japanese medicine, whose work with pediatrics reveals just how responsive, intuitive, and astonishingly resilient children’s bodies can be.

Listen in as we explore why treating kids requires a completely different mindset than treating adults. The importance of proper dosage. How overtreatment is surprisingly easy to slip into, and how children themselves often tell you exactly they’ve had enough.

Maya takes us inside her palpation process and shares how the Shang Han Lun becomes a 3D map in her hands. She describes how this is useful in tracking colds, coughs, and seasonal pathogens through the taiyang and beyond.

She also talks candidly about knowing when East Asian medicine can take the lead, and when Western medicine needs to step in—emphasizing the importance of collaborative clinical care.

Effective treatment isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing just enough, with presence, precision, and trust in the body’s own capacity to heal.

]]>It’s the quiet, gentle skills that often enough create the most change in clinic, especially for kids. The techniques easily overlooked because they seem so subtle, gentle or simple, it’s these interventions the body soaks in with a thirst.

In this Shop Talk, we sit down with Maya Suzuki, a practitioner rooted in Japanese medicine, whose work with pediatrics reveals just how responsive, intuitive, and astonishingly resilient children’s bodies can be.

Listen in as we explore why treating kids requires a completely different mindset than treating adults. The importance of proper dosage. How overtreatment is surprisingly easy to slip into, and how children themselves often tell you exactly they’ve had enough.

Maya takes us inside her palpation process and shares how the Shang Han Lun becomes a 3D map in her hands. She describes how this is useful in tracking colds, coughs, and seasonal pathogens through the taiyang and beyond.

She also talks candidly about knowing when East Asian medicine can take the lead, and when Western medicine needs to step in—emphasizing the importance of collaborative clinical care.

Effective treatment isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing just enough, with presence, precision, and trust in the body’s own capacity to heal.

]]>d2dd5833-7d27-4dff-83af-a55e6cf9c6c1Thu, 18 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -050037:56falsefull3535034 Why I usually see Shaoyang cold and flu issues and what I do about it.034 Why I usually see Shaoyang cold and flu issues and what I do about it.Cold and flu season arrives on schedule every year. Patients walk with symptoms of not being quite well and if you’re paying attention—you can discern the pattern as it shifts and moves. The body tells you where the pathogen has landed, and what it’s up to.

In this shoptalk with Eran Evan, we investigate the colds both from the Jing Fang perspective and also take into account the habits of modern life. You might see the progressions the old books speak about because our patients rarely do something about an external invasion at the beginning. Eran comes out of the Jing Fang lineage, and has years of study with Dr. Huang Huang. He’s got a knack for understanding how to apply old formulas in the modern day. We'll be discussing both garden-variety colds and the lingering effects of long-COVID.

Listen in as we wander through why a sore throat points to a Shaoyang pattern, what Zhang Zhongjing’s little postscripts can still teach us, and how formulas like Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang or Xiao Chai Hu Tang aren’t just prescriptions—they’re snapshots of a physiology in motion.

]]>Cold and flu season arrives on schedule every year. Patients walk with symptoms of not being quite well and if you’re paying attention—you can discern the pattern as it shifts and moves. The body tells you where the pathogen has landed, and what it’s up to.

In this shoptalk with Eran Evan, we investigate the colds both from the Jing Fang perspective and also take into account the habits of modern life. You might see the progressions the old books speak about because our patients rarely do something about an external invasion at the beginning. Eran comes out of the Jing Fang lineage, and has years of study with Dr. Huang Huang. He’s got a knack for understanding how to apply old formulas in the modern day. We'll be discussing both garden-variety colds and the lingering effects of long-COVID.

Listen in as we wander through why a sore throat points to a Shaoyang pattern, what Zhang Zhongjing’s little postscripts can still teach us, and how formulas like Chai Hu Gui Zhi Gan Jiang Tang or Xiao Chai Hu Tang aren’t just prescriptions—they’re snapshots of a physiology in motion.

]]>cdc80b56-cf97-49e6-a4b9-caef8f060dcdMon, 01 Dec 2025 05:00:00 -050025:53falsefull3434033 Yangming into Kidney Essence • John Scott033 Yangming into Kidney Essence • John ScottKidney essence is precious and not easily replenished. This Shoptalk segment discusses how the Kidney needs material form to create essence. And that it is the Yangming channels with their yang action that help the digestive system to extract the clear qi from food and fluids, and this in turn becomes the material that can transform into essence.

This is a simple and effective set of points for burn out or exhaustion and they lean on the dynamic of transform, rather than simply tonifying the Kidney itself.

Golden Flower Chinese Herbs also offers herbal formulations for these conditions and many more. Visit them at www.gfcherbs.com.

]]>Kidney essence is precious and not easily replenished. This Shoptalk segment discusses how the Kidney needs material form to create essence. And that it is the Yangming channels with their yang action that help the digestive system to extract the clear qi from food and fluids, and this in turn becomes the material that can transform into essence.

This is a simple and effective set of points for burn out or exhaustion and they lean on the dynamic of transform, rather than simply tonifying the Kidney itself.

Golden Flower Chinese Herbs also offers herbal formulations for these conditions and many more. Visit them at www.gfcherbs.com.

]]>01b3e530-89b4-46aa-83c1-d7e7e070974fWed, 27 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -050007:34falsefull133331032 Zangfu and Jingluo • Brenda Hood032 Zangfu and Jingluo • Brenda HoodThis Shop Talk is a discussion of the differences between the Zangfu organ system and that of the Jingluo. 

A brief history is given, as are mentions of the differing relationships between the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches with regard to the Zangfu organs and Jingluo channels. 

An example of this is that the internal Zangfu organ Lung is attributed to Metal; whereas the Hand Taiyin Lung channel is attributed to Yang Wood. The differing Five Phase natures of the internal Zangfu organs and the more external Jingluo system, is actually a clear reflection of their different anatomical functions in regard to the overall Chinese Medicine anatomy of the human body. That is to say, the internal organs are the body's way of assimilating and storing, whereas the Jingluo system is one that enables a discrete individual to maintain a dynamically homeostatic state in the context of a greater external environment, an environment which varies along the number of different parameters.

]]>This Shop Talk is a discussion of the differences between the Zangfu organ system and that of the Jingluo. 

A brief history is given, as are mentions of the differing relationships between the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches with regard to the Zangfu organs and Jingluo channels. 

An example of this is that the internal Zangfu organ Lung is attributed to Metal; whereas the Hand Taiyin Lung channel is attributed to Yang Wood. The differing Five Phase natures of the internal Zangfu organs and the more external Jingluo system, is actually a clear reflection of their different anatomical functions in regard to the overall Chinese Medicine anatomy of the human body. That is to say, the internal organs are the body's way of assimilating and storing, whereas the Jingluo system is one that enables a discrete individual to maintain a dynamically homeostatic state in the context of a greater external environment, an environment which varies along the number of different parameters.

]]>f9bd5cb0-602a-41be-bae2-a08896b04a0aWed, 20 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -050020:36falsefull132321031 Hua Tou Points • John Scott031 Hua Tou Points • John ScottIn this Shop Talk segment John Scott the co-founder of Golden Flower Chinese Herbs discusses the use of Hua Tou points for the treatment of shingles. Additionally, how these points are useful for lower jiao issues like increasing male fertility and for prostate issues. 

Golden Flower Chinese Herbs also offers herbal formulations for these conditions and many more. Visit them at www.gfcherbs.com.

]]>In this Shop Talk segment John Scott the co-founder of Golden Flower Chinese Herbs discusses the use of Hua Tou points for the treatment of shingles. Additionally, how these points are useful for lower jiao issues like increasing male fertility and for prostate issues. 

Golden Flower Chinese Herbs also offers herbal formulations for these conditions and many more. Visit them at www.gfcherbs.com.

]]>a32bf6c1-558b-431a-8a07-9f10e37e8afaWed, 13 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -050011:22falsefull131311030 Business as Culitvative Practice • Michael Max030 Business as Culitvative Practice • Michael MaxIn this Shop Talk Michael Max reflects on 25 years of practice and the importance of running a business as a cultivative  practice.

We go into the importance not of “faking it till you make it,” but rather using the learning of the early days to better hone your skills and more thoroughly understand who you are, and what your ideal practice really looks like.

Additionally we explore the issues of money and authority, and rather see these as hindrances, they are actually valuable teachers that both help us to be better practitioners and more honest and reliable business people.

The trick, if there is a trick, is not to rely on someone else’s blueprint or master plan, but instead discover your own source code.

Business. It’s not something we have to do, it’s something we have the privilege of engaging.

]]>In this Shop Talk Michael Max reflects on 25 years of practice and the importance of running a business as a cultivative  practice.

We go into the importance not of “faking it till you make it,” but rather using the learning of the early days to better hone your skills and more thoroughly understand who you are, and what your ideal practice really looks like.

Additionally we explore the issues of money and authority, and rather see these as hindrances, they are actually valuable teachers that both help us to be better practitioners and more honest and reliable business people.

The trick, if there is a trick, is not to rely on someone else’s blueprint or master plan, but instead discover your own source code.

Business. It’s not something we have to do, it’s something we have the privilege of engaging.

]]>0b700d18-289b-4dbd-b3ce-e8fa5bd080e1Wed, 06 Sep 2023 05:00:00 -050014:07falsefull130301029 Palpating Head Points • Jason Robertson.mp3029 Palpating Head Points • Jason Robertson.mp3In this Shop Talk Jason Robertson discusses the importance of putting your hands on your patients heads to understand where physically the points actually are located.

He draws from his experience with Dr Wang Ju-Yi in discussing how points are “jie” which you can think of as junctions or spaces, they’re notable by the way they feel. And this isn’t just for points on the head, but through the body. It’s helpful to put your hands on people and let the body tell you where the point is located.

Dr. Wang had a special affinity for DU19 and DU21 and how they can be used for treating back pain and for issues that result from a failure of the clear yang to ascend.

Clear diagnosis is the key to effective treatment and putting your hands on people both as a diagnostic and to find the most potent points is a practice that will serve you well in the clinic.

You can find out more about Jason’s work at www.channelpalpation.org

]]>In this Shop Talk Jason Robertson discusses the importance of putting your hands on your patients heads to understand where physically the points actually are located.

He draws from his experience with Dr Wang Ju-Yi in discussing how points are “jie” which you can think of as junctions or spaces, they’re notable by the way they feel. And this isn’t just for points on the head, but through the body. It’s helpful to put your hands on people and let the body tell you where the point is located.

Dr. Wang had a special affinity for DU19 and DU21 and how they can be used for treating back pain and for issues that result from a failure of the clear yang to ascend.

Clear diagnosis is the key to effective treatment and putting your hands on people both as a diagnostic and to find the most potent points is a practice that will serve you well in the clinic.

You can find out more about Jason’s work at www.channelpalpation.org

]]>699ae6dc-dfa5-4e67-afc7-e1e0df58106cWed, 30 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -050017:59falsefull129291028 Considering and Using Ghost Points • Leta Herman028 Considering and Using Ghost Points • Leta HermanLeta Herman, co-founder of the Alchemy Learning Center, shares her insights into the world of the Thirteen Ghost Points, a mystical aspect of acupuncture that she has been practicing for almost two decades. These points, often overlooked or misunderstood, hold transformative potential but require a level of practitioner self-cultivation before their full power can be harnessed. 

Leta emphasizes that the Ghost Points act as liberators, clearing out accumulated emotional baggage and releasing stuck patterns, making them particularly valuable in our modern world. She advocates for a patient-centered approach, recommending starting with a few Ghost Points in a one-hour session to avoid overwhelming reactions, using a unique vibrating technique that can be needle-based or non-needle-based. 

Leta's approach involves bearing witness to the patient's experience and facilitating their transformative journey, making the Ghost Points a powerful tool for both personal growth and clinical practice.

Learn more about Leta's classes at AlchemyLearningCenter.com.

]]>Leta Herman, co-founder of the Alchemy Learning Center, shares her insights into the world of the Thirteen Ghost Points, a mystical aspect of acupuncture that she has been practicing for almost two decades. These points, often overlooked or misunderstood, hold transformative potential but require a level of practitioner self-cultivation before their full power can be harnessed. 

Leta emphasizes that the Ghost Points act as liberators, clearing out accumulated emotional baggage and releasing stuck patterns, making them particularly valuable in our modern world. She advocates for a patient-centered approach, recommending starting with a few Ghost Points in a one-hour session to avoid overwhelming reactions, using a unique vibrating technique that can be needle-based or non-needle-based. 

Leta's approach involves bearing witness to the patient's experience and facilitating their transformative journey, making the Ghost Points a powerful tool for both personal growth and clinical practice.

Learn more about Leta's classes at AlchemyLearningCenter.com.

]]>6f45da95-781a-4acd-a794-a0950aa87698Wed, 23 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -050016:15falsefull128281026 Treating Chaotic Energy • Leta Herman026 Treating Chaotic Energy • Leta HermanJoin Leta Herman as she shares her perspective on why Chaotic Energy treatments (also known as Aggressive Energy) are so helpful in today's fast paced, modern world.

In the past 20 years, Leta has witnessed a significant rise in CE due to increased world-wide stress, smartphones, wearables and a constant media exposure. Chaotic Energy spreads through the Ke cycle, affecting multiple organ systems and even contributing to severe illness.

Symptoms of CE include mild to severe emotional agitations, anxieties, and physical discomforts–all related to Wei Qi circulation.

In this ShopTalk, Leta describes how to treat CE with needles and with her own unique non-needling techniques. Treating CE has led to amazing results, from alleviating panic attacks to helping transform more severe illness as well as easing some of the more day-to-day stresses for many clients.

]]>Join Leta Herman as she shares her perspective on why Chaotic Energy treatments (also known as Aggressive Energy) are so helpful in today's fast paced, modern world.

In the past 20 years, Leta has witnessed a significant rise in CE due to increased world-wide stress, smartphones, wearables and a constant media exposure. Chaotic Energy spreads through the Ke cycle, affecting multiple organ systems and even contributing to severe illness.

Symptoms of CE include mild to severe emotional agitations, anxieties, and physical discomforts–all related to Wei Qi circulation.

In this ShopTalk, Leta describes how to treat CE with needles and with her own unique non-needling techniques. Treating CE has led to amazing results, from alleviating panic attacks to helping transform more severe illness as well as easing some of the more day-to-day stresses for many clients.

]]>690e50a5-cf28-4ce5-b9ca-b0ef752223feWed, 16 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -050013:40falsefull127271026 Learning Classical Chinese Blows Your Mind & Expands Your Toolchest026 Learning Classical Chinese Blows Your Mind & Expands Your ToolchestHow and why could learning classical Chinese make you a better clinician? Here are a couple of possible reasons: Reading the Chinese medicine classics directly, instead of modern textbooks about them, facilitates a more direct and hence authentic transmission, thereby giving you maximum clarity and efficacy through precise diagnosis and treatments rooted in the Chinese medicine paradigm. 

It enriches your medical vocabulary by introducing you to concepts that simply don’t exist in Western languages or the biomedical paradigm, such as “Triple Burner” or “Gate of Life,” “Bi impediment syndrome,” or even Qi and Yin/Yang. By providing access to untranslated highly specialized information, it is certain to blow your mind and expand your tool chest.

Last, but definitely not least, however, reading the classics will invariably remind you why you chose this path in the first place, rekindling your love for the Dao, reinspiring you and creating a space for not just professional but also personal cultivation, and for promoting virtue inside you, your community, and your patients. Emphasizing the lofty ideal of “harmonizing heaven and earth,” the classics call on us to practice Medicine with a capital M.

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Study Classical Chinese with Sabine, visit www.translatingchinesemedicine.com to learn more and register.

Sabine has a wonderful collection of work that she's translated, visit Happy Goat Productions to add her books to your collections of treasure on Chinese medicine.

Looking for a steady drip of thoughtful and clinically useful material and methods, sign on with the Imperial Tutor some nourishing mentoring.

Love podcasts? Of course you do, you listen to Qiological! Sabine's new podcast A Pebble in the Cosmic Pond is a collaborative effort with Leo Lok and other friends. Tune it and enjoy!

 

]]>How and why could learning classical Chinese make you a better clinician? Here are a couple of possible reasons: Reading the Chinese medicine classics directly, instead of modern textbooks about them, facilitates a more direct and hence authentic transmission, thereby giving you maximum clarity and efficacy through precise diagnosis and treatments rooted in the Chinese medicine paradigm. 

It enriches your medical vocabulary by introducing you to concepts that simply don’t exist in Western languages or the biomedical paradigm, such as “Triple Burner” or “Gate of Life,” “Bi impediment syndrome,” or even Qi and Yin/Yang. By providing access to untranslated highly specialized information, it is certain to blow your mind and expand your tool chest.

Last, but definitely not least, however, reading the classics will invariably remind you why you chose this path in the first place, rekindling your love for the Dao, reinspiring you and creating a space for not just professional but also personal cultivation, and for promoting virtue inside you, your community, and your patients. Emphasizing the lofty ideal of “harmonizing heaven and earth,” the classics call on us to practice Medicine with a capital M.

-----------------------------

Study Classical Chinese with Sabine, visit www.translatingchinesemedicine.com to learn more and register.

Sabine has a wonderful collection of work that she's translated, visit Happy Goat Productions to add her books to your collections of treasure on Chinese medicine.

Looking for a steady drip of thoughtful and clinically useful material and methods, sign on with the Imperial Tutor some nourishing mentoring.

Love podcasts? Of course you do, you listen to Qiological! Sabine's new podcast A Pebble in the Cosmic Pond is a collaborative effort with Leo Lok and other friends. Tune it and enjoy!

 

]]>cf882c0d-7821-446e-b8fe-0994b0ca59cfWed, 09 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -050019:39falsefull126261025 Sasang Constitution • Tracy Stewart025 Sasang Constitution • Tracy StewartIn this Shop Talk I’ll be sharing three reasons why I practice Sasang Medicine.

Reason #1 Food first

The condition of the constitution always affects treatment outcome, prevention, overall health and longevity.

People vary in their balance and do not inherently all have strong constitutions. People need to nourish their weakness and not feed what is already too strong.

Eating all 5 tastes equally balances your plate; not you!

Example 1: someone with half their energy in the liver, will make their imbalance worse by eating any liver-building food at all

Example 2: So-yang person eating a healthy diet for 70% of the population. Gets sick because they are not part of the 70%.

Reason #2 Western medical research assumptions

Clinical trials are statistical, what percentage get a positive outcome.

The n-value, the number of people in the trial is a homogenous group because of inclusion/exclusion criteria. What does the data ALWAYS show?

The mind has an effect on the body

The data proves the premise that the group is homogenous is wrong

The real problem is, if enough people have a good outcome and the bad stuff isn’t too bad, it is prescribed for everyone. Yet, the data does not support doing this.

In Korea, clinical trials are conducted putting subjects in their constitutional groups to see if there are correlations between outcomes and constitution. They typically are, and there are lots of studies showing correlations between constitution and certain genetic markers.

Reason #3 Food helps

I’ve been practicing prescribing diets for people for over 20 years. Almost every single person who follows their constitutional diet has improvements in their health.

Of course there is much more to say about Korean Sasang Medicine and you can read more about it on my website, QiBalance.net.

You also can sign-up for my Diagnosis Mentorship Program starting August 5th.

But if you’re not ready for that, you can experience Sasang by ordering a dietary analysis for yourself. Or send your very sick patients who need support with their treatments for an analysis.

]]>In this Shop Talk I’ll be sharing three reasons why I practice Sasang Medicine.

Reason #1 Food first

The condition of the constitution always affects treatment outcome, prevention, overall health and longevity.

People vary in their balance and do not inherently all have strong constitutions. People need to nourish their weakness and not feed what is already too strong.

Eating all 5 tastes equally balances your plate; not you!

Example 1: someone with half their energy in the liver, will make their imbalance worse by eating any liver-building food at all

Example 2: So-yang person eating a healthy diet for 70% of the population. Gets sick because they are not part of the 70%.

Reason #2 Western medical research assumptions

Clinical trials are statistical, what percentage get a positive outcome.

The n-value, the number of people in the trial is a homogenous group because of inclusion/exclusion criteria. What does the data ALWAYS show?

The mind has an effect on the body

The data proves the premise that the group is homogenous is wrong

The real problem is, if enough people have a good outcome and the bad stuff isn’t too bad, it is prescribed for everyone. Yet, the data does not support doing this.

In Korea, clinical trials are conducted putting subjects in their constitutional groups to see if there are correlations between outcomes and constitution. They typically are, and there are lots of studies showing correlations between constitution and certain genetic markers.

Reason #3 Food helps

I’ve been practicing prescribing diets for people for over 20 years. Almost every single person who follows their constitutional diet has improvements in their health.

Of course there is much more to say about Korean Sasang Medicine and you can read more about it on my website, QiBalance.net.

You also can sign-up for my Diagnosis Mentorship Program starting August 5th.

But if you’re not ready for that, you can experience Sasang by ordering a dietary analysis for yourself. Or send your very sick patients who need support with their treatments for an analysis.

]]>9170ec11-c829-473a-a3b9-b1e4a47b73acWed, 02 Aug 2023 05:00:00 -050013:32falsefull125251024 Qi Gong for Emotional Wellbeing • Chris Shelton024 Qi Gong for Emotional Wellbeing • Chris SheltonIn this shoptalk on self-cultivation, Chris Shelton his perspective on the world of Qigong and its profound healing powers. Leaning on his experience of having Qigong profoundly change his life, he shares his practice that unites movement, breath, and mind-focus to harness the body's innate ability to heal.

Chris explains how Qigong promotes the harmonious flow of qi, and addresses imbalances and blockages that lead to physical and emotional ailments. He highlights its transformative effect on stress reduction, chronic pain relief, and emotional well-being, making it indispensable for modern-day living.

Chris showcases remarkable healing stories achieved through consistent Qigong practice. From alleviating anxiety and depression to supporting chronic illness recovery, the evidence speaks for itself about Qigong's profound effects.

Additionally, Chris shares how the LAPD and other law enforcement agencies are using these ancient practices in their work.

Explore Qigong's transformative capability by joining Chris for the Holistic Healthcare Provider Masterclass, which will give you tools to prevent burnout and grow your practice, (CA Acupuncture CEUs available), August 1-4. Go to qigongteachertraining.com to register today.

]]>In this shoptalk on self-cultivation, Chris Shelton his perspective on the world of Qigong and its profound healing powers. Leaning on his experience of having Qigong profoundly change his life, he shares his practice that unites movement, breath, and mind-focus to harness the body's innate ability to heal.

Chris explains how Qigong promotes the harmonious flow of qi, and addresses imbalances and blockages that lead to physical and emotional ailments. He highlights its transformative effect on stress reduction, chronic pain relief, and emotional well-being, making it indispensable for modern-day living.

Chris showcases remarkable healing stories achieved through consistent Qigong practice. From alleviating anxiety and depression to supporting chronic illness recovery, the evidence speaks for itself about Qigong's profound effects.

Additionally, Chris shares how the LAPD and other law enforcement agencies are using these ancient practices in their work.

Explore Qigong's transformative capability by joining Chris for the Holistic Healthcare Provider Masterclass, which will give you tools to prevent burnout and grow your practice, (CA Acupuncture CEUs available), August 1-4. Go to qigongteachertraining.com to register today.

]]>4257ae50-d153-47df-8fc4-e477dac0ebc9Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -050018:38falsefull124241023 Assessing Seasonal Tides in the Pulse • Edward Neal023 Assessing Seasonal Tides in the Pulse • Edward NealIn the initial descriptions of Chinese medicine set down in the Huangdi Neijing, acupuncture was described as a traditional form of ecological surgery.

Its primary aim was to restore the natural watersheds of the body by regulating the flow of the blood circulating through these regions. These writings compare the vascular rivers of the body to rivers in nature, understanding them to be formed by the same basic forces and patterns of nature.

Similar to rivers in nature, the flow qualities of the vascular rivers display different seasonal variations or ‘tides'. We assess these seasonal tides in the pulse qualities of the major blood vessels of the body. This allows us to synchronize the bodies of our patients with the seasonal patterns of nature.

]]>In the initial descriptions of Chinese medicine set down in the Huangdi Neijing, acupuncture was described as a traditional form of ecological surgery.

Its primary aim was to restore the natural watersheds of the body by regulating the flow of the blood circulating through these regions. These writings compare the vascular rivers of the body to rivers in nature, understanding them to be formed by the same basic forces and patterns of nature.

Similar to rivers in nature, the flow qualities of the vascular rivers display different seasonal variations or ‘tides'. We assess these seasonal tides in the pulse qualities of the major blood vessels of the body. This allows us to synchronize the bodies of our patients with the seasonal patterns of nature.

]]>c3994148-1030-40af-bd2c-2bf9e2206213Wed, 19 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -050025:26falsefull123231022 Tracking the Rhythms of Earth With The Ba Zi • Tracy Stewart022 Tracking the Rhythms of Earth With The Ba Zi • Tracy StewartMedicine and Bazi belong to the 5 Arts of Chinese metaphysics. All 5 Arts use the basic principles of Taoist philosophy.

The Bazi belongs to the Life Arts and is called The Pillars of Destiny. The 4 pillars are, the year, the month, the day and the hour.

The upper half of the chart is the 10 Heavenly Stems. The 5 Elements doubled as yin and yang, much like the organ pairs in Medicine but more the elements in Nature.

The lower half of the chart is the 12 Earthly Branches. The extra two characters come from one of the Elements being doubled. But this is where there’s a difference between the Bazi and Medicine.

With medicine, we are looking at the meridians and here you’ll notice the Fire is doubled with Imperial and Ministerial Fire. Here the focus is the Shen of heaven in its earthly manifestation.

With the Bazi, the focus is on the Solar/Lunar calendar that starts around February 4. It’s an extremely accurate calendar that tracks time, place, cycles of the seasons and rhythms of the Earth. Which is placed in the center and allows us to track not just the seasons, but how qi comes back to the Earth in between each season.

This is a much more sophisticated and detailed calendar than the common Gregorian Solar calendar. Which helps you to understand why sometimes in what’s considered Summer, it might feel like Fall.

Learn more about Tracy’s offerings at qibalance.net.

Where you can sign up for her Mentorship Program starting on August 5, 2023. Or order your dietary analysis, or send your patients for one.

]]>Medicine and Bazi belong to the 5 Arts of Chinese metaphysics. All 5 Arts use the basic principles of Taoist philosophy.

The Bazi belongs to the Life Arts and is called The Pillars of Destiny. The 4 pillars are, the year, the month, the day and the hour.

The upper half of the chart is the 10 Heavenly Stems. The 5 Elements doubled as yin and yang, much like the organ pairs in Medicine but more the elements in Nature.

The lower half of the chart is the 12 Earthly Branches. The extra two characters come from one of the Elements being doubled. But this is where there’s a difference between the Bazi and Medicine.

With medicine, we are looking at the meridians and here you’ll notice the Fire is doubled with Imperial and Ministerial Fire. Here the focus is the Shen of heaven in its earthly manifestation.

With the Bazi, the focus is on the Solar/Lunar calendar that starts around February 4. It’s an extremely accurate calendar that tracks time, place, cycles of the seasons and rhythms of the Earth. Which is placed in the center and allows us to track not just the seasons, but how qi comes back to the Earth in between each season.

This is a much more sophisticated and detailed calendar than the common Gregorian Solar calendar. Which helps you to understand why sometimes in what’s considered Summer, it might feel like Fall.

Learn more about Tracy’s offerings at qibalance.net.

Where you can sign up for her Mentorship Program starting on August 5, 2023. Or order your dietary analysis, or send your patients for one.

]]>458ef5ca-c71a-4699-a767-70fae995176eWed, 12 Jul 2023 00:15:00 -050013:21falsefull122221021 Preventing and Managing Pneumothorax • Anthony Von der Muhll021 Preventing and Managing Pneumothorax • Anthony Von der MuhllIn this Shoptalk, I will be sharing with you some critical advice regarding safety when needling GB 21 and the upper trapezius region generally.

My advice comes from having served as an expert witness on a half-dozen cases in which well-intentioned and experienced acupuncturists, trained according to the current standards of the profession, nevertheless caused pneumothorax injuries–one of them fatal.

What’s an expert witness? A neutral professional who reviews evidence and renders opinions in a court proceeding as to whether the acupuncturists’ care was up to standards of the profession–and if not, whether the substandard practice contributed to injuries, pain and suffering. Reviewing these cases has caused me to question some commonly-taught, widely-practiced, but unsafe techniques, and in my own practice, replace them with needle angles, lengths and depths, as well as screening protocols for risk factors, and other techniques that are much better at preventing pneumothoraxes, and yet just as clinically effective–if not more.

Unfortunately, it’s not just dry needlers who cause pneumothoraxes, but they are avoidable. Tune in to learn more!

And visit the Qiological website for more resources and videos from Anthony.

]]>In this Shoptalk, I will be sharing with you some critical advice regarding safety when needling GB 21 and the upper trapezius region generally.

My advice comes from having served as an expert witness on a half-dozen cases in which well-intentioned and experienced acupuncturists, trained according to the current standards of the profession, nevertheless caused pneumothorax injuries–one of them fatal.

What’s an expert witness? A neutral professional who reviews evidence and renders opinions in a court proceeding as to whether the acupuncturists’ care was up to standards of the profession–and if not, whether the substandard practice contributed to injuries, pain and suffering. Reviewing these cases has caused me to question some commonly-taught, widely-practiced, but unsafe techniques, and in my own practice, replace them with needle angles, lengths and depths, as well as screening protocols for risk factors, and other techniques that are much better at preventing pneumothoraxes, and yet just as clinically effective–if not more.

Unfortunately, it’s not just dry needlers who cause pneumothoraxes, but they are avoidable. Tune in to learn more!

And visit the Qiological website for more resources and videos from Anthony.

]]>499fbb81-d5a2-4d66-a60b-3ecc76dcd0e1Wed, 05 Jul 2023 05:00:00 -050016:19falsefull121211020 The Uncomfortable Questions You’ll Be Glad You Asked Your Male Patients • LIsa Lapwing020 The Uncomfortable Questions You’ll Be Glad You Asked Your Male Patients • LIsa LapwingIn this Shop Talk segment we cover important questions to ask you male patient’s when they come to you presenting with such common issues as ED, PE, BPH and Prostatitis! For a more in-depth understanding on common men’s health conditions you can take one of my courses

 Information on my upcoming courses will be announced on my blog at: https://whole-healthacupuncture.com/blog. Currently, I have date 10/7/23 set for my course on BPH & How to Successfully Treat It Using TCM Principles. You can find information on how to sign-up through my blog listed above or by connecting with me directly. I also offer consultations services and am always open to just talk to other practitioners about this subject, of which I’m so passionate about! You can contact me directly at any time at: Lisa.whacupuncture@gmail.com. 

I absolutely love talking and educating on men’s health so reach out anytime! Thank you for listening!

]]>In this Shop Talk segment we cover important questions to ask you male patient’s when they come to you presenting with such common issues as ED, PE, BPH and Prostatitis! For a more in-depth understanding on common men’s health conditions you can take one of my courses

 Information on my upcoming courses will be announced on my blog at: https://whole-healthacupuncture.com/blog. Currently, I have date 10/7/23 set for my course on BPH & How to Successfully Treat It Using TCM Principles. You can find information on how to sign-up through my blog listed above or by connecting with me directly. I also offer consultations services and am always open to just talk to other practitioners about this subject, of which I’m so passionate about! You can contact me directly at any time at: Lisa.whacupuncture@gmail.com. 

I absolutely love talking and educating on men’s health so reach out anytime! Thank you for listening!

]]>6d672ffd-a3d3-47ba-95d3-1d4ee7d28633Wed, 28 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -050015:21falsefull120201CBD and Hemp Primer • Chloe WeberCBD and Hemp Primer • Chloe WeberIn this Shop Talk Chloe discusses key basics of hemp, cannabis and CBD that will help you as a practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine to consider how you can engage using these medicinals in your clinical work.

She starts with the historical uses and ends with how this medicinal has been helpful for her in caring for son and lead her to creating Radical Roots. Along the way you’ll find out the differences between hemp and marijuana. The differences between CBD and THC, especially in regard to the endogenous cannabinoid system.

Finally she goes into something every herbalist is concerned about; extraction methods and quality control.

Visit www.radicalrootsherbs.com to learn more about her products or connect with Chloe about using these medicinals in your clinical work.

]]>In this Shop Talk Chloe discusses key basics of hemp, cannabis and CBD that will help you as a practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine to consider how you can engage using these medicinals in your clinical work.

She starts with the historical uses and ends with how this medicinal has been helpful for her in caring for son and lead her to creating Radical Roots. Along the way you’ll find out the differences between hemp and marijuana. The differences between CBD and THC, especially in regard to the endogenous cannabinoid system.

Finally she goes into something every herbalist is concerned about; extraction methods and quality control.

Visit www.radicalrootsherbs.com to learn more about her products or connect with Chloe about using these medicinals in your clinical work.

]]>f969118f-4942-437b-8043-12e961e145e7Wed, 21 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -050015:12falsefull119191018 Business as Cultivation • Michael Max018 Business as Cultivation • Michael MaxIn this episode of Shop Talk we’re exploring cultivation as it relates to the business of acupuncture. As practitioners, we often hear about the importance of cultivation as essential for our personal and professional growth. But too often we gloss over the cultivative aspect of running a business.

In this short talk we’ll explore the potential of how running a business can make us a more well rounded practitioner. And additionally discuss how managing the business of our practice serves as a powerful tool for self-accountability, shedding light on our blind spots, fears, and areas of discomfort. Running a business is not merely a sideline endeavor but an integrated aspect of our clinical work. In short, it’s an illusion that business and medicine are separate entities.

Listen in to challenge your common assumptions, ignite introspection, and gain practical insights for integrating the cultivation of self, business, and medicine. By embracing and addressing the obstacles we create for ourselves, it’s possible to unlock new dimensions of success and provide better care to our patients.

]]>In this episode of Shop Talk we’re exploring cultivation as it relates to the business of acupuncture. As practitioners, we often hear about the importance of cultivation as essential for our personal and professional growth. But too often we gloss over the cultivative aspect of running a business.

In this short talk we’ll explore the potential of how running a business can make us a more well rounded practitioner. And additionally discuss how managing the business of our practice serves as a powerful tool for self-accountability, shedding light on our blind spots, fears, and areas of discomfort. Running a business is not merely a sideline endeavor but an integrated aspect of our clinical work. In short, it’s an illusion that business and medicine are separate entities.

Listen in to challenge your common assumptions, ignite introspection, and gain practical insights for integrating the cultivation of self, business, and medicine. By embracing and addressing the obstacles we create for ourselves, it’s possible to unlock new dimensions of success and provide better care to our patients.

]]>b58a7e25-35f4-4273-900d-e302feaa2288Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -050013:26falsefull118181017 Needling Joints for Stability and Mobilization • Anthony Von der Muhll017 Needling Joints for Stability and Mobilization • Anthony Von der MuhllI’m Anthony Von der Muhll, and in this Shoptalk, I will be sharing with you one of my most useful go-to techniques for treating chronic musculoskeletal pain and disability: needling into joint and ligamentous tissues. 

This is an ancient technique with modern applications that is quite safe, well-tolerated, and works rapidly and effectively for long-lasting improvements in function, not just of joints but also the muscles, tendons and nerves that cross them. 

When I started using this technique about 15 years ago, my success rates went way up, and the time and number of treatments required for lasting outcomes went way down, even for chronic and complex cases that I had found previously very challenging. 

Although this technique was not taught in any of the Masters or Doctorate classes that I attended, with some very basic review of joint anatomy, I found it is quite simple and easy to learn, and even to teach oneself. Tune in to learn more!

Here are links to Anthony's course on Joint Stabilization and Mobilization Needling and his full list of On Demand Courses with CEU's.

]]>I’m Anthony Von der Muhll, and in this Shoptalk, I will be sharing with you one of my most useful go-to techniques for treating chronic musculoskeletal pain and disability: needling into joint and ligamentous tissues. 

This is an ancient technique with modern applications that is quite safe, well-tolerated, and works rapidly and effectively for long-lasting improvements in function, not just of joints but also the muscles, tendons and nerves that cross them. 

When I started using this technique about 15 years ago, my success rates went way up, and the time and number of treatments required for lasting outcomes went way down, even for chronic and complex cases that I had found previously very challenging. 

Although this technique was not taught in any of the Masters or Doctorate classes that I attended, with some very basic review of joint anatomy, I found it is quite simple and easy to learn, and even to teach oneself. Tune in to learn more!

Here are links to Anthony's course on Joint Stabilization and Mobilization Needling and his full list of On Demand Courses with CEU's.

]]>0e176c4c-a41b-420b-9944-b59d19074cacThu, 08 Jun 2023 05:00:00 -050015:58falsefull11717116 The Qi, Blood and Fluids of Kidney Three • Jeffrey Dann16 The Qi, Blood and Fluids of Kidney Three • Jeffrey DannIn this Shop Talk presentation Jeffrey Dann discusses the importance of palpation as part of the assessment and treatment of patients. He emphasizes the importance of relying on our hands to improve our palpatory skills which in turn help to deepen our understanding of the physical body. 

In this presentation he focuses, as an example, on the Yuan Source point Kidney Three, and takes us through the process of palpating for blood, qi, nerves and fluids. And then suggests ways to intervene using acupuncture, moxibustion and gentle bodywork.

Jeffrey’s long experience as a practitioner and his study of various palpatory modalities gives him a unique perspective on directly sensing into the body using our hands. Not only does this aid with diagnosis, but it also gives us a way to see how our interventions are being received by the body. 

]]>In this Shop Talk presentation Jeffrey Dann discusses the importance of palpation as part of the assessment and treatment of patients. He emphasizes the importance of relying on our hands to improve our palpatory skills which in turn help to deepen our understanding of the physical body. 

In this presentation he focuses, as an example, on the Yuan Source point Kidney Three, and takes us through the process of palpating for blood, qi, nerves and fluids. And then suggests ways to intervene using acupuncture, moxibustion and gentle bodywork.

Jeffrey’s long experience as a practitioner and his study of various palpatory modalities gives him a unique perspective on directly sensing into the body using our hands. Not only does this aid with diagnosis, but it also gives us a way to see how our interventions are being received by the body. 

]]>438076ca-9e42-4322-9b06-a49056b9baf9Wed, 31 May 2023 05:00:00 -050017:05falsefull116161015 The Surprising Effectiveness of San Cha San • Renee Klorman015 The Surprising Effectiveness of San Cha San • Renee KlormanIn this Shop Talk we hear about a surprisingly effective use of the Tung point San Cha San, which she discovered when she treated herself for a head cold. 

San Cha San is easily accessed as it’s located along the Triple Burner channel, and is reached by sliding a needle in between the fourth and fifth metacarpals. So it is a point you can readily add to your treatments

Additionally Renee covers the uses of sister points, San Cha Yi and San Cha Er and how they are useful for back pain. 

It’s helpful to use ourselves as white mice to learn more about acupuncture, and you’ll enjoy hearing about Renee’s discoveries in this Shop Talk.

]]>In this Shop Talk we hear about a surprisingly effective use of the Tung point San Cha San, which she discovered when she treated herself for a head cold. 

San Cha San is easily accessed as it’s located along the Triple Burner channel, and is reached by sliding a needle in between the fourth and fifth metacarpals. So it is a point you can readily add to your treatments

Additionally Renee covers the uses of sister points, San Cha Yi and San Cha Er and how they are useful for back pain. 

It’s helpful to use ourselves as white mice to learn more about acupuncture, and you’ll enjoy hearing about Renee’s discoveries in this Shop Talk.

]]>f1238f4a-016e-47ae-8209-79f481459993Wed, 24 May 2023 05:00:00 -050016:50falsefull115151014 Opportunity to Make a Differience • Chloe Weber014 Opportunity to Make a Differience • Chloe WeberToday’s Shop Talk is an invitation to acupuncturists to recognize the power and potential of our medicine. And committing ourselves to making a difference in the delivery of healthcare in our country, by choosing the communities we want to make a difference in, and using our imagination and heart to create new models of delivery.

Education and the use of the Internet are tools we can make better use of. We most likely will need to step out of our comfort zone, but that is where real progress becomes possible.

Need someone to bounce ideas off of, or gin up your motivation? Chloe’s here for that!

]]>Today’s Shop Talk is an invitation to acupuncturists to recognize the power and potential of our medicine. And committing ourselves to making a difference in the delivery of healthcare in our country, by choosing the communities we want to make a difference in, and using our imagination and heart to create new models of delivery.

Education and the use of the Internet are tools we can make better use of. We most likely will need to step out of our comfort zone, but that is where real progress becomes possible.

Need someone to bounce ideas off of, or gin up your motivation? Chloe’s here for that!

]]>1c908dcf-67e6-456a-a9cb-0a9ec65fb827Wed, 17 May 2023 05:00:00 -050011:08falsefull114141013 Basic Saam Acupuncture013 Basic Saam AcupunctureIn this short conversation Toby and Ji Ling Lin discuss some of the basics of Saam acupuncture. How it uses a combination of the yin and yang, the five phases, and the six confirmations. Additionally they touch on the way the system combines yin and yang organs in a novel way, that actually makes a lot of sense when you see the dynamic complementary relationships that are involved. 

Qiological is offering a live in person (and live streamed) class this June on Introduction to Saam Acupuncture: The Acupuncture of Wandering Monks. Visit the website for details and to register.

Toby Daly, L.Ac, Ph.D

Toby began studying Chinese medicine in 1997 with Sunim Doam, a Korean monk trained in the Saam tradition. He earned his master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2002 upon completion of training at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and Chengdu University in China.

During his four years of training in San Francisco, he interned with the prominent acupuncturist Dr. Angela Wu and learned to apply the lofty theories he was studying in school into the pragmatic setting of a busy clinic. Afterward he completed a PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine under the guidance of 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffery Yuen.

Toby developed the Chinese Nutritional Strategies app to provide digital access to the wealth of Chinese dietary wisdom and the Chinese Medical Characters app to enable direct access to foundational Chinese medical terms and concepts. In 2023 he published his first book, An Introduction to Chinese Medicine a Patient's Guide to Traditional East Asian medicine.

For the past four years he’s been teaching the Saam method as it was taught to him by his teacher.

]]>In this short conversation Toby and Ji Ling Lin discuss some of the basics of Saam acupuncture. How it uses a combination of the yin and yang, the five phases, and the six confirmations. Additionally they touch on the way the system combines yin and yang organs in a novel way, that actually makes a lot of sense when you see the dynamic complementary relationships that are involved. 

Qiological is offering a live in person (and live streamed) class this June on Introduction to Saam Acupuncture: The Acupuncture of Wandering Monks. Visit the website for details and to register.

Toby Daly, L.Ac, Ph.D

Toby began studying Chinese medicine in 1997 with Sunim Doam, a Korean monk trained in the Saam tradition. He earned his master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2002 upon completion of training at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and Chengdu University in China.

During his four years of training in San Francisco, he interned with the prominent acupuncturist Dr. Angela Wu and learned to apply the lofty theories he was studying in school into the pragmatic setting of a busy clinic. Afterward he completed a PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine under the guidance of 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffery Yuen.

Toby developed the Chinese Nutritional Strategies app to provide digital access to the wealth of Chinese dietary wisdom and the Chinese Medical Characters app to enable direct access to foundational Chinese medical terms and concepts. In 2023 he published his first book, An Introduction to Chinese Medicine a Patient's Guide to Traditional East Asian medicine.

For the past four years he’s been teaching the Saam method as it was taught to him by his teacher.

]]>18fce0d9-eca4-4b5d-983a-6d4d9db18690Wed, 10 May 2023 05:00:00 -050019:09falsefull113131012 New Perspectives in Marketing • Michelle Grasek012 New Perspectives in Marketing • Michelle GrasekIn today's Shop Talk segment, Michelle Grasek, acupuncturist and marketing strategist, shares three new perspectives on marketing to help you approach your marketing with enthusiasm and consistency so you can get more visible in your community and help more patients.

If you feel resistant to putting yourself or your business out there with marketing or can’t seem to truly be consistent with your marketing, then this Shop Talk is for you.

Michelle’s reason for sharing these ideas with you is to help you remember that marketing is simply a neutral tool that we can use to reach and help more people.

Her hope is that one or more of these perspectives really resonates with you, feels energizing and provides new motivation for getting visible with your business!

If you still need help with your marketing, Michelle teaches an online course called Acupuncture Marketing School where she walks you through everything step by step. The ultimate goal is for you to get more patients through creating a strong, clear brand and a marketing strategy tailored to your ideal patients.

If you didn’t have much marketing education in acupuncture school, or you just don’t know where to start, this class is a great choice.

And this week, Michelle and her team are offering two scholarships to Acupuncture Marketing School – one to an acupuncturist and one to an acupuncture student. Submitting your application is free and easy and there are no strings attached.

The deadline to apply is this Thursday, May 4th, at midnight Pacific time. Instructions for how to apply can be found at michellegrasek.com/scholarship.

You’re welcome to email Michelle with questions – michelle@michellegrasek.com

Here's the link for Acupuncture Marketing School, for the Shop Talk landing page: http://michellegrasek.com/acupuncture-marketing-school/

And the link for the Scholarship Information page: michellegrasek.com/scholarship

Michelle Grasek

Hi there, I'm Michelle! I'm the host of the Acupuncture Marketing School podcast. I'm a practicing acupuncturist and marketing strategist and I've been teaching marketing, both online and in-person, for 9 years. In that time, I've taught marketing to over 3,500 acupuncturists. It’s my mission to help you grow your business using marketing techniques that are genuine and generous.

Through my articles and online PDA courses, I aim to help you outline a strategy, focus on marketing that’s authentic, and get new patients every week. I share all of my practice-building tips at michellegrasek.com and on social media @michellegrasek.

]]>In today's Shop Talk segment, Michelle Grasek, acupuncturist and marketing strategist, shares three new perspectives on marketing to help you approach your marketing with enthusiasm and consistency so you can get more visible in your community and help more patients.

If you feel resistant to putting yourself or your business out there with marketing or can’t seem to truly be consistent with your marketing, then this Shop Talk is for you.

Michelle’s reason for sharing these ideas with you is to help you remember that marketing is simply a neutral tool that we can use to reach and help more people.

Her hope is that one or more of these perspectives really resonates with you, feels energizing and provides new motivation for getting visible with your business!

If you still need help with your marketing, Michelle teaches an online course called Acupuncture Marketing School where she walks you through everything step by step. The ultimate goal is for you to get more patients through creating a strong, clear brand and a marketing strategy tailored to your ideal patients.

If you didn’t have much marketing education in acupuncture school, or you just don’t know where to start, this class is a great choice.

And this week, Michelle and her team are offering two scholarships to Acupuncture Marketing School – one to an acupuncturist and one to an acupuncture student. Submitting your application is free and easy and there are no strings attached.

The deadline to apply is this Thursday, May 4th, at midnight Pacific time. Instructions for how to apply can be found at michellegrasek.com/scholarship.

You’re welcome to email Michelle with questions – michelle@michellegrasek.com

Here's the link for Acupuncture Marketing School, for the Shop Talk landing page: http://michellegrasek.com/acupuncture-marketing-school/

And the link for the Scholarship Information page: michellegrasek.com/scholarship

Michelle Grasek

Hi there, I'm Michelle! I'm the host of the Acupuncture Marketing School podcast. I'm a practicing acupuncturist and marketing strategist and I've been teaching marketing, both online and in-person, for 9 years. In that time, I've taught marketing to over 3,500 acupuncturists. It’s my mission to help you grow your business using marketing techniques that are genuine and generous.

Through my articles and online PDA courses, I aim to help you outline a strategy, focus on marketing that’s authentic, and get new patients every week. I share all of my practice-building tips at michellegrasek.com and on social media @michellegrasek.

]]>a6b04284-f163-487b-b472-929ad9a2966bMon, 01 May 2023 00:15:00 -050012:41falsefull112121011 Pulse Balancing • Brenda Hood011 Pulse Balancing • Brenda HoodIn this Shop Talk segment I explain how to balance the pulses using acupuncture. We need to return the pulses back to that healthy baseline so that the person can get on with the business of their life .

In this talk I’ll take you through a basic assessment where we compare the relative strength or size of the pulse to determine excess and deficiency and then use acupressure to key points to determine the effect on the pulse..

This can be used as a simple standalone treatment, or as a way to begin a longer treatment.

To learn more from Brenda, contact her at: hoodcmcourses@gmail.com

Brenda Hood

I was born and raised in Peace River, Canada. Then wound up going to China to study Chinese medicine after becoming disillusioned with a degree in psychology. I spent over twenty years there being completely enamored with the medicine and acquiring a few degrees. After returning to North America spent some years teaching Foundations of CM and other basic courses at NUNM. I’m back up in Canada now working on a foundations book to explain the energetic and philosophical bases of the medicine with an eye to using the classics and historical texts as my sources.

Clinically, I started out using the TCM system, but I couldn’t really get it to work like I thought it should. I stepped out of CM academia and spent a lot of time with “folk practitioners” and cultivators. There are a lot of hidden gems in China though living there and speaking/reading the language was definitely required.

The study of CM is endless. This is the medicine of the Heart whose medium is joy. When there is a quiet joy to what you are doing, it reveals a truth and integrity of being.

]]>In this Shop Talk segment I explain how to balance the pulses using acupuncture. We need to return the pulses back to that healthy baseline so that the person can get on with the business of their life .

In this talk I’ll take you through a basic assessment where we compare the relative strength or size of the pulse to determine excess and deficiency and then use acupressure to key points to determine the effect on the pulse..

This can be used as a simple standalone treatment, or as a way to begin a longer treatment.

To learn more from Brenda, contact her at: hoodcmcourses@gmail.com

Brenda Hood

I was born and raised in Peace River, Canada. Then wound up going to China to study Chinese medicine after becoming disillusioned with a degree in psychology. I spent over twenty years there being completely enamored with the medicine and acquiring a few degrees. After returning to North America spent some years teaching Foundations of CM and other basic courses at NUNM. I’m back up in Canada now working on a foundations book to explain the energetic and philosophical bases of the medicine with an eye to using the classics and historical texts as my sources.

Clinically, I started out using the TCM system, but I couldn’t really get it to work like I thought it should. I stepped out of CM academia and spent a lot of time with “folk practitioners” and cultivators. There are a lot of hidden gems in China though living there and speaking/reading the language was definitely required.

The study of CM is endless. This is the medicine of the Heart whose medium is joy. When there is a quiet joy to what you are doing, it reveals a truth and integrity of being.

]]>5eb5b054-612e-4e04-8e02-31fe6f30bba2Tue, 25 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -050011:17falsefull111111010 Patient's Guide to Chinese Medicine • Toby Daly010 Patient's Guide to Chinese Medicine • Toby DalyIn this short conversation we discuss Toby's unique patient centered approach to helping patients and potential patients understand and use East Asian medicine. In his new book he helps the layperson to understand how our medicine can help, without attempting to give them a Chinese Medicine 101 education.

He accomplishes this by emphasizing the importance of providing context and using terms that patients can understand. And discusses Chinese medicine through the avenues of clinical experience, historical context and scientific research.

One of the key aspects of this book, and that makes it so helpful to everyday reader, is the way he talks about Yin and Yang in such common everyday language that you don't even realize he's talking about Yin and Yang.

You can find this little gem over on Amazon, or ask your local bookstore to order it so others can enjoy it as well.

Toby Daly

Toby began studying Chinese medicine in 1997 with Sunim Doam, a Korean monk trained in the Saam tradition. He earned his master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2002 upon completion of training at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and Chengdu University in China.

During his four years of training in San Francisco, he interned with the prominent acupuncturist Dr. Angela Wu and learned to apply the lofty theories he was studying in school into the pragmatic setting of a busy clinic. Afterward he completed a PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine under the guidance of 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffery Yuen.

Toby developed the Chinese Nutritional Strategies app to provide digital access to the wealth of Chinese dietary wisdom and the Chinese Medical Characters app to enable direct access to foundational Chinese medical terms and concepts. In 2023 he published his first book, An Introduction to Chinese Medicine a Patient's Guide to Traditional East Asian medicine.

For the past four years he’s been teaching the Saam method as it was taught to him by his teacher.

]]>In this short conversation we discuss Toby's unique patient centered approach to helping patients and potential patients understand and use East Asian medicine. In his new book he helps the layperson to understand how our medicine can help, without attempting to give them a Chinese Medicine 101 education.

He accomplishes this by emphasizing the importance of providing context and using terms that patients can understand. And discusses Chinese medicine through the avenues of clinical experience, historical context and scientific research.

One of the key aspects of this book, and that makes it so helpful to everyday reader, is the way he talks about Yin and Yang in such common everyday language that you don't even realize he's talking about Yin and Yang.

You can find this little gem over on Amazon, or ask your local bookstore to order it so others can enjoy it as well.

Toby Daly

Toby began studying Chinese medicine in 1997 with Sunim Doam, a Korean monk trained in the Saam tradition. He earned his master's degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine in 2002 upon completion of training at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco and Chengdu University in China.

During his four years of training in San Francisco, he interned with the prominent acupuncturist Dr. Angela Wu and learned to apply the lofty theories he was studying in school into the pragmatic setting of a busy clinic. Afterward he completed a PhD in Classical Chinese Medicine under the guidance of 88th generation Daoist priest Jeffery Yuen.

Toby developed the Chinese Nutritional Strategies app to provide digital access to the wealth of Chinese dietary wisdom and the Chinese Medical Characters app to enable direct access to foundational Chinese medical terms and concepts. In 2023 he published his first book, An Introduction to Chinese Medicine a Patient's Guide to Traditional East Asian medicine.

For the past four years he’s been teaching the Saam method as it was taught to him by his teacher.

]]>aeaae874-1d5d-4335-8f0e-c8518035b41bTue, 18 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -050015:43falsefull110101009 Recognizing and Treating Yin Fire in Children • Rebecca Avern009 Recognizing and Treating Yin Fire in Children • Rebecca AvernMany children present in the clinic with a condition that does not easily fit into our usual classification of the deficient (xu) or excess (shi) child. We see a mixed picture. There are signs and symptoms of deficiency, alongside those of Heat. Yet the Heat signs and symptoms are not reconcilable with either Full or Empty Heat. Where do we start? Should we focus on tonifying or clearing?

Once we understand the concept of yin fire, everything begins to make more sense. The first complete and influential description of yin fire was written by Li Dong-yuan in his Treatise on Stomach and Spleen (Pi Wei Lun) in 1250CE. Modern authors e.g. Maciocia, Flaws, discuss the role of yin fire in complex, physical conditions usually seen in adults, such as cancer and auto-immune conditions.

However, in this talk we will explore how yin fire really is the 21 st century pathology in children. So many commonly-seen aspects of children’s lives lead to it arising. It is involved in some of the most widespread childhood behavioural and emotional conditions. You will come away knowing how to both spot it and approach treat it with acupuncture. This will revolutionise your paediatric practice!

Rebecca Avern

Using acupuncture to help children thrive, and teaching others to do the same, is my passion.

I have treated children with acupuncture for over 22 years, and now treat exclusively children and teenagers.  I founded and run two children’s acupuncture clinics in Oxford, UK, one of which offers affordable acupuncture to children and the opportunity for practitioner internships. 

I teach a year-long diploma in acupuncture paediatrics at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (www.acupuncturecollege.org.uk) in the UK.  I also teach extensively online – notably a complete paediatric acupuncture certificate course through TCMAcademy (www.tcm.ac). I also teach in person seminars internationally.  I have been a senior faculty member at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, UK for the past 15 years.  

I am the author of two books.  The first is a textbook Acupuncture for Babies, Children and Teenagers. My most recent book is for parents as well as practitioners and is called Chinese Medicine for Childhood Anxiety and Depression: a practical guide for practitioners and parents.  

I founded the Hub of Paediatric Acupuncture www.paediatricacupuncture.com an online community providing information for parents and support to practitioners who treat children.  

Web links

www.rebeccavern.com and www.paediatricacupuncture.com

]]>Many children present in the clinic with a condition that does not easily fit into our usual classification of the deficient (xu) or excess (shi) child. We see a mixed picture. There are signs and symptoms of deficiency, alongside those of Heat. Yet the Heat signs and symptoms are not reconcilable with either Full or Empty Heat. Where do we start? Should we focus on tonifying or clearing?

Once we understand the concept of yin fire, everything begins to make more sense. The first complete and influential description of yin fire was written by Li Dong-yuan in his Treatise on Stomach and Spleen (Pi Wei Lun) in 1250CE. Modern authors e.g. Maciocia, Flaws, discuss the role of yin fire in complex, physical conditions usually seen in adults, such as cancer and auto-immune conditions.

However, in this talk we will explore how yin fire really is the 21 st century pathology in children. So many commonly-seen aspects of children’s lives lead to it arising. It is involved in some of the most widespread childhood behavioural and emotional conditions. You will come away knowing how to both spot it and approach treat it with acupuncture. This will revolutionise your paediatric practice!

Rebecca Avern

Using acupuncture to help children thrive, and teaching others to do the same, is my passion.

I have treated children with acupuncture for over 22 years, and now treat exclusively children and teenagers.  I founded and run two children’s acupuncture clinics in Oxford, UK, one of which offers affordable acupuncture to children and the opportunity for practitioner internships. 

I teach a year-long diploma in acupuncture paediatrics at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (www.acupuncturecollege.org.uk) in the UK.  I also teach extensively online – notably a complete paediatric acupuncture certificate course through TCMAcademy (www.tcm.ac). I also teach in person seminars internationally.  I have been a senior faculty member at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine, UK for the past 15 years.  

I am the author of two books.  The first is a textbook Acupuncture for Babies, Children and Teenagers. My most recent book is for parents as well as practitioners and is called Chinese Medicine for Childhood Anxiety and Depression: a practical guide for practitioners and parents.  

I founded the Hub of Paediatric Acupuncture www.paediatricacupuncture.com an online community providing information for parents and support to practitioners who treat children.  

Web links

www.rebeccavern.com and www.paediatricacupuncture.com

]]>2968db26-f320-47b1-bae5-2aa85a04083cTue, 11 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -050017:21falsefull1991008 Practice of Listening • Michael Max008 Practice of Listening • Michael MaxIn this Shop Talk segment we discuss the multi-sensory aspects of listening, and begin to explore the vast topic not of the “what we do” in clinic, but instead the “how we are.”

Presence and attention, being inquisitive on behalf of our patients and keeping a rein on our ego are all skills that have nothing to do with what points we choose, and everything with how we interact with those points.

Michael Max

I thought I’d know a lot more after 25 years in practice, and I’ve also learned so much that I never expected.

Over time I’ve learned to say less in clinic and to listen more. It sounds easy; it’s not. It’s not easy because it is oh so easy for the helpful spirit in me to want to be of service and ‘give something’ to my patients. It’s taken a long time to realize that attempting to give something to a patient that they did not want or ask for was a burden to them, and a waste of time and breath for me.

Over time I discovered that getting still and seeing if I could understand my patients from their point of view, if I could connect with the kind of empathy that seeks first to understand, or if I could patiently wait for a patient to tell me what they actually needed, it seemed to help. It made diagnosis easier, and my treatments more precise.

]]>In this Shop Talk segment we discuss the multi-sensory aspects of listening, and begin to explore the vast topic not of the “what we do” in clinic, but instead the “how we are.”

Presence and attention, being inquisitive on behalf of our patients and keeping a rein on our ego are all skills that have nothing to do with what points we choose, and everything with how we interact with those points.

Michael Max

I thought I’d know a lot more after 25 years in practice, and I’ve also learned so much that I never expected.

Over time I’ve learned to say less in clinic and to listen more. It sounds easy; it’s not. It’s not easy because it is oh so easy for the helpful spirit in me to want to be of service and ‘give something’ to my patients. It’s taken a long time to realize that attempting to give something to a patient that they did not want or ask for was a burden to them, and a waste of time and breath for me.

Over time I discovered that getting still and seeing if I could understand my patients from their point of view, if I could connect with the kind of empathy that seeks first to understand, or if I could patiently wait for a patient to tell me what they actually needed, it seemed to help. It made diagnosis easier, and my treatments more precise.

]]>7f1c6902-5858-4a27-9c87-c0797f99bc41Tue, 04 Apr 2023 05:00:00 -050014:14falsefull1881007 Craft of Acupuncture • Damo Mitchell007 Craft of Acupuncture • Damo MitchellIn today’s Shop Talk Damo Mitchell explores the Craft of Acupuncture and our relationship with the primary tool of our trade— the needle. Along with a practical understanding of Butcher Ding and the critical importance of knowing how to slide through the sinew channels with an attentive awareness, so we can target our treatment to the primary channels.

You can find out more about Damo's work at 

Lotus Nei Gong, Xian Tian College, and on Youtube.

Damo Mitchell

I started out in the martial arts which I began at the age of four; it was through these studies that I first encountered Chinese medicine which I began to learn at age 14 with Tuina.

Fast forward 28 years or so and I find myself having completed a UK degree in Chinese medicine as well as having been apprenticed to a number of Chinese medical doctors in China and South East Asia. Never really finding myself comfortable in a conventional ‘clinical;’ setting, I always leaned more towards study with esoteric and Daoist practitioners of medicine who worked in smaller communities or out of their own home.

To me, the separation of personal cultivation from Chinese medical study shouldn’t really exist and they both form an equal part of my lifepath.

These days, I am the head of the Xian Tian College of Chinese Medicine as well as the director of the Lotus Nei Gong School of Internal Arts which keeps me more than busy!

]]>In today’s Shop Talk Damo Mitchell explores the Craft of Acupuncture and our relationship with the primary tool of our trade— the needle. Along with a practical understanding of Butcher Ding and the critical importance of knowing how to slide through the sinew channels with an attentive awareness, so we can target our treatment to the primary channels.

You can find out more about Damo's work at 

Lotus Nei Gong, Xian Tian College, and on Youtube.

Damo Mitchell

I started out in the martial arts which I began at the age of four; it was through these studies that I first encountered Chinese medicine which I began to learn at age 14 with Tuina.

Fast forward 28 years or so and I find myself having completed a UK degree in Chinese medicine as well as having been apprenticed to a number of Chinese medical doctors in China and South East Asia. Never really finding myself comfortable in a conventional ‘clinical;’ setting, I always leaned more towards study with esoteric and Daoist practitioners of medicine who worked in smaller communities or out of their own home.

To me, the separation of personal cultivation from Chinese medical study shouldn’t really exist and they both form an equal part of my lifepath.

These days, I am the head of the Xian Tian College of Chinese Medicine as well as the director of the Lotus Nei Gong School of Internal Arts which keeps me more than busy!

]]>22f4d63e-efbc-40f8-8d57-f06c523dadb6Tue, 28 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -050020:06falsefull1771006 The Power of Understanding Your Target Market • Michelle Grasek006 The Power of Understanding Your Target Market • Michelle GrasekIn today's Shop Talk segment, Michelle Grasek, acupuncturist and marketing strategist, walks you through how target market and copywriting intersect to create great marketing.

Target market often gets a bad reputation for being a theoretical exercise without practical application. But in reality, it offers powerful insights that can make your marketing much more compelling.

She also addresses frequently asked questions that she gets from marketing students and clients, including, “What if I do this wrong?” and “What if I scare away patients by niching down and getting too specific with my marketing message?

Her goal is to help you see the positive impact that identifying your target market can have on your copywriting, and show you how to apply it in real life to make your marketing more effective.

If you still need help with your target market and putting it into practice, Michelle teaches an online course called Acupuncture Marketing School where she walks you through these concepts step by step. The ultimate goal is for you to get more patients, and the class helps you do that through creating a strong, clear brand and a marketing strategy tailored to your ideal patients.

If you didn’t have much marketing education in acupuncture school, or you just don’t know where to start, this is a great choice.

You can take a look at Acupuncture Marketing School here and use the discount code QIOLOGICAL200 to save $200.

You’re welcome to email Michelle with questions- michelle@michellegrasek.com

Here's the link for Acupuncture Marketing School, for the Shop Talk landing page: http://michellegrasek.com/acupuncture-marketing-school/

Michelle Grasek

Hi there, I'm Michelle! I'm the host of the Acupuncture Marketing School podcast. I'm a practicing acupuncturist and marketing strategist and I've been teaching marketing, both online and in-person, for 9 years. In that time, I've taught marketing to over 3,500 acupuncturists. It’s my mission to help you grow your business using marketing techniques that are genuine and generous.

Through my articles and online PDA courses, I aim to help you outline a strategy, focus on marketing that’s authentic, and get new patients every week. I share all of my practice-building tips at michellegrasek.com and on social media @michellegrasek.

]]>In today's Shop Talk segment, Michelle Grasek, acupuncturist and marketing strategist, walks you through how target market and copywriting intersect to create great marketing.

Target market often gets a bad reputation for being a theoretical exercise without practical application. But in reality, it offers powerful insights that can make your marketing much more compelling.

She also addresses frequently asked questions that she gets from marketing students and clients, including, “What if I do this wrong?” and “What if I scare away patients by niching down and getting too specific with my marketing message?

Her goal is to help you see the positive impact that identifying your target market can have on your copywriting, and show you how to apply it in real life to make your marketing more effective.

If you still need help with your target market and putting it into practice, Michelle teaches an online course called Acupuncture Marketing School where she walks you through these concepts step by step. The ultimate goal is for you to get more patients, and the class helps you do that through creating a strong, clear brand and a marketing strategy tailored to your ideal patients.

If you didn’t have much marketing education in acupuncture school, or you just don’t know where to start, this is a great choice.

You can take a look at Acupuncture Marketing School here and use the discount code QIOLOGICAL200 to save $200.

You’re welcome to email Michelle with questions- michelle@michellegrasek.com

Here's the link for Acupuncture Marketing School, for the Shop Talk landing page: http://michellegrasek.com/acupuncture-marketing-school/

Michelle Grasek

Hi there, I'm Michelle! I'm the host of the Acupuncture Marketing School podcast. I'm a practicing acupuncturist and marketing strategist and I've been teaching marketing, both online and in-person, for 9 years. In that time, I've taught marketing to over 3,500 acupuncturists. It’s my mission to help you grow your business using marketing techniques that are genuine and generous.

Through my articles and online PDA courses, I aim to help you outline a strategy, focus on marketing that’s authentic, and get new patients every week. I share all of my practice-building tips at michellegrasek.com and on social media @michellegrasek.

]]>dc6b974b-5493-4b4c-984f-87c48a3a5c4aTue, 21 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -050015:48falsefull1661005 Recognizing the Gui Zhi Constitution • Michael Max005 Recognizing the Gui Zhi Constitution • Michael MaxWhen I was living and studying medicine in Beijing in 2003, Craig Mitchell shared with me a book he found on herbal medicine. Back at that time I was working on my Chinese and it was not very good, but reading interesting books on medicine was a way I encouraged myself to keep at the Chinese. 

When I first read Ten Key Formula Families in Chinese Medicine I thought my Chinese was perhaps getting worse, because the ideas contained in it were so different from what I'd previously been exposed to. Turns out, I was understanding it, and the perspective of Dr Huang Huang changed how I thought about and used herbs.

Dr Huang has continued to develop his ideas and Eran Even did his Ph.D in China with Dr Huang. He's a great resource for engaging the ideas of Dr Huang, and he's got some great classes on formula families. You can find those over at www.chinesemedicineclassics.com.

And Ten Key Formula Families in Chinese Medicine is available from Eastland Press.

]]>When I was living and studying medicine in Beijing in 2003, Craig Mitchell shared with me a book he found on herbal medicine. Back at that time I was working on my Chinese and it was not very good, but reading interesting books on medicine was a way I encouraged myself to keep at the Chinese. 

When I first read Ten Key Formula Families in Chinese Medicine I thought my Chinese was perhaps getting worse, because the ideas contained in it were so different from what I'd previously been exposed to. Turns out, I was understanding it, and the perspective of Dr Huang Huang changed how I thought about and used herbs.

Dr Huang has continued to develop his ideas and Eran Even did his Ph.D in China with Dr Huang. He's a great resource for engaging the ideas of Dr Huang, and he's got some great classes on formula families. You can find those over at www.chinesemedicineclassics.com.

And Ten Key Formula Families in Chinese Medicine is available from Eastland Press.

]]>eb2e646a-8a09-47f9-989f-0b027e6da026Tue, 14 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -050012:51falsefull1551004 Wound Healing Using Saam Acupuncture • Kristin Wisgirda004 Wound Healing Using Saam Acupuncture • Kristin WisgirdaIn less than 2 days, a single acupuncture treatment heals a wound that 2 months of conventional treatments couldn’t help.

This case exemplifies the power of Saam, a Korean tradition of acupuncture. I hope this case will inspire more acupuncturists to study Saam and be of interest for those already practicing Saam. A deep understanding of the qualities of the 12 channels of Saam was necessary to come to the correct diagnosis, the key that along with proper treatment unlocks the amazing healing potential of the body.

Kristin Wisgirda

I have been steeping in everything Saam since Toby Daly began teaching this tradition. Now Toby’s teaching assistant, I work closely with him in developing my own offerings. I was the original moderator for the Saam forum on Qiological for 2 years and now have my own Saam mentorship program in the White Pine Circle. Guiding students through cases and the basics of Saam practice is a joy.

I graduated from PCOM San Diego in 1999 and have been practicing in southeastern Massachusetts since.

I am grateful for the opportunity to translate the beautiful world view of our medicine into results-oriented practice.

Here are the Saam teaching opportunities with Kristin:


12 Channels of Saam: Essential Qualities

The course is broken up into 6 easier to assimilate modules and the calls are recorded. A private forum enables those who can’t attend live to ask questions and participate and keep the conversation going between classes.


This class will immediately improve your clinical prowess whether you have just taken the Intro to Saam class or have been practicing for a few years.

Register Here: https://www.qiological.com/saam-12-channel/


The Bright and the Dull: Eye Observation for Saam Acupuncture (recorded)

Register Here: https://www.qiological.com/qiological-live-saam-eyes/


If you're interested in the basic principles of Saam. This is the course for you:

Introduction to Saam Acupuncture with Toby Daly (recorded)

Register Here: https://www.qiological.com/online-intro-saam/

]]>In less than 2 days, a single acupuncture treatment heals a wound that 2 months of conventional treatments couldn’t help.

This case exemplifies the power of Saam, a Korean tradition of acupuncture. I hope this case will inspire more acupuncturists to study Saam and be of interest for those already practicing Saam. A deep understanding of the qualities of the 12 channels of Saam was necessary to come to the correct diagnosis, the key that along with proper treatment unlocks the amazing healing potential of the body.

Kristin Wisgirda

I have been steeping in everything Saam since Toby Daly began teaching this tradition. Now Toby’s teaching assistant, I work closely with him in developing my own offerings. I was the original moderator for the Saam forum on Qiological for 2 years and now have my own Saam mentorship program in the White Pine Circle. Guiding students through cases and the basics of Saam practice is a joy.

I graduated from PCOM San Diego in 1999 and have been practicing in southeastern Massachusetts since.

I am grateful for the opportunity to translate the beautiful world view of our medicine into results-oriented practice.

Here are the Saam teaching opportunities with Kristin:


12 Channels of Saam: Essential Qualities

The course is broken up into 6 easier to assimilate modules and the calls are recorded. A private forum enables those who can’t attend live to ask questions and participate and keep the conversation going between classes.


This class will immediately improve your clinical prowess whether you have just taken the Intro to Saam class or have been practicing for a few years.

Register Here: https://www.qiological.com/saam-12-channel/


The Bright and the Dull: Eye Observation for Saam Acupuncture (recorded)

Register Here: https://www.qiological.com/qiological-live-saam-eyes/


If you're interested in the basic principles of Saam. This is the course for you:

Introduction to Saam Acupuncture with Toby Daly (recorded)

Register Here: https://www.qiological.com/online-intro-saam/

]]>ca941fc8-7df5-4b18-aa8c-0129a3c3a532Tue, 07 Mar 2023 05:00:00 -050018:56falsefull1441003 Exertion and Pulse Quality • Ross Rosen003 Exertion and Pulse Quality • Ross RosenThe importance of assessing Rate on Exertion with Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis:

Pulse diagnosis can be scary for lots of practitioners; not everyone has been fortunate enough to spend years deep diving into the intricacies and subtleties, and often practitioners don't even spend much time checking pulse at all.  In this ShopTalk episode, I detail one of the most important assessments on the pulse, explain its significance, and detail how to do it.  And it is EASY and QUICK to perform.  If you treat pain, emotional issues like depression/anxiety/panic, or complaints like insomnia, dizziness/vertigo, or specialize in internal medicine conditions like chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, POTS, and autoimmune disorders, you will find this assessment super valuable.  You can also check this link https://rossrosen.shenrosen.com/rate-on-exertion-assessment-demo/ to see a demonstration of me performing it.   

To learn more about me and my teachings in Shen-Hammer and Classical Pulse, as well as Heart Shock and Daoist medicine, please check the links below and feel free to reach out to me at rossrosen@gmail.com. 

https://rossrosen.com/events/

https://www.acupunctureandherbalmedicine.com/

https://www.facebook.com/rossrosen

https://www.instagram.com/rossrosen/

]]>The importance of assessing Rate on Exertion with Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis:

Pulse diagnosis can be scary for lots of practitioners; not everyone has been fortunate enough to spend years deep diving into the intricacies and subtleties, and often practitioners don't even spend much time checking pulse at all.  In this ShopTalk episode, I detail one of the most important assessments on the pulse, explain its significance, and detail how to do it.  And it is EASY and QUICK to perform.  If you treat pain, emotional issues like depression/anxiety/panic, or complaints like insomnia, dizziness/vertigo, or specialize in internal medicine conditions like chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, POTS, and autoimmune disorders, you will find this assessment super valuable.  You can also check this link https://rossrosen.shenrosen.com/rate-on-exertion-assessment-demo/ to see a demonstration of me performing it.   

To learn more about me and my teachings in Shen-Hammer and Classical Pulse, as well as Heart Shock and Daoist medicine, please check the links below and feel free to reach out to me at rossrosen@gmail.com. 

https://rossrosen.com/events/

https://www.acupunctureandherbalmedicine.com/

https://www.facebook.com/rossrosen

https://www.instagram.com/rossrosen/

]]>e687b8ff-2af8-4257-92a4-54aa9443320dTue, 28 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -050015:18falsefull1331002 Mastering Effective Email Marketing • Michelle Grasek002 Mastering Effective Email Marketing • Michelle GrasekIn today's Shop Talk segment, Michelle Grasek, acupuncturist and marketing strategist, shares actionable tips to help you get better results from your email marketing. She also addresses frequently asked questions that she often gets from marketing students and clients, including, "What if I'm annoying people by sending email?" "What the heck am I supposed to write about?" and "Who has time to write a consistent email newsletter?" 

Her goal is to help you send simple emails that get more patients on your schedule. 

She's also offering a discount code for Qiological listeners for her Year of Email Templates for Acupuncturists. If you feel like writing emails is simply not your thing, Michelle's done it for you. This is a collection of 26+ emails she sends to her own patients, focused on pain, anxiety, and digestion, among other topics. All you have to do is copy and paste the emails, edit quickly to match your clinic, and hit send. 

You can take a look at the templates here and use the discount code QIOLOGICAL30 to save $30. Enjoy!

About Michelle Grasek

Hi there, I'm Michelle! I'm the host of the Acupuncture Marketing School podcast. I'm a practicing acupuncturist and marketing strategist and I've been teaching marketing, both online and in-person, for 9 years. In that time, I've taught marketing to over 3,500 acupuncturists. It’s my mission to help you grow your business using marketing techniques that are genuine and generous.

Through my articles and online PDA courses, I aim to help you outline a strategy, focus on marketing that’s authentic, and get new patients every week. I share all of my practice-building tips at michellegrasek.com and on social media @michellegrasek.

]]>In today's Shop Talk segment, Michelle Grasek, acupuncturist and marketing strategist, shares actionable tips to help you get better results from your email marketing. She also addresses frequently asked questions that she often gets from marketing students and clients, including, "What if I'm annoying people by sending email?" "What the heck am I supposed to write about?" and "Who has time to write a consistent email newsletter?" 

Her goal is to help you send simple emails that get more patients on your schedule. 

She's also offering a discount code for Qiological listeners for her Year of Email Templates for Acupuncturists. If you feel like writing emails is simply not your thing, Michelle's done it for you. This is a collection of 26+ emails she sends to her own patients, focused on pain, anxiety, and digestion, among other topics. All you have to do is copy and paste the emails, edit quickly to match your clinic, and hit send. 

You can take a look at the templates here and use the discount code QIOLOGICAL30 to save $30. Enjoy!

About Michelle Grasek

Hi there, I'm Michelle! I'm the host of the Acupuncture Marketing School podcast. I'm a practicing acupuncturist and marketing strategist and I've been teaching marketing, both online and in-person, for 9 years. In that time, I've taught marketing to over 3,500 acupuncturists. It’s my mission to help you grow your business using marketing techniques that are genuine and generous.

Through my articles and online PDA courses, I aim to help you outline a strategy, focus on marketing that’s authentic, and get new patients every week. I share all of my practice-building tips at michellegrasek.com and on social media @michellegrasek.

]]>35f8fbd4-e55c-450c-a6fa-2984142a5411Tue, 21 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -050017:58falsefull1221001 Treating BPH with Chinese Medicine • Lisa Lapwing001 Treating BPH with Chinese Medicine • Lisa LapwingIn today’s Shop Talk, Lisa presents basic Biomedical and TCM information about BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), a condition that every Acupuncturist will most likely see in their clinic at some point in their career unless you don’t treat older gentlemen. She presents common causes, symptoms, biomed treatments, TCM differentials and a few basic points. You can use these points in your clinic tomorrow to start successfully treating this condition! It’s a condition that responds very well to what we have to offer, acupuncture and herbs! For a more in-depth understanding on BPH and other common men’s health conditions you can take one of Lisa’s courses. Information on my upcoming courses will be announced on herb blog at: https://whole-healthacupuncture.com/blog. She also offers consultations services and is always open to just talk to other practitioners about this subject, of which she is so passionate about! You can contact Lisa directly at: Lisa.whacupuncture@gmail.com.

About Lisa Lapwing

Dr. Lisa Lapwing a specialist in men’s health (Andrology). As you may be aware, we’re not taught much about this subject in school and I therefore, had to learn about it myself through reading/researching, talking to other professionals and trial and error. Now, over a decade later, after treating various sexual health conditions for men and women, I’m filling in the gaps in education on Andrology in TCM. As an expert in this field I have spoken for and have had an article published with SUNA (Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates), I’ve taught classes for AOMA and FSOMA.

]]>In today’s Shop Talk, Lisa presents basic Biomedical and TCM information about BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia), a condition that every Acupuncturist will most likely see in their clinic at some point in their career unless you don’t treat older gentlemen. She presents common causes, symptoms, biomed treatments, TCM differentials and a few basic points. You can use these points in your clinic tomorrow to start successfully treating this condition! It’s a condition that responds very well to what we have to offer, acupuncture and herbs! For a more in-depth understanding on BPH and other common men’s health conditions you can take one of Lisa’s courses. Information on my upcoming courses will be announced on herb blog at: https://whole-healthacupuncture.com/blog. She also offers consultations services and is always open to just talk to other practitioners about this subject, of which she is so passionate about! You can contact Lisa directly at: Lisa.whacupuncture@gmail.com.

About Lisa Lapwing

Dr. Lisa Lapwing a specialist in men’s health (Andrology). As you may be aware, we’re not taught much about this subject in school and I therefore, had to learn about it myself through reading/researching, talking to other professionals and trial and error. Now, over a decade later, after treating various sexual health conditions for men and women, I’m filling in the gaps in education on Andrology in TCM. As an expert in this field I have spoken for and have had an article published with SUNA (Society of Urologic Nurses and Associates), I’ve taught classes for AOMA and FSOMA.

]]>f51cfd8f-1a4b-4545-96b3-5b59723ceecdTue, 14 Feb 2023 05:00:00 -050016:38falsefull1111