Voices on the Mountain

Our good friend Alana Foeller joins us today to talk about the differences between Western and Chinese Medicine. Which route is better at treating what diseases?  What is health? And what is the goal of medicine?

For real this time, we get into the first two of these amazing points and their uses. 

Are you familiar with Ma Danyang's heavenly star points? Don't worry Steven had never heard of them before.  Today a short introduction to these points. Hope you enjoy tangents!

Wrapping up this series on diet we go over some lingering questions, get lost in nuts and spices, and review helpful attitudes on making dietary changes. 

Fat has gotten a lot of press over the last 70 years since the American Heart Association hypothesized a detrimental link between fats and heart health. While in the last decade or so this link has been challenged and debunked, its prevalence is still responsible for  many American's understanding and attitudes towards fat. And still we have an absence of knowledge about what types of fats we...

You know how we are always going off on tangents  mid-episode? Well this time we did a whole episodes worth right from the get go, you're welcome! In this episode we introduce an idea of movement as a part of your diet and get into some specifics for shoulder rehab. 

But seriously who doesn't like cake? And with all the carb bashing on this podcast you might think you have to give up your tasty treats. But what if we told you, you could have your health and eat cake too? Cake for breakfast you say? Now that's a diet we can all get behind. Steven's Recipe: Keto Shortbread 8 tbsp Butter (or 4/5 coconut oil and 1/5 almond milk) 1 tbsp Vanilla extract 1.5 cups Alm...

Running into a lot of conflicting  dietary advice? Eating--it seems like one of the simplest and most basic human activities. We've been doing it forever and today loading up your plate is easier than ever. But what should be on that plate seems to be a perpetual question.  In this series of episodes we lay a foundation for our conversations around food based on an understanding that has...

You may have one, you most certainly know some one who does. Whether you are listening for yourself, or to empathize with those around you do not miss this episode. Today we get into the second half of the menstrual cycle from a Chinese Medicine perspective. While certain parts of this episode are geared more for practitioners there is plenty of diet and lifestyle advice for our muggle family. Enj...

You may have one, you most certainly know some one who does. Whether you are listening for yourself, or to empathize with those around you do not miss this episode. Today we get into the first half of the menstrual cycle from a Chinese Medicine perspective. While certain parts of this episode are geared more for practitioners there is plenty of diet and lifestyle advice for our muggle family. Enjo...

We all learn our channels in school, it is something that we get quizzed on constantly throughout our education. The meridians are the foundation of any acupuncturists knowledge; but how sturdy is this base and what can we do to flush out our understanding of the Jing Luo.

We all learn our channels in school, it is something that we get quizzed on constantly throughout our education. The meridians are the foundation of any acupuncturists knowledge; but how sturdy is this base and what can we do to flush out our understanding of the Jing Luo. 

The missing finale on our Jing Series!  It's a New Year which means Steven's herbal class has run it's course :( AHHHH :(  But that means we get to nerd out on this podcast :) YAAAAY :)  Make sure to follow and subscribe to the podcast so you can stay abreast to all of our new content this year.

We continue last weeks episode on how to conserve Jing and go over cures for the ever dreaded blue balls.

This episode kicks off our how to guide on conserving Jing. If this is completely new information then you are in the perfect place to absorb and learn, much like a child ... or even an emperor. 

Another episode that is short and sweet before we go long and deep next week. This episode covers  why we would want to conserve Jing and we scratch the surface on some internal cultivation practices. 

Enjoy a shorty this week so no one gets podcast fatigue. Learn about the intriguingly named Jade Liquid and a sex test for the Emperors that we would all like to take. 

It's not just a line from the Dark Crystal, it is a real thing! This is the first of 6 episodes where we start to the scratch the surface on how to build and conserve Jing. 

We break the seal on the bottle, tangents and swearing in this episode.  We have plenty of good content coming your way this year, be on the lookout for episodes bimonthly or save yourself the anticipation and hit the subscribe button to make sure you never miss an episode.

It's the festive season when people gather with friends to eat, drink, and talk story.  Alcohol traces it's roots back to beginning of human civilization and agriculture potentially being the first fermented substance humans manufactured.  In Chinese Medicine alcohol is also a foundational component, not only as a solvent but as a radical in the character Yi. Join us on the first part of...

Into the archives of the short little life of our podcasts we go: In the beginning, Steven and I were vamping on some Wu Xing ideas, and then we decided to hit record.... Wu Xing or 5 Phases as it is often translated, is a philosophy at the core of Chinese thought. If Yin and Yang are like dancing a two step, Wu Xing is like the tango. And once you adopt this lens you can apply it anywhere, in the...

Finishing off the Ghost Points

Just like the ghost points themselves we are going deeper into the body as we cover more ghost points this week.

Ghostbusters!

Goodness Gracious Great balls of fire!