Two Wise Trees

We answer two listener questions, both essentially about the effects of drugs and medication on the body, and wanting insight from a Chinese medicine perspective. Give it a listen!   Notes: Art by Georgia O'Keeffe Why We Love Why We Cheat  TED talk by Helen Fisher

Because it is August and the weather is hot and muggy, we discuss how to cope, or at least how to put the swamp-like weather into perspective. This goes into a discussion about Heart season, the height of summer, when we can relax and enjoy human interconnectedness. Summer is unique in that is characterized not by the work of planting and harvesting, or hunkering down to survive the winter, but by...

At the top of this episode Audrey poses an epistemic question: how do we reconcile different ways of knowing? There knowledge that is more based in data, stats, facts, "book learning" (aka internet learning nowadays), and commonly associated with science. And there is knowledge that is based more in intuition, faith, living experience, internal comprehension and commonly associated with religion....

For episode #8 we looked at the natal chart of someone suffering from gallbladder issues, and used this as a jumping off point to discuss how the gallbladder and liver energy functions according to Chinese medicine. Some key points: The gallbladder and liver energy is an energy of bursting forth and starting new. The emotion of anger is related with these organs, so we look at healthy ways to mana...

In which we answer more listener questions! 

First off, you can now show your appreciation and support by  buying us a "coffee" (tea).  Thank you for listening and writing in! In episode #6 we talk about fibromyalgia to answer a question from a listener who suffers from this painful condition. Fibromyalgia from a Chinese medicine perspective can often be traced back to an injury to the Lung system, the most delicate organ. The physical, ener...

In this episode we talk about some of our favorite books. We also branch into topics related to hierarchal and egalitarian societies and hierarchy in nature, the masculine and feminine dynamic seen in the yin-yang symbol, and touch on a few Scorcese movies. Enjoy!   Update to add- here is our booklist: Audrey: The Dawn of Everything by David Graeber The Chalice and the Blade by Riane Eisler Braidi...

Support our efforts: buymeacoffee.com/twowisetrees In episode #4 we answer a wonderful question from a reader: How does Chinese Medicine/ Astrology help a person find their life path/ purpose? Audrey takes the lead on this one and goes into a system of knowing one's purpose through understanding the combination of the Heavenly Stems and the Earthly Branches. In other words, looking at how the  she...

Support our efforts at: buymeacoffee.com/twowisetrees   In episode #3 of Two Wise Trees we answer the following questions:   How to deal with a UTI from a Chinese medicine perspective?    How does acupuncture work from a scientific perspective?    Is it true that certain astrology signs have problems with the same body part? For example Pisces relates to the feet?   How does too much time on compu...

Please support our efforts: buymeacoffee.com/twowisetrees   In episode #2 of Two Wise Trees podcast we answer a reader question about why she is tired and lacking motivation most of the time.  We talk about the differentiation based on the 5 organs in Chinese medicine:  Heart: marriage, other family ties, "married" to job, "blood is thought" Spleen: mind is busy Kidney: secondary battery Liver: en...

To support our efforts, please donate to: buymeacoffee.com/twowisetrees   In episode #1 of Two Wise Trees Podcast we share who we are, and a bit about our backgrounds as licensed acupuncturists and long time students of astrology.  Acupuncture and Chinese medicine is how we determine what is going on with the body, where is it in the body and what organs are affected. Astrology is looking at the c...