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Qiological Podcast

Michael Max
Acupuncture
Chinese Medicine
East Asian Medicine
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Patient Care
Saam Acupuncture
Herbal Medicine
Korean Medicine
Western Medicine
Five Elements Theory
Healing
Community Health
Eastern Medicine
Palpation Techniques
Extraordinary Vessels
Yin and Yang
Education
Cultural Appropriation
Transformation
American Chinese Medicine

Acupuncture and East Asian medicine was not developed in a laboratory. It does not advance through double-blind controlled studies, nor does it respond well to petri dish experimentation. Our medicine did not come from the statistical regression of randomized cohorts, but from the observation and treatment of individuals in their particular environment. It grows out of an embodied sense of underst... more

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We often imagine a medicine as one standardized thing: a single technique, a single explanation. But spend time where moxa is actually practiced, and the picture becomes richer and far less uniform.

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We say we learn from our patients. But what does that actually mean when you’re in the room, the treatment isn’t going the way you’d anticipated, and the theory leaves you more confused than connected?

In this conversation we are joined by Chris McA... more

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Translating Chinese medicine began, for Nigel Wiseman, with a love of language, and it has become a lifelong study of how meaning travels between worlds. His work asks that we stay faithful to what the Chinese actually says, even when it asks somethi... more

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Chinese medicine sits at an interesting crossroads, part clinical craft, part philosophical inheritance. Its practice of listening before concluding speaks meaningfully to how we meet the people who come through our doors.

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Recent Guests

Chris McAlister
Acupuncturist and shiatsu practitioner
Episode: 485 Learning From Our Patients • Chris McAlister, Bonnie Wright & Maya Suzuki
Bonnie Wright
Veterinarian, anesthesiologist, and acupuncture practitioner who treats animals
Episode: 485 Learning From Our Patients • Chris McAlister, Bonnie Wright & Maya Suzuki
Maya Suzuki
Japanese acupuncture practitioner and teacher
Episode: 485 Learning From Our Patients • Chris McAlister, Bonnie Wright & Maya Suzuki
Nigel Wiseman
Translator of Chinese medicine and author of medical Chinese learning books
Episode: 484 History Series - Translating Between Worlds • Nigel Wiseman
Evan Pinto
Acupuncturist, author, and former teacher at Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine
Shanghai University of Chinese Medicine
Episode: 483 Authenticity is Difficult to Achieve • Evan Pinto
James Flowers
Historian, anthropologist, and practitioner of East Asian medicine
Kyunghee University
Episode: 482 The Conundrum of Singularity & Diversity in the Practice of East Asian Medicine • James FLowers
Volker Scheid
Historian, anthropologist, and Chinese medicine practitioner
Episode: 480 History Series - Searching for the Dao of Medicine • Volker Scheid
Neil Theise
Physician-scientist, researcher in complexity and biologies
Episode: 479 Consciousness, Ghosts, Magic & The Inexplicable • Neil Theise
Linda Kim
Acupuncturist, researcher, and practitioner discussed in conversation
Episode: 478 Often Confused and Having Fun • Linda Kim

Host

Michael Max
Host of Qiological podcast series

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 497 ratings
  • Great conversation on 8 Ex!

    This episode made so many connections for me. Things that didn’t make sense before, seem more natural now. Thank you Yvonne Farrel and Luke Adler

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Kjspk99
    United States7 months ago
  • That's so great to see it that way and understand. I love it. Thank you

    Podcast Addict
    5
    nathalief
    a year ago
  • Manipulative

    I started listening to an interview and was surprised by the initial monologue (seemed unrelated). But I kept going, when the interview started something felt off as if the interviewer was being manipulative and insincere. I kept listening for another 20 minutes and it felt like he was being condescending. Non of it was overt so I went to look at his website and sure enough- I saw NLP training.

    It felt icky listening to him conduct an interview.

    The topic however, was interesting.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Pleasehelp10354
    United States2 years ago
  • A very valuable resource

    Michael is a very good facilitator - I really appreciate his honesty and integrity in revealing his own difficulties which i resonate with.Many great guests- lots to learn- the 10 - 15 minutes of advertisements and monologue at the start and during every episode is a little too much.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    Doctor pain away
    Australia2 years ago
  • Great podcast

    I love your podcast, Max. Everything that is shared helps me pause and think about the work that we do as practitioners in an embodied way. I am a Shiatsu Shin Tai practitioner. Just been listening to your interview with Joyce Vlaarkamp. Beautiful 🙏.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Dawn Oei
    United Kingdom2 years ago

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The show is valued as an essential resource by many in the East Asian medicine community.
Listeners praise the host for thoughtful, deep-dive conversations with top practitioners.
Guests are described as knowledgeable and generous, delivering useful clinical and historical insights.

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485 Learning From Our Patients • Chris McAlister, Bonnie Wright & Maya Suzuki
Q: What do you do in the moment when you feel like you've lost the scent?
Bonnie Wright suggests hovering in uncertainty rather than striving to fix the problem immediately. The group also recommends returning to clinical basics, observing the patient, and accepting that a practitioner may need to stop or refer.
485 Learning From Our Patients • Chris McAlister, Bonnie Wright & Maya Suzuki
Q: How is learning from animals different from learning from people?
Bonnie Wright says veterinarians rely on physical signs rather than verbal histories, asking each animal's body what is happening and watching how it responds to treatment.
484 History Series - Translating Between Worlds • Nigel Wiseman
Q: How do you see Chinese medicine as being a Confucian-type medicine?
Wiseman says Chinese medicine developed alongside both Confucianism and Daoism, but its governmental analogies, including the heart as sovereign and liver as general, reveal Confucian influences that are often overlooked.
484 History Series - Translating Between Worlds • Nigel Wiseman
Q: How did you come to the idea that translating Chinese medicine was a good idea?
After studying languages and finding his translation job in Belgium dull, Wiseman chose to learn Chinese. In Taiwan he met acupuncturist Paul Zmiewski, saw that English descriptions did not match Chinese texts, and decided to translate the medicine.
482 The Conundrum of Singularity & Diversity in the Practice of East Asian Medicine • James FLowers
Q: What happened in Korea when Covid arrived?
Flowers says Korean medicine doctors challenged restrictions on treating patients and organized voluntary telephone consultations. Once allowed to treat patients, practitioners prescribed individually rather than following a single state-mandated formula.

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What is Qiological Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on East Asian medicine, acupuncture, and related practices, exploring how ancient frameworks, modern clinical realities, and personal practice intersect in real-world healing. Episodes often blend traditional patterns (Shang Han Lun, Wen Bing) with contemporary conditions (long COVID, autoimmune, chronic pain), while examining education, regulation, and workforce issues that shape the field. Listeners can expect thoughtful, sometimes broodingly honest conversations that connect diagnostics, treatment strategies, and the economics of sustaining practice. A notable strength is the willingness to traverse cross-tradition perspectives, integrate science with embodied clinical wisdom, and highlight mentorship, community, and th... more

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2. Bonnie Wright
3. Maya Suzuki
4. Nigel Wiseman
5. Evan Pinto
6. James Flowers
7. Volker Scheid
8. Neil Theise

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