Qiological Podcast

Michael Max

English Alternative Health Health & Fitness Life Sciences Natural Sciences Science

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Episodes 500

Avg. Duration 1h 15m

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Apple Rating ★ 4.8 (257)

Since Mar 2018

Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

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 understanding how life moves, unfolds, develops and declines. Medicine comes from continuous, thoughtful practice of what we do in clinic, and how we approach that work. The practice of medicine is more — much more — than simply treating illness. It is more than acquiring skills and techniques. And it is more than memorizing the experiences of others. It takes a certain kind of eye, an inquiring mind and relentlessly inquisitive heart. Qiological is an opportunity to deepen our practice with conversations that go deep into acupuncture, herbal medicine, cultivation practices, and the practice of having a practice. It’s an opportunity to sit in the company of others with similar interests, but perhaps very different minds. Through these dialogues perhaps we can better understand our craft.

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Recent Episodes

What is Essential • Kathleen Lumiere

Jun 11, 2026 1h

What if the very things that seem to be pulling our profession apart are actually the forces that will finally condense it into something more resilient? We’re in a moment of choppy waters—school…

464 Time, Timing and the Timeless • Peter Firebrace

Jun 09, 2026 1h 36m

Many of us experience life through schedules, deadlines, and calendars, yet beneath them are deeper patterns that shape how we grow, adapt, heal, and change.In this conversation with Peter Firebrace,…

Realities of the Math • Ryan Hofer

Jun 04, 2026 1h 18m

We’re at a moment where the structure of loans and professional education is changing. Not just for the acupuncture profession, but across the entire educational landscape. While it seems the storm…

463 Complexity, Boundaries and Biomes • Neil Theise

Jun 02, 2026 1h 27m

Clinical practice asks us to recognise patterns, trust experience, and make decisions under uncertainty. But what happens when discovery comes not from certainty, but from staying open to…

Reckoning the Present, Wayfinding the Future • Danielle Reghi

May 28, 2026 1h 55m

The acupuncture and East Asian profession is facing a number of critical challenges as long-established schools close, new federal guidelines on graduate education loans will dramatically change how…

462 History Series: When Resistance Strengthens Tradition • James Flowers

May 26, 2026 1h 23m

Medicine is never only about treatment. It also carries culture, identity, and memory. Sometimes preserving a medicine is a way of preserving a people.In this episode we visit with James Flowers to…

461 Neurology, Concussion and the Curious Organ of Chinese Medicine • Clayton Shiu & Ayla Wolf

May 19, 2026 1h 24m

Often what brings someone into our office looks straightforward at first—a concussion, dizziness, headache, or a sense that something is not quite right. But what begins as the search to fix a…

460 Using Chinese Medicine to Treat Alpha-Gal • Rebecca Chrestman

May 12, 2026 1h 3m

We often think of allergies as simple reactions, but some conditions reveal a far deeper conversation between the immune system, environment, and daily life—one that evolves with every exposure.In…

459 Wandering Into Saam- History, Premodern Medicine & The Power of Four Needles • Philip Suger & Michael Brown

May 05, 2026 1h 21m

What makes a system feel trustworthy—results, lineage, or the way it brings you into the resonance of what’s happening?Philip Suger didn’t start with Saam acupuncture. He was in Beijing in 2010,…

458 History Series - What a long strange trip it's been • Jeffrey Dann

Apr 28, 2026 1h 8m

The path into acupuncture isn’t always clean or linear—sometimes it begins in the grit and confusion of working out just who you are in this world. From anthropology studies in Seattle’s Skid Row to…

457 Apprentice to Curiosity • Arnie Lade

Apr 21, 2026 1h 9m

Points don’t really have a number, they have a name. They are not just a function, they embody characteristics and relationships.In this episode I get to sit for a conversation with Arnie Lade. He’s…

456 Something About Slowing Down • Sue Crites

Apr 14, 2026 1h 11m

In practice, healing often begins with seeking a solution to a problem that has us looking for help. What first looks like a search for relief becomes an encounter with something wider: the patterns…

455 Psychoacoustics, Healing Frequencies and the Songs of Plants • Yuval Ron • Rick Gold

Apr 07, 2026 1h 16m

Some projects kick off with a business plan. Others begin as a response to an odd little ad in the back of a magazine, or sparked by following a hunch. When you think about it, this is often how the…

454 History Series- You Have to Start with Imagination • Holly Guzman

Mar 31, 2026 1h 7m

We all find our own unique way into the practice of East Asian medicine.It’s part luck, part dogged curiosity and persistence, and sometimes a bit of fate.In this conversation with Holly Guzman, we…

453 Dry Needling, Tensegrity, and the Challenges of Integration • Darren Maynard

Mar 24, 2026 1h 19m

Sports medicine acupuncture is one of those phrases that sounds neat and tidy. But, what does it actually mean?.In this conversation with Darren Maynard, dig into the complexity and methods that fall…

452 Perspectives on the Mingmen • Anne Shelton Crute, Thomas Sørensen, Z'ev Rosenberg

Mar 17, 2026 1h 31m

Some concepts in Chinese medicine don’t need more poetry. They need a hands-on palpable marker, and a willingness to admit, “I think I get it… and then the light changes and I can’t see it.” That’s…

451 Zang Fu Tuina and the Microbiome • Henry Tarazona

Mar 10, 2026 1h 23m

We no longer pretend the gut and the mind are separate; we know the interconnections are vast and rich. Furthermore, their communication isn’t a hack—it’s a relationship that responds to your input,…

450 The Fire is Unavoidable • Haunani Chong Drake

Mar 03, 2026 1h 51m

Sometimes the people who shape us most aren’t the ones who formally taught us anything. They’re the people in a potent moment who say something that we hear with something other than our ears— it…

449 History Series, In the Footsteps of the Yellow Emperor • Peter Eckman

Feb 24, 2026 1h 28m

Often enough, medicine evolves not through the accumulation of answers, but instead by posing annoying questions. The thing about learning, it usually carries an element of disruption.In this…

448 Chinese New Year of the Fire Horse • Gregory Done

Feb 17, 2026 1h 42m

There’s a moment, in the slack tide between one flow and another, when a potent stillness arises, and the possibility of a new direction arrives with a feeling of invitation. It’s like standing on…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Qiological Podcast have?

Qiological Podcast has published 500 episodes since March 2018, covering topics in Alternative Health, Health & Fitness.

Is Qiological Podcast still active?

Qiological Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 1h 15m.