Episodes 46
Avg. Duration 19m
Activity Highly Active
Since Feb 2023
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Schedule
Every 2 Weeks
Format
Episodic
Consistency
87%
Hosting
feeds.captivate.fm

About This Podcast

In 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!

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Recent Episodes

046 Necessary Skills for a Successful Sports Medicine Acupuncture Practice • Whitfield Reaves

Jun 04, 2026 27m

Sports acupuncture isn’t about long treatment plans or complicated theory—it’s about precision, trust, and results athletes can feel quickly. True mastery comes through repetition, refining the…

045 Pregnancy and Acupuncture • Debra Betts

May 21, 2026 27m

Pregnancy care is often approached with caution, yet it reflects overall health—not something to fear or avoid. It’s not about rigid rules or avoiding certain points, but understanding the body and…

044 Male Reproductive Health • Naomi Skoglund

May 07, 2026 26m

Male fertility is often overlooked, yet it reflects overall health—not just reproductive function. It’s not defined by a single test result, but by how well the body is functioning beneath the…

043 Sexual Vitality and Health in the Post Reproductive Years • Kath Berry

Apr 16, 2026 23m

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…

042 Challenges of Change: The Teen Years • Stephen Cowan

Apr 02, 2026 31m

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…

041 Top Three Considerations in Treating Menopause • Christina Jackson

Mar 19, 2026 28m

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…

040 Approaching Perimenopause • Lorne Brown

Mar 05, 2026 35m

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,…

039 Wen Bing Strategies for Treating Winter Colds • Kerri Westhauser

Feb 19, 2026 31m

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…

038 Using Saam Acupuncture for Colds and Coughs • Andreas Brüch

Feb 05, 2026 28m

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…

037 Simplifying Herb Formulas By Considering Flavor and Function • Andrew Nugent-Head

Jan 22, 2026 35m

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…

036 Gua Sha for Colds and Coughs • Carly Hererro

Jan 08, 2026 27m

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…

035 Treating Kids with Colds • Maya Suzuki

Dec 18, 2025 37m

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…

034 Why I usually see Shaoyang cold and flu issues and what I do about it.

Dec 01, 2025 25m

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…

S1E33 033 Yangming into Kidney Essence • John Scott

Sep 27, 2023 7m

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…

S1E32 032 Zangfu and Jingluo • Brenda Hood

Sep 20, 2023 20m

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…

S1E31 031 Hua Tou Points • John Scott

Sep 13, 2023 11m

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…

S1E30 030 Business as Culitvative Practice • Michael Max

Sep 06, 2023 14m

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…

S1E29 029 Palpating Head Points • Jason Robertson.mp3

Aug 30, 2023 17m

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…

S1E28 028 Considering and Using Ghost Points • Leta Herman

Aug 23, 2023 16m

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…

S1E27 026 Treating Chaotic Energy • Leta Herman

Aug 16, 2023 15m

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…

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How many episodes does Qiological Shoptalk have?

Qiological Shoptalk has published 46 episodes since February 2023, covering topics in Alternative Health, Business.

Is Qiological Shoptalk still active?

Qiological Shoptalk is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 19m.

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