Discussions From Clinic • Solo Show, Michael Max • EAP085
by Michael Max | October 11, 2018 | acupuncture, Podcast | 0 Comments
I never know what will come up in a clinic session. That’s the fun part of the job; not knowing. Not knowing and being attentive to what arises. It’s a cross between meditation and motorcycle repair. This episode is one of those rare solo shows. It’s fueled by some...
Simple Not Easy: The Practice of Qi Gong and Tai Chi • Marshall Garland • EAP084
by Michael Max | September 10, 2018 | movement practices, Podcast | 0 Comments
Qi gong can look deceptively simple. From the outside it looks like stillness in motion, but what is unfolding on the inside is another matter entirely. Here in the West we are used to aggressive, outward motion while being...
Chinese Kitchen Table Medicine- the healing power of guasha • Liz March • EAP083
by Michael Max | August 8, 2018 | Podcast | 0 Comments
Pretty much every auntie and grandma in China is well versed in how to use a soup spoon to raise the therapeutic rash of guasha. Guasha is a part of Chinese folk medicine, and like so many folk medicines, it is simple, safe and effective. Guasha can be...
Martial Arts, Personality and the Five Spirits • Jonathan Bluestein • EAP082
by Michael Max | July 5, 2018 | Lifestyle, movement practices, Podcast | 0 Comments
Chinese medicine, philosophy and martial arts all share a common root. The applications might be different, but they come back a grounding in Yin/Yang and Five Phases. In this episode we speak with a martial artist and teacher who helps us to bridge some of the...
Acupuncture in Morocco • EAP081
by Michael Max | June 3, 2018 | acupuncture, Podcast | 0 Comments
Living in a foreign country brings challenges and opportunities. In this episode we discuss life and culture in Morocco, how acupuncture came to be accepted there, and how what began as a wellness center turned into a school of acupuncture. ...
Taste of Taiwan: An Afternoon in a Tea Shop • Pia Giammasi • EAP080
by Michael Max | May 4, 2018 | food, Lifestyle, Podcast | 0 Comments
Taiwan is famous for it's high tech computer technology, bicycles, fragrant tofu, rivers of scooters, delicious street food, and of course, tea. Today's episode is a bit of a soundscape as we spend a portion of the afternoon drinking and discussing tea. Unlike your...
Buff Bones: movement practices that promote healthy lively bones • Rebekah Rotstein • EAP079
by Michael Max | April 7, 2018 | Lifestyle, movement practices, Podcast | 0 Comments
A low reading on a bone density scan does not equal a Fosamax deficiency. Healthy bones are hard, living tissue, but they also have a certain amount of flexibility. They are designed to bend and absorb shock and stress, and in fact one of the ways that bones become...
Acupuncture in Rural Nepal • Andrew Schlabach • EAP078
by Michael Max | March 8, 2018 | acupuncture, Podcast | 1 Comment
Here in the west we are used to seeing acupuncture clinics in an urban setting, and it is often sought as an adjunctive therapy used in combination with other modalities. In today's show we explore the use of acupuncture in the rural third world setting of Nepal and...
Reckoning The Unknown: A Conversation on Cancer • Josephine Spilka • EAP077
by Michael Max | February 8, 2018 | Podcast | 0 Comments
Cancer is a curious disease. It’s something we fight as an invader, but at its root it is a part of us. A part of us that is apart from us. We are in essence fighting against ourselves. In this conversation we meander through some perspectives that come from Chinese...
