ClassicalChineseMedicine.org

Conversation About Death

2024-02-26T13:00:20-08:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Scholar-physicans (in the US) Lorie Eve Dechar, Heiner Fruehauf, Lonny Jarrett, Randine Lewis, Alexander Love, Will Morris, and Vansanthi Vanniasingham discuss death, its relevance to living a more full life, and the practice of medicine. This is the 9th release in a monthly series of discussions considering the integrality of Chinese medicine and its place in our time.

Why Chinese Medicine Now?

2024-02-10T13:42:29-08:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Scholar-physicans Lorie Eve Dechar, Heiner Fruehauf, Lonny Jarrett, Randine Lewis, Alexander Love, William Morris, and Brandt Stickley discuss the crucial role and importance of Chinese medicine in modern times. This is the introductory release in a monthly series of discussions considering the integrality of Chinese medicine and its place in our time.

The Role of Pain and Suffering in Healing

2024-02-10T13:42:31-08:00Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Chinese medicine scholar-physicians in the United States discuss of the role of pain and suffering in healing. This is the 5th release in a monthly series of discussions considering the integrality of Chinese medicine and its place in our time.

Recovering from Acute and Chronic Viral Infections with Chinese Medicine

2023-02-15T15:54:03-08:00Tags: , , , , |

HEINER FRUEHAUF
HOSTED BY LORNE BROWN

This interview with Heiner Fruehauf is a preface to a full length seminar with Healthy Seminars that will introduce students to the theory, history, and practice of Chinese medicine approaches to the recovery from acute viral infections and degenerative after-effects caused by potential autoimmune reactions. The interview is conducted by Founder Dr. Lorne Brown, B.Sc., CPA, Dr.TCM, FABORM, CHT.

Dr. Judith Boice Interviews Dr. Heiner Fruehauf

2023-02-15T15:53:09-08:00Tags: , , , , , |

JUDITH BOICE

HEINER FRUEHAUF

This interview was recorded for a clinical mentorship class that is part of the online doctorate completion program at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM). Judith Boice, ND, LAc, FABNO is an adjunct faculty member at ACTCM as well as an award-winning author and teacher.

ClassicalChineseMedicine.org is delighted to share this dialogue with you, and we extend our gratitude to Dr. Boice for making this recording available.

Gu Syndrome with Dr. Heiner Fruehauf, PhD, LAc (Episode #116)

2023-02-15T15:53:28-08:00Tags: , , , , , |

WITH HEINER FRUEHAUF
INTERVIEW BY SCOTT FORSGREN

In a wide-ranging interview with health writer Scott Forsgren, Heiner outlines the unique relevance of anti-Gu treatment strategies for many modern mystery afflictions such as Lyme disease, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue disorder. He shares practical advice based on his own clinical experience with inflammatory disorders that involve chronic overwhelm of the immune system by multiple layers of inflammatory pathogens like viruses, spirochetes, fungi and a variety of recalcitrant biofilms. Heiner points, out, moreover, that ancient Gu Syndrome treatment approaches may even contain potential lessons for the treatment of COVID-19.

The Essence of Chinese Medicine

2023-02-15T17:12:27-08:00Tags: , , , , , , |

WU SHENG'AN

ClassicalChineseMedicine.org is proud to announce that one of Northern China’s most pre-eminent folk physicians has become a permanent advisor to our online family. Dr. Wu Sheng’an is a classically trained master physician who still combines many traditional skills that are virtually impossible to find in one person in modern-day China: chrono-acupuncturist, wildcrafter and processor of medicinal plants, internal medicine expert specializing in difficult and recalcitrant diseases, Taiji master, and active proponent of Sun Simiao’s medical ethics.

Direct Transmission: Quest for the Heart in Classical Chinese Medicine

2023-02-15T17:13:51-08:00Tags: , , , , |

WANG QINGYU

Direct Transmission shares the faces and stories of several remarkable practitioners of classical Chinese medicine, people who are a living link to the treasures of the past. It is our hope that the nature of this unprecedented material, woven of colorful and emotionally moving stories, interviews, and treatment sessions, will inspire expanded interest in, and understanding of, the profound value of traditional knowledge in general, and classical Chinese medicine in particular.

On the Concept of “Fang” (Formula Science): The Design and Clinical Power of Guizhi Tang (Cinnamon Decoction), Part I

2023-02-15T17:14:44-08:00Tags: , , , |

LIU LIHONG

In this educational presentation filled with important practical clinical information, Prof. Liu Lihong offers insight into “fang”, or formula science. He utilizes guizhi tang (cinnamon decoction), one of the premier and most important formulas in Chinese herbalism, as the example to illuminate his lesson.

Classical Chinese Life Science: Fengshui and Bazi

2023-02-15T17:15:09-08:00Tags: , , , |

WANG QINGYU

Respected Daoist medicine elder Prof. Wang Qingyu speaks about bazi astrology, fengshui, and other traditional life sciences. In this concise presentation, he elaborates on Sun Simiao’s credo that the immersion in the pre-medical protosciences of ancient China is of great benefit for every classically trained physician. Furthermore, he introduces a convenient way that enables anyone to integrate five element birth charts into their everyday practice.

Gems from a Classical Chinese Medicine Pulse Master – Dr. Zeng Rongxiu (1927-2012)

2023-02-15T17:15:36-08:00Tags: , , , |

ZENG RONGXIU

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Zeng Rongxiu. Dr. Zeng was the last living disciple of the great Shanghan pulse master Dr. Tian Heming. During his long career as an internal medicine doctor in Chengdu, he synthesized a highly effective system of constitutional approaches to chronic illness. To celebrate Dr. Zeng’s life and legacy with you, ClassicalChineseMedicine.org is making available one of Dr. Zeng’s last public teaching sessions, in which he synthesizes his life-long insights on pulse diagnosis.

Harmony of Healing

2023-02-15T17:17:15-08:00Tags: , , |

WANG HUADE

This video is a tribute to the life and work of the Daoist musician Wang Huade, who used his Qin play to heal himself and others. The Qin is China’s most ancient instrument. It’s structural dimensions were originally designed to reflect the numerological patterns of both macrocosm (the universe) and microcosm (the human body). He recently died at age 86 in Sichuan, but stays alive for us in this interview wherein he transmits his passion for the healing powers of music and traditional Chinese culture.

Insights on the Power of Jinjing Qigong

2023-02-15T17:20:52-08:00Tags: , |

LIU LIHONG

In this passionate presentation captured at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan, China's premier advocate of the classical wisdom traditions in Chinese medicine illuminates the crucial difference between ancient and modern methods of acquiring knowledge.

Qigong: On the Rewards of Continuous Practice and the Importance of Lineage

2023-02-15T17:23:29-08:00Tags: , , , |

WANG QINGYU AND HEINER FRUEHAUF

In this presentation, respected Daoist medicine elder Wang Qingyu dialogues with his student, Heiner Fruehauf, about the importance of maintaining consistency in Qigong practice, and the vital importance of the concept of lineage in Chinese medicine and related forms of personal cultivation.

A Simple Principle in the Transmission of Gnostic Knowledge

2023-02-15T17:29:28-08:00Tags: , , |

HEINER FRUEHAUF

In this keynote speech at a recent Chinese medicine conference in Poland, Heiner Fruehauf spoke about the ancient core concepts of this dynamic medicine, and how utilizing the medicine in its intended classical forms (as a fully realized, potent system of medicine) is of great importance at a time when Western medicine and modern TCM are encountering limitations in treating the complex diseases of our time.

The Importance of Classical Chinese Medicine in Modern Times

2023-02-15T17:24:30-08:00Tags: , , , |

HEINER FRUEHAUF

In this keynote speech at a recent Chinese medicine conference in Poland, Heiner Fruehauf spoke about the ancient core concepts of this dynamic medicine, and how utilizing the medicine in its intended classical forms (as a fully realized, potent system of medicine) is of great importance at a time when Western medicine and modern TCM are encountering limitations in treating the complex diseases of our time.

Chinese Medicine Blues

2023-02-15T15:37:57-08:00Tags: , |

PETER FIREBRACE
Eastern Currents
Total running time: 4 mins.
Music

The British Chinese medicine expert Peter Firebrace is a dear friend of the ClassicalChineseMedicine.org community. In recent years, he has used his deep love for music to cover many of the perennial themes of Chinese medicine in witty and informative song compositions. CDs capturing more of his musical work can be obtained from EasternCurrents.ca in North America, and from peterfirebrace.com in Europe.

Simple Facts About Tea (2 parts)

2023-02-15T15:41:11-08:00Tags: |

SHI ZHAOPENG
China’s pre-eminent tea scholar, Hunan
Total running time: 89 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, Translated into English
by Heiner Fruehauf

Join a delightful lecture and tea drinking session with China’s pre-eminent tea scholar, retired Prof. Shi Zhaopeng. On location at Jiashan Temple in Hunan Province, the origin of ceremonial tea drinking in the Zen tradition, he clarifies some basic facts about the production and degustation of different types of Chinese tea.

Calligraphy – A Meditation

2023-02-15T15:41:50-08:00Tags: |

HU BAOQI
Renowned calligrapher, Shaanxi Province
Total running time: 5 mins.
Music

In the spirit of recognizing Chinese medicine as an art form embedded in traditional Chinese culture, ClassicalChineseMedicine.org presents another video about a key element of Chinese craftsmanship. Hu Baoqi, a well-known calligrapher from Shaanxi Province, introduces us to the concept of “flow” through his silent brush strokes.

On Nourishing Spirit (yangshen)

2023-02-15T15:42:16-08:00Tags: , |

LIU LIHONG

Total running time: 9 mins.
Mandarin Chinese, translated into English
by Heiner Fruehauf

In this illuminative presentation captured at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan, China’s premier advocate of the classical wisdom traditions in Chinese medicine explores the vital concept of yangshen (nourishing the spirit). “Nourishing spirit” used to be considered a precondition for physical cultivation (yangsheng), but has gradually become forgotten in modern times.

Skip to content