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Recovering from Acute and Chronic Viral Infections with Chinese Medicine
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
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)
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.
Sacred Chants: Medicine Buddha Chant
HEINER FRUEHAUF AND FRIENDS
AUDIO RECORDING
The Yaoshifo Mantra, or Medicine Buddha chant, is from the Chinese Buddhist Chants CD, one of four volumes from Sacred Chants, a beautifully recorded and designed 4 CD box set of over 2 ½ hours of sacred chants collected from spiritual healing communities in China by Heiner Fruehauf.
The Essence of Chinese Medicine
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
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
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
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)
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.
Practical Guidelines for the Therapeutic Benefits of Daoist Qigong
WANG QINGYU
In this presentation, one of the few remaining masters of authentic Daoist practices in the tradition of the Yijin jing (Tendon and Sinew Changing Classic) is sharing valuable insights into the ancient medical art of Qigong.
Harmony of Healing
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.
A Conversation On the Nature of Transmission
WANG QINGYU, LIU LIHONG, AND HEINER FRUEHAUF
In this video conversation at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan Province, China, two masters of the classical healing arts spontaneously share some of their insights into how information in classical Chinese medicine gets passed on in the magic of the moment.
Daoist Medicine: An Introduction
WANG QINGYU AND HEINER FRUEHAUF
Presentation about the root of Chinese medicine by one of China's only remaining elders of Daoist medicine.
Reflections on Gandong – Real Transmission of Knowledge Requires That Our Hearts Are Moved
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.
Insights on the Power of Jinjing Qigong
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.
On the Essentials of Zen and the Message of Unity in All Gnostic Traditions
WANG QINGYU AND HEINER FRUEHAUF
A concise introduction to the forgotten symbolism of the Twelve Organ Network System of Chinese Medicine, and how it enhances the more commonly used Five Phase Element System with much needed details for diagnosis and treatment.
The Twelve Organ Networks of Chinese Medicine – Plaidoyer for an Expanded Vision of Zang-Fu Diagnostics
LIU LIHONG AND HEINER FRUEHAUF
A concise introduction to the forgotten symbolism of the Twelve Organ Network System of Chinese Medicine, and how it enhances the more commonly used Five Phase Element System with much needed details for diagnosis and treatment.
Qigong: On the Rewards of Continuous Practice and the Importance of Lineage
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
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
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.