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Join us for a transformative journey into the heart of Chinese medicine beginning August 24th!

Wisdom of the Cosmos

An Introduction to Neijing Nature-Based Medicine and the Patterns of Nature’s Design

Join Dr. Edward Neal for this 6-month course as we explore the profound teachings of the Huangdi Neijing as they reveal precious insights into cosmology and humanity’s relationship with nature.

Explore the original theories and writings of the Chinese medical classics as a way to better understand the governing patterns of nature and the cosmos. This course will help you reestablish a deeper connection with the natural world around you and allow you to begin retelling your human story based on the deeper patterns of the cosmos.

Begins August 24th!

Neijing Nature-Based Medicine: Postgraduate Mentorship Training

Taught by Dr. Edward Neal, a recognized global expert in early Chinese medical texts, our 2-year comprehensive training program in Neijing Nature-Based Medicine offers a unique blend of ancient wisdom and modern medical practice, designed to enhance your understanding and application of Chinese medicine. Uncover the profound insights of the Huangdi Neijing to enhance your clinical effectiveness, deepen your knowledge, and reestablish your approach to practice from its very foundation.

Now accepting applications for the Fall 2025/27 program!

Begins August 24th

Neijing Nature-Based Medicine with Dr. Edward Neal

Neijing Nature-Based Medicine

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Attend an Open House or Student for a Day

Explore Wisdom of the Cosmos course, the 2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship Program, or Neijing Nature-Based Medicine.

Open House for Neijing Nature-Based Medicine with Dr. Edward Neal
Student for a Day
Open House for Neijing Nature-Based Medicine with Dr. Edward Neal
Student for a Day
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Qiological Podcast

“The Invitation in Troubled Times”

Join Dr. Edward Neal and Mel Hopper Koppelman on Michael Max’s latest podcast episode

What do we do when the world feels like it’s unraveling?

How to respond when our systems—political, economic, medical—feel brittle, even broken? It’s easy to fall into despair, or look away. But maybe what we’re being asked to do is look closer. To stay present.

In this conversation with Ed Neal and Mel Hopper Koppelman, we explore the edges where medicine, ecology, and culture meet. Both are thinkers who don’t shy away from complexity. Ed draws from classical Chinese texts and ecological systems. Mel, from her knowledge of science and systems thinking.

Listen into this discussion as we explore the role of Chinese medicine in times of crisis, the importance of narrative and metaphor in clinical work, how despair and possibility coexist, and the invitation to practice medicine as an act of presence and participation.

The Apricot Grove podcast | Neijing Nature-Based Medicine with Dr. Edward Neal
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The Apricot Grove Podcast

With Dr. Edward Neal and Mel Hopper Koppelman

Join us for a deep dive in retelling our human story through regular conversations about Chinese medicine, nature, society, and creativity.

New episodes posted regularly on Youtube and Spotify.

Cornerstone Content

These presentations showcase some aspects of our work and embody the foundations of Neijing Nature-Based Medicine through the lens of the Huangdi Neijing.

Advances in Neijing Nature-Based Medicine Classical Text Research: A New Story of Cancer

A public talk by Dr. Edward Neal, medical director of the Apricot Grove Text Research Project, on a new model of cancer and human illness based on 20 years of Neijing Classical Text Archeology.

Art, Nature, and Medicine

Art and the creative process are established upon basic processes of the natural world. In this public discussion, Dr. Edward Neal and Michael DeAgro discuss the intersection between art, nature, and medicine given on August 17, 2024 (2 Parts).

Join a thriving community • Regrow your practice • Explore ancient texts • Develop new clinical skills • Integrate ancient and modern wisdom

Neijing Nature-Based Medicine with Dr. Edward Neal

Who We Are

The Apricot Grove is a engaged global community that unites individuals from diverse backgrounds—healthcare professionals, scholars, scientists, artists, and more. Bound by a shared purpose, its members are dedicated to creating new narratives that inspire human transformation and promote global well-being through the exploration and preservation of traditional wisdom and and the study of nature.

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The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us. Thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. The trees wave and the flowers bloom in our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own, and sings our love.

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Apricot Grove Philosophy

We are direct expressions of nature, sacred manifestations of the universe recreating itself upon to its original design. All that we have and experience in our lives has been gifted to us by nature, and nature is our greatest teacher. In turn, we study the patterns of nature’s design, learning from both ancient and modern knowledge while respecting diverse sources of wisdom and tradition.

Our Mission

We are retelling our human story based on the principles of nature’s design, ancient wisdom, and modern science. Our mission is to train highly skilled healthcare professionals by studying the original sources of Chinese medicine and the patterns of nature. Through this approach, we aim to transform medical practice and global healthcare.

Philosophy

Nature is the source of all we have and experience and is our greatest teacher. In all of our actions, we strive to follow the elegant patterns of nature’s design, learning from  both ancient and modern sources to support human thriving.

Our Mission

Our mission is to train highly skilled Chinese medicine professionals through a comprehensive study of nature and the original sources of Chinese medicine.