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Courses at the Apricot Grove | 2026/28
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Why Modern Science Needs the Huang Di Nei Jing
With Apricot Grove Teacher & Colleague Dr. Mel Hopper Koppelman
The Huangdi Neijing is one of the most influential medical texts in human history. It has shaped the healthcare of billions of people over two thousand years. And yet almost no one outside of East Asian medicine has read it — or taken it seriously. This video is about why that’s a mistake, why that’s changing and why the questions modern science is only beginning to ask are questions the Neijing was built to answer.
The school of Neijing nature-based medicine
The Foundation of the Work
What does it mean to study and practice medicine from first principles? Dr. Edward Neal explores some simple yet profound ideas behind what medicine can strive to be and the notion of operating from nature’s principles.
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With Dr. Edward Neal
The school of Neijing Nature-Based Medicine
Where Knowledge Begins
This medicine is rooted in classical texts, shaped by nature, and designed for those who want to understand medicine, the body, and its relationship to the cosmos more deeply.
In this video, experienced practitioners reflect on what changes when you return to the foundations of classical medicine, and why so many find themselves here after years of searching.
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Who We Are
The Apricot Grove is an 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.
Our 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 through the principles of nature’s design, ancient wisdom, and modern science. Our mission is to cultivate thoughtful, skilled practitioners and engaged students of life by returning to the original sources of Chinese medicine and exploring the patterns of nature. Through this work, we aim to transform how we understand the body, community, and care—reshaping the future of medicine and the way we live within the world.
Our 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 through the principles of nature’s design, ancient wisdom, and modern science. Our mission is to cultivate thoughtful, skilled practitioners and engaged students of life by returning to the original sources of Chinese medicine and exploring the patterns of nature. Through this work, we aim to transform how we understand the body, community, and care—reshaping the future of medicine and the way we live within the world.
