Neijing Nature-Based Medicine

Mel Hopper Koppelman

Episode 5: Decoding Nature with the Neijing

2025-04-15T11:20:28-07:00July 7th, 2024|Podcast|

Join us this week as we decode nature with the Neijing.

Discover what the cyclical patterns of nature have to do with global economic systems, human health, and starting a new career. At this pivotal moment in human history, let’s draw wisdom from ancient understanding of transformation and nature to navigate towards a harmonious future.

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Episode 4: The Sacred Dance of the Seasons

2025-04-15T11:20:09-07:00July 1st, 2024|Podcast|

“We aren’t like nature, we are nature”.

In this week’s episode we discuss how the Neijing describes seasonal patterns and changes in relation to our bodies’ natural patterns. What does it mean to breathe with the seasons? When we learn to live with the seasons we learn to go with the flow of life. Join us as we learn “The Sacred Dance of the Seasons”.

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Episode 3: The Natural Ecology of the Acupuncture Points

2025-04-15T11:19:50-07:00July 1st, 2024|Podcast|

Join us this week as we delve once again into the rich waters of Neijing Nature-Based Medicine.

Your hosts, Dr. Edward Neal and Mel Hopper Koppelman, explore the importance that stories play in our understanding of the world and how telling better stories may improve the outcomes of our patients. Acupuncture points are more than poetic descriptions, and in this episode, we begin to unearth how the Neijing describes a complete physiological understanding of the human body, with the points being anatomical descriptions and not just numbers on a line.

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Episode 2: Blood Rivers and Channels

2025-04-15T12:15:55-07:00June 17th, 2024|Podcast|

Join us as we delve into the story behind acupuncture channels.

Discover how the Neijing describes these channels, potentially as blood vessels, and the implications for modern practice. How does the restoration of blood flow impact health? How do we begin to see the body as nature? What does cancer treatment look like through the lens of ‘ecological restoration’? Tune in to explore the body’s ‘Blood Rivers and Channels’.

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Episode 1: The Original Meaning of Wu Xing

2025-04-16T14:12:33-07:00June 17th, 2024|Podcast|

Welcome to the Apricot Grove!

What are the origins and original meanings of the concept of the Five Phases (五行 Wuxing)? What is the role of storytelling in healing? Why is breathing the essential pattern of the universe? These idea’s and more are explored in our inaugural episode ….. “The Original Meaning of Wu Xing”

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