Join us this week as we decode nature with the Neijing, and 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.
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.
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.
PODCAST
with Michael Max and Edward Neal
East Asian medicine is a nature based medicine. And nature… nature is weird, and mysterious. And as much as we like to come up with “Laws of Nature” they are more like approximations. Useful for sure. But you’re asking for trouble if you confuse the map with the territory. And with nature, the territory is always changing. How do you keep your senses open and unencumbered with habit and belief? How do you stay present to what your patient might need in this particular moment? How do you wisely use knowledge in such a way that it doesn’t become dogma?
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Wisdom of the Cosmos: Introduction to NNBM
NNBM: 2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship Training
道可道非常道名可名非常名無名天地之始有名萬物之母故常無欲以觀其妙常有欲以觀其徼
The Dao that can be percieved by our mind is not the true Dao. The name that can be perceived by our ears is not the true name. The world without names creates the patterns of heaven and earth; the world with names is the mother of the Ten Thousand Things. Thus, to perceive the mysteries, let your desires fall away. To experience the world of limitations, hold them tight.
Dao De Jing
Chapter 1
