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The difference between presence and control • EAP033 • Stuart Kutchins Jul 21, 2015

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Many of us fire up a meditation practice only to find ourselves sitting in an overwhelming riot of thought and agitation. Isn't this practice supposed to calm us down, lower blood pressure, ease the migraines, and maybe give our recurring assortment of anxieties, troubles and tribulations a nudge to the curb?

Yes, that's the common story, but the reality of a clear mirror held up to the mind will not have you feeling like those just-so poised and apparently calm models on the Internet. You'll probably want to get away from the noise and chaos between your ears. And that's a good reason to learn to sit in the storm.

Our guest today has decades of experience with both meditation and acupuncture. And in this show we will get into the details of why you shouldn't believe everything you think, and why healing often defies the logical stair-step process we think it should take.

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Reflecting on pain • EAP032 • Matt Haug Jul 07, 2015

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Pain is one of the most common reasons that people seek out an acupuncturist. And while the results can at times be stunningly effective, there are also situations where the process of healing unfolds in a slower, or frustratingly stutter-step way.

In this episode we explore the role of the nervous system and its role in patterns of chronic pain. And we dig into some of the various ways that acupuncture not only effects our physiology, but our neurology as well.

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Four footed acupuncture • EAP031 • Neil Sivula Jul 07, 2015

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We learn so much from the animals in our lives, and often they hold up a mirror to us about who we are in the world and how life can unfolded with so splendidly when we are simply, exactly as we are in the moment.

And like us, our pets have health concerns, especially as the years gather. Today's guest is a veterinarian who practices exclusively with acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and other natural healing modalities.

Listen in and found out why one of your pets might like cool hard surfaces for a nap, while another prefers to snuggle on a soft warm bed.

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Working with Nature— natural birth control, body literacy and the darker side of the pill • EAP030• Holly Grigg-Spall Jun 30, 2015

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The birth control pill has been lauded, and for good reason too, as a way for women to take charge of their reproductive choices. And while it does a fine job of preventing conception, for some women it is not without paying a physical, emotional or psychological price.
Our guest today has taken a closer look at the bitter side of the pill and brought to light some common side effects that generally are glossed over.
She also shares with us some unique and interesting ways of combining high tech with good old-fashioned body literacy. Thus helping women to take charge of their fertility by cultivating a deeper awareness and connection to their own natural rhythms without altering their natural hormonal balance.

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Anti-aging, skin conditions and how your gut effects your face • EAP029 • Karla Renaud Jun 24, 2015

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While skin issues appear at the surface of the body, in fact, they are the external expression of interior imbalances. In today's show we learn about treating skin conditions from the inside out. And delve into anti-aging treatments that both will knock a few years off your looks and help you to inhabit a greater state of health and wellbeing.

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What to consider, when considering acupuncture • EAP028 • Craig Mitchell Jun 17, 2015

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All kinds of questions can come up when you've decided to find an acupuncturist.

Where to begin? Which style of acupuncture is best for me? How do I make sense of the differing kinds of training that people billing themselves of "acupuncturists" get? How will I know it is helping me?

All these are really good questions. And worth asking of any medical practitioner when you think about it.

Our guest on this show has studied both in the USA and in Asia, is the president of an acupuncture school and has some pertinent advice on what to consider when you are considering acupuncture.

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What they didn't tell you about the birth control pill • EAP027 • Keith Bell Jun 10, 2015

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Birth control pills are generally thought of as a side-effect free medication that prevents pregnancy and can help to regulate a troublesome period.
It's true it prevents ovulation, which in turn removes the possibility of conception. However, its synthetic hormonal tide not only creates profound mental and emotional shifts, but it can cause problems with conceiving for years after discontinuation.
Our guest today focuses in on fertility through the lenses of conventional medicine, Chinese medicine, and functional medicine to give us a deep dive look into how the Pill not only effects women on the physical level, but on the mental and emotional levels as well.

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Zen is not about relaxation, it's about practice • EAP026 • Genzan Quenelle Jun 02, 2015

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In this episode we discuss with a long time Zen practitioner the curious human habit of having conversations with people who are not present, in places that we don't actually inhabit.

While the common image of meditation is one of peaceful stillness where the mind idles along like the purring of a kitten, the reality is that meditation more often than not drops us into the center of a what feels like a madhouse.

Listen in and find out about how meditation is not so much for stillness on the cushion, but for a chance at equanimity off of it.

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An anesthesiologist explores acupuncture • EAP025 • Rose Christopherson May 26, 2015

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This episode is one of a series that was recorded at the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture's symposium in St. Louis, Missouri.

In this interview we go behind the scenes in the hospital and see how Dr. Christopherson used acupuncture to help patients come out of anesthesia, treat a wide variety of pain and help the staff of operating rooms find their own most lucid balance.

She also shares with us some personal experiences using acupuncture to help her husband with circulatory issues, and how she treated supposedly untreatable conditions.

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Use of acupuncture in an integrative clinic • EAP024 • Steve & Sandi Amoils May 26, 2015

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This episode is one of a series that was recorded at the American Academy of Medical Acupuncture's symposium in St. Louis, Missouri.

In this interview we take a look at how acupuncture has been integrated into this Cincinnati clinic that focuses comprehensive well-being instead of symptom control.

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