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Heavenly Qi
by Clare Pyers and Jack Sloane-Lees
Heavenly Qi is a conversation about all things Yin and Yang, reaching out to practitioners of Traditional East Asian Medicine around the world.
Episodes
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Dr Andrea Murphy
Clare and Jack are joined in this episode by Dr Andrea Murphy. Andrea has over a decades worth of experience in supporting women through all stages of hormonal change including postpartum in women over the age of 35. If you are looking for inspiration on how to treat a depressed ‘baby Mama’ then...
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Ren Clavey
If you love herbs then you will adore this episode. Ren Clavey joins Jack and Clare to talk about his famous father, Steven Clavey, and his experiences operating The Herb Gove dispensary in Melbourne. Ren’s passion for herbs and Chinese medicine is obvious and contagious. Whether you order your...
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Dr Holly Carruthers
This episode Clare and Jack welcome Paediatric Acupuncturist Holly Carruthers to the show. Holly has been an acupuncturist for 16 years and currently runs her Element Health clinic in Western Australia. Treating children with Chinese Medicine tends be intimidating for many practitioners but…
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Dr Davina Mercuri
On this show Dr Davina Mercuri joins Clare and Jack for a discussion focussed mainly on skin. Davina continues in the traditions established by the likes of Steven Clavey and Marin Al-Khafaji to use herbal remedies for the treatment of dermatological conditions. Davina’s 20 plus years of…
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Dr Jeff Shearer
Let’s get excited - Jeff Shearer is back on the show. Whether you wish for a nice casual discussion about life as an acupuncturist or you find the concept of world domination more your style - this show has got it all. Jeff has been in practice for 31 years now and has a very practical down to...
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Dr Lois Nethery
All patients are different so it’s not always a great idea to let them know how deep and/or esoteric a session may become before they walk into the clinic. As special guest for this episode Dr Lois Nethery explains how she attempts to be wholistic and objective while recognising that a TCM...
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Dr Rosey Lathouras
The guest for this episode is an acupuncturist who is commonly known as ‘the pain doctor’, Dr Rosey Lathouras. Clare and Jack probe Rosey on her areas of speciality which include the lymphatic system, detoxification, cupping and gua sha. They also cover the trials of running a clinic and issues...
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Dr Michelle Smith
So you want to be an acupuncturist? Did you know that you had to learn how to run a business as well? In this episode Clare & Jack talk with Dr Michelle Smith about successfully doing both. Michelle is in the fascinating position of having been a professional marketer before she became a TCM...
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Dr Becki Milani
Yesterday it was all about being vegan.. but today we find a resurgence of the carnivores. Food does have its fashions. Join Clare as she talks with Dr. Becki Milani about navigating the fads to deliver outcomes for their patients. It doesn’t get any better than two passionate TCM practitioners...
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Dr Karina Smith
Karina Smith is a Melbourne based Doctor of Chinese Medicine and Yin Yoga Teacher, Teacher Trainer & Educator. Karina is passionate about professional and personal development, and is eternally grateful for the extraordinary learning she has had from great mentors such as Kirsten Wolfe, Clare...
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Ann Cecil-Sterman and Andrew Sterman
It will take you just over an hour and a half to be revitalised and re-enthused about life, the universe and everything.
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Transitions - Dr Lee Hullender Rubin
Clare and Lee’s lively discussion covers her research and her clinic but also details the difficulties we all face in choosing our path and making transitions.
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Dr Olivia Pojer - Male Infertility
In this episode of The Heavenly Qi Podcast Clare is joined by another speaker from the upcoming International Integrative Chinese Medicine Conference Dr Olivia Pojer. Olivia is a Western medical doctor and a Chinese medicine practitioner based in Austria who specialises in male infertility. This…
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Chinese Medicine in Modern Times
As a regular guest of The Heavenly Qi Podcast over the years Randine Lewis has always managed to surprise us with her wisdom, touch us with her compassion and titillate us with her humour and this episode is no exception. From discussions of dispensing herbs in the clinic, to reality creation, to...
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Mandy Gratzer -The Business of Practice
In this episode of Heavenly Qi Clare guides Mandy Gratzer’s infectitious enthusiasm into a wonderful hour of useful ideas for your clinic. Clare and Mandy have a shared passion for keeping TCM practitioners ‘in business’ making this indispensable for anyone looking to survive, and maybe even...
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Entrepreneur and Practitioner
It doesn’t get much better than this. These two great friends have come together, once again, to immerse the listener in their experience, compassion and joy. An extremely open and enlightening conversation about growth and scaling, with their own clinics under the microscope. Welcome to the…
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Johannah Ashley and the Complement Channels
In this episode Clare talks with Johannah Ashley who has become exclusively a Complement Channel Practitioner. Johannah’s passion is unmistakable and infectious as she explains her technique and her success’. You won’t want to miss this enlightening discussion about this very ancient way of...
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Chinese Medicine As Consciousness Medicine
The symptom under the symptom, the story under the story, what is your body really trying to tell you? This is a fascinating journey into the alchemical approach of Lorie Eve Dechar. Lorie explains the art to transformation by going underneath the symptoms to find a divine intelligence and an...
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The Journey Through Menopause
Is it perimenapause? is it menopause?.. or are you just plain exhausted? Menopause is a hot topic (pardon the pun) and in this episode Kath Berry joins Clare Pyers for this joyful, enlightening and thought provoking discussion.
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Sharon Weizenbaum - The nature of the forest
“What is the Immune system.. but the sum total of my body working well” - Sharon Weizenbaum Let’s take a walk with Sharon Weizenbaum and see through her eyes, the beautifully interconnected wonder of life, the forest and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Sharon’s wisdom lay manifest in this wonderful...
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Dr John McDonald - An Australian Acupuncture & TCM Legend
This episode sees Clare joined by the renowned Australian acupuncture expert, Dr John McDonald who has been practising and teaching since the early 1970’s. They discuss all things acupuncture including addiction, allergies and autoimmune issues and John’s fascinating career spanning 5 decades.…
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The Initial Consultation
As practitioners our scope goes beyond just the face to face appointments with patients, and this conversation delves into the importance of undistracted time, being a good fit with your patients and growth as practitioners and hidden bias.
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Sean Tuten and The Luos
In todays episode of Heavenly Qi, Clare talks with Sean Tuten a renowned TCM practitioner who has taught Acupuncture and Chinese Herbalism throughout the U.S., Europe, and Australia since 2004. They talk about the joy of healing others, helping people open up to their potential, the importance of...
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When Practitioners Get Sick
This week on Heavenly Qi Clare is joined by Dr. Randine Lewis, author of The Infertility Cure, and a leading expert in treating infertility conditions combining Eastern and Western based medicine. They’re talking all things practitioner wellness including why practitioners find it so hard to ask...
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Body Image and Fertility Treatment
A metabolically healthy person can exist in a body of any shape or size. With that in mind this episode of the Heavenly Qi Podcast has co-hosts Clare Pyers and Naava Carman dissecting the many issues surrounding body size and fertility. Including a deep dive into the problems that arise from the...
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Creativity versus Service
“Rest and self care are so important… you cannot serve from an empty vessel.” ― Eleanor Brownn Do you have a self care list? In these extraordinarily difficult times the balance between service and self care and has never been more difficult to maintain. Most of us in the last year have, at least...
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The Use Of Herbs In Pregnancy And Postpartum
The tendency is to consider a pregnancy so delicate that we should take a ‘hands off’ approach to treatment especially in the first trimester. Sharon Weizenbaum joins Clare Pyers to dispel fears and give practitioners a solid grounding on giving herbs during this important time. There is a...
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Gender and Sexuality
It is essential that everyone who comes to our clinic feels respected, included and heard. The emergence of the LGBT community represents some significant challenges to not only practitioners but to society as a whole. In this podcast Co-hosts Naava Carman and Clare Pyers explore the issues...
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The Treatment Of Male Infertility With Integrative Chinese Medicine
Men’s fertility is sorely unrepresented in the literature and it can be a joy to a couple to find out there are many things that a man can do to help improve their chances of having a baby. Some men, on the other hand, can be reluctant and may need some coaxing to get them on board for their...
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Women’s Health and Fertility as a specialisation of Chinese Medicine
Albert Einstein wrote that “Pure logical thinking cannot yield us any knowledge of the empirical world; all knowledge of reality starts from experience and ends in it.” If you specialise in Women’s Health and Fertility then this episode of Heavenly Qi is essential listening. With nearly 40 years…
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Mary-Jo Bevin: Using Raw Herbs In The Clinic
What is your internal dialogue when it comes to prescribing raw herbs in the clinic? Are you wrongly assuming your patients are time poor? Raw herbs are the most potent, quickest working and the most customisable solution to offer your patients. A commitment of a couple of hours a week to the...
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Randine Lewis: Formation of the Soul in the 3 Stages of Pregnancy
The Daoists believe that life begins from stillness. Take a moment for a pregnant pause, to appreciate the way the soul manifests, grows and develops throughout pregnancy. To consider what is the curriculum that your soul has signed up for in this lifetime? What is the curriculum of the other…
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Tricky Practitioner Patient Dynamics
There’s always going to be tricky dynamics that we come up against in clinic from time to time. What about that patient who is always late? Or are you a practitioner who doesn’t run on time in a perfect schedule? How about when your patients are self-prescribing and getting needled by another...
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Business Mindset with Hamish Reid and Sohial Farzam
What is it that makes the difference between a clinic that is struggling financially and one that is thriving? What are some of the key things that any practitioner can implement in their clinics in order to get better outcomes for their patients AND also help their own bottom line? Hamish and...
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Can You Acupuncture Me Over The Internet?
Can you give me acupuncture over the internet? In this episode, Phiona and Clare discuss the ins and outs of running an online clinic. Why would you offer online consults? Maybe patients are contagious but would benefit from herbs and nutrition. Sometimes patients need more discussion than...
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Transformations in Clinical Practice with Randine Lewis
It’s been a while since we posted a new episode – but wow is this episode worth the wait! Clare has returned from the world of maternity to do a live interview with Randine Lewis which was recorded in May 2018 on her trip to Australia for leading a practitioner retreat. Kirsten Wolfe joined Clare...
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Palpation in Chinese Medicine with Dan Bensky
In this episode with Dan Bensky we discuss the intricacies of palpation, his insights around palpating the San Jiao, and how refining your palpation skills can assist with your diagnosis, your acupuncture choices, and better inform your herbal prescriptions. Inspired by his background in…
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Chinese herbal classics and dosage with Simon Feeney
How do dosage ratios and cooking methods help avoid adverse reactions to many herbs and formulas? How many grams can or should you use of Chai Hu in XCHT? What about 125g? Simon Feeney takes us on a journey from 20yrs ago, when he met a monk who became his friend and teacher. This monk introduced...
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Chinese Medicine for Male Fertility with Peter Kington
What’s your libido like on a scale of “can’t get enough” to “can I please have a cup of tea?”. Male fertility is up for discussion this week and Peter Kington is just the man for the job. When girls hit puberty, she is afforded many subsequent years to observe her menstrual cycle and to get a…
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Acupuncture in Pregnancy and Obstetrics with Debra Betts
Have you heard the Chinese saying that a pregnant woman should read beautiful poetry, and no one should deliver bad news to her? In this episode we discussed all things pregnancy related with Debra Betts – including the merits of this old superstitious advice. We covered everything from the…
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Shang Han Lun with Arnaud Versluys
Who better to have a chat with about Han Dynasty medicine than the King of Shang Han Lun himself – Arnaud Versluys. We talk about how he went from a standard TCM education to being a practitioner who exclusively practices classical herbal medicine. Phiona and Clare asked Arnaud about many aspects...
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Pulse Diagnosis with Ann Cecil Sterman
In this brilliant episode we managed to cover a lot of ground with Ann Cecil Sterman – where we talked about dynamic pulse diagnosis, and how actively taking the pulse allows a practitioner to derive conclusions about how the organs are interacting with each other. We covered so much more than…
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Pain in the Neck
In your life, what or who is a pain in the neck? Do you suffer from the burden of trying to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders? Neck and shoulder pain is a common complaint amongst patients – whether or not you specialise in musculoskeletal cases, pain in the neck and/or shoulders…
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Yaron Seidman – Hun Yuan – Heart, Body, Medicine
If you treat fertility patients in your practice – this is a must-listen episode! If you are looking for ways to really make your clinical approach holistic – this is a must-listen episode. We recorded a live episode with Yaron Seidman a few months back, and now here it is for all of you who…
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Taking Time Off, Maternity Leave and Extended Trips Away from Clinic
Are you walking the walk when it comes to getting your work-life balance right? Are you taking enough time off? For many practitioners it’s tricky to get the right balance between work and leisure. What’s the best way to take time off without having a negative affect on your business? It’s a…
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Stems and Branches Acupuncture with Joan Duveen
We as humans are manifestations of the universal spark, and when the universal spark fragments, it radiates energy from Heaven outward towards us, and it is up to us as human beings to answer back to Heaven with our thoughts, our actions, our feelings and emotions. The more we are focused on our...
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Burger with the Lot with Steven Clavey
What to do with your gynae patients who seem to have every single pattern of disharmony happening in their body all the same time? It’s like they’ve asked for a burger with the lot – and it has every. possible. ingredient. all piled in between the two halves of the bun. This week we discussed…
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Thyroid Treatment with Chinese Medicine
In this week’s episode, Phiona and Clare go through the foundations of how to treat thyroid disorders from an integrative TCM perspective. From start to finish – from the basics of what the thyroid is doing, what the thyroid blood tests mean, what the optimal reference ranges are and how to use...
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Ross Rosen & Shen Hammer Pulse System
What does your patient’s heart rate tell you about their history of trauma? The types of qualities present in those with PTSD? Can you tell from the pulse what an aneurysm, prolapse or valve problems feel like on the pulse? What is the significance of an increase in the leathery pulse quality in...
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The Picasso Principle: Classical Chinese Medicine Diagnosis with Z’ev Rosenberg
“We get sick when we’re not paying attention” From Picasso, to Dostoyevsky, to Zhang Zhong Jing – we discussed many great ideas from great minds in this episode with Z’ev Rosenberg. This is a long episode – where we really dive deep in exploring the ways in which we can best equip ourselves to be...
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Heavenly Qi is a conversation about all things Yin and Yang, reaching out to practitioners of Traditional East Asian Medicine around the world.
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Clare Pyers and Jack Sloane-Lees
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