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Dao Yin or “Guiding and Pulling” has a long history in China stretching back thousands of years to the occult shamanic traditions of ancient times, and its influence is still very much present in modern Qigong practices. The Zhu Bing Yuan Hou Lun, or the “Treatise on the Origins and Symptoms of Medical Disorders” was a Sui dynasty Chinese medical text that was innovative due to it being the first textual attempt at a comprehensive classification of different diseases and well as the first text to prescribe Dao Yin exercises for specific diseases. In this episode, we talk to Dolly Yang again about her new wonderfully illustrated book translating these exercises, Exercise Prescription in Sui China, delving into some of her favourite exercises from the text.  This book is currently available for purchase on the Purple Cloud website: https://purplecloudinstitute.com/product/exercise-prescription-in-sui-china-581-618-ce/ [https://purplecloudinstitute.com/product/exercise-prescription-in-sui-china-581-618-ce/] Dolly's online study group exploring the daoyin exercises in Zhubing yuanhou lun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayeYztV78aE&t=21s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayeYztV78aE&t=21s]  If any listeners are interested in joining, please get in touch with Robert Coons at events@daoi.org. https://purplecloudinstitute.com/product/exercise-prescription-in-sui-china-581-618-ce/ [https://purplecloudinstitute.com/product/exercise-prescription-in-sui-china-581-618-ce/]

In this episode we talk to David White about the one of the seminal texts in the Chinese Medicine oeuvre, the Huangdi Neijing. David discusses how he has brought many near forgotten techniques from over 2000 years ago back to life in a modern clinical setting. We also delve into the connection between martial arts and medicine, and what he will be teaching in his up coming course through the Institute of Neijing Research and ICOM. Details of David's course can be found at: https://orientalmed.ac.uk/product/clinical-neijing-program/  [https://orientalmed.ac.uk/product/clinical-neijing-program/]

In this episode for the die-hard Chinese medicine fans, we talk to Greta Young Jie De and Chris Zaslawski about their new book on the Shanghan Lun, written by Greta and edited by Chris. We discuss what Greta's background, her understanding of the Shanghan Lun and what makes this book unique and sets it apart from other books on the topic. Greta also goes into some detail about her understanding of the Wen Bing and its relationship to the Shanghan Lun. The book can be purchased on the Purple Cloud Institute website https://purplecloudinstitute.com [https://purplecloudinstitute.com] . Greta's courses can be accessed at https://pearlschinesemedicine.com [https://pearlschinesemedicine.com]. ☁ You can find us here: Website: https://purplecloudinstitute.com/ [https://purplecloudinstitute.com/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/purplecloudinstitute [https://www.facebook.com/purplecloudinstitute] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/purplecloudinstitute/ [https://www.instagram.com/purplecloudinstitute/]  ☁

In this episode of the Purple Cloud Podcast, we talk to James Flowers about the history of Chinese medicine in Australia, as well as delving into the nature of scientific research and where it fits into the future of Chinese medicine. James Flowers is a Research Fellow at Kyung Hee University of Korean Medicine, South Korea. He is a historian of medicine in East Asia focusing mostly on Korea, and a Chinese medicine practitioner. He has a PhD in History of Medicine from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and was the former President of the Australian Acupuncture Chinese Medicine Association.

Efforts to Preserve the Ancient: Simon Feeney