Drunken Acupuncture Podcast

Mark Brinson talks about building a practice the right way: Then we talk about Mark's experience in selling his own practice. Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

In part 2 of our discussion with Boris, we switch to talking about topical applications of herbs. Here we talk about Dragon Blood Balm and Evil Bone Water -- how they're different, and how they can be used together. Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

In this session we follow in the footsteps of Shen Nong and see what we can learn about herbs by tasting them. Rather than just memorizing the functions and indications from Bensky, Boris and I sit down and taste some Huang Qi and Du Zhong and see if we can taste the tastes and feel the effects. So follow along with us! Or if you want to learn more about tasting herbs, check out these resources: Single Herb Tasting - a free course where JulieAnn Nugent-Head guides you through the tasting of about 30 Chinese herbs The Classical Herbalist - An online course with JulieAnn Nugent-Head about the flavors and natures of herbs The Practical Herbalist - A followup in-person course with Andrew Nugent-Head in Asheville, NC Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Creating a connection with your patients is an important part of getting people to come back. As a socially awkward engineer and computer programmer, I talk to Zachary Lui to see if dating advice can be applied to establishing patient rapport. We also talk about building rapport while also maintaining appropriate boundaries and the ethics of a influencing people's behavior. Zac cohosts the podcast Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole. You can also find him at www.wujixuan.ca Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

In possibly the worst podcast episode ever, Patrick and I continue drinking and discuss our unorthodox theories in Chinese medicine. This includes: Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

What it takes to build a successful acupuncture business and not be poor. Patrick Gittli has been in practice for 12 years with his wife in Kentucky. Together, they have built a successful business, paid off their student loans, bought a house, bought their building, hired employees, and adopted a cat. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9pGjURjeAwI Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

In this session, Zachary Lui talks about how he uses artificial intelligence to enhance his acupuncture practice. We discuss the current technologies that are available to TCM practitioners, how those technologies can be used in a clinical setting, and is this "cheating?" If you want to learn more about how YOU can add AI to your TCM practice, Zachary is running a workshop on August 12th. Use code TCMSTUDY at checkout for 15% off. 👉 https://wujixuan.ca/ai-tcm-workshop Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Most marketing techniques are designed with extroverts in mind. Chen Yen talks about growing a 6- or 7-figure practice using strategies specifically designed for introverts. Links: Leverage Your Time: Virtual Speaking Strategies Working Now to Bring in a Consistent Flow of Patients FREE Masterclass: http://www.getbookedspeaking.com/virtual If you like the idea of getting referrals from MDs & other providers: Winning the Referral Game: How to Get 3-5 New Patients/Wk from Dr Referrals FREE Masterclass: https://www.getmoremdreferrals.com Find out how we can help you grow your practice faster: http://introvertedvisionary.com Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

In this episode, we talk to Zachary Lui about using Korean Four-Point Needle Technique in the clinic. Where did this technique come from? When would you use it? How do you tonify/sedate? All this and more. Watch the Four-Point Needle Technique YouTube Video Listen to the "Deleted Scenes" on the Patreon Feed Watch clips on YouTube: History of Four Point Needle Technique More about Zachary Lui: instagram: @masterzacharylui website: http://www.wujixuan.ca https://queencitycurio.ca/ Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Whether you're dealing with emotional vampires, burnout, compassion fatigue, or just being constantly bombarded with evil qi, Zachary Lui talks about how to protect yourself from your patients. Sign up for Zac's course Psychic Self Defense here: https://queencitycurio.ca Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Zachary Lui, a master of medical qi gong, talks about qi gong -- the benefits of having your own personal practice, prescribing qi gong to patients, and using medical qi gong as a method of treatment. Zac cohosts the podcast Deeper Down the Rabbit Hole. You can also find him at www.wujixuan.ca and www.torontoqigong.com Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Mark tells us about his product Evil Bone Water, a high quality version of Zheng Gu Shui. We talk about how it's made, what it can be used for, why it's better than imported Zheng Gu Shui, and more! Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

In this episode we talk to Zachary -- a student at POCA Tech -- about community acupuncture. Is community acupuncture real acupuncture? Is it watering down the medicine and destroying the profession? Or is this the future of TCM? Be sure to check out Zachary's podcast, Steeped in the 10,000 Things on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/steeped-in-ten-thousand-things-research-digest-integrative/id1523672270 Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Drunk and belligerent, Patrick and I discuss various topics such as using western diagnostics in TCM, transferring qi from patient to practitioner, treating patients who won't get better, and the best herbs for treating hangover. Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Warren Sheir, co-author of Ancient Wisdom Modern Kitchen, talks about food, getting patients to change their diets, and what it's like to publish a book. For some sample recipes, check out the blog: http://www.ancientwisdomcooking.com Buy the book on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3a9Sxt4 (This is an Amazon affiliate link. If you click this link and buy anything, I will receive a small commission. This is a way you can support the podcast at no additional cost to you.) Watch a video about how to make black sesame balls: https://youtu.be/1ow03g9BxIc Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Two pretentious acupuncturists talk about stories from their teachers and the lessons they learned from them. We also talk about why you should read Wang Ju-Yi's Applied Channel theory, the season of Spring, and faking it till you make it. In this episode we discussed "Applied Channel Theory in Chinese Medicine" by Wang Ju-Yi. You can purchase that book on Amazon here: https://amzn.to/2OauNgM This is an Amazon affiliate link, meaning if you click on that link and then purchase anything within the next 24 hours, I will receive a small commission. This is a way you can support the channel at no additional cost to you. Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Karen talks about building a practice by networking in the community -- how getting involved in yoga, the birthing community, and connecting with other practitioners brought new patients in the door. We also talk about treating long-haulers, giving dietary advice, and intuition. Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

With no real theme or topic, Patrick and I continue drinking bourbon and discussing random topics in Chinese medicine. Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

Up to now, we've been talking to practitioners in Southern California. In this session, Patrick Gittli tells us what's different about starting a business and running a practice NOT in California -- specifically Louisville, Kentucky. Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!

“This is some shamanic shit that we’re doing... You are doing magic, everyday, on people." Natalie Vail talks astrology and the new year of the ox, what it's like practicing in California, is the market saturated, her favorite point combinations, and more! Support the show 🐲🩸 Get Dragon Blood Balm! 😈🦴 Get Evil Bone Water! Use code ND15 for 15% off you order. If you want to sell Dragon Blood Balm in your clinic, you can also set up a wholesale account. If you want to buy Evil Bone Water by the case, you can set up a wholesale account with them too. 🧧 Support us on Patreon! If you like this content and would like to support this work, consider joining the Patreon!