Yinspired

About Yinspired

Exploring the messy truth of healing and medicine through the lens of yin and yang with everyday practitioners, patients, and students. yinspired.substack.com (https://yinspired.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Celebrating different perspectives in Chinese Medicine & Integrative Medicine

Category

health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Mar 2025

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   ep34: What is Qi氣?

   Dr. Haunani Chong Drake, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist, explores qi 氣 as a core concept in East Asian and Chinese medicine, and why it’s difficult to translate cleanly into English. Through its Chinese character, the framework of Jing 精, Qi 氣, and Shen 神, and examples of unseen forces in everyday life, she explains why qi is more than a simple synonym for “energy.” Do you have other questions about Chinese Medicine or Acupuncture? Send me your questions. It will likely be featured in an upcoming season 2 episode. I’d love to hear from you. Please share your comments, questions, or thoughts at Yinspiredpod.com (https://yinspired.substack.com/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yinspired.substack.com (https://yinspired.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

2. 

   6 Sept 2026

   Ep33 Five Phase Practitioner Mindset & Cycles w/Jeremy Cornish, L.Ac.

   “You can’t control the outcomes, but you can control the processes.” In this conversation with return guest, Jeremy Cornish, we explore how Chinese medicine, women’s health, and practitioner mindset connect through cycles, patterns, and discernment. We end up weaving in and out of personal and collective reflections on why and how clinicians get stuck, how to simplify treatments without losing depth, and how better systems can reduce burnout while improving patient outcomes. Check out our previous Yinspired conversation: Ep6: From Clinic to Time Freedom: Embracing an Online Practice w/Jeremy Cornish, L.Ac. (https://yinspired.substack.com/p/from-clinic-to-click-jeremy-cornish) Key topics include: * Viewing Chinese medicine through a female-body lens * The five phases as a framework for the human lifespan * Menopause, midlife, and the metal phase * Moving from information gathering to clinical discernment * Using fewer interventions for stronger results * Building confidence through repetition and process * Reducing burnout with better systems and automation * Managing patient expectations and motivation * Separating self-worth from busyness * Translating life patterns into clinical insight Take aways from this conversation for Practitioners * Audit your practice for information overload. * Build a simple, repeatable treatment core. * Pre-frame patients for likely treatment reactions. * Review where your expectations may differ from your patients’ goals. * Automate one part of your education or intake process. * Identify whether burnout comes from the work—or from an inefficient system. Connect with Jeremy @jeremycornish.dgdc (https://www.instagram.com/jeremycornish.dgdc) Damn Good Doctor’s Club (https://www.youtube.com/@damngooddoctors) Other Mentions Clayton Shu Neuropuncture (https://www.shiuclinic.com/) Insights of a Senior Acupuncturist by Miriam Lee - Blue Poppy Enterprises (https://www.bluepoppy.com/Insights-of-a-Senior-Acupuncturist/productinfo/INSIGHTS/) I’d love to hear from you. Share your comments and get links to all episodes show notes, guests' bios, and links at (http://yinspired.substack.com/podcast)Yinspiredpod.com (http://Yinspiredpod.com) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yinspired.substack.com (https://yinspired.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

3. 

   2 Aug 2026

   20 min Progressive Relaxation Recording

   Today’s episode is in honor of slowing down to be more productive. Some background. Yoga Nidra is also known as progressive conscious relaxation and/or iRest (trademarked by Dr. Richard Miller for the Veterans Administration so it would be more “accepted” by a government health agency). To this day, I recommend this style of progressive conscious relaxation to nearly everyone I see in the clinic. When to use Progressive Conscious Relaxation/Yoga Nidra? I recommend doing a 20-40 minute session 1-2x/week to reregulate your nervous system. Use progressive conscious relaxation/yoga nidra to manage stress, reduce overwhelm, bring more clarity and focus to a tired or foggy brain, manage pain (acute or persistent), when you can’t or don’t want to take medication (like perinatal and post-partum, and traveling), and as a short nap (that doesn’t leave you feeling groggy). If you don’t like my voice in this recording, you can find free 20-40 minute Yoga Nidra recordings on YouTube, Headspace app, or Insight Timer app. All you need is a safe place to lie down or sit comfortably. You can do this in a parked car, outside, indoors, before bed, in a hammock, or in a work breakroom. For those who are Licensed Acupuncturists, you can incorporate it into your Acupuncture session. And Yoga teachers, you can incorporate it into your savasana/corpse pose completing the yoga asana session. !!Caution : Proceed with Discernment!! While many things in the Wellness industry are touted as “for everyone” or “safe for everyone because it’s natural,” every modality has its limits. In fact, I recommend progressive conscious relaxation/Yoga Nidra more than meditation. I’ve seen more adverse events with meditation than with progressive conscious relaxation/Yoga Nidra over the past 20 years. Who should avoid or proceed with additional support? The following people should make sure they are in contact with and have access to a therapist, religious/spiritual teacher they trust, teacher, or guide to help integrate what might arise after progressive conscious relaxation/Yoga Nidra session. * People with mental health diagnosis * Highly sensitive and/or perceptive people * Active PTSD * Actively recovering from addiction * People who easily move between this world and others A Note for Beginners The first few times you do this, you might just lie/sit there and not notice anything different. That’s OK. Even though you might not feel like you rested, I’ve watched and witnessed people’s dispositions, mental health, brain fog, and energy change after regular practice (weekly for many weeks). After practicing regularly 1-2x/week for 3-4 weeks, you’ll begin to notice changes in your overall nervous system (how you perceive and react to stress or pain). Let me know how it goes down below in the comments or via email. From my heart to yours, H. Learn more about Yoga Nidra Exploring the uses of yoga nidra: An integrative review - Musto - 2023 - Journal of Nursing Scholarship (https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12927) Yoga Nidra for hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38484438/) Effects of Yoga Nidra on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41327816/) Yoga Nidra for cardiovascular health: a systematic review and meta-analysis of between- and within-group effects (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40840566/) Yoga Nidra and Pain: A between-, within-Group Meta-Analysis and Dose Response Meta-Regression (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41187098/) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit yinspired.substack.com (https://yinspired.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1)

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• CATIE OLIVEIRA
• Linh Taylor
• Carolyn Sykes
• Dr Deb Davies
• Dr Cacky Mellor

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