Press & Interviews

Featured press coverage, podcast interviews, and conference presentations on Chinese medicine, clinical practice, Chinese metaphysics, and ritual work.

Press & Media

Toronto Star

On the fight to protect Traditional Chinese Medicine regulation in Ontario (2022). Interviewed on proposed changes to Ontario's TCM regulatory framework and what deregulation would mean for public safety and practitioner accountability.
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The Globe and Mail

Best exercises to aid in digestion (2020). Quoted on qigong and movement practices for digestive health.
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CBC News Morning

On Traditional Chinese Medicine regulation in Ontario (2022). Television interview on efforts to protect TCM regulation from deregulation.

The Alan Carter Program, 640 Toronto

On Traditional Chinese Medicine regulation in Ontario (2022). National radio interview on proposed changes to Ontario's TCM regulatory framework.

Podcast Interviews

Featured guest appearances on podcasts covering Chinese medicine, qigong, Chinese metaphysics, Buddhist medicine, and ritual work.

Qiological

Episode 340: Alchemy, Magic, and Channel Personalities (January 2024). A conversation with Michael Max on the Five Phases, channel dynamics, and the integration of Buddhist, Daoist, shamanic, and alchemical frameworks into classical Chinese medicine.
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Learn Feng Shui

Two conversations with Candice Berlanga on Chinese metaphysics.

Honoring Our Ancestors and Feng Shui for Burial (October 2023). On ancestor veneration, funerary feng shui (Yin Feng Shui), and the ritual obligations that hold families across generations.
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Lucky in Love: Eastern Zodiac Predictions for the Year of the Wood Dragon (March 2024). On relationship dynamics, zodiac forecasts, and dominant elements for the year, with perspective from Chinese medicine.
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Black Beryl (formerly Blue Beryl)

Buddhist Ritual Magic with Zachary Lui (May 2023, rebroadcast December 2025). A conversation with Dr. Pierce Salguero of Penn State on Chinese medicine, chaos magic, diverse ritual practices, Reiki, esoteric Buddhist healing, and working with deities and spirits.
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Drunken Acupuncture

Six conversations with Nicholas Duchnowski on clinical TCM practice.

Session 22: Building Rapport with Patients (December 2023). On patient connection, the ethics of influence, and building trust without compromising clinical boundaries.
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Session 19: Artificial Intelligence in TCM (July 2023). On using AI tools to enhance acupuncture practice, where the technology helps, and what stays human.
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Session 17: Four-Point Needle Technique (January 2023). On Korean Four-Point Needle Technique and its clinical applications.
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Session 16: Protect Yourself from Your Patients (January 2022). On emotional residue, compassion fatigue, and practical protection practices for bodyworkers and acupuncturists.
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Session 15: Medical Qi Gong (July 2021). On personal qigong practice, prescribing qigong to patients, and using medical qigong as treatment.
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Session 13: Is Community Acupuncture Real Acupuncture? (2021). On the community acupuncture model, accessibility, and what it means for the profession.
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Conference Presentations

SaAm Diagnostic Conference (May 2025). Presenter: "Seasonal Diagnosis with SaAm: Aligning Zodiac Signs, Jieqi, and Hexagram." On integrating traditional Korean SaAm acupuncture with classical Chinese calendrical and diagnostic systems.

World Qigong Summit (April 2024). Invited presenter as Qigong Master.

Penn State University (August 2022). Invited Qigong Master and Lecturer.

Podcast Hosting

TCMO Podcast

Host of the Professional Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine Ontario's podcast, exploring clinical practice, education, and the evolution of Chinese medicine in Canada. Guests include Nicholas Duchnowski, Yubin Lu, and John Stan.
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