– Videos –
Peter Firebrace
The British Chinese medicine expert Peter Firebrace is a dear friend of the ClassicalChineseMedicine.org community. In recent years, he has used his deep love for music to cover many of the perennial themes of Chinese medicine in witty and informative song compositions. CDs capturing more of his musical work can be obtained from EasternCurrents.ca in North America, and from peterfirebrace.com in Europe. (Running time: 4 mins. 17 secs.)
Hu Baoqi
In the spirit of recognizing Chinese medicine as an art form embedded in traditional Chinese culture, ClassicalChineseMedicine.org presents another video about a key element of Chinese craftsmanship. Hu Baoqi, a well-known calligrapher from Shaanxi Province, introduces us to the concept of “flow” through his silent brush strokes. (Running time: 5 mins.)
Wu Sheng’an
ClassicalChineseMedicine.org is proud to announce that one of Northern China’s most pre-eminent folk physicians has become a permanent advisor to our online family. Dr. Wu Sheng’an is a classically trained master physician who still combines many traditional skills that are virtually impossible to find in one person in modern-day China: chrono-acupuncturist, wildcrafter and processor of medicinal plants, internal medicine expert specializing in difficult and recalcitrant diseases, Taiji master, and active proponent of Sun Simiao’s medical ethics.
Dr. Zeng Rongxiu (1927-2012)
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Zeng Rongxiu. Dr. Zeng was the last living disciple of the great Shanghan pulse master Dr. Tian Heming. During his long career as an internal medicine doctor in Chengdu, he synthesized a highly effective system of constitutional approaches to chronic illness. His students, including Heiner Fruehauf, Arnaud Versluys, Liu Lihong, Ed Neal, Bob Quinn, and Bill Frazier, will always remember his unrelenting enthusiasm for clinical precision and the healing power of classical herb formulas.
Wan Lanzhen
Well-known Guangxi musician Wan Lanzhen plays the erhu, or two-stringed “Chinese violin”, displaying its versitility as an instrument commonly used in a variety of modern and classical Chinese music. (Introduced by Heiner Fruehauf)
To view Wan Lanzhen’s entire lecture and performance on the Erhu, consider becoming a member of the Associates Forum.
Liu Lihong
In another illuminating presentation captured at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan, China’s premier advocate of the classical wisdom traditions in Chinese medicine conveys more practical insights into the rewards and pitfalls of personal cultivation. (Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 11 mins.)
In this presentation, one of the few remaining masters of authentic Daoist practices in the tradition of the Yijin jing (Tendon and Sinew Changing Classic) is sharing valuable insights into the ancient medical art of Qigong. (Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 12 mins.)
Liu Lihong
In this illuminative presentation captured at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan, China’s premier advocate of the classical wisdom traditions in Chinese medicine explores the vital concept of yangshen (nourishing the spirit). “Nourishing spirit” used to be considered a precondition for physical cultivation (yangsheng), but has gradually become forgotten in modern times. (Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 9 mins.)
Heiner Fruehauf & Wang Qingyu
In this presentation, respected Daoist medicine elder Wang Qingyu dialogues with his student, Heiner Fruehauf, about the importance of maintaining consistency in Qigong practice, and the vital importance of the concept of lineage in Chinese medicine and related forms of personal cultivation. (Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 8 mins.)
Heiner Fruehauf & Liu Lihong
A concise introduction to the forgotten symbolism of the Twelve Organ Network System of Chinese Medicine, and how it enhances the more commonly used Five Phase Element System with much needed details for diagnosis and treatment. (Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 11 mins.)
Abbot Mingshan
Listen to simple words of wisdom from the custodian of the rural monastery where the Zen classic “Blue Cliff Record” was created. (Mandarin Chinese, translated and interpreted by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 27 mins.)
Liu Lihong
In this passionate presentation captured at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan, China’s premier advocate of the classical wisdom traditions in Chinese medicine illuminates the crucial difference between ancient and modern methods of acquiring knowledge. (Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 14 mins.)
Liu Lihong
In this educational presentation filled with important practical clinical information, Prof. Liu Lihong offers insight into “fang”, or formula science. He utilizes guizhi tang (cinnamon decoction), one of the premier and most important formulas in Chinese herbalism, as the example to illuminate his lesson. (Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (2 parts, Running time: approx 1 hr.)
Note: Part II is located in the Associates Forum in Classical Chinese Herbalism.
Liu Lihong
In this passionate presentation captured at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan, China’s premier advocate of the classical wisdom traditions in Chinese medicine illuminates the crucial difference between ancient and modern methods of acquiring knowledge. (Mandarin Chinese, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 14 mins.)
Liu Lihong, Wang Qingyu & Heiner Fruehauf
In this video conversation at Jiashan Monastery in Hunan Province, China, two masters of the classical healing arts spontaneously share some of their insights into how information in classical Chinese medicine gets passed on in the magic of the moment. (Mandarin Chinese, translated and interpreted by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 20 mins.)
Shi Zhaopeng
Join a delightful lecture and tea drinking session with China’s pre-eminent tea scholar, retired Prof. Shi Zhaopeng. On location at Jiashan Temple in Hunan Province, the origin of ceremonial tea drinking in the Zen tradition, he clarifies some basic facts about the production and degustation of different types of Chinese tea. (Mandarin Chinese, translated by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: (I) 47 mins., (II) 43 mins.)
Wang Huade
This video is a tribute to the life and work of the Daoist musician Wang Huade, who used his Qin play to heal himself and others. The Qin is China’s most ancient instrument. It’s structural dimensions were originally designed to reflect the numerological patterns of both macrocosm (the universe) and microcosm (the human body). He recently died at age 86 in Sichuan, but stays alive for us in this interview wherein he transmits his passion for the healing powers of music and traditional Chinese culture. (Mandarin, translated into English by Heiner Fruehauf) (Running time: 27 mins.)
Wang Qingyu
Respected Daoist medicine elder Prof. Wang Qingyu speaks about bazi astrology, fengshui, and other traditional life sciences. In this concise presentation, he elaborates on Sun Simiao’s credo that the immersion in the pre-medical protosciences of ancient China is of great benefit for every classically trained physician. Furthermore, he introduces a convenient way that enables anyone to integrate five element birth charts into their everyday practice. (In Mandarin Chinese with English subtitles) (Running time: 21 mins.)
Wang Qingyu
Direct Transmission shares the faces and stories of several remarkable practitioners of classical Chinese medicine, people who are a living link to the treasures of the past. It is our hope that the nature of this unprecedented material, woven of colorful and emotionally moving stories, interviews, and treatment sessions, will inspire expanded interest in, and understanding of, the profound value of traditional knowledge in general, and classical Chinese medicine in particular. (English and Mandarin with subtitles) (Running time: 27 mins.)
