The Cultivating Tradition Podcast

All Taiwanese citizens can access high quality acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine treatment at low cost on the national health. Taiwan represents a powerful vision for the possibility of Chinese medicine for Western countries. Dean of Taichung China Medical University and fully qualified Western and Chinese doctor, Dr Hung-Rong Yen explains the achievements that Taiwan has made and shares some of the key lessons that he has learned.

Yair Maimon is the president of the European Traditional Chinese Medicine Association (ETCMA). He is also an experienced clinician and academic who has run large-scale Chinese medicine initiatives in national healthcare and has been published in numerous academic journals. CEO of the BAcC, Alex Jacobs interviews Yair about his career and about the challenges of pushing acupuncture and Chinese medicine forward on a global level.

Part of the BAcC Cultivating Tradition series, BAcC CEO, Alex Jacobs took the opportunity to speak to beloved practitioner, author and BAcC fellow, Charlie Buck about the differences in the public and practitioner understanding of acupuncture. Throughout his career, Charlie Buck has developed a deep appreciation for the rigorous scientific and technological underpinning of Chinese medicine. His book 'Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine : Roots of Modern Practice' is one of the most authoritative and accessible overviews on Chinese medicine history. In this interview, he gives his thoughts on the misperception of acupuncture in the popular mind which holds it back from its full potential.

Part of the BAcC's Cultivating Tradition Series, BAcC CEO, Alex Jacobs interviews BAcC fellow, Professor Volker Scheid FBAcC about some of the most important ideas and themes in his career as an academic. Volker has dedicated his career to understanding and making sense of the flow of history in Chinese medicine and the diversity of ideas and approaches. In this interview, he interweaves stories from his development as both an academic and a practitioner with some of the important frameworks he has developed to help us all engage with the full range of what Chinese medicine has to offer. (Recorded in Tuscany - August 2024)

Part of the BAcC Cultivating Tradition Series, BAcC CEO, Alex Jacobs, interviews beloved teacher, Cinzia Scorzon, about her development as an acupuncturist and the field work that she conducted interviewing key figures in 20th century acupuncture in China. Cinzia also shares some of her personal philosophy about practice and teaching. Recorded in Tuscany - August 2024 (crickets and all!)