Session 23: Tasting Herbs, with Boris Bernadsky

Mark Brinson talks about building a practice the right way: What skills do you need to start a successful practice? How do you make sure patients come back? Should you sell package deals? What products can you sell to increase your revenue?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 herbsThe Classical Herbalist - An online course with JulieAnn Nugent-Head about the flavors and natures of herbsThe Practical Herbalist - A followup in-person course with Andrew Nugent-Head in Asheville, NCSupport 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:The order of the six levelsIs the Liver on the left or right?Is SP-21 a Shaoyang point?Is dry needling going to destroy our profession?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/9pGjURjeAwISupport 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-workshopSupport 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/virtualIf 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.comFind out how we can help you grow your practice faster:  http://introvertedvisionary.comSupport 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 VideoListen to the "Deleted Scenes" on the Patreon FeedWatch clips on YouTube:History of Four Point Needle TechniqueMore about Zachary Lui:instagram: @masterzacharyluiwebsite: http://www.wujixuan.cahttps://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.caSupport 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!