East meds West from Dr. Carolyn Eddleston. Exploring the collision and collaboration of Eastern and Western cultures. Starting with medicine and wellbeing, but opening up to broader philosophies and ideas. Dr. Carolyn Eddleston, uniquely positioned as a registered GP and a practising Traditional Acupuncturist, delves into contemporary thinking and ancient philosophies of life, and brings them out of the consulting room into the wider world by interviewing inspiring leaders in health, science ...
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In this 40 minute episode, I talk to Karl about his transformation from Health Anxiety to thriving with great health, and how his healing journey, through a combination of Western Medicine and Traditional Acupuncture, allowed him to become more confident in being his own physician.By Dr. Carolyn Eddleston
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Social Mindfulness: hope in a time of crisis.
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Mindfulness is a well used term now. We can all list the benefits of a regular mindfulness practice, but does it have wider impact on society? According to Mark Leonard, Social Mindfulness does. What if Mark Leonard and his evidence-based, internationally recognised programme, called Mindfulness-Based Organisational Education, MBOE could impact our…
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Our first seasonal snippet! Take 12 minutes out, pause, and come and walk with Karl and I as we explore some local Leicestershire woodlands in Spring time. We are intimately connected with the natural world, and each season has a different effect on our bodies. Recording this episode outside really brings this natural medicine to life…
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This episode explores the Yin and Yang of exercise. A very practical and informative debate covering mental health, aesthetics and potential pitfalls. How do we navigate our way through so much advice about how we should be moving. Where do we start? My guests are based in Loughborough, East Midlands UK. Jane Thomas who is a Pilates and movement co…
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The Big Deception. Listen to Nicholas Haines blow the whole masculine feminine social construct to pieces. Prepare to be re-wired! At the moment that a universal concept such as Yin Yong is falsely misrepresented as feminine masculine, we change a culture globally, with drastic consequences. For more information about Nicholas Haines www.fiveinstit…
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We hear people, but do we really listen? I believe that just by becoming great listeners we could change humanity for the better. Again we start with Chinese philosophy, and then broaden our discussion to wider issues related to the act of listening. Karl and I chat to Colin Smith, "The listener" one of the UK's foremost listening skills specialist…
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Luck, Fate and Destiny. In Episode 3 we invite our first guest. I chat to Andy Nairn, co-founder of the International advertising agency Lucky Generals and rated by Business Insider as one of the top 5 Creative people in world advertising. Our discussion explores the ancient concepts of Luck, Fate and Destiny, often taboo or dismissed in the west, …
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We go back to a time when Medicine and life were pretty basic, and most cultures were on the same track. Then something happened that separated complementary therapies from Western medicine. What? How? Why? We then investigate the philosophy that underpins Chinese Medicine, Taoism, and YinYang, and unearth some mysteries.…
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In this episode, I tell the story of how I ended up sitting amongst two very different Medical worlds and have now reconciled both.By Dr. Carolyn Eddleston
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