Prof. Dr. Volker Scheid (PhD., BA (Hons), FRCHM, MBAcC), has been practicing Chinese medicine in his own practice since 1984 and teaching in Germany, England, the USA, Australia and other European countries since 1995. As the principal author of the second revised edition of Formulas and Strategies and the Handbook of Chinese Medical Formulas, he is one of the leading authorities on Chinese formulary in the West. For over twenty years, he has combined this activity with internationally renowned interdisciplinary research in the field of East Asian medicine and history of science. In this interview, he talks about his three year post-graduate certification course, in which Prof. Volker Scheid significantely enhances our understanding of Chinese medicine by teaching meta-practice, a tool for working effectively with different styles of practice. Developing meta-practice skills deepens our access to and comprehension of the sources of our tradition.

An interview with Diego Marquete of ITM São Paulo. The Dharma Institute was founded by professor Diego Marquete, integrating professionals and teachers trained at the ITM School in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Physiotherapist, postgraduate student in Acupuncture and Phytotherapy, specialist in TMJ Dysfunction, Visceral and Neural Osteopathy, Diego, developed an interest in Thai massage in 2004, starting his studies at the Kam Thye Chow school. He traveled to Thailand, studying in several schools and with renowned teachers and traditional doctors and today, he coordinates the ITM SCHOOL project in São Paulo and João Pessoa, together with a team of teachers and therapists.

An interview with Dr. Julia D'Ippolito, an MD specialized in acupuncture who runs a project with physical therapist Wagner Rocha Gonçalves in Rocinha, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil to provide free TCM healthcare.

Happy World Acupuncture Day - November 16th 2023 Starting off the day with a special guest based in South Korea, Dr. James Flowers with a 17th century story about acupuncture at the Korean Royal Palace.

Dr. Reginaldo Filho is the founder and president of Faculdade EBRAMEC (The Brazilian College of Chinese Medicine), which has consolidated itself as the largest Chinese Medicine Brazilian institution, focusing on teaching, treating and research. He is a physiotherapist, holds postgraduate degrees in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine, as well as a Brazilian master's degree in health sciences. He is the first Brazilian national to have obtained a PhD degree in acupuncture and moxibustion in China from Shandong University of Chinese medicine. Dr. Reginaldo Filho has been promoting the knowledge and information he obtained both nationally and internationally. He will be a keynote speaker at the 6th Dutch TCM Congress, DTCMC 2023.

We caught up with Sandro Graca, lecturer, researcher and TCM practitioner specializing in PCOS on his way to a meeting of the Androgen Excess & PCOS Society in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

An interview with Camilla Gliemann, the Educational Manager at "Akupunktur Akademiet", the acupuncture academy in Hovedgård, Denmark.

An interview with Dr Hui Zhang PhD about his work at the Acupuncture Academy in Denmark and about his books; "Extraordinary Acupoints" and "BaMai QiGong".

Interview with two OTCG board members. OTCG is the educational institution for TCM in Belgium.