Pacific Center Podcast

Our special guest, Jack Miller, president of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, looks backward and forward at Chinese medicine in the United States. Jack speaks about the founding of Pacific College, Pacific Symposium, and the growth of acupuncture education. He also discusses the future of acupuncture and the new programs that have been developed at Pacific College to meet the medical and wellness needs of our culture. Finally, we get Jack's latest booklist on peak performance with tips on how students can maximize their learning potential. 

Biohacking is a modern technological approach to the classical Chinese medical philosophy of nourishing life. Learn about Dr. Amy Albright's journeys in biohacking in this one-on-one interview with Dr. Greg Lane. Dr. Amy Albright runs a successful coaching and advising practice filled with top-performing change makers and business leaders from all over the world.   She uses conventional and unconventional methods to strengthen her client’s emotional resilience, physical performance, and to powerfully foster their professional and personal development.  Dr. Amy works exclusively with leaders who have a genuine desire to evolve themselves and who are making a positive difference in the world.   Dr. Amy’s first experiences of “biohacking” began 17 years ago, when she used rare equipment to induce altered states, thereby creating profound healing and insights for her patients.  Over the years she has utilized a wide variety of other “technology meets healing” methods and devices. She more recently worked full t

In this exclusive interview, Jill Blakeway, author of Sex Again and co-author of Making Babies, speaks on her new book Energy Medicine with the president of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Jill elaborates on the power of energy medicine through correlative research from the Global Consciousness Project, created originally in the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Lab at Princeton University, and her own experience with energy medicine. Read more about Jill Blakeway at the Yinova Center's website.

In this episode, we tackle a range of peak performance topics that include Dustin's work with Bethany Hamilton, breath work and its relationship to the lymphatic system, and the hot topic in nutrition performance: ketones. Owner of the Pain Free Kauai clinic in Lihue, Hawaii, Dustin Dillberg is a graduate of Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, Pettibon Spinal Technologies, and Egoscue University, where he continues to teach. He has extensive experience working with many top professional athletes, speaking around the country on topics of nutrition and natural medicine, and has worked at Rady Children's Hospital and the Egoscue Clinic in San Diego. In 2007, Dustin returned to his hometown of Lihue on Kauai, bringing his knowledge and experience in Chinese medicinal herbs, nutrition, and postural therapy, and excited to offer the best in functional healthcare and sports medicine to his community. Pain Free Kauai specializes in natural healthcare solutions including stress-relieving acupuncture, the Egoscue Me

Dr. Drew Pierson—Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, as well as a licensed and acupuncturist and neurotherapist—joins us today. In this episode we explore the ocean of the mind, what different waves represent and how they network to create neurological states. Dr. Pierson shares his knowledge on how we can attain peak performance through breathing, meditation, and biofeedback. He discusses the profound positive experiential change people go through utilizing neurofeedback and therapy in his work at 40 Years of Zen.

Dr. East Haradin-Philips, DAOM, an expert on stress, acupuncture and aromatherapy, discusses some of her many contributions to lifestyle enhancements and peak performance, from her capstone research on the effect of combining aromatherapy and acupuncture to her REST system. East teaches classes to both the public and practitioners, provides consulting and coaching for practitioners, and has been a professor and clinical supervisor of Chinese medicine since 2004. She has also been a fitness instructor for over 20 years, and trains people to run half and full marathons as well as complete triathlons. She has completed one full Ironman Triathlon and more than 10 half-Ironmans. Dr. East's website Gem Elixirz

In this episode, Dr. Roger Jahnke sheds light on the use of Qi Gong and Tai Chi in the attainment of peak cognitive and peak physical performance. Roger takes us through the philosophy of Qi Gong to the modern physiological benefits of the practice. These benefits not only have an impact on peak performance, but can also reverse the effects of aging and help humans live more harmoniously with the Earth.  Roger Jahnke, O.M.D. is a Doctor of Chinese Medicine with 30 years of clinical practice and has completed 10 research and cultural tours of China to study its ancient healing traditions. He is Founder, Director, and Lead Trainer at the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi (IIQTC) and serves as a consultant to hospitals, social service agencies, and corporations in Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CAM / IM), wellness, and medical cost reduction.  Dr. Jahnke is author of The Healer Within (Harper SanFrancisco, 1999) used in body/mind programs worldwide. His most recent book, The Healing Promise of