Mason is thrilled to welcome Rhonda Chang to the podcast today. Rhonda is a traditional healer who specialises in the art and healing principals of yinyang wuxing. After becoming disillusioned during her studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine, in her native home of China, Rhonda decided to go her own way. Straying from the path of convention to re-educate herself through the exploration and deep analysis of the classical texts. After 30 years of research and practice, Rhonda published two books: Chinese Medicine Masquerading As Yi — A Case of Chinese Self-colonisationandYinyang Wuxing Spirit, Body & Healing. Rhonda continues to honour the lineage of the Chinese healing arts, raising awareness around the true origin and principals of this potent medicine, through her treatments, practice, blog, and upcoming online course. Today's chat is truly eye-opening and informative. Rhonda is a rebel with a cause, and it is an absolute delight to have her with us, sharing her wisdom and knowledge with integrity and conviction.
Mason and Rhonda discuss:
The difference between Classical Chinese Medicine and Modern Chinese Medicine, which otherwise known as Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
The concept of 'Yi'.
Wuxing - Five Element Theory.
Rhonda's process of "de-colonising" herself from the standardised TCM curriculum she was originally trained in.
Symptoms vs diagnoses; how Westernised TCM is still operating within a symptom based ideology.
Rhonda's top tips for wellness.
Who is Rhonda Chang?
For the past 40 years Rhonda Chang has been involved in the study and practice of traditional healing. The journey has been long and tortuous. In 1986 she migrated to Australia and opened her own treatment clinic. Rhonda operated her clinic up until 2012, where she felt that government regulation was overly restricting her practice of healing and that the professionalisation of TCM in Australia had subordinated it to modern medicine. Since then Rhonda has focused her energies on writing books and promoting a return to traditional YinYang Wuxing healing principles.