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September 26, 2021
Treating Alzheimer's and Dementia with Chinese Medicine
Treating Alzheimer's and Dementia with Chinese Medicine
with Greg Sperber
September 26, 2021
1pm PDT, 4pm EDT
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5.5 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, considered the 6th most common cause of death in the United States, but according to the National Institute of Health, it should be ranked third. While the most common form of dementia, there are lots of different types other than Alzheimer’s. This course will examine these dementias from both biomedical and Chinese points of view, and discuss Chinese medical diagnostics and therapeutics. Often biomedical treatment involves pharmaceuticals with adverse drug reactions. Chinese medicine can help treat and support patients with dementia. Participants will leave with a real-world approach to treating these conditions.
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September 26, 2021 - 1pm PDT, 4pm EDT (2 hrs)
Introduction
Discuss Western medical diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other dementias
Discuss Western medical treatment of Alzheimer's and other dementias
Discuss the Chinese medical diagnosis of Alzheimer's and other dementias
Discuss the Chinese medical treatment of Alzheimer's and other dementias
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Greg Sperber
Dr. Greg Sperber is an author and also holds a Masters and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He is a professor at PCOM and speaks internationally on TCM business and drug-herb interactions.
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October 16, 2021
Effective Treatments for Common Facial Conditions
Effective Treatments for Common Facial Conditions
with Michelle Gellis
October 16, 2021
9am PDT, 12pm EDT
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This event will introduce the learner to several effective treatments for treating common facial conditions such as neuromuscular dysfunction like TMJ and Bell's palsy and will also address cosmetic concerns like sagging skin and wrinkles. Protocols such as facial motor points, micro-needling, submuscular needling and scalp acupuncture will be taught.
This event will be beneficial to both experienced and new practitioners and will provide a comprehensive overview of many easy-to-implement treatments.
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October 16, 2021 - 9am PDT, 12pm EDT (4 hrs)
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Michelle Gellis
Michelle Gellis is a Licensed and Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. She has been a Faculty Member and Clinic Supervisor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health since 2004. Ms Gellis holds the distinction of being one of the very few acupuncturists in the US certified to teach Facial Acupuncture certification classes on an international level to other acupuncturists.
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Past Free Events
Recording
from May 9, 2020
Etiology and Pathology of Epidemics Unfolded
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Etiology and Pathology of Epidemics Unfolded
with Kia Sinay
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from May 9, 2020
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This discussion will include theories of etiology, progression & risks of epidemics framed in Wen Bing theories. According to Wu You-Ko, the patriarch of the Wen Bing School, pestilent diseases are a result of airborne or oral pathogens. Each pathogen follows a specific course of progression, warranting different treatment strategies.
Your Teacher
Kia Sinay
Kia Sinay has been practicing Chinese medicine since 1995, specializing in disc disorders, pain management, and digestive disorders. She has trained under Jeffrey Yuen in Advanced Acupuncture and Herbology, and is completing her Ph.D. at the American University of Complimentary Medicine. Kia has published work on psycho neuro-endocrinology, digestive disorders, and the Eight Extraordinary Vessels.
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Recording
from May 1, 2020
An Introduction to Chinese Medicine Dermatology
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An Introduction to Chinese Medicine Dermatology
with Mazin Al-Khafaji
Recording
from May 1, 2020
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Skin disorders in their various forms are amongst the most common diseases suffered by mankind, accounting for no less than 1 in 5 of all visits to out-patients departments in the Western world. Despite this prevalence and the resources put into this field, many patients are dissatisfied with the conventional treatments available to them, and look elsewhere for solutions. In fact, Chinese herbal medicine has a very real and enduring answer for a significant number of sufferers of many chronic diseases of the skin such as psoriasis, eczema, acne, rosacea etc.
Since dermatology is essentially a visual art, a great deal of information can be gleaned from detailed inspection of the way skin diseases manifest. In this short webinar, Mazin will outline some of the axiomatic concepts of Chinese medicine dermatology, using many photographic images and some case examples to illustrate the fundamentals that are required in understanding and treating skin disease.
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Mazin Al-Khafaji
Mazin graduated as Doctor of Chinese Medicine from the Shanghai College of TCM in 1987. He specializes in the treatment of dermatological, allergic & auto-immune diseases, lecturing widely on these subjects. Mazin is the founder of the International TCM Dermatology Association, author of numerous articles and co-author of the international textbook A Manual of Acupuncture.
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Recording
from April 24, 2020
Bringing The Points Alive
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Bringing The Points Alive
with Peter Firebrace
Recording
from April 24, 2020
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Focusing on the treatment of serious lung disorders and on building immunity, this lecture will dust off old classic points so they are seen in a new and fresh light.
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Peter Firebrace
A graduate of the International College of Oriental Medicine, Peter Firebrace, FBAcC, has extensively studied TCM and Chinese language and philosophy. He was a co-founder of Monkey Press, teaches internationally, and also produces songs and poems on topics pertaining to TCM. Peter is in the process of setting up Guan Academy of Chinese Medicine for online teaching.
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Recording
from April 17, 2020
An Integrative Solution to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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An Integrative Solution to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
with Neil McKinney
Recording
from April 17, 2020
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Inflammatory bowels diseases are often poorly controlled with biological agents, chemotherapy drugs, steroids, and NSAIDs. There is a viable alternative. The successful treatment of colitis and IDB by integration of diet, nutraceuticals, botanicals, psychology, TCM formulations and acupuncture.
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Neil McKinney
In practice for over 30 years, Dr. Neil McKinney, ND, has extensive experience in Naturopathic Oncology as well as Naturopathic Medicine. He graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine and is a founder and instructor at the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine; in addition, he founded the BCNA, instructs internationally, and is an author on naturopathic topics.
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Recording
from March 30, 2020
Does a Kid's Sore Throat Always Mean Wind-Heat?
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Does a Kid's Sore Throat Always Mean Wind-Heat?
with David Allen
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from March 30, 2020
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As the world undergoes a once-in-a-generation pandemic, many parents worry about keeping their kids healthy and want to be sure they have the tools they need to confront such an issue. In this talk we will look at steps parents can take to keep kids healthy, as well as looking at what practitioners can do to treat them when they do get sick. We will look at diagnosis in respiratory disease as well as treatment techniques for the most worrisome symptoms.
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David Allen
David Allen, L.Ac., DACM, specializes in TCM for pediatrics and is also a faculty member at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.
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Modern Illness, Chronic Inflammation & Our Future Patients
TCM Principles of Immunology & Post Vaccine Syndromes
with Toni Krehel
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Modern illness is the phenomena of chronic inflammation manifested in many zang fu pathologies. It presents unique challenges for our health care system because it is often misdiagnosed and is always difficult to treat due to the nature of internal disease.
This course reviews Concepts of Immunology in Chinese Medicine as related to patterns associated with chronic inflammatory diseases specifically as they relate to the significance of foreign antigens leading to chronic inflammation, the consequences of prolonged sympathetic nervous system engagement and the pathogenesis of deep-lying infection.
The course presents an objective overview of infection by injection and the concept of guest pathogens as a possible pathway to chronic inflammation and persistent illness: from the initial allergic reaction and histamine response through the post-infection evolvement process to the pathogenic states of modern illnesses. Within the context of TCM, the immune reaction and functional disturbances caused by infection by injection are analyzed according to pattern differentiation, stages of disease and zang fu pathologies.
The concepts of Connective Tissue Integrity and a Five Element Core Constitution Analysis are introduced as a means of assessing susceptibility factors for adverse events and possible post vaccine syndrome outcomes for individual patients.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the TCM biomechanics of immune function as it relates to infection by injection
- Recognize post vaccine evolvement elements of chronic illnesses and identify TCM patterns commonly associated with post vaccine syndromes
- Recognize signs/symptoms of allergic reactions associated with vaccination
- Be able to articulate a basic understanding of vaccines, including types of vaccines and the use of adjuvants, new gene expansion & nanotechnology vaccines, and current public health trends
- Understand the TCM biomechanics of immune function as it relates to chronic inflammation
Your Teacher
Toni Krehel
In practice for over 20 years, Dr. Toni Krehel, AP specializes in the treatment of persistent illnesses & chronic inflammation in both children and adults (Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Homeopathy and Microcurrent Therapy).
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Shen Series - Course 2
Shen, Hun, Po: Classical Texts and their Contemporary Clinical Application
with Elisa Rossi
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The course focuses on what may be puzzling concepts, starting from accurate references to the Classics, to the exploring of contemporary clinical use.
We explore shen in many contexts: Shen as extra-ordinary, that which is beyond yin and yang, does not belong to this world of the ten thousands—the world of differentiation, of shapes, of transformation; Shen as the most subtle of the three treasure (shen-qi-jing); Shen as vitality/life (in eyes, pulse, tongue, etc); Its functions (cognitive functions, consciousness, wisdom and intuitive knowledge, integration of the emotions, perception); Its significance in individuals and its relation with the psycho-emotional disorders.
We also explore the Hun and the Po, a couple whose meaning and functions may be vague and confusing. We explore their relation with jing and shen and what is meant by: “hun enters po and po holds hun”, “they are the light and the dark side of the moon”, “hun is the flame of po; po is the root of hun”, “po as remembering on the inside, hun as governing movement and action”.
We also examine their clinical use by looking at disorders in which patients suffer of conditions as a lost contact with reality, anorexia, obsessive thought, somatic disorders, violent behavior, etc. Clinical examples will be discussed.
Learning Objectives
- Possible interpretations in contemporary practice, recognizing their clinical use in different categories of disorders
- How hun and po are described in the Classics and understand their significance in individuals
- How shen is described in the Classics and its function in individuals
Your Teacher
Elisa Rossi
Elisa Rossi PhD, MD, is a Psychiatrist, Acupuncturist, and Licensed Psychotherapist. In 1994 Elisa co-founded the School of TCM “MediCina” and from 2006 she is member of Milan Medical Board for Non-Conventional Medicine. Elisa has written numerous books and has lectured extensively around the world.
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Sexuality and Infertility
Understanding sexual dysfunction from a TCM framework
with Denise Wiesner
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Increase your understanding about sexuality and sexual dysfunction looking through the lens of western and eastern medicine. If you are treating infertility patients or just want more information, this course will help you understand and treat sexual issues as well as learn to speak with your patients about this sensitive subject. In addition, this course will educate you about who to refer to.
We will cover sexual anatomy, mechanisms of desire and arousal, and the sexual response cycle as well as look at the TCM understanding of sexuality, including some taoist practices. Included will be a deep dive into four of the eight-extraordinary vessels and how they apply to sexual trauma. We will go over TCM treatment and herbal medicine research of low libido for both female and males as well as the conditions of male sexual dysfunction: premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation and female sexual dysfunction: vulvodynia, lichen sclerosus, vaginismus, and dyspareunia.
Learning Objectives
- Understand how to treat female and male sexual dysfunction from a western and eastern perspective: dypareunia, vulvodynia, lichen sclerosus, low sex drive, premature ejaculation, erectile dysfunction and delayed ejaculation.
- Understand human sexuality in its application for fertility. Learn about conditions that affect fertility, female/male sexual anatomy, pelvic floor, female/male Sexual response, and history of sexuality in Chinese Medicine.
- Learn about community resources for more information on this topic, how to speak to your patients about sexuality, and who to refer to for sexual problems.
- Understand the 8 -Extras and their application in trauma for fertility and sexuality.
Your Teacher
Denise Wiesner
Denise Wiesner L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. ABORM, founder of the Natural Healing and Acupuncture Clinic in West Los Angeles, is an internationally recognized traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, specializing in women’s health, sexuality, and fertility since 1994. She is a professor at YoSan University.
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Chronic Disease: The Initiating Causes and Downstream Effects
Beyond symptomatic treatment; looking at root causes.
with Butch Levy
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The goal of this course is to provide a broad overview of the root causes of chronic disease seen today in modern societies. Root causes of disease come from our toxic environment, exposure to infectious agents, nutritional deficiencies, hormonal disruption and imbalanced immunity. These insults create chronic inflammation and oxidative stress that damage cellular function, promoting chronic illness. This discussion will review each causative factor, its impact on health, and current approaches to treatment. It will integrate treatments used in Chinese medicine, Naturopathic medicine and Western medicine.
Regardless of the paradigms you offer in your practice, one approach is often limited in therapy. Having multiple skill sets to approach a complex problem offers greater opportunity for restoring health. This course will bridge the East and West to provide a holistic perspective on chronic illness, with clinical pearls that can be applied right away.
Learning Objectives
- Understand current diagnostic approaches to uncovering these influences.
- Learn about the bodies response to imbalance and damage with inflammation and oxidative stress, and recognizing they are the pathway to diseases.
- Become familiar with the several causative factors that contribute to the development of chronic disease.
- Learn about treatment options to remediate each issue.
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Butch Levy
Dr. Levy is a primary care physician with twenty-eight years of Chinese Medicine experience. He uses his diverse skill set to provide expertise in topics including age-related cognitive decline, supportive care for cancer patients, auto-immune diseases, and chronic illness.
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The Big Formulas and the Big Ideas Behind Them - Course 1
Xiao Chai Hu Tang
with Will Maclean
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Xiao Chai Hu Tang is one of the most important formulas from the Shang Han Lun, and with over 2000 years of clinical experience behind, still one of the most widely and effectively used for a host of commonly seen ailments. This talk explores the popularity and dynamics of Xiao Chai Hu Tang, and goes beyond the usual shao yang/lingering pathogen narrative. We expand the understanding of Xiao Chai Hu Tang from a formula used for infectious processes, into one that is capable of managing some of the most common health issues of the modern world, and the reasons for this. We will see how understanding the structure and function of XCHT, and its related group of formulas, can assist in uncovering and elucidating the causes, pathology and solutions to the problem of chronic inflammation, or persistent heat in the language of Chinese medicine.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the Primary Pathological Triad model and be able to apply it, and utilise Xiao Chai Hu Tang and related formulas effectively, in the treatment of complex chronic pathology with a p[ersistent heat component
- Understand how Xiao Chai Hu Tang, and it related group of formulas, provides insights into the genesis, development and persistence of the problem of persistent heat in the body (synonymous with chronic inflammation).
- Be familiar with the origin and classical use of Xiao Chai Hu Tang
- Understand the structure and functional dynamics of Xiao Chai Hu Tang, form both the classical and modern perspectives
Your Teacher
Will Maclean
A graduate of the Sydney College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Will Maclean, M.Sc.Chin. Med, Dip.TCM, Cert. Chin. Med, trained in China, and has practiced TCM for over 25 years. An author, Will teaches internationally and speaks on topics pertaining to acupuncture and herbal medicine.
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In Chinese medicine, Blood Stasis usually presents in one form or another due to the intimate relationship and physiology related to Blood in women. As such, Blood Stasis is seen in many gynecology-related conditions. Women are especially prone to Blood Stagnation in the pelvis due to the complex arrangement of the reproductive organs in that area. This can include numerous and diverse conditions such as abdominal masses, abdominal pain, ovarian cysts, flooding and trickling, heavy periods, no periods, scanty periods, painful periods, ectopic pregnancy, habitual miscarriage, infertility, menopausal syndrome, etc. This recorded lecture will give an overview of Blood Stasis as it occurs in different stages of a woman’s life.
There is a set of notes for download with this course.
Learning Objectives
- Cultivate an appreciation of how Blood Stasis is not isolated but connected to many different factors
- Learn basic treatments for Blood Stasis including diet and herbal categories
- Gain a deeper understanding of the various causes and manifestations of Blood Stasis
- Provide an overview of Blood Stasis in gynecology
Your Teacher
David Bray
A specialist in TCM Gynecology, David Bray, R.Ac., R.TCMP, Dipl C.H. (NCCAOM), graduated from Guangzhou University of TCM and has been in practice for over 35 years.
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Participants will learn a special scalp acupuncture system focused on treating emotional and psychosomatic diseases and disorders. The necessary treatment protocols and techniques to treat diseases such as Major Depression Disorders (MDD), Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), anxiety, Autism, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and various phobias will be covered. Students will learn the correct location of over 10 scalp treatment lines and their clinical applications according to specific diseases or symptoms. In addition, over 10 different single and multiple needling techniques as well as electro-stimulation specific to scalp acupuncture will be observed. Recorded Q&A and case histories are also included.
Learning Objectives
- Students will learn the treatment protocols and techniques to treat several neurological and psychosomatic disorders
- Students will be shown over 10 single and multiple needling techniques specific to scalp acupuncture
- Students will be able to identify the correct location of over 10 scalp treatment lines and their clinical applications according to specific disease or symptoms
- Students will be shown electro-stimulation specific to scalp acupuncture
Your Teacher
Suzanne Robidoux
Dr. Suzanne Robidoux, Ph.D, DAOM, L.Ac., has lived Asia for almost 2 decades, studying TCM with various masters. She completed her Ph.D. in acupuncture at Nanjing University, and specializes in neurological and psychological disorders. Having translated and edited over 20 professional Chinese medical textbooks, she is asked to lecture internationally often.
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Adjunct Cancer Therapy
Clincial Results, Five-Zone Acupuncture, and Six-Actions Herb Prescribing
with Subhuti Dharmananda
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Part 1: Introductory Presentation - Clinical Results in an Adjunct Cancer Therapies Program
Several significant developments in chemotherapy and radiation treatments in recent years have improved the tolerance for those medical therapies, yet many cancer patients still struggle with prolonged experience of debilitating symptoms. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) offers possibilities to reduce the severity of the side effects. In China, one of the medical reform goals of the highly active TCM research phase (1960s-1980s) was to utilize TCM in new and effective ways. For cancer patients, the concept of “supporting normality” (fuzheng) was promoted, relying on herbal tonification therapy and supported by use of acupuncture. At the Immune Enhancement Project (IEP) in Portland, Oregon, these methods were adapted to modern western conditions, and several hundred cancer patients have been so treated during a period of nearly twenty years. Effects of the project are revealed by oncologists who express surprise at how well their patients had managed through the course of medical therapies and by the increasing referrals to the program from physicians and nurses working with cancer patients. The program methods, with special reference to the use of acupuncture, will be described.
Part 2: Treatment Framework - Five-Zone Acupuncture and Six-Actions Herb Prescribing for Adjunct Cancer Therapy
Five zone acupuncture emerged from treatment of shen disorders (spirit/mind/brain functional disturbances) and was one of the most commonly used approaches at the IEP Clinic for supporting patients undergoing cancer therapies. Acupuncture point selection focuses on the head/neck and bilateral transport regions: from elbow to fingers and from knee to toes which unites the neural networks and restores normality. A foundational needling set includes a subgroup called New Twenty Needles (to expand upon Old Ten Needles). The six-actions herb method is based on the methods of tonifying qi, nourishing blood, smoothing the flow of qi, enlivening the circulation of blood, raising clear qi to the head, and benefiting the marrow. This recording details these therapies so that you will be empowered to support your patients who may be contending with a cancer diagnosis.
Learning Objectives
- To understand how the IEP Clinic operates, in order to appreciate the context of the adjunct cancer therapies it offers.
- To understand how the six herb actions apply to the commonly reported symptoms experienced by cancer patients undergoing standard medical therapies
- To gain a sense of the outcomes for patients who come to the IEP clinic with a diagnosis of stage III or stage IV cancer.
- To become familiar with the author’s perspective on the challenges faced by patients and practitioners in response to the cancer diagnosis and its standard medical treatment.
- To learn the six herb actions utilized for adjunct cancer therapy within the larger perspective of how herb effects are categorized.
- To learn what constitutes acupuncture applied to “five zones” and the origins of the five zone framework.
- To observe some examples of acupuncture points and herbs that are suited to the treatment framework being described.
- To learn some of the writings and experiences that influenced development of the adjunct cancer protocols utilized at IEP, especially the acupuncture component of the program that led to the “new twenty needles” (NTN) protocol.
- To know the type of data that is being presented; i.e. chart notes developed over a period of months or years, relaying brief patient comments and acupuncture treatment details.
- To appreciate which types of medical disorders are most appropriately treated by the five zone method of acupuncture therapy.
Your Teacher
Subhuti Dharmananda
Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D., established the Institute for Traditional Medicine and Preventive Health Care (ITM) in 1979 to promote education, research, and charitable works in the field of traditional medicine systems. With a background in science and herb prescribing, he is able to organize the formats for the clinics, and he has produced many articles on subjects pertaining to TCM and herbs.
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Modern and Classical Chinese Medicine Approach to Multiple Sclerosis
with Suzanne Robidoux
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Multiple Sclerosis (MS) affects the ability of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord to communicate with each other effectively. In MS, the body presents with a wide range of symptoms; some physical, emotional or psychological. Symptoms can range from sudden paralysis, sudden blindness, muscle twitching or weakness, muscle atrophy, incontinence of stool and urine, mental confusion, aphasia, depression, loss of memory or loss of cognitive functions and so on. This disease mainly affects women three times more than men, between the ages of 20 to 40. It is recorded that there were over 20 million cases of MS in Northern Europe.
Western medicine has reached a certain level of advancements when it comes to diagnosing this disease. However, the causes of MS are still considered unknown and treatments of MS are still experimental and have severe side effects such as mild or severe depression, multi organ failure and death. Chinese medicine can greatly affect the quality and length of the life. With the right treatment approach, we can treat the presenting symptoms and prevent them from returning. Using the wealth of information given to us in the classical Chinese medicine we are able to have effective treatment for MS patients.
In this recorded seminar, Dr. Robidoux clearly explains the classical understanding of the body and mind in Chinese medicine and relates it to severe degenerative neurological diseases. Dr. Robidoux presents important treatment protocols effective for MS using some body and scalp acupuncture, moxibustion and herbal medicine. Dr. Robidoux also covers additional treatment approaches for over 20 of the main symptoms seen in MS.
Dr. Robidoux was involved in a Chinese medicine research treating MS with Chinese medicine and has successfully treated MS patients in Canada and Europe successfully. She introduces some of the clinical cases and treatment protocols.
Learning Objectives
- Learn some of the keys treatment lines of scalp acupuncture in the treatment of MS.
- Review the etiology of multiple sclerosis according to TCM and according to classical Chinese medicine.
- Understand the classical Chinese medicine outlook on life and health and understand how it is affected in systematic and neurological disorders.
- Learn essential moxibustion treatments to MS.
- Review live success cases of MS and their treatment approach.
Your Teacher
Suzanne Robidoux
Dr. Suzanne Robidoux, Ph.D, DAOM, L.Ac., has lived Asia for almost 2 decades, studying TCM with various masters. She completed her Ph.D. in acupuncture at Nanjing University, and specializes in neurological and psychological disorders. Having translated and edited over 20 professional Chinese medical textbooks, she is asked to lecture internationally often.
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As Chinese medicine continues to become integrated into the West, there are growing efforts to interface its rich resources with the Western medical paradigm. With the intentions that both systems can contribute enormously to each other – garnering both respect and enhanced healing potentials – clinicians are motivated to “learn” how to utilize and benefit from their respective wisdoms. One facet of Chinese medicine is their extensive understanding of feng-wind and its impact on motor activity, cognitive function, and emotional responses. This link is often made through the central nervous system with the brain and the spine as the focal areas, as well as their connections to the peripheral nerves, within Western medicine. Coming from a Chinese medical perspective, this course will explore the integration of its theories into the study of neurological conditions and more importantly, the strategies in treating and managing these issues.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between treating the peripheral versus central nervous systems
- Understand the role of wind and its link to nervous system pathologies in TCM
- Learn how pulses can help us select acupuncture points for various nervous system TCM diagnoses
- Learn specific protocols for various TCM diagnoses relating to nervous system conditions
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Jeffrey Yuen
An 88th generation Daoist Priest of the Yu Qing Huang Lao Pai and 26th generation of the Quan Zhen Long Men Pai, Jeffrey Yuen is a Master of Classical Chinese Medicine, Taoism, Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Tai Ji Chuan, and Qi Gong. He lectures internationally and is on the faculty for the American Association of Acupuncture Physicians.
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This audio/visual course by master acupuncturist Kiiko Matsumoto presents a detailed approach to common, severe digestive problems.
It includes a presentation of the 9 Star system, which is a foundational part of Chinese Medical thought. In Chinese Medical theory, the 5 Elements/10 Stems are considered related to the heavenly level. The 12 branches, 12 meridians, 12 yearly cycles are considered related to earthly level. The middle level between these is the 9 stars, the human level, between heaven and earth. Each section of the nine star map relates to one of the five elements, and 3 of the 9 star areas relate to Earth.
This class discusses these positions of the earth element on the abdomen, the direct relationship to the small intestine, and many digestive disorders that reflect on the abdomen (hara) with this exact pattern of pressure pain. Theory and didactic information is given on how to approach digestive disorders that may clearly have the diagonal 9 Star pattern of earth/small intestine pressure pain on the abdomen (hara), A base treatment of left SI 3, right Bl 62 is worked up, with multiple variations. Emotional and physical trauma accompany many painful digestive conditions, and is addressed using acupuncture points over related brain pain/memory areas.
Learning Objectives
- Provide didactic information on the application of the 9 stars to many digestive disorders, including Celiac, Crohn's, GB disorders, Colitis, Reflux, and chronic Stomach pain, using variations on the base treatment.
- Teach practitioners to differentiate between the usage of acupuncture point choices as they are applied to specific incidents, and include trauma release points as appropriate.
- Educate practitioners in Classical Chinese theory of the 9 Stars.
Your Teacher
Kiiko Matsumoto
Kiiko Matsumoto is a licensed acupuncturist, internationally recognized for her scholarly work interpreting the Chinese Classics and her unique and practical acupuncture style that integrates the work of important Japanese masters. An author on numerous acupuncture texts, she maintains a private practice in Boston and frequently lectures around the world.
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Lingering Pathogens
A Hybrid Model for the Treatment of Lingering Pathogens & Persistent Immune Dysfunction
with Will Maclean
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Persistent infection and chronic immune dysfunction are common problems in the clinic. They may be due to an unresolved or persistent viral, bacterial, amoebic or fungal infection, or the result of an immune imbalance due to an immune reaction to chemicals, chemotherapy, radiation or severe emotional trauma.
Clinical experience shows that pathogens that get trapped in the body tend to be located in distinct and clearly defined locations. These locations can be precisely determined. The types of pathogens involved also tend to transform once in the body into one of only two types. The key to expelling (venting) pathogens from the body and correcting the immune dysfunction is to clearly determine the type of pathogen involved and its precise location.
This course presents an accessible and user friendly model that facilitates the analysis of the location and nature of the most commonly seen types of lingering pathogen. The model presented is based on twenty five years of clinical experience with immune problems, and is the result of drawing together and hybridizing the most clinically relevant sections of the Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Damage) and We Re Lun (Treatise on Warm Diseases). In the first section, the model is presented systematically, with an emphasis on the specific signs and symptoms characteristic of linger pathogens, and the specific examination techniques used to elicit them. Each section is illustrated and the methodology reinforced by numerous cases from the presenters practice. In the second section, we will look at the special treatment strategies required to eliminate pathogens, repair any damage done, and restore balance to the body. Traditionally, the primary treatment method has been herbal, but the presenter finds that specific acupuncture protocols can be effective for some types of lingering pathogen. Specific formulas and acupuncture protocols will be discussed in detail.
Learning Objectives
- To become familiar with the herbal and acupuncture techniques necessary for expelling pathogens from the body and restoring homeostasis.
- To understand how to use the model presented to analyze and organize information clearly to come to a clear and rational diagnosis, and to formulate a rational treatment strategy.
- To understand the concept of a lingering pathogen, and how to identify its presence in the body.
Your Teacher
Will Maclean
A graduate of the Sydney College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Will Maclean, M.Sc.Chin. Med, Dip.TCM, Cert. Chin. Med, trained in China, and has practiced TCM for over 25 years. An author, Will teaches internationally and speaks on topics pertaining to acupuncture and herbal medicine.
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Kiiko Matsumoto presents highlights on Du 16 from the Su Wen and Ling Shu, integrated into KMS (Kiiko Matsumoto Style) acupuncture. KMS acupuncture addresses each patient’s constitution/root, and addresses their chief complaint. Every patient is palpated, and feedback is used to select points that release that individual’s pain. The first half of the course focuses on the usage of Du 16 and KMS acupuncture for resolution of back pain. The second half of the course is on the usage of Du 16 and KMS acupuncture for resolution of shoulder pain. Acupuncture points all over the body are discussed, tested for their effects, and used to resolve diverse complaints.
Learning Objectives
- Learn basic Kiiko Matsumoto Style (KMS) acupuncture concepts in diagnosis and treatment. This style evaluates both common and individualized pressure pain points on each case, and finds resolution based on the core causes and the related symptoms.
- Learn specific acupuncture point usage to release various cases of back pain.
- Learn specific acupuncture point usage to release various cases of shoulder pain.
- To teach and review ideas based on the most classical acupuncture literature about cause and treatment of diseases. This includes the concept of Wind being the cause of 100 diseases, and Du16 being emphasized for treatment of Wind diseases.
Your Teacher
Kiiko Matsumoto
Kiiko Matsumoto is a licensed acupuncturist, internationally recognized for her scholarly work interpreting the Chinese Classics and her unique and practical acupuncture style that integrates the work of important Japanese masters. An author on numerous acupuncture texts, she maintains a private practice in Boston and frequently lectures around the world.
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Kiiko Matsumoto Style acupuncture (KMS) has become well established as a successful acupuncture system. This approach reaches a diagnosis using palpation to find pressure pain related to root causes of health disorders, and then checks for the successful resolution of those pressure pains.
Kiiko will demonstrate how the fight or fight response is related to many chronic complaints, including chronic pain, digestive disorders, respiratory problems, and more. The course will show how to confirm this connection with palpation diagnosis, and use appropriate treatment with acupuncture. Evaluation and resolution of pressure pain on the hara, the SCM muscle, the rhomboids, and the soft tissue above the trochanter is included in ANS diagnosis and treatment.
This recorded course features 9 different live cases, with clear close up camera work and written text.
Learning Objectives
- To show attendants how to apply the broader concepts of ANS imbalance into successful applications of acupuncture on complex individual health complaints.
- To teach the importance of correcting Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) imbalance in order for patients to fully recover from health disorders which have not fully healed because of sympathetic dominance.
- To familiarize acupuncturists with KMS acupuncture so that they may expand their usage of palpation feedback techniques on their patients.
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Kiiko Matsumoto
Kiiko Matsumoto is a licensed acupuncturist, internationally recognized for her scholarly work interpreting the Chinese Classics and her unique and practical acupuncture style that integrates the work of important Japanese masters. An author on numerous acupuncture texts, she maintains a private practice in Boston and frequently lectures around the world.
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Depression is one of the most commonly seen disorders. It is estimated to affect roughly 350 million people throughout the world, both in developed countries as well as developing countries. The WHO assesses that by the year 2020 depression would be the second most influencing cause of debilitated quality of life. Antidepressant medication side effects include: Sluggishness, drowsiness, nausea, constipation, diarrhea, increased/loss of appetite, weight gain, loss of sexual appetite, blurred vision, insomnia and depression.
From one aspect, Dr. Robidoux summarizes a 5 year long research carried out at “The Affiliated Brain Hospital” in Nanjing which has proven and confirmed that acupuncture has important advantages in treatment of depression when compared with SSRi without showing any negative side effects. She also brings about effective treatment protocols and approaches to treat the syndrome causing depression and other psychosomatic disorders such as OCD and anxiety.
From another aspect, Dr. Robidoux presents a classical approach to understand the mechanism of the body and mind causing depression from different internal and external aspects. She covers the diagnostic methods and the treatments to reverse the progression and resolve the symptoms successfully. By providing a short introduction of the two main classical Chinese medicine approaches, Dr. Robidoux increases the understanding of the body and mind connection in depression to bring a clear understanding of the effective treatment protocol for different patient types.
Learning Objectives
- Review the etiology of depression according to TCM and according to classical Chinese medicine.
- Learn essential moxibustion treatments to depression.
- Review live cases of success of depression and their treatment approach.
- Learn some of the keys treatment lines of scalp acupuncture in the treatment of depression.
- Understand the classical Chinese medicine outlook on life and health and understand how it is diseases in systematic and neurological disorders.
Your Teacher
Suzanne Robidoux
Dr. Suzanne Robidoux, Ph.D, DAOM, L.Ac., has lived Asia for almost 2 decades, studying TCM with various masters. She completed her Ph.D. in acupuncture at Nanjing University, and specializes in neurological and psychological disorders. Having translated and edited over 20 professional Chinese medical textbooks, she is asked to lecture internationally often.