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from December 1, 2021
Cosmetic Facial Aging: What’s Really Going On?
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Cosmetic Facial Aging: What’s Really Going On?
with Shellie Goldstein
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from December 1, 2021
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Many patients seeking cosmetic facial acupuncture present with complaints of forehead wrinkles and sagging cheeks. However, underneath the skin's surface is a much deeper concern.
This webinar will look at the underlying emotional and spiritual aspects of aging for patients seeking facial cosmetic enhancement.
Treating the physical, emotional, and spirit of aging will also be discussed.
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Shellie Goldstein
Dr. Goldstein is one of the worldwide experts on cosmetic facial acupuncture. She is the founder of the Academy of Advanced Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, and partner with Pacific College of Health Sciences in the Facial Applications of Cosmetic Enhancement Training Program (aka the FACE program).
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from October 14, 2021
Your Network is your Net Worth
Cultivating an Effective Network for Your Patient Acquisition and Business Goals
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Your Network is your Net Worth
Cultivating an Effective Network for Your Patient Acquisition and Business Goals
with Nell Smircina
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from October 14, 2021
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A roadblock for many acupuncture practitioners is knowing how to implement an effective strategy for growing their network. Often as confusing is understanding why it's important and then how to leverage it to get what we need for business and practice growth. We often forget that networking is about bringing mutual value. Having a solid network (and knowing how to effectively and ethically communicate to that network) allows for many opportunities. This course will provide a framework for these strategies. Common opportunities from effective networking: increased qualified referrals, speaking and media opportunities and enhanced credibility.
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Nell Smircina
Dr. Nell Smircina, DAOM, L.Ac., Dipl. OM is an advocate, educator and practitioner with a focus on the integration of acupuncture into America's standard of care.
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from September 9, 2021
The Basics of Pharmacology: Know your Patient's Meds
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The Basics of Pharmacology: Know your Patient's Meds
with Justin Shin
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from September 9, 2021
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This class is an introduction to pharmacology for acupuncturists. We will examine basic pharmacological principles that are important for any acupuncturist to know, since many of our patients we treat are simultaneously taking medications.
Topics will include: the methods of action, drug classes, and common medications.
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Justin Shin
Dr. Shin received his degree in Pharmacy from MCPHS. Researched drug discovery for ALS at Drexel College of Medicine. Received MSTCM and DACM from ACTCM. Interned with UCSF Osher Center. Residency at Highland Hospital. Currently pioneering the first acupuncture program for the SFVA.
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from July 8, 2021
HIPAA Best Practices for Your Online Presence
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HIPAA Best Practices for Your Online Presence
with Marla Moss
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from July 8, 2021
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As acupuncture gains mainstream traction, practitioners are subject to increasing scrutiny regarding HIPAA. Achieving compliance in the online space is no easy feat, as information technology is developing continuously and very little of it even existed when HIPAA came into effect. The scope of this course is to make federal patient privacy laws, as applied to websites, email, scheduling, telehealth, social media and digital marketing, as simple and as accessible as possible. This course will outline the necessary steps for evaluating online platforms and tools for potential use in a practice. Additionally, attendees will learn their role as practitioners in HIPAA-compliant use of various online technologies.
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Marla Moss
Marla Moss is the Owner and Founder of Raging River Media, specializing in HIPAA-compliant digital marketing for acupuncturists. She helps practitioners build thriving, sustainable practices with custom automation technology that protects patient privacy while liberating busy healers from the grind.
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from February 11, 2021
Herb Drug Interaction & Interprofessional Communication Around Herbal Medicine
Principles and practice of effective collaboration with prescribing physicians for L.Ac.s
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Herb Drug Interaction & Interprofessional Communication Around Herbal Medicine
Principles and practice of effective collaboration with prescribing physicians for L.Ac.s
with Benjamin Zappin
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from February 11, 2021
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This brief 90 minute course will offer principles for licensed acupuncturists to consider for prescribing herbs in conjunction with Western drugs and guidelines for inter-professional collaboration regarding this. The course will be taught by an L.Ac. & M.D. team with experience in collaboration and concurrent use of herbs and drugs. An emphasis will be placed on risk management, ethics, therapeutic treatment planning, and critical thinking skills. Case studies will be utilized to demonstrate principles that practitioners can adopt and implement in related scenarios. Considerations for using these tools for networking and practice management will also be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on mental health, women's health, and pain management.
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Benjamin Zappin
Benjamin is a Licensed Acupuncturist and Herbalist with over 20 years of clinical experience. He is cofounder of Five Flavors Herbs, Inc. a herbal pharmacy, extract facility, and product line located in Oakland, CA, where Ben also maintains a private practice.
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from December 9, 2020
How to Implement Effective Abdominal Acupuncture Treatments in a Fast and Covid-Safe Way
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How to Implement Effective Abdominal Acupuncture Treatments in a Fast and Covid-Safe Way
with Dave Shipsey
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from December 9, 2020
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This webinar will teach you how to do a complete abdominal acupuncture treatment in a safe & speedy manner. Thus ensuring that you are out of the treatment room in less than 10 minutes, even for complex multi-site painful conditions such as Bi syndrome (Fibromyalgia, Arthritis etc.). Aspects of abdominal treatment protocol will be reviewed to help you get faster at point location and finding Ahshi points that will make all the difference to you and your clients!
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Dave Shipsey
Dave Shipsey is a Registered Acupuncturist, author, and International teacher of Abdominal Acupuncture. Dave has been teaching Abdominal Acupuncture since 2011 and published the first English book on the subject “Mastering the Art of Abdominal Acupuncture”, in 2015.
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from December 3, 2020
Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture
Integrating Biomedical and Eastern Medicine for Analyzing and Treating the Aging Face
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Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture
Integrating Biomedical and Eastern Medicine for Analyzing and Treating the Aging Face
with Shellie Goldstein
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from December 3, 2020
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Join Shellie Goldstein, renowned cosmetic facial acupuncturist for this excellent free webinar on integrating biomedical and Eastern Medicine for analyzing and treating the aging face. This class will discuss the anatomical aging facial changes as they pertain to Eastern Medicine patterns of disharmony and diagnosis. Treatment and needling strategies and protocols will be presented.
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Shellie Goldstein
Dr. Goldstein is one of the worldwide experts on cosmetic facial acupuncture. She is the founder of the Academy of Advanced Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, and partner with Pacific College of Health Sciences in the Facial Applications of Cosmetic Enhancement Training Program (aka the FACE program).
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from December 1, 2020
New and Creative Treatments for the Plantar Fascia
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New and Creative Treatments for the Plantar Fascia
with Whitfield Reaves
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from December 1, 2020
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Join Whitfield Reaves to learn how to diagnose this common source of foot pain, and treat both plantar fasciitis as well as the more current condition often called plantar fasciosis. They are different conditions, need differentiation, and there are several creative and precise treatments that can assist clinically. The practitioner needs to understand how to target the tissues of the fascia as well as including the all important abductor hallucis muscle. Often left out of heel pain treatments, this muscle to the big toe plays a significant role in both pain and the healing process. The practitioner, with this information, can find some more gentle and relatively pain free point combinations to use in treating plantar pain.
After the lecture, we will have an audience Q&A session with Whitfield. This session is designed to make sure each practitioner is clear on the precise treatment needed in plantar fasciitis and plantar fasciosis. But we intend to open up the rest of this free webinar to all questions. "Ask us anything", on any topic of sports acupuncture. This should be fun!
For our friends in timezones that can not join us live, feel free to register to watch the recording.
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Whitfield Reaves
In practice for over 30 years, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac., specializes in the field of sports medicine. Being in the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, Whitfield's experience includes working with athletes at the 1984 LA Olympic Games and other sport competitions; an author, he teaches internationally as well.
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from November 22, 2020
Understanding Paediatric Mental Health Issues: A Chinese Medicine Perspective
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Understanding Paediatric Mental Health Issues: A Chinese Medicine Perspective
with Rebecca Avern
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from November 22, 2020
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This one hour free webinar will provide you with an understanding of how and why children and adolescents develop mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. Chinese medicine provides a radically different lens to conventional, psychological theories. Using both 5 Element and Organ/Pathogen differentiations, you will go away with an intuitive, effective and profound model through which to approach the growing number of mental issues in children.
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Rebecca Avern
Rebecca Avern is a senior lecturer, clinical supervisor and teaching clinic director at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, UK. In 2012, she founded an acupuncture centre for the treatment of children in Oxford – the Panda Clinic - and her clinical work is now entirely with children. She teaches paediatrics online and at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
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from November 12, 2020
Why Amino Acids Are An Acupuncturist’s Best Friend
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Why Amino Acids Are An Acupuncturist’s Best Friend
with Carolyn Reuben
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from November 12, 2020
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Nutrition is within the scope of practice of California acupuncturists but in our schools we are not trained to use individual amino acids and a pro-recovery diet to quickly stop cravings for drugs, behaviors, and food. Yet, decades of research and empirical evidence support these quick and efficient treatment modalities. Meanwhile, during COVID-19, citizens isolated and quarantined are eating and drinking like never before. Sales of alcohol have increased 55% this year compared to last year at this time and the Mayo Clinic calls the result of our new compulsive eating habits "the quarantine 15".
This presentation reminds participants that their patients may not list overeating or over drinking or over drugging on the intake form but a great number of them ARE in the throes of addiction. Food addiction, alone, is the most dangerous and most common addiction in the United States, causing obesity and diabetes at epic levels in younger and younger individuals. On top of that anxiety and depression are epidemic and most commonly treated with pharmaceuticals such as SSRIs, SNRIs, and highly addictive benzodiazepines. Yet we as acupuncturists have at our fingertips not only excellent acupuncture points as a response, but also useful nutritional tools in amino acids and menu choices. I will detail each of the five amino acids that are useful to respond to patient needs, with results apparent within fifteen minutes, and offer the simple questionnaire that helps the practitioner figure out what the patient's most pressing needs are at that time. The same questionnaire helps both patient and practitioner figure out what dose is needed and when the supplements can be stopped.
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Carolyn Reuben
Carolyn began using acupuncture for addiction treatment in substance abuse treatment programs in 1992 in Sacramento, CA. Carolyn has lectured at state and national conferences, written magazine articles and is the founding director of the Alliance for Addiction Solutions.
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from October 14, 2020
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
An Introduction to German Auricular Therapy
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Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
An Introduction to German Auricular Therapy
with SaTerra Vishnu and Frank Yurasek
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from October 14, 2020
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Hosted by the Florida State Oriental Medical Association, this is the first of a 3-part series, (culminating with a three-day live seminar), dedicated to empowering you with an evidence-based, results-oriented, Veteran Acupuncture System of Care. Initiated in 2012 with the treatment of hundreds of homeless veterans at the semi-annual (Summer and Winter 'Stand Downs") held at the respective North and Southside National Guard Armories Chicago, Dr.'s Vishnu and Yurasek, created these evidence-based protocols providing "real-time" results to those vets in chronic pain and suffering. These clinical efforts culminated in a poster and presentation to the World Federation of Acupuncture Societies in Toronto, Canada, 2016......"Where Have All The Flowers Gone".
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SaTerra Vishnu
SaTerra Vishnu, DOM, AP has over 30 years of clinical experience. A 1986 graduate of the Midwest College of Oriental Medicine in Chicago, IL where he obtained his degrees in Acupuncture, Herbs and Manipulative Therapy. Since then he has had extensive training in BioElectrical Diagnostics and German Homotoxicology using bioenergetic equipment to find underlying pathogens.
Frank Yurasek
Frank Yurasek, PhD, LAc, received Oriental Medicine training from Midwest College of Oriental Medicine 30 years ago and trained at the Guang Zhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is the Acupuncture Clinical Advisor at Midwest College of Oriental Medicine, National University of Health Sciences, and the director of Acupuncture, John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
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from May 17-18, 2020
51st TCM Kongress Rothenburg
Opening Day
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51st TCM Kongress Rothenburg
Opening Day
with Dan Bensky and Ayla Wolf
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from May 17-18, 2020
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We are thrilled to be hosting this year's TCM Kongress through Net of Knowledge in partnership with the AGTCM. In this multi-day streaming event we will strive to re-create the unique and engaging atmosphere of Rothenburg.
Since its beginning in 1968, the TCM conference in Rothenburg has been a centre for professional exchange and a meeting place for colleagues. The enjoyment and fun of study is a major part of Rothenburg as well as the commitment and quality of the speakers, brought together from all across the world.
This 51st TCM Kongress Rothenburg will focus on: “The Earth School, Gastro and Neurogastroenterology, Li Gao: Pi Wei Lun”.
This opening day is FREE to attend, and features three mini-classes by Dan Bensky, Poney Chiang, and Ayla Wolf.
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Dan Bensky
Dan has a long-term interest in Chinese and Chinese medicine, having obtained a diploma in Chinese medicine from the Macau Institute of Chinese Medicine in 1975, a Masters in Classical Chinese from the University of Washington in 1996, and a Doctorate in the Discussion of Cold Damage from the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences in 2006.
Ayla Wolf
Dr. Wolf is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine specializing in neurological disorders, chronic pain, and concussion recovery. She is a faculty member of the Carrick Institute of Clinical Neuroscience and Rehabilitation.
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from May 11, 2020
Acupuncture In Treatment Of The Dying
Graceful And Essential Care
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Acupuncture In Treatment Of The Dying
Graceful And Essential Care
with Gwen LoVetere
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from May 11, 2020
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People often suffer as they die, and we as acupuncturists can help in the assistance of their death. We help them relax and let go; this softening offers release from their fears and anxieties. Acupuncture in hospice care allows the person the opportunity to participate consciously in their own dying process.
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Gwen LoVetere
Gwen LoVetere has been helping people heal through the use of acupuncture and Chinese herbs for over 26 years in her private practice. Gwen is also a senior instructor in Contemporary Chinese pulse diagnosis, also known as the “Shen/Hammer Pulse System”, and both a clinical supervisor and faculty member at the National University of Naturopathic Medicine.
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from May 10, 2020
Abdominal Acupuncture to Boost Immunity
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Abdominal Acupuncture to Boost Immunity
with Dave Shipsey
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from May 10, 2020
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Dave Shipsey will discuss some useful Abdominal Acupuncture treatments that can be used to help boost the immune system. He will give a brief insight into the theory of Abdominal Acupuncture and some reasons why it is so powerful therapeutically. Abdominal Acupuncture is easily self administered and Dave will explain how simple it can be used to treat one’s self. He will also give a brief outline of how to treat others using Abdominal Acupuncture.
Abdominal Acupuncture treatments tend to be multi faceted in nature and have wide and varied side benefits which Dave will briefly describe. He will also give you a quick guide to the location of abdominal points so that you can utilize the treatments discussed immediately after viewing.
Your Teacher
Dave Shipsey
Dave Shipsey is a Registered Acupuncturist, author, and International teacher of Abdominal Acupuncture. Dave has been teaching Abdominal Acupuncture since 2011 and published the first English book on the subject “Mastering the Art of Abdominal Acupuncture”, in 2015.
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from May 8, 2020
Trauma
The Diagnostic Truth Lies in the Uninterrupted Story of the Patient
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Trauma
The Diagnostic Truth Lies in the Uninterrupted Story of the Patient
with Martha Lucas
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from May 8, 2020
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Elements of old trauma can be relived with sensory and emotional intensity. Even so, the patients often do not have a clear recollection or precise memory about what happened. But their body does. Energetic patterns set up in the body can “run” the system. Once you discover the patterns, they can be unraveled with acupuncture.
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Martha Lucas
Dr. Lucas holds a Ph.D. in Research Psychology as well as her degree in Chinese Medicine. She teaches courses worldwide including Pulse Diagnosis Biofeedback and Balancing, Mei Zen Cosmetic Acupuncture System, unique point prescriptions, acupressure, and herbalism. She is passionate about empowering practitioners with the skills to make correct diagnoses.
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from May 7, 2020
An Introduction to Auricular Medicine
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An Introduction to Auricular Medicine
with TruthSayer
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from May 7, 2020
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Auricular Medicine is a specialty within Traditional Chinese Medicine that has its roots in the Huang Di Nei Jing and some of its branches in Western Medicine. Using the micro-system of the Auricle, Auricular Medicine has developed into an incredibly sophisticated system of both diagnosis and treatment of all bio-systems of the body. The diagnosis is remarkably comprehensive and accurate. Without a patient interview, or history, the examination alone provides the doctor with more information than the patient’s intake paperwork. Treatment can relieve acute pain within seconds. Dr. TruthSayer’s introduction includes many interesting cases from her clinical practice.
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TruthSayer
Dr. TruthSayer, DAOM, Dip.OM, LAc, LMFT, is a President Emeritus of the California State Oriental Medical Association, and a former faculty member of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. She is Founder and Chief Faculty of the Institute of Auricular and Transcendental Medicine and has lectured around the world on auricular topics.
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from May 5, 2020
A Brief Introduction to Saam Acupuncture
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A Brief Introduction to Saam Acupuncture
with Michael Max
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from May 5, 2020
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In this event, Michael Max will give you a brief introduction to the Saam Acupuncture method, including the history of this system, it’s connections to the Yi Jing, diagnostic perspective, channel pairing and how to check for treatment errors.
You will learn the Saam organ/channel pairings and how to apply diagnostic fundamentals. You will also gain clarity on the importance of first using tonification, and also how to recognize and reverse treatment errors.
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Michael Max
The most important thing I’ve learned in my 20+ of practicing Chinese medicine is that acupuncture works from the inside out. Learning to invite the body’s vitality to bring people into a deeper sense of coherence and wellbeing is something that becomes more intriguing to me as the years pass. These days I split my time between clinical work, writing and hosting the Qiological podcast.
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from April 28, 2020
Tung’s Points for COVID19 Symptoms
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Tung’s Points for COVID19 Symptoms
with Susan Johnson
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from April 28, 2020
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Susan offers her best treatment protocols for managing symptoms of COVID19, sanitation and safety practices for keeping your practice open and/or returning back to work safely and a few other very helpful suggestions for life during these crazy times.
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Susan Johnson
A graduate of the ACTCM, Susan Johnson, L.Ac., has been practicing TCM for over 30 years. She studied extensively with Drs. Miriam Lee and Young Wei Chieh, and teaches Tung's Points internationally.
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from April 27, 2020
A Telemedicine Guide: A Low Back Pain Case Study
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A Telemedicine Guide: A Low Back Pain Case Study
with Matt Callison and Brian Lau
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from April 27, 2020
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This webinar highlights a recent video and accompanying blog (www.sportsmedicineacupuncture.com/blog) featuring Matt Callison L.Ac and Brian Lau AP, C.SMA as they develop, design and work through the logistical issues of a telemedicine assessment and treatment prescription on a patient with low back pain. The intent of this webinar is to provide acupuncturists with ideas to help their patients during these challenging and fast-changing times of COVID-19. The current surge in demand for telemedicine consultations, coupled with the fact that most practitioners have little experience in long distance consultation, prompted us to release this webinar as a learning tool, so practitioners could see our process.
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Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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from April 26, 2020
Flower Essences for Emotional Health During Crisis
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Flower Essences for Emotional Health During Crisis
with Sharon Loerzer
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from April 26, 2020
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Because a person's emotional state impacts on their immunity, as practitioners it's useful having as many tools as possible to help a person cope with fear and anxiety. Expand your clinical repertoire by incorporating Flower Essences into your treatment protocols for the treatment of mental health and resilience building. Safe and effective, flower remedies are easy for patients to purchase and can be used at home. As well as extending the benefits of your acupuncture treatments, flower remedies are a safe alternative to pharmaceutical interventions.
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Sharon Loerzer
Sharon Loerzer is the founder of the Family Evolution Centre which has helped over 2,500 children, teenagers and their families over the past 25 years. Sharon is passionate about helping adults to see through the eyes of children so that a clear and empathetic bond can form outside of traditional power struggles.
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from April 24, 2020
Bringing The Points Alive
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Bringing The Points Alive
with Peter Firebrace
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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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from April 23, 2020
Advanced Pulse Concepts
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Advanced Pulse Concepts
with Greg Cicciu
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from April 23, 2020
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Let's take a short visit with the pulse. We will explore some of the attributes that will shock your patients when they find out you can experience them from their pulse. We will also take a brief look at where physical and emotional pain is within the pulse.
Your Teacher
Greg Cicciu
Greg began studying Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in the early 1990s. He is the author of The Pulse Atlas and has lectured around the world for over two decades on Auricular therapy, Tui-Na, and Pulse Diagnosis.
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from April 22, 2020
The Treatment of Traumatized and Highly Sensitive Patients with Gentle Japanese Acupuncture Techniques
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The Treatment of Traumatized and Highly Sensitive Patients with Gentle Japanese Acupuncture Techniques
with Bob Quinn
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from April 22, 2020
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In this seminar we will look at trauma and what is unique to traumatized and highly sensitive patients. We will consider relevant ancient and modern sources. Bob Quinn will demonstrate some gentle teishin techniques that can be used to treat these patients effectively. He will also show how these same techniques can be done with a needle. We will discuss the importance of not over treating these highly sensitive patients and how to watch out for that.
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Bob Quinn
Bob Quinn, DAOM, L.Ac. has been a full-time Associate Professor of Chinese Medicine at National University of Natural Medicine in Portland since 2009; before that, he taught and supervised at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine. He first entered acupuncture practice in 1998 with a master’s degree from OCOM, and later returned to earn his doctoral degree in Chinese medicine in 2008.
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from April 20, 2020
Coronavirus Covid-19, Childhood Vaccinations and Immunity
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Coronavirus Covid-19, Childhood Vaccinations and Immunity
with Julian Scott
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from April 20, 2020
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In this exclusive live webinar, Pediatric Acupuncture expert Dr Julian Scott shares his views on the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic. Learn about immunity and Lingering Pathogenic Factors from a TCM and western medicine perspective and enjoy personal insights from one of the forefathers of contemporary acupuncture. Informed by his forty year career working with children and campaigning about childhood vaccinations, this webinar is a must see for parents and clinicians.
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Julian Scott
Dr Julian Scott is the world's most eminent Paediatric Acupuncture Specialist with 40 years experience treating babes and children with acupuncture, dietary advice and western herbs. He is author of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Children, Natural Medicine for Children and Natural Medicine for Women, and Acupuncture in the Treatment of Eyes.
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from April 19, 2020
Korean Hand Therapy: Safe, Low Cost Treatments for Yourself and Your Clients
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Korean Hand Therapy: Safe, Low Cost Treatments for Yourself and Your Clients
with Dan Lobash
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from April 19, 2020
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Keep your clinics open! (Online.) Dr. Dan Lobash showcases some fast an effective treatments that can be done entirely on the hand! KHT provides safe, fast, and low cost treatments. Dan will also be sharing his free manuals with everyone for both client and practitioner.
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Dan Lobash
Dr. Dan Lobash, Ph.D., L.Ac., practices KHT (Korean Hand Therapy) and Traditional Oriental Medicine and has been in practicing for over 30 years. He has taught KHT seminars internationally and is published in several TCM journals.
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from April 18, 2020
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: What Are the Benefits and How Can I Use It in My Practice?
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Vagus Nerve Stimulation: What Are the Benefits and How Can I Use It in My Practice?
with Tom Corbin
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from April 18, 2020
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The information contained in this brief introduction is taken from a continuing education PowerPoint and talk given at the U of Miami Acupuncture for Physicians Program. In addition to a brief review on the physiology and anatomy of the Autonomic Nervous System, the history of Vagus Stimulation in Austria as well as its introduction into N. America. The material was specifically designed for Vagus Nerve Stimulation within the practice of acupuncture , electro acupuncture/laser therapy and acupressure on auricular areas. Dr Corbin was on the initial group that introduced Vagus Nerve Stimulation in the USA and was part of a group that developed Vagus Nerve Stimulators in the USA.
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Tom Corbin
Tom Corbin, Ph.D, is an Acupuncture Physician that specializes in Auricular Acupuncture. He is on the Board of Directors of the Auriculotherapy Certification Institute, teaches in the Complementary Medicine Departement at the The University of Miami, and is a Registered Trainer for the National Acupuncture Detox Association.
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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
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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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from April 16, 2020
Rapport in the Burgeoning Realm of Distance Healing
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Rapport in the Burgeoning Realm of Distance Healing
with Mary McCullough
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from April 16, 2020
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In our new world of “social distancing”, we are embarking on an exciting time of exploration as practitioners. Distance Healing and Telemedicine are hot topics. Now more than ever, having excellent rapport skills plays an important and dynamic role in patient care. Learn more about how to connect with your patients on the mental and spiritual level via phone and video as we explore distance rapport in this new course.
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Mary McCullough
Mary McCullough has been in practice since 2009 and has been practicing Classical Five Element Acupuncture (CFEA) since 2014. She's taught both TCM and CFEA, most recently as Senior Faculty at the Institute of Classical Five Element Acupuncture in California.
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from April 14, 2020
Five Sports Injuries, Five Points to Treat
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Five Sports Injuries, Five Points to Treat
with Whitfield Reaves
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from April 14, 2020
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We often come to expect that many a case is complicated and requires analysis and the assessment is layered and complex. Yet, Occam's Razor, a somewhat obscure tenant of philosophy, states that, simply expressed, "the simplest solution is most likely the right one”. Whitfield Reaves will present five common sports injury and pain syndromes, and explain how it is common and likely that each of these cases could be treated by one specific point. No longer the long list of point combinations to cover all aspect of the presentation of the patient – one point. Of course, we would need know how to correctly locate and needle the point, but, what a relief. One point, and great results.
While of course this is not always possible, listen to Whitfield's adaptation of Occam's theory of "keeping it simple", and its application in medicine. And, maybe even come away with one-point treatment plans for a few common injuries!
Whitfield Reaves is the author of The Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program, and his webinars are quite popular on the Net of Knowledge platform.
Your Teacher
Whitfield Reaves
In practice for over 30 years, Whitfield Reaves, OMD, L.Ac., specializes in the field of sports medicine. Being in the forefront of the acupuncture sports medicine field, Whitfield's experience includes working with athletes at the 1984 LA Olympic Games and other sport competitions; an author, he teaches internationally as well.
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from April 13, 2020
How the Classical Chinese View on Emotions Can Help Us Today
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How the Classical Chinese View on Emotions Can Help Us Today
with Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
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from April 13, 2020
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As human beings, we cannot be without emotions. At the same time, emotions disturb us to the point that we act no more with reason or intelligence. When a situation triggers an emotion, it is usually an important matter needing an accurate reaction, true to life; and it is precisely that what the emotions prevent us to do. The classical Chinese medicine’s approach of emotions, specially agitation and anxiety, exposes what happens inside ourselves, in our heart-mind, as well as in our blood and qi, our organs, and gives leads to regulate ourselves and to come back to a more balanced assessment of the situation and efficient action.
Your Teacher
Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
TCM academic and historian, Elisabeth Rochat has specialized in both medical and philosophical Classics in her 40+ years career. She co-authored 'A Survey of Chinese Medicine' and continues to teach about the Classics of TCM internationally.
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from April 9, 2020
Incorporating Facial Acupuncture into Your Practice and Through TeleMedicine
Free
Incorporating Facial Acupuncture into Your Practice and Through TeleMedicine
with Michelle Gellis
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from April 9, 2020
Overview
Please Join Dr. Michelle Gellis, internationally recognized facial acupuncture expert in a presentation on Incorporating Facial Acupuncture into Your Practice.
Topics include: (1) The benefits of Facial Acupuncture both for your patients and for your practice; (2) An overview of what is involved in incorporating FA into your practice: timing, marketing, and pricing; (3) Why providing a full body treatment must be part of facial acupuncture; and (4) The importance of training: documentation/safety/red flags.
Your Teacher
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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from April 8, 2020
TeleMedicine and Internet Income for Acupuncturists
Free
TeleMedicine and Internet Income for Acupuncturists
with Kath Berry
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from April 8, 2020
Overview
Now is the time to explore new technologies to expand your sphere of influence and help more people - while securing an income online. With ten years experience as an online educator and webinar host, Kath Berry will share her expertise to help you think creatively about services and support you can offer patients beyond your bricks and mortar acupuncture practice. It is time for innovative thinking, with limitless possibilities and immense rewards.
Your Teacher
Kath Berry
Kath Berry is an acupuncture educator with 20 years clinical experience. She loves innovative technologies and their ability to offer support through high quality online education, peer support and information sharing. Kath has hosted online events with some of most influential leaders in the acupuncture profession, and believes technology is the key to securing the future of the profession.
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from April 7, 2020
Build and Maintain Your Practice in a Crisis
Free
Build and Maintain Your Practice in a Crisis
with Ward Willison
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from April 7, 2020
Overview
Three things in this crisis that will make a difference. Manage your mind, money and marketing. I will show you a process that allows for all emotions to process because keeping your mind working in a crisis is critical. If you did not have a financial plan for a crisis, you better get one now, we’ll do that. In the marketing world the best time to get new clients is during a major event, this qualifies. I will show you how to gain a market share that is only possible in times like this.
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Ward Willison
Success in Life and Practice—join Ward on a trip to your success: a business career, a near death accident, and apprenticing for 10 years with a master. His clinic does 2500+ clients with 3 months off a year, since 2008. Learn the processes that work!
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from April 4, 2020
The Gate of All Wonders
Applying Taoist Philosophy in Good Times and Bad
Free
The Gate of All Wonders
Applying Taoist Philosophy in Good Times and Bad
with Matthew Bauer
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from April 4, 2020
Overview
Taoist philosophy came of age with the teachings of Lao Tzu (Laozi) and Chuang Tzu (Zhuangzi) during the tumultuous “Warring States” period. In this talk, we will consider the teachings of Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu and the symbolism of the I-Ching (Yi-Book of Changes) and how those relate to the “natural mind”. Understanding the natural vs. unnatural mind is the Taoist key to navigating life.
After years of devoting himself to helping educate people about acupuncture, this is Matthew first class that delves deeply into his decades-long study and practice of Taoism.
Your Teacher
Matthew Bauer
Matthew began his full-time practice of acupuncture and Chinese Medicine in 1986 after several years of studying Taoist history and philosophy with a 74th generation Taoist Master. Matthew has served as an Expert Witness in both California State and private cases, and is also a Founder and the President of the Acupuncture Now Foundation.
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from April 2, 2020
The Traditional Diagnosis - Part 1
Free
The Traditional Diagnosis - Part 1
with Neil Gumenick
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from April 2, 2020
Overview
The Traditional Diagnosis is the initial meeting, and where it all begins with a new patient. It sets the tone of what may well be a long, close, and rich relationship. Learn how you can use the Traditional Diagnosis to gain the patient's trust, confidence, compliance, as well as to diagnose and treat at the levels of body, mind, emotion, and spirit.
This event covers the first half of the presentation.
Your Teacher
Neil Gumenick
In practice for 40 years, Professor Neil R. Gumenick, M.Ac. (UK), L.Ac., Dipl.Ac. is Founder and Chief Instructor of The Institute of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture. An accomplished author and international lecturer, he has taught at Yo San University, Emperor's College and SAMRA University.
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from April 1, 2020
The Relationship of the Bladder Channel and Intrinsic (Exercise-Induced) Asthma; and How to Treat It.
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The Relationship of the Bladder Channel and Intrinsic (Exercise-Induced) Asthma; and How to Treat It.
with Janice Walton-Hadlock
Recording
from April 1, 2020
Overview
Recent research with people with intrinsic asthma shows that they all have a blockage or pathological re-routing somewhere along the Urinary Bladder, the shunt into the Kidney channel at UB-40, or the portion of the Kidney channel that runs from the knee to the adrenal gland: the route of the UB channel divergence. Restoring the correct channel qi flow throughout this route terminates not just a person’s asthma attack, but ends the person’s tendency for asthma. Period.
Your Teacher
Janice Walton-Hadlock
Janice Walton-Hadlock, DAOM, L.Ac., is a professor at Five Branches University, and specializes in Channel Theory, Yin Tui Na, Psychology and Counseling; she is the founder of the Parkinson's Recovery Project, and is an author on topics relating to Channel Theory and Parkinson's.
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from March 30, 2020
Does a Kid's Sore Throat Always Mean Wind-Heat?
Free
Does a Kid's Sore Throat Always Mean Wind-Heat?
with David Allen
Recording
from March 30, 2020
Overview
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.
Your Teacher
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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By far the most common conditions most acupuncturists treat are neck and back pain. And most acupuncturists do a really good job at it. This course takes an integrative approach to treating these conditions and will expand our diagnostic and treatment acumen. It will look at how to ask questions to solicit diagnostic details, conduct a thorough acupuncture-centric exam, develop appropriate and effective treatment protocols, and properly document all of it. No matter if you are new to treating these conditions or an expert at it, you will learn something new and interesting.
Learning Objectives
- Understand common conditions contributing to neck and back pain
- Properly document the diagnosis and treatment
- Develop appropriate and effective treatment strategies
- Perform appropriate exams for diagnosing these conditions
Your Teacher
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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Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Webinar Program - Module II: The Low Back, Hip and Groin - Course 3
Postural Assessment and Corrective Exercise
with Brian Lau, Ian Armstrong, and Matt Callison
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Overview
This 2-day cutting-edge course will teach the practitioner how to assess postural dysfunction and prescribe therapeutic exercises for postural, muscle and channel imbalances that have directly contributed to the patient's musculoskeletal injury. This course will teach the acupuncturist important skills to prescribe specific exercises in the management of their patient’s health care. Exercising different body parts simultaneously in specific and coordinated motions activates the myofascial sinew channels so that form and function can align. The practitioner will learn to integrate acupuncture protocols with exercise prescription, including how to use intra-dermal needle point prescriptions on the Extraordinary Vessel master points to alleviate discomfort, increase proprioception and enhance clinical outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will learn how to effectively prescribe therapeutic exercises that will help balance lumbopelvichip complex that are important to treat for organ related dysfunction and musculoskeletal injuries.
- The practitioner will learn visual assessment skills for postural imbalances of the low back, hip and groin.
- The practitioner will learn to integrate acupuncture protocols with exercise, including intra-dermal needle prescriptions on the Extraordinary Vessel master points to alleviate discomfort, increase proprioception and enhance clinical outcomes.
Your Teachers
Ian Armstrong
Ian is an experienced teacher of both the Treatment of Orthopedic Disorders (TOD) and Advanced TOD classes at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and current supervisor at the RIMAC center at the University of California San Diego where he supervises acupuncture students in treatment of UCSD collegiate athletes working alongside the athletic trainers.
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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Acupuncture for Treating the Hidden Roots of Disease - Course 4
Temperaments and Beliefs in Chinese Medicine (The six archetypes and the psyche)
with Hamid Montakab
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Overview
The "Temperament" or the habitual psycho-emotional expression of a person, depends partly on the transmitted family inheritance and partly on post-natal conditioning.
The six basic “Temperaments” are represented by the “Six energy axis” or the channel systems which constitute a bridge between the inner world “Microcosm” and the outer changes the “Macrocosm”, and define the basic responses and adaptations to outer events. Constitutions and Temperaments have a major influence on “Belief” mechanisms and further influence the physiology as well as the pathology of a person.
This understanding provides a key for freeing oneself from the habitual mind-sets and behaviours.
Choosing acupuncture strategies and points adapted to the temperament, constitutes the art of treating a person rather than a disease.
Learning Objectives
- Shaoyang and Jueyin: psycho-emotional profiles & belief patterns. Psychological & pathological manifestations; specific “Behaviors”; clinical examples. Blocked temperaments: pathology & psychology. Acupuncture protocols & exercises to change beliefs
- Understanding the components of the Belief systems; role of constitutional energies: Jing & Zong Qi, and the Extraordinary vessels. Concept of life transitions (7 Gates) and psychological impacts. Significance of 5 elements, 5 movements & 6 energies.
- Description of the 6 "Temperaments" & their pathologies. Taiyang and Shaoyin: psycho-emotional profiles, beliefs, pathology; specific “Behaviors”; clinical examples. Blocked temperaments: pathology & psychology. Acupuncture protocols & exercises.
- Yangming and Taiyin: psycho-emotional profiles & belief patterns. Psychological & pathological manifestations; specific “Behaviors”; clinical examples. Blocked temperaments: pathology & psychology. Acupuncture protocols & exercises to change beliefs
- Specific acupuncture therapeutic protocols: appropriate point selection based on the 6 Temperaments. Treatment protocols and exercises for changing the habitual beliefs. Clinical examples; personality disorders and specific treatments.
Your Teacher
Hamid Montakab
Hamid Montakab graduated from the Medical School of Paris, completed an education in acupuncture in France and in China. He practiced in the US and later founded the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts in Switzerland and was co-founder and president of the Swiss Professional Organization for TCM.
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Teenagers require a different approach than both younger children and adults. Adolescence is a time when yin, yang and qi are going through a process of 'recalibration'. It is also a time when mental-emotional problems frequently arise.
This course looks at the changes that are going on in teenagers from a TCM perspective. It discusses the causes of disease that are most prevalent for 21st century teenagers in the west. It also looks at two of the most commonly seen pathologies that arise in teenagers and contribute to poor mental health.
Working with teenagers requires more than purely a knowledge of TCM pathologies, however. This course discusses some key principles of working with teenagers in the clinic, and how to build rapport with them.
Through case histories, it suggests an effective and sensitive approach of working with teenagers whose mental health is suffering, as well as particular treatment protocols that may be included as part of their treatment.
Learning Objectives
- Deepen your understanding of how to work with teenagers in the acupuncture clinic.
- Understand the changes related to adolescence from a TCM perspective.
- Become familiar with the two most commonly seen patterns of imbalance seen in adolescent depression.
- Learn the most commonly seen aetiologies that affect adolescent mental health.
Your Teacher
Rebecca Avern
Rebecca Avern is a senior lecturer, clinical supervisor and teaching clinic director at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, UK. In 2012, she founded an acupuncture centre for the treatment of children in Oxford – the Panda Clinic - and her clinical work is now entirely with children. She teaches paediatrics online and at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
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Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Webinar Program - Module II: The Low Back, Hip and Groin - Course 2
Assessment & Treatment of the Channel Sinews
with Matt Callison, and Brian Lau
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Overview
This 2-day class highlights how the channel sinews (jingjin) also known in modern day as myofascial sequences organize efficient movement patterns and balance the major joint structures of the low back, hip and groin. Focus is on understanding how imbalances in these channels can contribute to pain and injury. Western assessment will be taught and practiced with TCM based acupuncture treatment and channel theory applied for the practitioner to discover measurable differences.
Learning Objectives
- Learn normal and abnormal movement patterns of the low back, hip and groin and its relationship to the sinew channels.
- Learn the tissues belonging to each sinew channel and their functional anatomy relationship.
- Learn in theory how to determine which my myofascial sinew channels need to be assessed and treated for musculoskeletal injury.
- Learn how low back, hip and groin myofascial pathways correlate with functional anatomy.
Your Teachers
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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Essentials in Treating Traumatic Brain Injury with Chinese Medicine
with Douglas Wingate
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No concussion and brain injury is the same. This can make them a challenging condition to treat. This lecture will cover some essential clinical skills, things to look for, key attriutes and physical examination skills, and important components of the patient/practitioner relationship treating these individuals.
Learning Objectives
- Feel comfortable forming a basic treatment plan for patients with brain injury
- Learn key diagnostics and pattern differentiation in brain injury cases
- Develop foundational knowledge of brain injuries and their affect
- Be able to know important aspects of the parient-practitioner relationship in treating brain injury
Your Teacher
Douglas Wingate
Douglas Wingate has has been in practice since 2011 in Portland, Oregon and began working in the Oregon Health & Science University hospital in 2018. He specializes in the treatment of neurological conditions including acute & chronic pain, stroke, PTSD, concussion, and traumatic brain injuries.
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Internationally renowned for her ability to effectively integrate Eastern and Western medical knowledge of facial ageing, Dr. Shellie Goldstein, with 30 years of experience, presents a through an understanding of facial anatomy with overlapping TCM theory and treatment protocols.
This engaging four-hour lecture leads the viewer through a detailed PowerPoint presentation with a comprehensive description of the Western anatomical changes of the ageing face (bone, muscle, skin, and connecting tissues), complemented by Eastern medicine Qi, Blood, Meridian, and Organ system theory and treatment strategies for minimizing the signs of ageing while enhancing overall health. An easy-to-follow downloadable outline provides color images and videos to exemplify these changes.
Traditional Chinese Medicine treatment strategies for the ageing face plus conditions such as acne, and rosacea will be discussed with acupuncture protocols for obtaining excellent treatment results. His 4-hour course will cover the foundation of the facial ageing from an Eastern and Western medical perspective. Treatment strategies and point prescriptions will be provided. By the end of this course, practitioners will be able to integrate cosmetic facial acupuncture skills into their practice.
Learning Objectives
- Understand Eastern Medicine diagnosics and treatment protocols for diminishing the signs of aging and enhancing systemic health.
- Understand the Eastern Medicine theory as it pertains to systemic aging and the aging face.
- Understand the Western Medicine theory as it pertains to facial anatomy and the aging face.
Your Teacher
Shellie Goldstein
Dr. Goldstein is one of the worldwide experts on cosmetic facial acupuncture. She is the founder of the Academy of Advanced Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, and partner with Pacific College of Health Sciences in the Facial Applications of Cosmetic Enhancement Training Program (aka the FACE program).
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Facial Acupuncture: A Biomedical Approach for Diagnosing and Treating Facial Conditions
with Shellie Goldstein
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Internationally renown for her ability to effectively integrate Eastern and Western medical knowledge of facial aging, Dr. Shellie Goldstein, with 30 years of experience, presents a through understanding of facial anatomy with interfacing TCM theory and treatment protocols.
This engaging lecture leads the viewer through a power point presentation introducing a Western medical perspective of the anatomy of the face. Facial pain such as temporomandibular disorders (TMD) and myofascial pain will be explained with options for effective acupuncture and anillary treatment options. Aging concerns, common dermatological concerns will be discussed along with acupuncture treatment strategies and protocols.
Learning Objectives
- Understanding and treating skin conditions – dyschromia, acne, rosacea.
- Understanding the anatomy and structure of the face.
- Understanding and treating facial pain -TMJ and myofacial inflammation.
- Understanding and treating the anatomical alterations and muscle changes of the aging face.
Your Teacher
Shellie Goldstein
Dr. Goldstein is one of the worldwide experts on cosmetic facial acupuncture. She is the founder of the Academy of Advanced Cosmetic Facial Acupuncture, and partner with Pacific College of Health Sciences in the Facial Applications of Cosmetic Enhancement Training Program (aka the FACE program).
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Three Essences Integration – Bringing it all together!
An introduction to the implementation of Astrology, Acupuncture and Feng Shui.
with Sonia Tan
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You are sitting at home with your cup of tea to regulate your body’s Qi, as you mindfully absorb the beauty of nature around you in your favourite feel-good spot, on a day where you chose to take this time for yourself. You just practiced the harmony of the Three Essences at a simple level. The Three Essences are the ancient Chinese metaphysics concept of the unity and harmony of man and natural law – Heaven – Tiān 天, Earth – Dì 地, and Humankind - Rén 人.
This concept can be applied and seen in various aspects of our life, such as the timing and destiny of Astrology (our energetic DNA), human influences, and Feng Shui (environmental harmony). Doctors of ancient China would work with all Three Essences to align a patient’s energetic constitution. This would be done by balancing with Acupuncture and Chinese medicine, recommending appropriate lifestyle choices and advising on optimal Feng Shui.
You know that energy exists in all things. Open the door a little more and discover how energy can be integrated even more so with each other. Discover the synthesis of the Three Essences (Sān Cái 三才) with some simple starter tips and case examples. Learn some additional basic Feng Shui concepts you can implement right away in your practice and your life.
Learning Objectives
- Learn and understand some basic foundational principles of Feng Shui in land and form design, and its use in the present day as well as its integration in calculated environmental eharmony.
- Apply the basic principles of Feng Shui in general land and form design, calculated environmental harmony, and case examples.
- Outline the concepts of Three Essences (Sān Cái 三才) - Heaven, Earth and Humankind and its interrelationship.
- Contextualize and understand Feng Shui, its development, history in Chinese metaphysics and culture, and utilization.
- Contextualize Astrology, Feng Shui, Acupuncture, and Chinese Medicine, Ba Gua, Five Elements/Phases, and Yin/Yang within the history of Chinese Metaphysics and culture, and with respect to its relationship to each other.
Your Teacher
Sonia Tan
Dr. Sonia F Tan, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP, licensed since 2006, is a Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (DAOM degree), a Registered Acupuncturist, and a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioner. She is one of few certified Gold Level practitioners of the late Dr. Richard Tehfu Tan.
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This course is designed to train Acupuncturists in the proper use of a microneedle pen. Students will be taught the theory and protocols for microneedling and introduced to the equipment, and products used to best support the procedure.
Learning Objectives
- Learn which products are most effective for treating the face
- Learn precautions and contraindications to microneedling
- Learn how to choose a device
- Learn how to use a microneedling device
Your Teacher
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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Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) Webinar Program - Module II: The Low Back, Hip and Groin - Course 1
Anatomy & Cadaver Lab
with Matt Callison, and Brian Lau
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Overview
This 2-day anatomy and cadaver webinar is an amazing integration of sports medicine functional anatomy and TCM sinews (jingjin) channel theory. Each day of this workshop is divided into distinct morning and afternoon sessions. The morning session consists of didactic presentations on Functional Anatomy and Anatomy of the Sinew Channels that are integrated to focus on the functional relationship between neuromuscular anatomy and the myofascial jingjin tissues and their relationship to the low back, hip and groin. This information is followed by the afternoon session that consists of: 1) Assessment, 2) Motor Point Location and Protocols, 3) Cadaver Presentations.
Learning Objectives
- Learn in theory how to determine which my myofascial sinew channels need to be assessed and treated for musculoskeletal injury.
- Learn normal and abnormal movement patterns of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex.
- The practitioner will learn postural, functional and muscle imbalances that can lead to pain and dysfunction based on TCM theory.
- The practitioner will learn nerve pathways, dermatomal distributions, muscle myotomes, motor point locations in relationship to channel topography.
- Learn myofascial pathways that correlate with the low back, hip and groin and the tissues belonging to each sinew channel with their functional anatomy relationship.
Your Teachers
Matt Callison
Matt Callison is a renowned instructor and published author of the Motor Points and Acupuncture Meridians Chart and quintessential texts such as the Motor Point Index (MPI) Reference Guide and Sports Medicine Acupuncture: An Integrated Approach Combining Sports Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine. He has over 27 years of experience in sports medicine and acupuncture.
Brian Lau
Brian Lau, AP, CSMA, is certified in both Sports Medicine Acupuncture and Structural Integration. He has been on faculty since 2013 with the Sports Medicine Acupuncture Certification (SMAC) program, where he teaches anatomy and physiology, assessment and treatment of the channel sinews (jingjin), and myofascial release.
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Channel Conversion: Balance System Acupuncture - Level 3
Channel or Meridian Conversion - The start of understanding its use with Yi Jing.
with Sonia Tan
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In this abridged advanced course, students will expand their knowledge on the applications of Balance System Acupuncture and discuss a variety of internal syndromes including digestive, respiratory, gynecological and emotional states using “Channel Conversion” and the Yi Jing (I Ching). This class will further explore the relationships of the channels to the Guas of the I Ching and Multiple System balances. By exploring these connections, practitioners will learn how to develop simple treatments that affect the body at a deeper energetic level. The history of Zang-Fu diagnosis used for herbal diagnosis and treatment will be discussed and instruction will be given to teach students how to equate their Zang-Fu diagnosis with a Meridian diagnosis in order to devise effective acupuncture treatments. Finally, there will be discussion on cases of the practical application of Channel Conversion.
PRE-REQUISITE: Single Systems: Balance System Acupuncture Level 1, Multiple Systems: Balance System Acupuncture Level 2.
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate how to convert one meridian’s hexagram to another meridian’s hexagram.
- Identify which hexagram is associated with each meridian.
- Describe and summarize the history of Balance Acupuncture and the Yi Jing.
- Diagnose and equate a Zang-Fu diagnosis with a channel diagnosis, and devise an acupuncture treatment plan.
- Apply channel conversion to treat complex internal medical conditions.
Your Teacher
Sonia Tan
Dr. Sonia F Tan, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP, licensed since 2006, is a Doctor of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (DAOM degree), a Registered Acupuncturist, and a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioner. She is one of few certified Gold Level practitioners of the late Dr. Richard Tehfu Tan.
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Delve into the world of our emotions, expressions, and how they manifest on a body/mind/spirit level to shape the landscape of our face. We will look at the relationship between our facial expressions and the relationship to the Zang/Fu. treatment modalities will be taught.
This webinar includes 3.25 hours of instruction that will cover:
(1) Facial anatomy
(2) Muscles involved in facial expression
(3) The connection between our emotions, expression/repression and health
(4) Treatment
Learning Objectives
- Learn the internal/ external manifestations of emotions
- Learn which points can be used to treat the muscles
- Learn facial muscular anatomy
Your Teacher
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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Childhood Food Allergies
The treatment of food allergies in children with acupuncture
with Rebecca Avern
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Food allergies are on the rise in children in the West. Acupuncture can be used to effectively lessen a child's reaction to an allergen and, in some cases, prevent it altogether. From the Chinese medicine perspective, the problem lies not with the food but with an underlying imbalance in the child's qi. Correcting this imbalance is the key to successful treatment. This course will guide you as to how to identify and treat the most common imbalances found.
Learning Objectives
- Learn how to effectively treat food allergies in children with acupuncture
- Learn how to diagnose the Chinese medicine imbalances involved in paediatric food allergies
- Understand the causes of food allergies in children
Your Teacher
Rebecca Avern
Rebecca Avern is a senior lecturer, clinical supervisor and teaching clinic director at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine in Reading, UK. In 2012, she founded an acupuncture centre for the treatment of children in Oxford – the Panda Clinic - and her clinical work is now entirely with children. She teaches paediatrics online and at undergraduate and post-graduate level.
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Acupuncture for Treating the Hidden Roots of Disease - Course 3
Constitutions as foundations of Belief mechanisms
with Hamid Montakab
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Overview
The human basic “Constitution” is transmitted by the parental essences (Jing). In the pre-natal stage, the constitution will influence the preferential development of specific organ systems, thus defining the physiology and the morphology of the person. Additionally, the constitution (Jing & Zong Qi) will predispose the development of a specific "Temperament". Together with post-natal conditioning and personal life experiences the constitution and the temperament are responsible for the formation of individual belief systems and the psycho-emotional expressions of a person.
The basic belief mechanisms and habitual mind-sets will further define how the outer world is perceived and will influence the physiology as well as the pathology of a person.
Learning Objectives
- Learn to identify the constitution by analyzing: body shape; face; hands; appearance, psychological patterns & beliefs. Disharmony patterns of the Fire, Water and Wood constitutions. How to apply specific acupuncture strategies for harmonizing them.
- Learn to identify the constitution by analyzing: body shape; face; hands; appearance, psychological patterns & beliefs. Disharmony patterns of the Earth and Metal constitutions. How to apply specific acupuncture strategies for harmonizing them.
- Clinical application and case studies
- Understanding the components of the Belief systems. Inherited energies: Jing, Zong & Ming. Influence of the 5 constitutions on anatomy, morphology, Zang-fu, primary & sinew channels. Constitutional combinations. Psychological impact of the 8 Extra.
Your Teacher
Hamid Montakab
Hamid Montakab graduated from the Medical School of Paris, completed an education in acupuncture in France and in China. He practiced in the US and later founded the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts in Switzerland and was co-founder and president of the Swiss Professional Organization for TCM.
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Shen Series - Course 4
Shen Disorders and TCM Patterns: Pathological Processes, Manifestations, and Treatment
with Elisa Rossi
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