Chinese Medicine Energetics of Pharmaceuticals
This course will evaluate pharmaceuticals through the lens of Chinese medicine. Understanding how to determine the Chinese medicine pathophysiology mechanisms and energetics of those preparations can lead to more effective diagnosis and treatment plans.
Revitalizing the Matrix with Healing Light: The cellular/systemic connection & effects.
This class will address how the interlay of Chinese medicine theories relates to light therapy, and how the micro-understanding and macro-understanding of light therapies integrate in clinical practice for the most effective and efficient healing.
Sound Healing and Brain Health
Sound healing is integral to traditional Chinese medicine. The Chinese word for ‘medicine ‘ -藥 (yao) is derived from the character for music -樂. This class will examine the impact of sound on the energy and physiology of the mind and the body and the implications for cognitive decline and brain health.
Spirit of the Blood: Interpreting Lab Tests through the Lens of Chinese Medicine
This course with the author of the ground-breaking text, Spirit of the Blood, will explore how to evaluate and interpret Western laboratory test results through the lens of Chinese medical energetics including eight principles, four substances, and so on. Lewis’ approach allows practitioners to remain true to core Chinese principles while utilizing all modern information sources.
Stacking Therapeutics: Exactly why & how to add laser therapy and other modalities into to your practice
This class explores when and how to integrate laser therapy into treatment planning stacking protocols with needles, cupping, gua-sha, and corrective exercise so that students will be ready to implement multiple techniques in a turn-key fashion in practice.
Synergistic Potential of Sound in Chinese Medicine
This class will expand upon the concept and practice of sound healing in Chinese medicine from both academic and experiential perspectives, addressing strategies for incorporating sound healing for pain and traditional healing sounds of Chinese medicine. Students will be required to bring headphones and a listening device (mobile phone, tablet, or laptop) to which they have downloaded material from a provided link to most fully experience the class.
Treatment Strategies Based on Five Spirit Animals of Chinese Shamanism
In this dynamic, practical course, students discover and experience the magic of the spirit animals associated with the five directions and how they can be used in drumming, diagnosis, and treatment to address physical and emotional imbalances.
From Awareness to Action: Removing Barriers in Acupuncture Practice to Care for Diverse Populations
Join Shana Green, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Strategist, as she shares how to integrate and prioritize diversity, inclusion, and equity in a practice to ensure that all communities can benefit from our work. In this course, students will gain practical tools and techniques to address these issues and provide equitable and inclusive care to patients. NCCAOM required Ethics credits (pending).
Afternoon Qigong
Qi Gong for Health Professionals is a short sequence of stretching and moving exercises designed to support health professionals in their practices.These execises are drawn from Yijnijing and Taijiquan practices.
Morning Qigong
Qi Gong for Health Professionals is a short sequence of stretching and moving exercises designed to support health professionals in their practices.These execises are drawn from Yijnijing and Taijiquan practices.
