Neck Pain and Frozen Shoulder: Integrative Medicine Tui Na Protocols
In this hands-on workshop, Olympics integrative medicine doctor David M. Hashemipour brings his integrative diagnosis and treatment approach to neck pain and frozen shoulder with tui na protocols developed over years of practice. These techniques combine multiple tui na manipulations in a structured, effective sequence. Participants will gain practical skills in applying these protocols to […]
TCM Lymphatic Drainage Techniques for Beauty, Inside and Out
Chinese medical lymphatic drainage techniques focusing on appearance enhancement of the face and body can improve circulation and reshape the body post-partum and otherwise. Discover the relationship between Chinese medicine and lymphatic drainage. Demonstration of tools and techniques like gua sha, cupping, and more will be explored.
Healing with Integrity and Power: Medical Ethics and Virtue-Power in Traditional Chinese Medicine
Delve into the potent intersection of health, virtue, and healing power that lies at the root of the healer’s efficacy in the spirit of traditional Chinese medicine. Dr. Sabine Wilms, well-known expert on Sun Simiao and author of Healing Virtue-Power: Medical Ethics and the Doctor’s Dao, will discuss Sun Simiao’s writings on this topic, including what […]
The 5 Types of Depression: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Beyond
Gain insights into the diagnosis and treatment of one of the most widespread forms of human suffering: depression. We will be using psychiatric differential diagnosis of depression from the DSM V & NIH knowledge base, joined with the deep Chinese scientific medical model of body, mind, and shen. When observing depression and its symptoms, it […]
Sunday Afternoon Qigong Exercises
Dao Dan Pai Qigong exercises are a series of standing exercises that harmonize and balance the major energy channels of the body. This series of exercises was first taught in the West by Taoist Master Share K. Lew, a Taoist monk from the Yellow Dragon Temple in the Lo Fo Shan mountains of Guangzhou, China. […]
Integrative Approach to Pain Management
David M. Hashemipour, MD, LAc, who developed the Advanced Integrative Diagnostic classes for Pacific College’s doctoral program, explores how pain is understood in both biomedicine and East Asian medicine, comparing mechanisms like qi and blood stagnation with nociceptive and neuropathic pain. This class will examine psychometric pain patterns, cold damp bi syndromes, and the role […]
Yangxiao (Nurturing the Small): Getting Started with Traditional Chinese Pediatrics
Yangxiao (Nurturing the Small): Getting Started with Traditional Chinese Pediatrics In this lecture, Dr. Sabine Wilms will explore the concept of preventative medicine or “yangsheng” from the classical Chinese perspective as it relates to pediatrics. On the basis of Sun Simiao’s foundational writings on pediatrics, we shall consider the following questions: How can we use the […]
Jing and Cancer
Unfold, from a Chinese medical perspective, cancer, cancer treatments, and the role of jing. Cancer is a disease defined in Western biomedical terms, yet practitioners of Chinese medicine must gain a better understanding of this condition and how to best serve their oncology patients, including how the impact of jing can be seen on a […]
Sunday Morning Qigong Exercises
Dao Dan Pai Qigong exercises are a series of standing exercises that harmonize and balance the major energy channels of the body. This series of exercises was first taught in the West by Taoist Master Share K. Lew, a Taoist monk from the Yellow Dragon Temple in the Lo Fo Shan mountains of Guangzhou, China. […]
Advanced Strategies & Clinical Applications in Chinese Medicine
For those ready for clinical protocols, this hands-on session will equip you with the exact tools to treat neuroinflammation, cognitive decline, mental health conditions, and post-viral syndromes. You’ll discover how to pair photoactive herbal compounds with specific laser wavelengths to enhance therapeutic effects, how acupuncture unlocks bioelectric conductivity, and how to design customized treatments that […]
