differential diagnosis and treatment of lower back pain using an integrative approach
PRESENTED BY: Dr. Samantha Hodges, daom, lac, cmt
pending 8 CEUS CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
in person session (location tbd bay area ca)- 9am - 6pm, sunday august 28, 2022
Differential Diagnosis & Treatment of Lower Back Pain Using an Integrative Approach with Dr. Samantha Hodges, DAOM, LAc
*In-Person Course Sunday August 28th, 2022 9am - 6pm Location TBD Bay Area, CA*
Students will learn how to identify low back pathologies using orthopedic and neurological examinations in addition to identifying the TCM pattern. This course will cover basic MRI terminology, when to refer out, how to safely needle the back, basic myofascial techniques, and corrective exercises. The students will leave the class with tools they can utilize immediately in their practice. There will be 4 hours of lecture and 4 hours of practical hands on practice.
Space is LIMITED!
Early Bird Rate is $200 until 8/5/22 // Regular rate is $260
Refund Policy: Refunds will be given in full up to 7 days prior to course launch, within 7 days refunds will be given at a reduced rate of 75%, NO refunds once course has begun or after.
Freeing the blocked patient
PRESENTED BY: Professor neil r. gumenick, mac, lac, diplom
pending 3 CEUS CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
live webinar, Tuesday august 23, 2022
Freeing the Blocked Patient - with Professor Neil R Gumenick, MAc, LAc, DiplOM
Live Webinar Tuesday August 23, 2022 6pm-9pm PST // Early Bird Discount Ends 7/23/22
Pending 3 CEUs CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
Freeing the Blocked Patient is a 3-hour in-depth live event that will cover how to detect and remove a number of specific health-threatening energetic blocks that practitioners will encounter in practice. Some blocks, unless resolved, have fatal consequences. Any block, unless resolved, will hinder or prevent your patient from getting well.
This knowledge can be immediately and successfully applied by all acupuncturists, regardless of their style of practice,
These include the energetic blocks of:
~ Possession
~ Aggressive Energy
~ Husband/Wife Imbalance
~ Exit and Entry Blocks
~ The Umbilical Pulse
~ Akabane Imbalance
Who this is for: Students, graduates, and practitioners of East Asian Medicine who are seeking a deeper understanding of Five Element Acupuncture and freeing blocks to treatments
We are looking forward to sharing this information with you!
Refund Policy: Full refund given if requested 7 days prior to course start. Partial refund (75%) given if requested within 7 days of course start. No refunds offered on or after course begins.
Live Webinar Tuesday August 23, 2022 6pm-9pm PST // Early Bird Discount Ends 7/23/22
Pending 3 CEUs CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
Freeing the Blocked Patient is a 3-hour in-depth live event that will cover how to detect and remove a number of specific health-threatening energetic blocks that practitioners will encounter in practice. Some blocks, unless resolved, have fatal consequences. Any block, unless resolved, will hinder or prevent your patient from getting well.
This knowledge can be immediately and successfully applied by all acupuncturists, regardless of their style of practice,
These include the energetic blocks of:
~ Possession
~ Aggressive Energy
~ Husband/Wife Imbalance
~ Exit and Entry Blocks
~ The Umbilical Pulse
~ Akabane Imbalance
Who this is for: Students, graduates, and practitioners of East Asian Medicine who are seeking a deeper understanding of Five Element Acupuncture and freeing blocks to treatments
We are looking forward to sharing this information with you!
Refund Policy: Full refund given if requested 7 days prior to course start. Partial refund (75%) given if requested within 7 days of course start. No refunds offered on or after course begins.
the three treasures
PRESENTED BY: Dennis von elgg, lac
pending 5 CEUS CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
live webinar saturday 6/18/22 9am - 2pm pst
Dennis von Elgg, LAc dives into an exploration of the Three Treasures: Essence, Qi, and Shen. In this workshop, you’ll investigate how this trifecta serves as a cornerstone of our medicine—a foundation for your work as practitioners and a support for the deep healing of your patients.
Essence is the abundant knowing that only you can bring your tools to the table. Essence is the driver, the source of all change, to become the practitioner that only you were meant to be.
Qi is the preparation: the acquisition of the tools and the fearless courage to use them confidently, above and beyond yourself. This patient is my magnum opus. I am here, now.
Shen is the listening, the presence, the generosity, the wisdom, the power. Here we are inspired and understanding. It is limitless and sustainable.
What you get:
- Stories
- Diagnostics
- Points
- Herbs
- other clinical shenanigans to help you become the practitioner you are meant to be!
Who this is for: Students, graduates, and practitioners of East Asian Medicine who are seeking a deeper understanding of the Three Treasures and how it applies to their practice.
The Live Webinar is scheduled for Saturday 6/18/22 from 9am-2pm PST
Course notes and the link for the webinar will be released on Friday 6/17
$80 Early Bird Rate Ends 6/1/22 - Full Price $105
Refund Policy: Refunds will be given in full up to 7 days prior to course launch, within 7 days refunds will be given at a reduced rate of 75%, NO refunds once course has begun or after.
Acupuncture Alchemy: Embracing the Five Spirits
PRESENTED BY: DR. KIM PEIRANO, DACM, LAC
Live webinar Saturday June 11, 2022 9am - 6pm
8 CEUs CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
Acupuncture Alchemy - Embracing the Five Spirits is a course designed to enliven your relationship with the Five Spirits in Chinese Medicine. Dr. Kim takes us through a thorough journey of each spirit to understand how detachment of each spirit leads to physical, emotional and spiritual symptoms which are often the crux of conditions which are difficult to treat in clinical practice. By understanding the nature of Acupuncture Alchemy - how healing works, the levels of consciousness and true integration of spirit and body we can provide transformational healing of all levels of mind- body - spirit.
$100 Early Bird Pricing ends 5/20/22 // Full Price $125
In this course you will learn:
- The theory of Acupuncture Alchemy - including the levels of consciousness, vibration, power vs force, cause vs effect and the healing process from a mind- body - spirit perspective
- An in depth overview of each of the five spirits - Shen, Hun, Yi, Zhi and Po
- In relation to each spirit you will learn:
- The physical symptoms / signs of detachment of that spirit
- The mental / emotional symptoms / signs of detachment of that spirit
- The spiritual symptoms / signs of detachment of that spirit
- What changes occur as someone re-integrates that spirit - what the healing looks like
- Treatment protocols and processes to heal and integrate that spirit
- Meditations to integrate and heal that spirit
- Overall this course will give you a deeper understanding of the Five Spirits and how they relate to our well being in all ways, how addressing the spirit can unlock blockages to physical healing and how to recognize these detachments in your patients.
For non-Acupuncturists who are energy healers or therapists - this course is a great overview and introduction to the Five Spirits theory in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Understanding these spirits and how to heal them can be translated into many healing practices (with the exception of the actual acupuncture protocols themselves).
Ancestor series: Origins, Dreams & the poetics of medicine
presented by erin langley, lac
6 ceus CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
three part live webinar: Saturdays april 23, april 30 and may 7th 2022 10am-12pm pst
Ancestor Series: Origins, Dreams and the Poetics of Medicine with Erin Langley, LAc
*Three Part Live Webinar 4/23, 4/30 and 5/7 10am-12pm PST*
(pending) 6 CEUs NCCAOM #9191 and CA #1650
Early Bird Pricing $85 until 4/5/22
Full Price $115
Knowing who we are is medicine. Deepening our roots helps us become better doctors. Thriving human ecosystems maintain awareness of ancestors, dreams, and art. We will explore these facets of good health for our ourselves and those who seek our care.
This course is applicable for anyone in the healing arts with a background in Chinese Medicine, Taoism or interest in these areas, we are approved for CEUs for Acupuncturists with NCCAOM and CA state licenses.
uncovering the uniqueness of your brand
presented by ryan rigoli
8 cat 2 ceus CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
two part live webinar: 9am - 1pm pst saturday april 2nd & sunday april 3rd, 2022
Uncovering the Uniqueness of Your Brand with Ryan Rigoli
*Two part Live Webinar - 9am-1pm PST Saturday April 2nd 2022 and Sunday April 3rd, 2022*
(approved) 8 Cat 2 CEUs (5 max apply) and NCCAOM #9191 and CA #1650
Early Bird Pricing $100 until 3/15/22
Full Price $125
As a healer and business owner, knowing the uniqueness of your brand is essential to developing marketing communications and creating a web presence that is clear, engaging, and aligned with who you are. In this course, we will first introduce the concept of Brand Resonance and the three foundational components that can help you create an authentic connection with your best-fitting clients: 1) Brand Clarity, 2) Relatable Messaging, and 3) Inner Alignment.
Through brand marketing and personal development concepts, Ryan will explore how building resonance and trust with your audience is not just about what you say, but who you are being when marketing your business. We will then do a deep dive into the Four Key Elements that support Brand Clarity and show how uncovering this deeper clarity for yourself can create greater efficiencies and resonance in your marketing communications, as well as ease within yourself. Through brand marketing concepts, case studies, small group exercises, and guided visualizations, you will have an opportunity to explore the essence of your unique brand and identify ways that you can stay in alignment with yourself across all of your marketing efforts.
This course is good for healers of all types – acupuncturists, therapists, coaches, & energy healers who are struggling with developing communications on a website, or in conversation, that reflect the depth of who they are and what they do.
What is a Brand?
- Defining a Brand
- Branding for Healers (Opportunities and Pitfalls)
What is Brand Resonance?
- Brand Strategy + Relatable Messaging + Inner Alignment = Unique Resonance of a Brand
A Deep Dive into Brand Strategy
- The 4 Key Elements of a Brand Strategy
- WHY: Purpose/Vision, Story, Stands
- WHO: Audience Circumstances, Needs, and Aspirations
- HOW: Approach, Gifts, Voice
- WHAT: Services, Benefits, Impact
Brand Essence: The Heart & Soul of your Brand
- Exploration
- Case Studies
- Journaling
- Small Group Exercises
This course is applicable for anyone in the healing arts, we are approved for CEUs for Acupuncturists with NCCAOM and CA state licenses.
Healing the yi - intuitive eating & chinese medicine
PRESENTED BY: DR. KIM PEIRANO, DACM, LAC
8 CEUS CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
live webinar sunday 2/27/22
This course focuses on unpacking diet culture, weight stigmatization and unhealthy obsessions with thinness, dieting and even clean eating. We take a deep look into the Yi spirit, learn to listen to it and befriend it as it applies to us along with the other spirits. We will look at the science behind why dieting doesn’t work and why weight is actually not a risk factor for disease or death. We also dip our toe into Intuitive Eating, what that is, what it means and how we can help our patients with putting down dieting for good, and tuning in to what brings them joy, peace and progress. This course helps us to call in our Yi, and begin to work with it and enjoy all that it helps us with, releasing codependency, healing from disordered eating and body image, letting go of circular thinking and finally being able to manifest our ideas into reality.
The Yi spirit is perhaps one of the lesser known or understood of the 5 Spirits, yet it is an integral part of how we exist in the world and manifest our ideas into reality. Without the Yi, we simply don’t accomplish much, we don’t live our uniqueness into the World. We often know the Yi for its association with the Earth element and the Spleen and know that disordered eating can be a big factor in a patient with a Yi disturbance, yet addressing this is a very delicate balance of subtle change with compassionate understanding. The Yi helps us to stand our ground, set boundaries and ask for what we need and accept help when we need it. Modern day diet culture injects a hefty dose of shame into practically everyone’s psyche, particularly those who don’t fit the mold of the ‘perfect figure.’ This rampant disregard for true health and beauty, compulsory and chronic dieting or exercise contributes to an entire society and culture that exhibits some element of Yi disturbance. The Health at Every Size movement aims to de-stigmatize weight and help patients learn to take action on their health while not aiming to lose weight, to truly learn to love ourselves and stand up for what we know is right for us.
$100 Early Bird Rate Ends 2/1/22 - Full Price $125
Objectives:
-Learn and understand the Five Spirits in Chinese Medicine and what they do
-Understand the Yi spirit more deeply - what it does, what a disturbance looks like, what causes it
-Learn why diets fail along with other statistics and research on the problems with using weight / BMI as an indicator of health
-Learn what does correlate with poor outcomes that isn’t weight
-Understand other causes for common diseases that are not weight based - PCOS, Heart Disease, Fatty Liver Disease, etc
-Learn about the Health at Every Size movement
-Learn about Intuitive Eating - what it is, what it isn’t
-Learn tangible practices for introducing your patients to intuitive eating, HAES and unpacking diet and weight stigma
For non-Acupuncturists who are energy healers or therapists or Nutritionists - this course is a great option for anyone who has a background in Chinese Medicine theory, the Five Spirits and / or Five Element Theory who is also interested in a new approach to HAES / Intuitive Eating.
Refund Policy: Refunds will be given in full up to 7 days prior to course launch, within 7 days refunds will be given at a reduced rate of 75%, NO refunds once course has begun or after.
DAO OF THE NIGHT - LIU MING'S DREAM SERIES - SOLD OUT!
PRESENTED BY: ERIN LANGLEY, LAC AND CLARISSA GUNAWAN
40 CEUS CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
FIVE PART LIVE WEBINAR - 2PM-6PM PST - SATURDAY & SUNDAY
WEEKEND 1: 2/19-20, WEEKEND 2: 4/9-10, WEEKEND 3: 6/25-26, WEEKEND 4: 8/20-21 AND WEEKEND 5: 8/20-21
This course is currently FULL - please EMAIL US to be added to the waitlist.
The Dao of the Night - Liu Ming's Dream Series with Erin Langley, LAc and Clarissa Gunawan
*Five Part Live Webinar 2/19-20, 4/9-10, 6/25-26, 8/20-21 and 11/19-20 Saturday / Sunday 2pm-6pm PST*
(pending) 40 CEUs NCCAOM #9191 and CA #1650
“All good teachers recognize that you can’t just do daytime practice, you have to do night-time practice. There’s no daytime practice strong enough to make this unnecessary. This vivid aspect of our experience, night, is too much what we are. So we have to have a relationship with it.” --Liu Ming
This dream series is a complete cycle of teaching broken into in five parts, designed by late Daoist priest Liu Ming. It will present all the profound potentials found in our natural need to sleep. Beginning with the physiological aspects of dream and using dream symbols to interpret medical conditions, then going into an understanding of shamanic dreaming (divination and healing), before finally presenting the spiritual practice of path dreaming, where life and death become dreams.
Early Bird Rate is $525 until 2/1/22 // Regular rate is $625
Refund Policy: Refunds will be given in full up to 7 days prior to course launch, within 7 days refunds will be given at a reduced rate of 75%, NO refunds once course has begun or after.
The Dao of the Night - Liu Ming's Dream Series with Erin Langley, LAc and Clarissa Gunawan
*Five Part Live Webinar 2/19-20, 4/9-10, 6/25-26, 8/20-21 and 11/19-20 Saturday / Sunday 2pm-6pm PST*
(pending) 40 CEUs NCCAOM #9191 and CA #1650
“All good teachers recognize that you can’t just do daytime practice, you have to do night-time practice. There’s no daytime practice strong enough to make this unnecessary. This vivid aspect of our experience, night, is too much what we are. So we have to have a relationship with it.” --Liu Ming
This dream series is a complete cycle of teaching broken into in five parts, designed by late Daoist priest Liu Ming. It will present all the profound potentials found in our natural need to sleep. Beginning with the physiological aspects of dream and using dream symbols to interpret medical conditions, then going into an understanding of shamanic dreaming (divination and healing), before finally presenting the spiritual practice of path dreaming, where life and death become dreams.
- Part 1: Healing - Dream and illness: using dream for healing
- Part 2: Divination - Shamanic dreaming: world of symbols
- Part 3: Shamanic - Dream as spiritual path: introduction to path dreaming and types of dreams
- Part 4: Path - Path dreaming advanced: intentional and lucid dreams
- Part 5: Death - Dream as death practice: the five eyes and five 'bardo' transitory states
Early Bird Rate is $525 until 2/1/22 // Regular rate is $625
Refund Policy: Refunds will be given in full up to 7 days prior to course launch, within 7 days refunds will be given at a reduced rate of 75%, NO refunds once course has begun or after.
Integrative Cosmetic Acupuncture
The Integrative Cosmetic Acupuncture method is based on Dr. Kim's decade of experience with cosmetic acupuncture treatments and methods. She has integrated different methods, evidence based treatments and methods with her intuitive guidance to make a protocol that is effective, safe and embodies the 4 Pillars of Holistic Skincare. Her classes are taught with a focus on truly learning and understanding the biological mechanisms behind why this treatment works and what makes it ideal for patients who are concerned with aging but not wanting to use traditional western treatments.
Learning Objectives
- Have a general understanding of facial anatomy and structure including vessels, nerves and muscles of the face, scalp and neck.
- Have a general understanding of common disorders of the face and skin.
- Understand and be able to identify acupuncture points and trigger points on the face / neck / scalp used in cosmetic acupuncture.
- Learn the Four Pillars of Holistic Skincare, what they are, why they are important and what treatments activate them.
- Understand Fibroblast division and elastin / collagen production
- Understand the Dermal Papillae layer and its importance
- Understand the muscles of the face and how they play a part in the appearance of aging.
- Understand the importance of treating the whole person for anti-aging treatments and the spiritual component of the cosmetic acupuncture treatment.
- A brief understanding of telomeres, what they do, why they are important and how acupuncture has an effect on them.
- Develop a base knowledge of skin anatomy, Fitzpatrick skin scale, common skin disorders and those that are well treated with acupuncture.
- Develop a base knowledge of skincare and how to use it including serums, peptides and stem cells.
- Understand how diet, nutrition and supplements play a role in skin health and what are some key go-to’s for addressing aging concerns and other skin conditions as recommendations to be able to make to patients.
- Develop a knowledge of terminology and general concerns of aging on the face.
- Learn how to talk to patients and help them understand what the treatment can and cannot do and manage expectations.
- Learn how to identify a patient who needs to be referred elsewhere
- Learn how to set up the patient for a successful outcome.
- Learn contraindications and cautions for cosmetic acupuncture.
- Develop a base understanding of taking before and after photos.
- Learn, understand and practice the complete cosmetic acupuncture protocol including:
- Body points and why we use them
- Facial points
- Dermal needling
- Adjunct therapies - LED, microcurrent, gua sha, cupping, etc
Acupuncture Alchemy: Embracing the Five Spirits
Acupuncture Alchemy - Embracing the Five Spirits is a course designed to enliven your relationship with the Five Spirits in Chinese Medicine. Dr. Kim takes us through a thorough journey of each spirit to understand how detachment of each spirit leads to physical, emotional and spiritual symptoms which are often the crux of conditions which are difficult to treat in clinical practice. By understanding the nature of Acupuncture Alchemy - how healing works, the levels of consciousness and true integration of spirit and body we can provide transformational healing of all levels of mind- body - spirit.
In this course you will learn:
- The theory of Acupuncture Alchemy - including the levels of consciousness, vibration, power vs force, cause vs effect and the healing process from a mind- body - spirit perspective
- An in depth overview of each of the five spirits - Shen, Hun, Yi, Zhi and Po
- In relation to each spirit you will learn:
- The physical symptoms / signs of detachment of that spirit
- The mental / emotional symptoms / signs of detachment of that spirit
- The spiritual symptoms / signs of detachment of that spirit
- What changes occur as someone re-integrates that spirit - what the healing looks like
- Treatment protocols and processes to heal and integrate that spirit
- Meditations to integrate and heal that spirit
- Overall this course will give you a deeper understanding of the Five Spirits and how they relate to our well being in all ways, how addressing the spirit can unlock blockages to physical healing and how to recognize these detachments in your patients.
For non-Acupuncturists who are energy healers or therapists - this course is a great overview and introduction to the Five Spirits theory in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Understanding these spirits and how to heal them can be translated into many healing practices (with the exception of the actual acupuncture protocols themselves).
Acupuncture alchemy: the elements of emotion
PRESENTED BY: DR. KIM PEIRANO, DACM, LAC
pending 8 CEUS CA #1650 / NCCAOM #9191
live webinar saturday 1/15/22
In this course we explore the complexities of emotion from a multi-pronged approach through a Chinese medicine theory perspective, a spiritual perspective and a bio-physiological perspective. Participants will learn the basics of healing from a truly integrative stance - including the body-mind-spirit axis, the basics of the process of disease or illness and tools to help them recognize this and become better healers. We’ll dive deep into the 5 main emotions and their connections with the 5 elements, how emotions are created, felt and processed through the lens of Chinese medicine. And finally not forgetting to look at the emotions and the bio-physiological role they play in the body. We call emotions ‘feelings’ because that’s exactly what they are - literal feelings in the body produced by neurotransmitters, hormones and enzymes. By learning to recognize these feelings in the body we can have more awareness and insight into ourselves and our patients.
$100 Early Bird Rate Ends 12/15/21 - Full Price $125
Objectives:
-Understand the 5 elements and emotion associations
-Understand the interplaying roles of the emotions in the generating, insulting and controlling cycles
-Understand the complexities of the creation of emotion using the element cycles
-Understand a deeper level of healing and transformation
-Understand the body-mind-spirit connection with the process of disease creation and healing
-Understand the physiology of emotion
-Understand the correlations and connection with the 5 elements, emotions, 5 spirits and chakras
-Understand new ways to devise treatment plans and point protocols for emotional healing
For non-Acupuncturists who are energy healers or therapists - this course will give you a new perspective on emotional wellness according to Chinese medicine and Five Element theory, it may be helpful to have previous knowledge of these systems however much of the course will still be applicable.
Refund Policy: Refunds will be given in full up to 7 days prior to course launch, within 7 days refunds will be given at a reduced rate of 75%, NO refunds once course has begun or after.
$100 Early Bird Rate Ends 12/15/21 - Full Price $125
Objectives:
-Understand the 5 elements and emotion associations
-Understand the interplaying roles of the emotions in the generating, insulting and controlling cycles
-Understand the complexities of the creation of emotion using the element cycles
-Understand a deeper level of healing and transformation
-Understand the body-mind-spirit connection with the process of disease creation and healing
-Understand the physiology of emotion
-Understand the correlations and connection with the 5 elements, emotions, 5 spirits and chakras
-Understand new ways to devise treatment plans and point protocols for emotional healing
For non-Acupuncturists who are energy healers or therapists - this course will give you a new perspective on emotional wellness according to Chinese medicine and Five Element theory, it may be helpful to have previous knowledge of these systems however much of the course will still be applicable.
Refund Policy: Refunds will be given in full up to 7 days prior to course launch, within 7 days refunds will be given at a reduced rate of 75%, NO refunds once course has begun or after.
