CHINATOWN WELLNESS CENTER
presents
2-YEAR
PROGRAM IN ADVANCED ACUPUNCTURE
for
Licensed Acupuncturists
with
Jeffrey Yuen
The
study of acupuncture in America is based primarily on education that has
evolved from curriculum developed in China (essentially TCM), if not from
innovations made by individual clinicians based on their own approaches and
interpretations into the practice of acupuncture. Nevertheless, often this education is considered only entry-level
into the profession of acupuncture.
Aside from continuing education courses, no attempts have been made to
advance practitioners further in developing an intermediate and advanced level
of training, apart from what they made have gained from their subsequent
clinical experience.
This
2-Year Program, which meets a weekend a month (for 8 months/year), is intended
to fill the gap missing or sometimes unavailable for practitioners to further
develop their skills and knowledge of the treasure that is richly found in
acupuncture. The emphasis of Year 1 will
be on early historical acupuncture, the primary channels & their needling
techniques, and the derivation of the underlying principles and theories that
have evolved over the centuries in the evolution of acupuncture. Year 2 will lead the participants into the
other channel systems and cultivate medical thinking that can enhance a
clinician�s ability to devise and criticize point selections, treatment
strategies, diagnostic skills, and clinical applications. The overall focus of the program will
include the following � much of which is generally not offered by acupuncture
programs in the country:
*
Overview of the History of Acupuncture in China
*
Influence of Philosophy, Religion, & Alchemy on Acupuncture
*
Primary Channels � its Morphology, Physiology, & Pathology
*
Internal Branches of the Primary Channels
*
Channel Systems of Acupuncture & Its Development
*
Palpational Literacy & Acupuncture Diagnostics
*
Point Energetics Based on Name, Function, Categories, Reflexology
*
Point Combinations Based on Medical Classics & Historical Traditions
*
Influence of the Imperial Medical Academy on Acupuncture
*
Odes of Acupuncture
*
Classical Needles & Needling Techniques
*
Clinical Applications Based on Traditions & Specialties
*
Cultivation Techniques of Acupuncturists
About the Instructor
Jeffrey Yuen comes from two Daoist lineages � Yu Qing &
Longmen schools. Mr. Yuen was the first
recipient of the Education of the Year
Award conferred by the American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental
Medicine (AAAOM). In addition, he was among the first
non-physician to be recognized by the AMA
to offer CMEUs to physicians. Jeffrey
serves as the Dean of Academic Affairs for the School of Acupuncture at the
Swedish Institute�s College of Health Sciences. Mr. Yuen was instrumental in the creation of the first-approved
Ph.D. program in Classical Chinese Medicine offered in the State of
California. He teaches nationally and
abroad, with institutions in Rome and Dublin which have devoted their training
to his teachings.
YEAR
2 � WEEKEND DATES & TOPICS
Weekend
#1: JANUARY 16-17, 2010
Review of the Primary Channels
Treatment Stratagies Based on Tai Ping Ju/Medical Academy
Weekend
#2: FEBRUARY 20-21, 2010
Jin Jing/Sinew Channels and Their Releases
Hot Needle Techniques and Treatment for the Exterior
Weekend
#3: MARCH 20 - 21, 2010
Luo Jing/Connecting Vessels
Bloodletting and Plum Blossoming Techniques
Treatment for Blood Stagnation and Interior Conditions
Weekend
#4: APRIL 17 - 18, 2010
Luo Jing and the Internal Pathways of the Primary Channels
Concept of Latency and Their Releases
Weekend
#5: JUNE 19 - 20, 2010
Jing Bie/Divergent Channels
The Humors and Their Relationship to Zang-Fu
Weekend
#6: OCTOBER 9 - 10, 2010
Jing Bie/Divergent Channels and Their Treatment Stratagies
Qi Jing Ba Mai/Eight Extraordinary Vessels' First Ancestry
Weekend
#7: NOVEMBER 6 - 7, 2010
Qi Jing Bai Mai/Eight Extraordinary Vessels
The Curious Fu-Bowels and Their Correlations to Zhang-Fu
Weekend
#8: DECEMBER 11 - 12, 2010
Synopsis of Advanced Acupuncture - the Channel Systems
Development of Treatment Plan and Stratagies