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
1 – WEEKEND DATES & TOPICS
Weekend
#1: JANUARY 17-18, 2009
Overview of the History of Chinese Acupuncture
Introduction to Channel Energetics
Weekend
#2: FEBRUARY 14-15, 2009
Early Acupuncture – Nei Jing Ling Shu
Nine Needles of Acupuncture & Needling Techniques
Weekend
#3: MARCH 14-15, 2009
Early Acupuncture – Huang Fu-Mi’s Jia Yi Jing
Anatomical & Regional Energetics
Channel Distribution & Topography
Weekend
#4: APRIL 11-12, 2009
Early Acupuncture – the Influence of Alchemy & Religion Stone & Other Metal Needles
Weekend
#5: JUNE 20-21, 2009
Primary Channels I – Their Sequence, Points, &
Pathology
Lungs, Large Intestine, Stomach Channels
Weekend
#6: SEPTEMBER 19-20, 2009
Primary Channels II – Their Sequence, Points, &
Pathology
Spleen, Heart, Small Intestine Channels
Weekend
#7: OCTOBER 17-18, 2009
Primary Channels III – Their Sequence, Points, &
Pathology
Urinary Bladder, Kidneys, Pericardium Channels
Weekend
#8: NOVEMBER 21-22, 2009
Primary Channels IV – Their Sequence, Points, &
Pathology
San Jiao, Gall Bladder, Liver Channels