All our seminars are from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Each class is approved for 8 CEUs/PDAs by California Acupuncture Board, Illinois Acupuncture Board, Texas Acupuncture Board, Florida Acupuncture Board and NCCAOM unless otherwise noted below.

Acupuncture from the Neijing for Fantastic Clinic Results by Donald Kendall

The Huang Di Nei Jing Zhen Jing (later changed to Ling Shu) is the worlds first book on the needling therapy we in the West call acupuncture. It provides the scope of how needling works along with a description of nine different needles and probes, and their uses. The Zhen Jing provides an understanding of the cause of disease; and insights into the longitudinal body organization essential to needling.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Know the original details of needling therapy contained in the Huang Di Nei Jing Zhen Jing
• Understand the nine different types of needles and their clinical usage
• Understand the original scope of needling and how it dissipates pathogenic factors
• Know how to avoid the four primary mistakes of clinical practice

Treasures from the Zhen Jing have been virtually ignored; few have actually studied this incredible text. Donald Kendall brings his experience and studies to bear on these topics, as well as integrating our understanding of blood vessels, lymphatics, hormones, nutrients, and immune substances, and of the role of acupuncture in restoring physiological balance.

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Allergy Elimination: Introduction to NAET by Devi Nambudripad

Devi Nambudripad presents an introduction to her Nambudripads Allergy Elimination Technique. NAET is a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) that integrates principles from Western medicine, Oriental medicine, chiropractic, applied kinesiology, and nutritional sciences to offer patients a non-invasive, drug-free way to eliminate the allergies and hypersensitivities that are causing their discomfort.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to:

• Describe NAETs development and techniques
• Employ NAET testing and desensitization procedures
• Identify causative agents in allergy and hypersensitivity
• Understand working within a multi-disciplinary care team for each patients optimum progress
• Integrate the understanding of NAET with TCM theories and principles

Devi Nambudripad discusses the nature of allergies as well as common categories and grouping of allergies and the most commonly-seen allergic conditions. She shares the discovery and development of NAET, as well as NAET diagnostics and treatments. Demonstration of the technique and review of related research precede discussion of views of allergy mechanisms and care from allopathic and complementary perspectives, with a closing question and answer session.

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Case Studies:
Live Discussion on Pulse Diagnosis and Herbal Prescriptions by Jimmy Chang

Patients are not cookie cut to perfectly fit one particular formula per disease pattern. Based on individual differences of medical history, personal constitution, and mix of signs and symptoms, the diagnosis and treatment for each patient is specific.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Have thorough details on 10-15 cases of precise pulse diagnoses
• Be able to correlate interpretations of each pulse with symptomology
• Know exactly what herbs and formulas address each case most specifically
• Have a deepening awareness of making similar diagnoses and applications in their own clinical practice

In this class, Master Wei-Yen Chang leads you to learn, from textbook to real world, the pulse diagnosis and herbal prescription with real clinical cases. 10 to 15 actual patients attend this class, and Master Chang starts the lecture by taking these patients pulses. He discusses in detail the pulses he feels on each patients cun, guan, and chi, explains the significance of each pulse, and elaborates on the herbal formulas he uses to treat the conditions discovered.

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Chinese Herbal Research: The Latest News and Applications by John Chen

Increasingly patients are seeking integration between Western and Oriental Medicine. In this class, Dr. John Chen provides the latest information on the most commonly seen herb-drug interactions as well as safety in the use of Chinese medicine. In addition, he discusses the latest information and research on modern applications of single herbs and herbal formulas, which can help you select the right herbal treatments to remedy any contemporary disease.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Understand fundamental concepts of herb-drug interactions
• Have access to the latest information and research on the modern applications of single herbs and herbal formulas
• Confidently know safe approaches in herbal prescription
• Be able to assist patients in making wise treatment choices for optimal benefits
• Provide patients with relevant expertise in both fields

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Chronic Fatigue and Chinese Herbal Medicine by Matt Van Benschoten

Over a long career of intensive patient care (for complex and intractable illness), extensive research, teaching and mentoring, Dr. Van Benschoten has amassed a wealth of understanding on complex contemporary disease and the ancient solutions already available. In this course, he sheds light on one of the most common reasons patients seek health care assistance: Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes (CFIDS).

The persistence of low grade infections, repeated exposures to environmental toxins, and dietary injury are hallmarks of this population, with autoimmune mechanisms at work as well as pathogenic factors. Dr. Van Benschoten leads course participants in identifying the source of the disorder through comprehensive history taking, and in addressing the multifactorial nature of fatigue through multiple therapies to prevent the recurrence of infection and exhaustion.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Be able to identify common syndromes related to CFIDS
• Know causative agents, including bacterial, viral, fungal infections, and environmental chemical exposures, of CFIDS
• Understand the relation of CFIDS to various pathogens and their effects on mitochondrial function, ATP production, and immunity
• Recognize and make clinical application of Chinese herbal medicines with antimicrobial, immune-regulating, and mitochondrial-protective actions

Among the areas Dr. Van Benschoten covers for participants are environmental toxins (petrochemicals, pesticides, heavy metals), autoimmunity, and mitochondrial functioning. Important lifestyle modifications are discussed, encompassing diet and nutrition, work and travel, and sleep and activity levels. Relevant case studies are included.

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Chronic Stress, Depression, and Fatigue:
How to Treat Them With Fabulous Results by Robert Doane

Among the most common complaints patients bring to us are fatigue, stress (anxiety) and depression. In Chinese Medicine we can effectively treat these problems if we pay attention to three specific areas:

1) Body type
2) Pulse
3) Underlying causative pattern

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to:

• Distinguish whether the tiredness, anxiety and depression emanates from the Heart, Liver or Kidneys
• Understand the role of blood stasis in anxiety and depression patterns
• Recognize Heart qi deficiency patterns in fatigue, anxiety and depression cases
• Treat fatigue, anxiety and depression with immediate results

Learn from Robert Doane who has the largest clinic in the United States. See how you can bring pulse diagnosis, acupuncture and herbal medicine to effectively treat these most common complaints!

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Dermatological, Endocrine and Genito-Urinary Disorders: Pulse Dx & Herbal Tx
by Jimmy Chang

Master Chang shares with you his amazing ability to use pulse diagnosis to identify disorders of the dermatological, endocrine, and genito-urinary systems, and to successfully use herbs to deal with these problems.

TCM always evolves to adapt to new environmental factors and the unique difficulties of the day. With this in mind, Master Chang continually explores innovative treatment strategies. Everything discussed in Master Chang's seminars relates to strategies and formulas that work not only in theory, but also, and especially, in the clinical setting. This invaluable information takes your practice one step higher and insures that you will approach your most difficult patients with revitalized vision. Bring your toughest cases and discover the answers here.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Understand dermatological, endocrine and genito-urinary disorders from TCM perspectives
• Know pulses commonly associated with these disorders and conditions
• Effectively treat these conditions with herbal formulas to yield maximum results

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Dr. Tan's Balance Method for Traumas and Sports Injuries by Richard Tan

In this exciting class, Dr. Richard Tan extends his teaching of Balance Method to include explanations and treatments for trauma and sports injuries. Dr. Tan explains how he uses his five systems of the Balance Method to uncover the magic healing power of acupuncture for any type of trauma and sports injury.

Dr. Tan examines concepts of distal needling and same-side vs. opposite-side needling methods. Finally, he gives precise instructions on how to diagnose trauma and sports injury pain, where to needle based on the diagnosis, and how to needle for greatest efficacy.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Understand the theory behind the Balance Method
• Understand the theory of Imaging and Mirror concepts
• Be able to apply the theory of the Balance Method to trauma and sports injuries

Closing the day, Dr. Tan demonstrates the overwhelming effectiveness of simple point combinations and facilitates hands-on understanding by treating several audience members.

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Effectively Tackling Allergy, Sinusitis and Other Respiratory Disorders with TCM
by Robert Wu

In this class, Robert Teng-Fang Wu discusses the most commonly seen respiratory disorders, including allergy and sinusitis. In particular, he focuses onvarious diagnostic techniques, including pulse diagnosis and inspection, used in differential diagnosis of respiratory conditions. He discusses specific acupuncture and herbal treatments to relieve allergy, sinusitis, and other respiratory conditions.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Understand TCM perspectives on respiratory disorders
• Incorporate different diagnostic techniques to identify various causes for allergy and sinusitis disorders
• Use acupuncture and herbal treatments to relieve allergy and sinusitis-related conditions

Using actual clinical case studies, Dr. Wu leads interactive discussion at the close of the seminar, including giving live acupuncture treatments in demonstration of the principles and skills presented through the day.

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Female and Male Infertility Part I by Ray Rubio

Today, there is tremendous demand for acupuncturists who can work competently and effectively with patients seeking treatment for reproductive disorders/infertility. Because a large percentage of patients who are seeking treatment for infertility with TCM are also utilizing western assisted reproductive techniques (ART), it is imperative that acupuncturists are able to quickly and confidently translate their patients western reproductive diagnosis and treatment into a safe and effective TCM pattern-based treatment using acupuncture, Chinese herbal medicine, and lifestyle recommendations. This course is designed to offer treatment strategies and clinical pearls for TCM practitioners working with infertility patients.

In this Part I class, Ray Rubio focuses on the discussion of western disease diagnoses for reproductive disorders, and shares his knowledge of how to identify the major causes and types of reproductive disorders commonly seen in industrialized nations.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Know key western diagnoses for reproductive disorders, including pertinent anatomy, physiology, etiology, and pathophysiology
• Be familiar with the different Assisted Reproductive Techniques used in reproductive disorders
• Have learned advanced levels of TCM syndrome differentiation, and treatment of reproductive disorders with the modalities of TCM
• Know how to use current clinical concepts in the selection of interdisciplinary treatment strategies for reproductive disorders

Dr. Rubios expertise leads you from a thorough reproductive medicine workup, through specific differentiations of reproductive disorders of infertility, including valueable tools such as basal body temperature charting and its relevance to TCM patterns.

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Female and Male Infertility Part II by Ray Rubio

In his Part II class, Ray Rubio focuses on the pulse diagnoses associated with specific patterns of female and male infertility. He covers detailed acupuncture and herbal treatments for both female and male infertility.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Know the pulse diagnoses associated with specific patterns in female infertility
• Know the pulse diagnoses associated with specific patterns in male infertility
• Be able to apply acupuncture and herbal formula treatments to treat different infertility disorders in men and women

Dr. Rubio guides practitioners to new understanding of how to stage treatments according to menstrual phases and patterns revealed by the basal body temperature. Detailed herbal treatments and case studies complete the seminar experience.

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Hands-on Pulse Taking Workshop: Get Your Fingers on the Pulses by Jimmy Chang

Pulse diagnosis cannot be learned just by listening, you must 'get your fingers on the pulses.' And what better way to do that than through 'speed-dating pulse taking'!

Come join us in this workshop where you can learn hands-on from the Master of Pulse Diagnosis. As Master Chang takes everyone's pulses, he will explain what he is feeling, what the pulses indicate, and which formulas to use. Once he is finished, you will then have your chance to take each other's pulses and feel for the different pulses that Master Chang describes in his Pulsynergy Made Easy series.

As a bonus, Master Chang will also take you through his various diagnostic techniques, including inspection of color, feel of temperature, and blood pressure with heart rate, that he incorporates with pulse diagnosis.

Note: To provide optimal learning conditions, the Hands-on Pulse Taking Workshops are limited to 30 people. We regret that the high cost of offering these courses prohibits us from providing gift certificates for herbal purchases; but, we trust that the high quality of the learning experience will be a reward in itself.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to:

• Feel and distinguish between different pulses and know their indications/significance
• Know how to incorporate the various diagnostic technique with pulse diagnosis
• Simultaneously take pulses and describe to patients what conditions they have

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Integrative Approach, Great Results: How to Build a Strong & Successful Practice
in Any Economy by Robert Doane

Acupuncturists are becoming increasingly discouraged doing the business of Chinese Medicine. Almost all clinics are reporting a reduction in income and patient visits. This does not have to be the case! What most acupuncturists lack is training in a business model capable of increasing patients no matter what the economic conditions.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Be able to immediately increase their patient visits and their income by 30%
• No longer have to talk patients into coming back for further treatments
• No longer feel frustrated and exhausted at the end of the day

Robert Doane decided to bring the resources of Chinese medicine to help as many people as possible. As he pursued this goal, he learned, developed and implemented strategies and policies that made it possible not only to help many people, but also to share with other practitioners a clear and effective business model. With the largest clinic in the United States, Doane speaks from experience, and with conviction, about how you can build a strong and effective practice, starting now.

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Multiple Drug Resistance and Chinese Herbal Medicine by Matt Van Benschoten

Multiple drug resistance is a major issue in contemporary medicine. Many common bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics, and practitioners of Chinese medicine often treat patients after an unsuccessful course of antimicrobial therapy where residual infection and symptoms persist. Dr. Van Benschoten covers the major species of multiple drug resistant bacteria, viruses, and fungi with a comprehensive review of herbal medicines that can treat these conditions effectively and with minimal toxicity. Clinical examples will illustrate the most important points regarding history taking and optimal prescribing strategies.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Be able to identify the most common multiple drug resistant infectious agents, including bacteria, viruses, and fungi
• Select herbal medicines that can effectively inhibit the growth of these pathogens when conventional pharmaceuticals have failed
• Understand mechanisms of multidrug resistance in cancer, hypertension, and depression, and correlate clinically useful materia medica for specific conditions

Matt Van Benschoten brings your clinical understanding up to date on:

Multiple drug resistant (MDR)

• Bacteria - MRSA, VRE, Pseudomonas, TB, Acinetobacter
• Viruses - Influenza, CMV, EBV, HHV6
• Fungi - Aspergillus, Candida

Multidrug resistance in cancer

Multidrug resistance in hypertension

Multidrug resistance in psychiatric disorders

• Depression
• Anxiety
• ADHD
• Seizures

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Pulsynergy Made Easy Part IV by Jimmy Chang

In Pulsynergy Made Easy Part IV, Master Chang discusses his newest discoveries of uncommonly seen pulses. He begins by presenting a description and the general indications of each of these less commonly felt pulses. Master Chang then delves into the specifics by integrating each of these pulses with biomedical conditions depending on the location (cun, guan, chi) of the pulse. Lastly, Master Chang correlates the treatment principles and herbal formulas to the findings of each of the pulses on the cun, guan, chi.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to:

• Know the less commonly seen pulse and their clinical significance based on the cun, guan, chi of both hands
• Correlate different herbal formulas with the different pulses found on each position

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The HIV Wellness Program: Focus on Chinese Medicine by Misha Cohen

Has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) moved into the chronic, treatable category of disease, or is this formidable killer still on the rampage? Misha Ruth Cohen outlines the HIV Wellness Program, using primarily Traditional Chinese Medicine and natural therapies in conjunction with Western medicine for treatment of those with HIV. Dr. Cohen reviews the immune system in HIV from a Chinese medicine perspective, incorporating TCM diagnosis, acupuncture and moxibustion protocols used since the early 1980s for thousands of people.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will:

• Understand the immune system according to Chinese medicine in HIV
• Identify areas in which Chinese medicine is complementary and alternative in HIV
• Know how to assemble a comprehensive care team
• Identify interactions of herbs and supplements with HIV medications
• Use basic acupuncture and moxibustion protocols for people with HIV
• Identify the importance of herbal medicine research in HIV

Dr. Cohen leads participants in review of some of the herbal research that has been performed in people with HIV and discusses its significance to the Chinese medicine world. In closing there will be an interactive discussion of development of comprehensive treatment plans for people with HIV.

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Understanding the Mechanisms of Acupuncture to Enhance Clinical Outcomes
by Donald Kendall

When a patient asks, How does acupuncture work? do you say to yourself, "I wish I knew!" or to the patient, "It moves qi." Or, do you have a clear understanding of how and why each needle and each technique moves your patients towards desired outcomes? Expert clinical skills depend on understanding the fundamental and complex responses of the human body to needling. Donald Kendalls seminar allows you to follow time-dependent reactions from the first initiation of tissue response by needle insertion to the final and complex restorative reactions that follow. Understanding these relationships is essential to achieving the desired clinical response. Selection of acupoints then assures directing the restorative response to address each specific condition.

Upon completion of this course, practitioners will be able to:

• Understand the complex tissue reactions provoked by needle insertion
• Know how the Chinese view of bodily organization readily identifies specific acupoints to address presenting problems
• Be better equipped to address the full range of patient problems by using sequential response time insights in treatment
• Have a stronger grasp of neurological pathways and responses

Kendall discusses stimulation of nociceptive fibers, activation of the immune complement system, and the full range of needling response throughout the nervous system; as well as assisting participants to reach rational treatment strategies for use of local and adjacent, proximal and distal points.

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