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Foods and food groups have their own specific temperature, flavour, and action, as well as affinities for certain organs. Chinese Dietary Therapy is a branch of Chinese Medicine that uses food as preventative and curative therapy. With a contemporary lens this course, led by Gillian Marsollier, explores the ancient foundational theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Chinese Dietary Therapy. Once the qualities of different foods are understood, dietary therapy can be applied to very specific disorders. -
Did you know that there’s a connection between the immunological response in the gut and various systemic manifestations of disease? This seminar will describe current scientific concepts of digestion, immunity, and autoimmunity to explain this connection. Paul Bergner, the Director of the North American Institute of Medical Herbalism in Portland, teaches this in-depth course which will help you make healthy lifestyle choices. Paul reviews nutrition, herbal materia medica, and formulation strategies to help support the body’s healing of inflammation; a condition we all live with at some point. -
Our ancestors were kept healthy by animal fats, properly prepared whole grains, enzyme-enriched foods and nourishing bone broths. Sally Fallon Morell, author of Nourishing Traditions, explains why you need these foods too in this fascinating course. -
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This course will refine your skills so that you can administer a multi-point diagnostic check system for more accurate diagnoses and guaranteed results. -
Still somewhat a taboo subject, the menopause is a powerful rite of passage for women and holds the potential for profound spiritual development. As practitioners, how can we best support and enable women to have a positive experience into and through the menopause as a fundamental doorway of life? How can we provide the nurturing space for women to feel, process, surrender, and reclaim their power? How can we help to alleviate symptoms that can become distressing and depleting using our hands, needles and moxa without repressing a natural and potent process? -
This course explains the various functions of acupuncture points from different traditions. You will re-learn your acupuncture points in a fresh and new manner. Learn unique acupuncture combinations, new ways of using old points, and new ways of using new points that you may never needle in clinic! -
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