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Learn why and how Acupuncture Point Combinations work in practice and how to boost your treatment results through the rationale of adding synergistic combinations.
Students & practitioners need to respond to clinical challenges in creative & flexible ways and this seminar will guide them in the art of construction of effective treatment protocols. Clinically useful combination are presented throughout, along with case studies and practical demonstrations to show the application of theory to practice.
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David Hartman will be presenting in Sydney in person. David is a lecturer at Endeavour College of Natural Health (ECNH), Australia. He is Director & Owner of 4 Little Monkeys Pty Ltd, a Fellow 5+ at Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) & a member of the Chinese Medicine Board of Australia (CMBA)
The workshop will cover extended theory presented in a practical and applicable manner over the course of two full days within a classroom setting.
Program
Day 1
- Why acupuncture point combinations matter
- How acupuncture point combinations work
- Treating the person, not the disease
- How to combine acupuncture points using the Zàng Fǔ patterns and signs/symptoms
- Local and distal points on the same channel; on any channel
- Yīn Yáng partners – Five Elements (Wǔ Xíng)
- Yīn Yīn partners (Six Divisions)
- Yáng Yáng partners (Six Divisions)
- Question and answer (Q&A).
Part 1 – practical
- Presenter demonstrations – where relevant
- Attendee practical – choose from the theory done previously
- Q&A.
Part 2 – theory
- Top and bottom
- Left and right
- Front and back
- Whole body
- Corresponding/mirroring
- Points with similar Pīn Yīn names/meanings – including Shén and Tiān
- Q&A.
Part 2 – practical
- Presenter demonstrations – where relevant
- Attendee practical – choose from the theory done previously
- Q&A.
Part 3 – theory
- Original (Yuán) Yīn and Yáng
- Crown and Third Eye
- Triangle/Pyramid of Power
- Open the Four Gates
- Three Regions/Powers – Heaven, Earth, Human (Tiān Dì Rén)
- Three Yīn 6’s
- Figure Eight – Wǔ Shén/Five Spirits balancing
- Q&A.
Day 2
Part 3 – practical
- Presenter demonstrations – where relevant
- Attendee practical – choose from the theory done previously
- Q&A.
Part 4 – theory
- Zàng Fǔ/Sān Jiāo balance
- The Great Five
- Chain and Lock
- Kidney Spirit Gate
- Bright Foyer, Watchtower, Court, Fence and Shield
- Back Shù Transporting, Front Mù Collecting, Yuán Source
- Host/Guest – Yuán Source and Luò Connecting
- Q&A
Part 4 – practical
- Presenter demonstrations – where relevant
- Attendee practical – choose from the theory done previously
- Q&A.
- Acupuncture point combination construction based on participant requests. Can probably look at 10 conditions in the time allocated.
- Participants to offer 1-2 disorders, signs/symptoms they would like APC for and I will show how to build the treatment.
- Q&A.
Part 5 – practical
- Presenter demonstrations – where relevant
- Attendee practical – choose from the theory done previously
- Q&A.
Details
Date: 5th and 6th of June 2021
Time: 9:30am – 5:30pm
CPD: 13 CPD points
Venue: SITCM, Level 5, 25-29 Dixon St, Haymarket NSW 2000
Pricing (includes notes, morning and afternoon tea)
- Practitioner – $445
- Student – $350
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