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SUMMARY:Psycho-Emotional Distress: Circumstance or Curriculum? with Dr. Yvonne Farrell
DESCRIPTION:About this course\nSo many people are struggling with mental-health issues.  The weight of the world is heavy and life can be challenging.  Trying to find some mental-emotional equilibrium can be difficult and exhausting.  This may be part of why we so quickly rely on psychiatric medications for relief from suffering. \nPeople often feel overwhelmed\, stressed out or burdened by expectation. This emotional distress is a manifestation of the body-mind’s need for safety. We are trying to figure out how to survive the adversity of life. \nSometimes this emotional imbalance may be linked to a patient’s constitutional vulnerability. One can be genetically predisposed to anxiety or depression or one might even be carrying the unresolved trauma of previous generations. Here what we see is the struggle for meaning and purpose in life.  Existential questions like “who am i?” and “why am I here?” are keeping us up at night and leading us to loss of hope and deep despair. \nThe complete channel system has sub-systems that may be used to address both types of distress.  We need only understand these systems and recognize when they are not functioning well. \nThis 3-day course will look at the functions of both the Luo-collateral system and the 8 extraordinary Vessels.  We will explore the difference between post-natal function and pre-natal resources. Said another way\, we will begin to investigate the difference between circumstance and curriculum. \n\n\n\nLearning objectives\n\nRecognise the clinical distinction between post-natal emotional distress (circumstance) and pre-natal constitutional vulnerability (curriculum).\nDevelop a working knowledge of the Luo-collateral system\, including points\, pathways\, fullness and emptiness patterns\, and treatment approaches.\nUnderstand the archetypal nature of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels and their role in a patient’s constitutional curriculum.\nConstruct effective Luo-collateral and 8 Extraordinary Vessel treatments suited to the presenting pattern.\nApply assessment tools — including pulse diagnosis — to differentiate appropriate treatment strategies.\nDemonstrate accurate point location and needle technique for Luo and 8EV master points through supervised group practice.\n\n\n\n\nCourse schedule\n\n\nDay 1 — Circumstance: The Luo-Collateral System – How Post-Natal Qi and Blood Manage Emotional Suffering\n\nOn day one we will focus on the points\, pathways\, functions and indications for using the Luo-collateral system.  We will discuss how the system uses blood to create latency so that we can survive stress and overcome emotional suffering. \nHour 1: Overview of the channel system – Three levels of qi · The triune brain · Latency and its costs\nHour 2: The Luo-collateral system – Nature of ying qi · Relationship between primary channels and Luos · Micro-circulation and survival · Fullness vs emptiness\nHour 3: Luo-collateral specifics – Functions & indications · Markers of Luo pathology · Vessels of change · 16 Luo-points\nHour 4: First circuit — Lung\, Large Intestine\, Stomach\, Spleen – Points\, pathways\, functions & indications\nHour 5: Second circuit — Heart\, Small Intestine\, Urinary Bladder\, Kidney – Points\, pathways\, functions & indications\nHour 6: Third circuit — Pericardium\, San Jiao\, Gall Bladder\, Liver – Points\, pathways\, functions & indications\nHour 7: Greater Luos and constitutional Luos – Greater Luos of Spleen & Stomach · Constitutional Luos of Ren & Du Mai · Points\, pathways\, functions & indications \n\n\n\n\n\nDay 2 — Curriculum : The 8 Extraordinary Vessels – Pre-Natal Resources and the Archetypal Basis of Constitution\nOn day two we will take a look at the archetypal nature of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels and how this universal nature comes with the Heavenly mandate for our existence. These vessels are the root of a curriculum that attracts adversity so that we have the opportunity to learn what we came here to learn. \n\n\n\nHour 1: Overview of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels – Link between pre-natal resources & constitution · Functions & indications\nHour 2: First ancestry — Chong\, Du & Ren Mai – Pre-natal resources for life\nHour 3: Chong Mai – Points\, pathways\, functions & indications · Archetypal nature & curriculum issues\nHour 4: Du Mai & Ren Mai – Points\, pathways\, functions & indications · Archetypal nature & curriculum issues\nHour 5: The Wei Vessels — Yang Wei & Yin Wei Mai – Points\, pathways\, functions & indications · Archetypal nature & curriculum issues\nHour 6: The Qiao Vessels — Yang Qiao & Yin Qiao Mai – Points\, pathways\, functions & indications · Archetypal nature & curriculum issues\nHour 7: Dai Mai – Pre-natal and post-natal pathways · When to consolidate and when to drain · Archetypal nature & curriculum issues \n\n\n\n\n\nDay 3 — Practice – Hands-On Technqiue\, Assessment and Supervised Group Practice\nThis is a practice day for technique and assessment tools so that we can create effective Luo-collateral and 8 Extra treatments. \n\n\nMorning: Luo-collaterals — demonstration and group practice – Examination of Luo points and micro-circulation · Treatment approaches · Bleeding & blood harmonizing points · Single luo treatments · Circuit treatments · Leap Frog (Luo-Source) · Sample treatments\nAfternoon: 8 Extraordinary Vessels — demonstration and group practice – Treatment essentials · Master-couple points · Pathway points & associated points · Timing & technique · Master point location and needle technique · Pulse assessment · Sample treatments \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter\n\nDr. Yvonne R. Farrell\, DAOM\, LAc.\nDr. Farrell has been practicing and teaching Chinese Medicine and Channel Theory since 1996.  Her focus is on empowerment of students and patients so that they will embody the spiritual aspects of Chinese Medicine and make them their own. She believes that self-cultivation\, self-knowledge and critical thinking are essential in developing capacity as a practitioner of Chinese Medicine. \nYvonne is the author of two books: Psycho-Emotional Pain and the Eight Extraordinary Vessels and her latest\, Acupuncture for Surviving Adversity published by Singing Dragon.  She has also written several articles for Medicinal Roots Magazine. She teaches continuing education courses in the US and internationally. \n\nDr. Farrell has been involved in helping others to restore balance in their lives for over 30 years. In 1996\, she graduated from Emperor’s College with a Master’s Degree in Chinese Medicine. She has been in private practice since 1997. She was a faculty member and clinical supervisor at Emperor’s College for 13 years. In 2007 Yvonne received her Doctoral Degree (DAOM) from Emperor’s College. Dr. Farrell has been teaching CEU courses for several years and is a student of Jeffrey Yuen\, who has given his blessings to continue to teach the practice of the Eight Extraordinary Vessels and Channels (8EVC). Her courses are lively\, informative and clinically relevant. She is very passionate about the medicine and enjoys sharing this through her teaching. Her first book\, Psycho-emotional Pain and the Eight Extraordinary Vessels\, was published in 2016 and her second book Acupuncture for Surviving Adversity was published in 2021. \n\nwww.laherbsandacupuncture.com \n\n\nDetails\n\n\nDate: Fridaty 14th August to Sunday 16th August 2026\nTime: 9am – 5.30pm (on all 3 days)\nVenue: TBC\, Sydney NSW\nCPD: 21 CPD Points\nIncluded: Notes\, Morning Tea\, Afternoon Tea \nPRICING\n \nDeposit: $300 \nEarly Bird Prices (ENDS 14th July 2026)\nPractitioner Rate: $1450\nStudent (Full Time – Undergraduate): $1250 \nRegular Prices\nPractitioner Rate: $1750\nStudent (Full Time – Undergraduate): $1450 \n  \nRegister Now\n  \n\n\nTerms and Conditions\nEarly Bird: Full payment is required 4 weeks prior to the start of the Seminar and Workshop\nRegistrations cancelled up to one week prior to the seminar will be refunded less 20%. We regret that refunds are not otherwise possible. \nRECORDING\nIf you wish to purchase for the recording only\, please contact us to register your name. We will inform you that it will be available to purchase once it is ready. Please allow 3-4 weeks after the live seminar end date for the recording to be released. \nRecording (Revisit) Access Fee for live participants and recording purchase – 5 years: $99
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