Many acupuncturists see excellent results with acupuncture to assist fertility, but do not continue treatment during pregnancy. Practitioner issues include low confidence, patient safety concerns, scope of practice, complications during birth, as well as a general lack of awareness just how helpful acupuncture and the many other techniques of East Asian Medicine (EAM) can be throughout the entire perinatal period.

This workshop presents hands-on bodywork practice and patient handouts to support the fullspectrum of pregnancy, birth and postnatal care, including but by not limited to acupuncture.

This series of talks will look at some of the most important Chinese herbal formulas, and examine the big ideas behind their intent, construction and use.
Session 1 is on Xiao Chai Hu Tang and Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang

This series of talks will look at some of the most important Chinese herbal formulas, and examine the big ideas behind their intent, construction and use.
Session 2 is on Xiao Yao San and Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

In Australia, pain is generally the most common and foremost reason for patients to seek healthcare from a TCM practitioner.

The use of Chinese herbal medicine patents is a modality which is often overlooked in favour of acupuncture; however, herbs reap some of the clinical outcomes as a standalone therapy or combined with acupuncture.

Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture (YNSA) is an independent acupuncture system discovered and developed by Japanese physician, Dr Toshikatsu Yamamoto in the late 60’s.  Starting with just 4 points, YNSA has progressed to a system widely used all over the world, especially in the treatment of neuro-musculoskeletal problems, and in the field of rehabilitation.