Herbology

In this class you will learn how to identify trauma in clients, how trauma can manifest in their lives and the impact that TCM can have on resolving PTSD and CPTSD. We will discuss the causes of trauma and how trauma can manifest in people’s lives. We will discuss how the stages of trauma recovery can be mapped out by the Five Elements, or the Five Phases. You will learn effective treatment strategies, as well as acupuncture points and some herbal formulas to use in your practice.

This course will explore the connections between the immune system and infertility. Through understanding the physiology of the reproductive immune system, students will learn to identify when symptoms of immune dysregulation may be leading to infertility, which is often deemed unexplained in these cases. This course includes instruction on various aspects of immunology as they pertain to infertility and sub-fertility, including acute and chronic infection, autoimmune diseases, endometriosis and SARS -Cov2.

One of the TCM clinic challenges is in treating chronic nerve pain. These patients come for acupuncture as their last resort. TCM, in general, is effective at addressing neurological pain in the acute phase, but chronic nerve pain can be a greater challenge for both patients and clinicians. One of the most common forms of nerve pain acupuncturists treat is sciatica pain. Also more frequently in the last ten years is peripheral neuropathy.

Western medical herbs in Chinese Medicine are gaining more and more importance, due to the availability of very good quality medicinal herbs and the great acceptance from the patient’s side. The well-structured and very practice-oriented approach of Integrative Chinese Medicine offers an excellent opportunity for therapists to give their patients the best of three fields: conventional medicine, Chinese medicine and phytopharmacology of western medical herbs.

This 3-hour course is an introduction to using classical principles in your herbal work with pregnant women. It includes a discussion of the physiology of pregnancy according to classical principles and then an exploration of formulas from Chapter 20 of the Jingui Yaolue, on pregnancy. The class ends with case studies from Sharon’s own practice.

Program Description
This lecture was recorded at the Integrative Fertility Symposium in Vancouver.
In this 3-hour presentation, Sharon will share her translation of Fu Qing-Zhu’s as-yet-unpublished chapter on fertility. We will explore his ideas of the relevant patterns of infertility and cull the concepts that Sharon has found most useful in her own practice. As we go along Sharon will give insight into women’s physiology according to Fu Qing-Zhu and how this physiology relates to the architecture of Dr. Fu’s formulas.

This herb class will guide you to a clear understanding about how to detect GLOMUS which is a frequent cause of reflux and other problems from blockage that disrupts digestion and even can cause skin issues. 

Ban xia xie xin tang is the lead formula of this family. Once you know how to differentiate this formula family clinically, they will be super effective in clinic for GERD, insomnia, mouth sores, constipation and diarrhea.

This course will introduce students to the theory, history, and practice of Chinese medicine approaches to the recovery from acute viral infections and degenerative after-effects caused by potential autoimmune reactions. The theoretical part of the seminar will utilize traditional Yin-Yang, Five Phase Element and Six Conformation symbolism as well as their relevance for the wuyun liuqi system of seasonal energetics to explain the interrelation of viral outbreaks and specific climate fluctuations.

Please note this course is no longer approved for California acupuncture CEUs.

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"Many years ago, when I first began to fully let go of treating diseases, such as fertility, and decided to fully focus on classical formula patterns, I treated a woman whose main complaint was infertility. She had no fertile mucous around ovulation. Following only the pattern, I gave her Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang for a mixed hot and cold middle Jiao blockage. As often happens when using classic formula diagnostic methods, I was delighted to see that her next ovulation had abundant fertile mucous. She was also delighted and was pregnant soon thereafter."