CEU Courses
Study with the modern masters of acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, including world-renowned Japanese medicine practitioners, conservators of specialized pulse-taking lineages, facial rejuvenation experts, and more.
Each one of our unique and informative courses promises an exceptional learning experience while helping you fulfill licensure and certification requirements and improve your knowledge and professional skill.
Whether you’re a professional health care provider, an OM instructor, or a student, you’ll reap the benefits of our elite instructors’ education, training, and specialized expertise.
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June 2012
Japanese Medicine: Explorations in Meridian Therapy with Stephen Brown, LAc
Saturday & Sunday, June 16 – 17, 2012
9am – 6pm • 16 CEUs
@ AIMC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA
Regular Tuition: $300
AIMC Berkeley Community Tuition: $225
Study with one of the foremost Japanese Medicine experts in the US.
Meridian Therapy, the most popular approach to traditional acupuncture in Japan, focuses on regulating qi. The emphasis is on gentle palpation in diagnosis and treatment in order to obtain constant feedback on the changes in the patient’s qi. This two-day workshop teaches hands-on skills for diagnosis, point location, and root treatment. Very superficial needle techniques are used for regulating qi in the meridians and balancing the Five Phases.
In Japan, meridian therapy is the representative style of classical acupuncture.Meridian therapy is based on the Nanjing (Classic of Difficulties) and it is a five-phases system relying on refined pulse taking and palpation skills combined with subtle needling techniques. Students of Stephen Brown’s workshop will learn how to perform the following objectives:
- Describe the history of meridian therapy and its stylistic variations
- Apply six position pulse diagnosis and abdominal diagnosis for treatment
- Demonstrate how to palpate and accurately locate points requiring tonification.
- Perform superficial insertion technique for tonification
- Develop and demonstrate skill in palpation and needling for dispersion and symptomatic treatment
- Explain when and how to apply direct moxibustion or intradermal needles
- Decide what kind of treatment will best serve the patient
Stephen Brown LAc
Steven Brown is a licensed shiatsu and acupuncture practitioner born and raised in Japan. Graduating from Japan Central Acupuncture College in 1983, he studied in the clinic of shiatsu master Shizuto Masunaga, the originator of Zen Shiatsu. Later he traveled to China to study Traditional Chinese Medicine and exercises.Stephen started teaching in Seattle at the Northwest Institute of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in 1986 and is currently a faculty member at the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine. Given his gift with Japanese, Stephen has translated many books on Oriental medicine including Qigong for Health, Meridian Exercises, and Meridian Therapy. He is assistant editor of the North American Journal of Oriental Medicine. Stephen has taught at Reed Svadesh Johnson’s Institute of Bodymind Energetics for over ten years offering innovative continuing education for bodyworkers. Stephen practices on Bainbridge Island and offers Zen Shiatsu, Sotai Therapy and Japanese acupuncture.He teaches at the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine (SIOM) in Seattle.
July 2012
How to Write Formulas That Treat Mental/Emotional Disorders with Cormac Ferguson, LAc
Coming in July 2012
One day only: 8 CEUs
@ AIMC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA
Knowing how to write formulas that address emotional issues will allow you to offer your patients better treatment, as well as increase your efficacy as a practitioner. In this enjoyable, one-day CEU course, licensed practitioners and students alike will learn following:
How to diagnose and treat mental-emotional disorders
- How to combine Chinese herbs to create effective formulas that successfully treat common mental-emotional disorders including anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and bipolar disorder
- Practitioners and students will also receive:
A breakdown of different types of herbal modules that treat mental-emotional disorders, which make it faster and easier to construct effective formulas
- A discussion of the chemical constituents of Chinese herbs and their relevance to the treatment of mental-emotional disorders
- Information on how to use concentrated extracts
- Guidelines on how to put together your own pharmacy!
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August 2012
The 4th Tokyo Seminar: An In Touch Acupuncture Presentation
Once again, the successful traditional Japanese acupuncture program sponsored by the Japan Meridian Therapy Association is being offered this summer. A limited number of practitioners with interest in Japanese styles of acupuncture are invited for a unique educational and cultural experience. Contact Jeffrey Dann at
jeffreydann@gmail.comfor more information. Please write “Tokyo 4″ in the subject line.
Seminar Schedule
August 2
- “The Essence of Japanese Acupuncture” Katai Shuichi & Togasaki Masao
- Welcoming Dinner*
August 3
- “Sawada Style Taikyoku Moxa Therapy” Yamada Katsuhiro;
- “Dermal Acupuncture”
August 4
- Free Day (Individual tours or trips recommended)
August 5
- First Day Meridian Therapy Summer Seminar – instruction by Okada Akizo, Ikeda Masakazu, etc.
- Meridian Therapy Association Anniversary Banquet*
August 6
- Second Day Meridian Therapy Summer Seminar – instruction by top Meridian Therapy teachers
August 7
- Third Day Meridian Therapy Summer Seminar – instruction, group treatments, Closing Ceremony
Translation and personal assistance during this program provided by Stephen Brown and Jeffrey Dann.
Tuition & Accommodations
Tuition: $1250 / Early registration $1200 (Full payment must be received before May 15th)
Tuition does not include food, transportation & accommodations. (*Welcoming dinner and annual Summer Seminar Banquets are included*.)
Accommodations: Special rates are available at Hotel Sunroute Ariake (a 25 minute walk from seminar location at Ariake Medical College).
More Information
Contact Jeffrey Dann at jeffreydann@gmail.com for more information. Please write “Tokyo 4″ in the subject line.
September 2012
Koshi Balancing: Japanese-style Acupuncture & Integrated Manual Medicine with Jeffrey Dann, PhD, LAc
Saturday & Sunday, September 22 – 23, 2012
1pm – 5pm Friday • 9am – 6pm Saturday & Sunday • 16 CEUs
@ AIMC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA
“Koshi Balancing” is a workshop designed for novices and experienced practitioners alike.
This workshop provides an integrated Japanese manual medicine approach to the “koshi,” or lumbar pelvic center. Students will learn a balanced, effective approach of Sotai movement therapy and acupuncture techniques to alleviate common shoulder and neck complaints in their patients.
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Jeffrey Dann, PhD, LAc
Jeffrey Dann has been an educator and community health practitioner for the past 40 years. Having studied pre-med and anthropology at Dartmouth College, he did graduate work at the University of Washington in Seattle, in medical anthropology. His fascination with the role of culture in the medical field led to 3 years of research in Japan, where he studied traditional healing arts and the martial art of Kendo, which resulted in a PhD and a career change from anthropologist to practitioner of Oriental Medicine. With his extensive teaching experience at acupuncture schools in Hawaii and Colorado, he was awarded status of full professor at the Southwest Acupuncture College in Boulder, CO. A respected national and internationally known Acupuncture teacher, he has presented at National conventions as has been teaching Japanese Acupuncture to the Turkish Medical Acupuncture Association since 2002. He has been a faculty member for the Japanese acupuncture certificate program at the AIMC (the Acupuncture Integrated Medicine College) in Berkeley, CA. He is currently the senior editor of the North American Journal of Oriental Medicine (NAJOM), the only bi-lingual Japanese-English journal devoted to the contemporary practice of traditional Japanese medicine.
Gynecology in Chinese Medicine with Meredith Chunyi Qian, MD (China), LAc
Dates & Times TBD
AIMC Berkeley in Berkeley, CA
8 CEUs
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CEU Course Cancellation and Refund Policy
Unless explicitly stated in the description of course, the AIMC Berkeley CEU Course Cancellation and Refund Policy follows accordingly: Cancellations 21 days prior to the first day in a course will receive full refund less a $50.00 administration fee. Cancellations 20-14 days prior to the first day in a course will receive a 75% refund. Cancellations 13-5 days prior to the first day in a series will receive a 50% refund. No refund for cancellations made less than five days prior to the first day in the course. AIMC Berkeley is unable to transfer course fees paid for one seminar or course to any other seminar or course.
Contact for More Information
Vim Osathanugrah
510 666-8248 x103
vim@aimc.edu
Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization committed to the development of caring, proficient, and successful practitioners who serve communities and the Oriental medicine profession worldwide by treating illness and promoting health and wellness.
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