We’re pleased to announce a Special Offer for the Fall 2012 trimester.

We want to help our prospective students with their tuition costs, so for all new students registering for the Fall 2012 trimester we’re happy to able offer you a 10% savings on your total tuition costs for the Fall trimester.

Deadline to qualify: You must be registered for classes by Friday August 18, 2012 to qualify for this offer.

For example:

21 units X $237 per didactic unit = $4977

$4977.00 X 10% = $497.70 which will be deducted from your tuition cost for the Fall 2012 trimester.

For information on Tuition and Fees, go here.

This offer applies to all new, matriculating regular-entry and AOM transfer students in the MSOM program registered for classes by Friday August 18, 2012.

Please contact Jon Diskin, Director of Admissions, by using the form on the right if you have any questions

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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.

Click here to download a printable flyer.

AIMC Berkeley students pictured with Presidents Tanaka and Norimatsu. From left to right: Alexis Wynhausen, Stephen Davis, President Tanaka, President Norimatsu, Maki Hoshino, Barbara Martello, and Mitsuko Ishimaru

…AIMC Berkeley was established in 1990. Its curriculum teaches acupuncture and herbal (Kampo) medicine. AIMC is one of the pioneers in developing Oriental Medicine in the U.S.A. They have been developing the concept of this agreement over the past several years.

This agreement enables students from both schools to academically and culturally exchange their knowledge, and Shikoku Medical College graduates may attend AIMC Berkeley at less cost. It gives students from Japan the opportunity to earn a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine and apply for a California acupuncture license.

At the signing event, AIMC Berkeley President Tanaka stated, “Acupuncture is becoming a world-level medicine. I believe this agreement is another step forward for acupuncture. ”

Shikoku Medical School President Norimatsu was also positive, saying “acupuncture has variation within its field.  My wish is that students will learn acupuncture with a global vision.”

[Article printed in the Shikoku News on April 18, 2012. Translation provided by Yuji Goto.]

Good luck on your finals, students! Have a wonderful and restful Spring break. We’ll see you next term!

Thank You, Tanaka-san!

“The Embrace of Aging” documentary film will take a look at the latest progressive teachings; well-known medical universities; and the advice of health gurus, spiritual leaders, psychologists and men of all walks of life from vastly different environments, all facing the inevitability of growing old.”  -from the press release. Click here to read more.

On March 15, 2012, Keith Famie and his crew arrived on site at AIMC Berkeley to film for the upcoming documentary “The Embrace of Aging: The Male Perspective of Growing Old.” Participants in the filming included Fumika Tokuyama, an alumna, private practitioner, and long-time member of the AIMC Berkeley Board of Directors; Kyle Miura, an alumni, private practitioner, and AIMC Berkeley professor; David Caruso-Radin, a private practitioner and AIMC Berkeley professor; Tracy Richardson, an almuna, private practitioner, professor, and the AIMC Berkeley Herb Dispensary Manager; Jon Diskin, AIMC Berkeley Director of Admissions; and Brent Ackerman, a senior student at AIMC Berkeley. Click here to view AIMC Berkeley’s “in production” page on “The Embrace of Aging” website.

AIMC Berkeley is excited to announce the opening of a new specialized clinic dedicated to treating lower back pain. SF Giants team acupuncturist and AIMC Berkeley alum, Haro Ogawa, is moving his private practice to Berkeley to focus his efforts on the treatment of chronic lower back pain, an increasingly frequent complaint that studies show is one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor or miss work.

Lower back pain is often attributed to strains or structural problems including ruptured discs, sciatica, arthritis, or osteoporosis. Factors that increase one’s risk of developing low back pain include physically strenuous work, sedentary and/or mentally stressful work, anxiety, depression, obesity, and even smoking. Very often the exact cause of lower back pain remains unknown, making it difficult to treat with Western medicine.

Haro Ogawa’s approach to providing relief for lower back pain is a simple, whole-body treatment lasting 20-40 minutes and utilizing a variety of treatments (depending upon the patient) to effectively reduce pain. Treatment protocols include a unique combined Japanese and Traditional Chinese Medicine style of acupuncture; electrical stimulation; infrared lamp; and herbal medicine; as well as functional stretching and joint mobilization techniques, as needed. Patients can experience significant improvement in pain after just one treatment, and regular treatment is shown to encourage longer periods of relief between visits and help prevent pain from returning.

Haro will be open for business beginning on April 16 in the AIMC Berkeley Professional Clinic at 2550 Shattuck Avenue. Treatments will run from 30-40 minutes in length and cost $120 per initial visit and $95 per follow-up appointment. A discount will be provided to Cal Berkeley athletes and local high school student athletes.

Call 510 666-8234 to make an appointment.

Haro Ogawa, MSOM, LAc, CMT, ATC

Haro Ogawa is an Assistant Professor at AIMC Berkeley, as well as the official team acupuncturist and massage therapist for the San Francisco Giants. Haro has an extensive sports medicine background and many years of professional experience working with multiple Japanese baseball, NBA, and NASCAR athletes. A Japanese-trained acupuncturist and certified Shiatsu therapist, his specialty utilizes the kinesiological field for manual therapy in sports medicine. Haro graduated with a Master of Science in Oriental Medicine from the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley (AIMC Berkeley), where he teaches Acupuncture Techniques and Oriental Medicine Bodywork, and supervises student interns in the school’s community clinic.

Treatments are available at AIMC Berkeley on Shattuck Avenue Monday through Thursday by appointment. The cost is $60 per hour or $80 per 90 minutes. Call 510 666-8234 to book your massage today!

Atsuko Anzai is a graduate of AIMC Berkeley. She has a degree in Health Sciences from Goto College of Medical Arts in Tokyo, Japan, and has been practicing acupuncture, massage, and traditional Japanese medicine for nearly 20 years.

AIMC Berkeley is very pleased to announce that Author and long time colleague of the AIMC Berkeley community Dr. Mari Kusumi has donated the excellent new work “Health Sciences of Mind and Body” to AIMC Berkeley to support the growth of our students.

Thank you Dr. Kusumi, we gratefully accept your donation and support!

FROM THE PREFACE
The 21st century has long been heralded as the age of the mind, and psychological well-being is now considered an integral part of health. The aim of “health sciences of mind and body,” an academic field of this book, is to address the organic relationship between m ind and body and to scientifically, theoretically, and empirically map out various phenomena associated with mind-body correlation, and thus carry out a holistic inquiry into human health. It is an attempt to comprehensively view and integrate a wide range of fields outside of conventional health sciences, including life science, behavioral science, stress science, psychosomatic medicine, basic medicine, bioethics, and cultural science to thus elucidate the correlation between the mind and body as well as the mechanisms that govern life.

Chapter Ⅰ The Goals of the Health Sciences of Mind and Body
Section 1. Contemporary Societies and Health Sciences of Mind and Body by Mari Kusumi
Section 2. The Goals of the Health Sciences of Mind and Body by Mari Kusumi

Chapter Ⅱ The Foundations of the Mind-Body Correlation
Section 1. The Basic Mechanisms Connecting the Mind and Body by Harue Suzuki
Section2. Brain Development and Growth by Yasumasa Arai and Nobuyoshi Koiwa
Section 3. The Brain and Mental Health by Takeshi Kusumi and Nobuyoshi Koiwa

Chapter Ⅲ Understanding the Mind-Body Correlation
Section 1. The Immunology of Mind and Body by Koichiro Fujita
Section 2. Mind, Brain, and Body from the Perspective of Nutrition and Diet by Shuhei Kobayashi
Section3. Empathic Communication with the Infant’s Mind and Body by Takes hi Kusumi and Nobuyoshi Koiwa
Section4. Successful Aging of the Mind and Body by Hiroshi Kondo
Section5. Women’s Life Cycle and the Health of Mind and Body by Yuko Sato

Chapter Ⅳ The Development of the Health Sciences of Mind and Body
Section 1. Mental Health Management and the Health Sciences of Mind and Body by Sueharu Tsutsui
Section2. Health Promotion and the Health Sciences of Mind and Body by Takeshi Kawaguchi
Section3. Life Culture and the Health Sciences of Mind and Body by Kiyoshi Aoki

Final Chapter Prospects for the Health Sciences of the Mind and Body
From Systematization to Popularization by Mari Kusumi
Keyword Glossary

SUPERVISING EDITOR AND AUTHOR
Mari Kusumi (Ph.D. in Medicine, M.A. in Clinical Psychology)

Dr. Kusumi completed the special postgraduate program from the School of Medicine, Showa University and graduated from the AIU/CSPP Graduate School of Clinical Psychology; she is currently serving as the chair of the board of trustees of the Waseda College of Medical Arts and Sciences, and the president of the University of Human Arts and Sciences, the president of the College of Medical Acupuncture and Moxibustion, University of Human Arts and Sciences, the president of the Japan Society of Health Sciences of Mind and Body, the vice-chair of the NPO Japan E-learning Association, a councilor of the Foundation for Training and Licensure Examination in Anma-Massage-Acupressure Acupuncture and Moxibustion, a member of the Commission on Study of Education and Science Improvement of Association of Private Universities of Japan Information, and the auditor of the Japan College Association of Oriental Medicine.

For a full list of contributing authors and their biographies, download this pdf

Prof. Donald P. Lauda
Dean Emeritus. California State University, Long Beach

I have known Dr. Mari Kusumi, President of the University of Human Arts and Sciences, for fifteen years and have always been impressed with her advocacy for “lifelong health” and the inherent connection of “Mind and Body”. Health Sciences of Mind and Body synthesizes her philosophy and cogent perspectives on health issues and lifelong health.

Her writing, as well as that of twelve contributing scholars, provides compelling evidence of the movement towards integrated medicine which empowers individuals to achieve “lifelong health”. The research presented is current, well documented and refreshing. Dr. Kusumi is to be commended for her insight and her foresight in remaining open to new ideas and advocating exemplary research.

This book provides a refreshing view of health care with emphasis on interdependence. Her advocacy of knowledge for well-being is the common thread throughout the book. Health Sciences of Mind and Body will most certainly be widely read while adding a vital contribution to our knowledge base.

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