CURRICULUM OF ANCIENT CHINESE MEDICINE

The estimation of cosmic, spiritual and psychic phenomenons in original Chinese medicine does rather not exist in todays Chinese culture. Accordingly, students of acupuncture in the West today rather pay attention to present Traditional Chinese Medicine, focussing on physically fixed symtoms in a reducing way.

 

We disregard the immaterial aspects of Chinese medicine and actually - similar to European medicine - apply acupuncture in a mechanical way, limiting ourselves to treating symptoms and somatic phenomenons.

 

Ancient Chinese art of healing teaches us to consider any aspect of disease in a far-reaching way. Considering this premise we are justified to talk about an all-embracing Chinese medical treatment.

 

Our treatment should show regard for the inner depths of any individual in order to develop our faculties beyond limited results.

 

Medical treatment aiming at a therapy of the individual Qi must not be practised along given standards.

 

When teaching Ancient Chinese Medicine we attach importance to detecting and perceiving the living and complex Qi in its changing diversity and flow.

 

As a therapist we can only by maturity and conversion as well as devotion experience the inner process of Qi and learn to guide it.

Sequence of events:

 

Contemplation week 

 

Introductury Course (1), Basic Courses (8) and Advanced Courses (8), (two or three days)

 

Introductory Course on Ancient Chinese Theorems (IC ACM)

Philosophy and history of ancient China, todays China and the West 

Theorems of ACM 

Special aspects of the ways of treatment 

Techniques of effective influence (acupuncture, acupressure, moxibustion, etc.) 

Integration into clinical practice

 

Basic Courses

 

Basics of ACM (ACM 1)

The doctrine and practical experience of DAO 

The five dimensions 

Layers of the energetic corpus 

Qi-transporting channels 

Qi-transporting gates

 

Basics of the Distribution of Qi (ACM 2 )

The energetic circulation 

The axes 

The levels 

The layers 

Varieties of Qi 

Practical experience

 

The external (the sixth) dimension (ACM 3)

Circles of function and their links on the external level 

Therapeutic application

 

The fifth dimension (ACM 4)

Conversion of the five essential levels

Therapeutic application

 

The fourth dimension (ACM 5)

The eight extraordinary vessels 

Therapeutic application

 

The third dimension (ACM 6)

The three treasures of DAO 

Building up and strengthening Shen, Jing and Qi (prenatal energy) of patient and therapist

 

The second dimension (ACM 7)

Experiencing Yin and Yang 

Therapeutic application

 

The innermost (first) dimension (ACM 8 )

Experiencing DAO and one's own DAO

 

Advanced Courses 

Techniques of Treatment (TACM 1 - 5)

Acupuncture (TACM 1 ) 

Cupping (TACM 2 ) 

Moxa ( TACM 3) 

Tuina (TACM 4 ) 

Healing - Qigong and other energetic practices (TACM 5)

Therapy with herbs (TACM 6)

Chinese dietetics (ACD)

Techniques of Qigong and Taiji-Chuan (ACQ)

 

Three day courses

Friday, 2 - 6 pm 

Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm 

Sunday, 9 am - 5 pm

 

Two day courses

Friday, 2 - 6 pm 

Saturday, 9 am - 5 pm