Classical Acupuncture Mentorship

Chinese Medicine education honoring the classics, rooted in practice

NEXT EVENTS

MAY 30 -31, 2020

Complement Channels in Context + Sinew Channels: Movement & Mood in Classical Chinese Medicine

with Sean Tuten

Berkeley, California

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JULY 18 - 19, 2020

Luo Vessels: Blood & Spirit in Classical Chinese Medicine

with Sean Tuten

Santiago, Chile

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OCTOBER 3 - 4, 2020

Extraordinary Vessels: Constitution & Destiny in Classical Chinese Medicine

with Sean Tuten

Berkeley, California

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ADVANCING CHINESE MEDICINE

The Classical Acupuncture Mentorship offers a curriculum designed by Sean Tuten, DOM, DAOM that honors the classics of Chinese Medicine while prioritizing clinical diagnosis, practice, and specialized treatment techniques. The full curriculum is over 84 hours of continuing education that covers the Primary and Complement Channels of Acupuncture and can be taught in whole or in part.

In addition, we seek to enlist master practitioners as guest lecturers to present material in their specialty and to offer training in advanced clinical skills.

TEACHING

Quality, engaging presentations from inspiring senior practitioners.

COMMUNITY

A growing community of like-minded practitioners engaging with the Primary and Complement Channels of Acupuncture.

MENTORSHIP CLINICS

Mentorship Clinics that offer licensed practitioners the chance to practice with supervision from senior practitioners designed to engender confidence in their clinical skills.

TEACHING TOPICS

Development of the Constitution and its expression via the Ming-Men, Back-Shu, Zang-Fu, and Yuan-Source Points
Extraordinary Vessels, the Three Ancestries, and each trajectory's blueprint for human developmental and the Destiny
Classical Physiology and Metabolism of the Vital Substances: Jing, Sui, Xue, Jin, Ye, Qi, Yang
Shu Points and their relationships to the Complement Channel system
Disease Progression from Sinew Channels to the Zang-Fu Organs, Remission, and Latency
Three levels of Qi: Yuan Qi (Constitution), Ying Qi (Consciousness), and Wei Qi (Intuition)
Pulse Diagnosis: Pulse Pictures & Qualities, Probing Pulses, Dynamic Pulses, and Vibrating Pulses
Longitudinal Luo Vessels, Blood Stasis, and the Shen Spirit
Filling versus Emptying Longitudinal Luo Vessels (acute vs. chronic emotional disorders)
Transverse Luo Vessels and Inflammation of the Viscera
Circulatory Luo Vessel treatment protocols, and relationship to Longitudinal Luos
Digestive Luo Vessel treatment protocols, and relationship to Transverse Luos
Extraordinary Luo Vessels, Genetic Damage, Karma and Heredity
Much more!