List of Virtual Courses

Shock, trauma, and PTSD have massive and often unrecognized effects on female reproductive health. The diagnosis of infertility can have the same impact as a death sentence. IVF and other radical interventions in the birth process may be traumatizing and difficulties during labor and birth may be stored as trauma memory in the body for a lifetime. In addition, childhood abuse and sexual trauma can interfere with a one’s ability to conceive. Beginning with a basic overview of trauma work from a modern Western and ancient Chinese perspective, Lorie reviews the neurological and endocrine responses to shock and trauma and how they affect the capacity to conceive, carry to term, and experience a safe and satisfying labor and birth. She then explores the ancient Taoist system of the Five Spirits in order to deepen your understanding of the psychospiritual effects of trauma on patients dealing with issues related to infertility, pregnancy, and birth as well as on the developing fetus. You will learn safe and simple ways to calm and heal the soul and spirit, including flower essences, essential oils, spirit points, and clearing treatment protocols. Approved for CEUs with: ABORM Exam Prerequisite, CTCMA, Florida (3 CEU), Illinois, Massachusetts, NCCAOM (3 CEU), New Zealand (NZRA), New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority (NZASA), North Carolina (NCALB), Ontario (CTCMPAO), Texas (3 CEU), California (3 CEU)