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Working With the Astrological Lunar Nodes: A Contemplative Approach
Alchemy at the Edge
WITH LORIE EVE DECHAR
Inner Sensing: meeting the body
Meeting the Body:
An Inner Sensing Intensive for Acupuncturists, Therapists, Health Care Practitioners, and Laypeople
Lorie Dechar’s Inner Sensing is an alchemical healing process that enlivens body wisdom, empowers awareness, and transforms stuck places in our lives.
Course Description
Inner Sensing is a foundational practice of Alchemical Healing that allows us to unlock innate capacities to heal, grow, and know ourselves more deeply. In this class, you will learn a step-by-step somatic process for engaging more skillfully with your own or your clients’ psychological and emotional issues. It can help not only with acute and chronic pain, depression and anxiety but also with decision making, clear communication, and liberation from self-destructive behavior patterns. This class integrates aspects of 5 Element Chinese Medicine, Taoist alchemy, and Western depth and somatic psychology as well as Lorie’s original work with the Five Spirits. Earn 10 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
Seasonal Spirit Point Meditations
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
Seasonal Spirit Point Meditations
Join Lorie Dechar and five potent Spirit Point Guides on an alchemical journey through the Elements and Seasons of Chinese Medicine.
Course Description
Open to the spirit level practice of Chinese Medicine and receive a direct transmission of Lorie Dechar’s wisdom and teaching. Each of the six lectures will provide a point of entry for your own deepening knowledge of the Five Elements, the Five Seasons, and the spirit points of Chinese Medicine. Each will catalyze your capacity to transform an acupuncture point from an anatomical location on the body to a sacred portal to the soul. You will activate the deepest psychological and spiritual potential of these points through an understanding of the etymology and poetry of the point names as well as flower essences, essential oils, qigong, and meditation practices that can be alchemically woven into your work with needles and herbs. In addition, you will earn 5 CEUs in Core Competency (AOM-OM) and 5 CEUs in Professional Enhancement (PE-CW) with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 10 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Learn skills and tools to activate the emotional and psychological potential of acupuncture spirit points.
2. Gain an in-depth understanding of the function and inner nature of five spirit points—one for each element—that you can use alone or in combination with other protocols to enhance the emotional healing impact of a session.
3. Get an embodied sense of the atmosphere and archetypal resonances of the Five Elements and how to bring them into your work with patients.
4. Learn how to build your own personal spirit point palette and incorporate this level of healing into your practice.
5. Earn 5 CEUs in Core Competency (AOM-OM) and CEUs in Professional Enhancement (PE-CW) with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 10 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Boundaries: A Heart Centered Approach
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
Boundaries:
A Heart Centered Approach
Lorie Dechar presents her original approach to creating and maintaining safe, ethical, and flexible boundaries in clinical practice and everyday life.
Course Description
After more than three decades of clinical practice and teaching, Lorie is convinced that once we have met the requirements of legal, cultural, and professional standards, most boundary questions are more nuanced than absolute. In order to respond skillfully, practitioners must be able to find the truth from within their own Heart. This class offers a unique, dynamic, and highly effective heart-centered approach that will help you deal with the complex boundary issues that regularly arise in clinical practice, including issues related to trauma, sexual abuse, attachment, and the deep intimacy of the clinical encounter. Lorie draws from many perspectives, including Taoist alchemy, the Five Elements and Five Spirits, Western psychology, flower essence and essential oil therapies to offer a deeper understanding of the benefits, pitfalls, and challenges of boundaries in the therapeutic relationship. You will earn 2 CEUs in Safety and 2 CEUs in Ethics with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) for this class and/or 4 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Learn tools, including spirit points, flower essences, essential oils, meditation, and mindfulness practices that will support you in creating and maintaining safe, ethical and flexible boundaries in the clinical encounter and beyond.
2. Gain self-awareness around your own boundary triggers.
3. Learn ways to enhance your rapport with patients while maintaining clear boundaries and safety.
4. Recognize Red Flags and know when to get help.
5. Earn 2 CEUs in Safety and 2 CEUs in Ethics with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 4 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
The Yi 意: Spirit of the Earth Element
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
The Yi: Spirit of the Earth Element
Bring the alchemical power of intention into your life and your clinical practice.
Course Description
In this class, Lorie Eve Dechar presents an in-depth look at the Yi 意 – the spirit of the Earth Element, the Spleen, and the psychological function of intention. You will learn specific skills, treatment protocols/strategies, spirit points, flower essences, and essential oils that will support you in stabilizing intention and working more effectively with clinical issues related to the Yi. Issues related to the Yi could include symptoms from worry, brooding, OCD and obsessive thoughts to eating issues, digestive disturbances, co-dependency, and stagnancy on physical, emotional and spiritual levels.
The class is grounded in classical Chinese medical texts as well as the practice of Five Element Acupuncture; it is also informed by the diagnostic and treatment principles developed by Lorie in her work with the Five Spirits and Alchemical Acupuncture.
Earn 3 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Gain an in-depth understanding of this often overlooked yet crucial aspect of any human life, as well as its central importance in psycho-emotional health.
2. Learn how to enhance the depth and potency of your acupuncture practice by adding essential oils, spirit points, and flower essences.
3. Activate this central aspect of alchemical transformation into your practice.
4. Earn 3 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
Seasonal Spirit Point Meditations
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
Seasonal Spirit Point Meditations
Join Lorie Dechar and five potent Spirit Point Guides on an alchemical journey through the Elements and Seasons of Chinese Medicine.
Course Description
Open to the spirit level practice of Chinese Medicine and receive a direct transmission of Lorie Dechar’s wisdom and teaching. Each of the six lectures will provide a point of entry for your own deepening knowledge of the Five Elements, the Five Seasons, and the spirit points of Chinese Medicine. Each will catalyze your capacity to transform an acupuncture point from an anatomical location on the body to a sacred portal to the soul. You will activate the deepest psychological and spiritual potential of these points through an understanding of the etymology and poetry of the point names as well as flower essences, essential oils, qigong, and meditation practices that can be alchemically woven into your work with needles and herbs. In addition, you will earn 5 CEUs in Core Competency (AOM-OM) and 5 CEUs in Professional Enhancement (PE-CW) with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 10 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Learn skills and tools to activate the emotional and psychological potential of acupuncture spirit points.
2. Gain an in-depth understanding of the function and inner nature of five spirit points—one for each element—that you can use alone or in combination with other protocols to enhance the emotional healing impact of a session.
3. Get an embodied sense of the atmosphere and archetypal resonances of the Five Elements and how to bring them into your work with patients.
4. Learn how to build your own personal spirit point palette and incorporate this level of healing into your practice.
5. Earn 5 CEUs in Core Competency (AOM-OM) and CEUs in Professional Enhancement (PE-CW) with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 10 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Boundaries: A Heart Centered Approach
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
Boundaries:
A Heart Centered Approach
Lorie Dechar presents her original approach to creating and maintaining safe, ethical, and flexible boundaries in clinical practice and everyday life.
Course Description
After more than three decades of clinical practice and teaching, Lorie is convinced that once we have met the requirements of legal, cultural, and professional standards, most boundary questions are more nuanced than absolute. In order to respond skillfully, practitioners must be able to find the truth from within their own Heart. This class offers a unique, dynamic, and highly effective heart-centered approach that will help you deal with the complex boundary issues that regularly arise in clinical practice, including issues related to trauma, sexual abuse, attachment, and the deep intimacy of the clinical encounter. Lorie draws from many perspectives, including Taoist alchemy, the Five Elements and Five Spirits, Western psychology, flower essence and essential oil therapies to offer a deeper understanding of the benefits, pitfalls, and challenges of boundaries in the therapeutic relationship. You will earn 2 CEUs in Safety and 2 CEUs in Ethics with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) for this class and/or 4 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Learn tools, including spirit points, flower essences, essential oils, meditation, and mindfulness practices that will support you in creating and maintaining safe, ethical and flexible boundaries in the clinical encounter and beyond.
2. Gain self-awareness around your own boundary triggers.
3. Learn ways to enhance your rapport with patients while maintaining clear boundaries and safety.
4. Recognize Red Flags and know when to get help.
5. Earn 2 CEUs in Safety and 2 CEUs in Ethics with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 4 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
The Yi 意: Spirit of the Earth Element
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
The Yi: Spirit of the Earth Element
Bring the alchemical power of intention into your life and your clinical practice.
Course Description
In this class, Lorie Eve Dechar presents an in-depth look at the Yi 意 – the spirit of the Earth Element, the Spleen, and the psychological function of intention. You will learn specific skills, treatment protocols/strategies, spirit points, flower essences, and essential oils that will support you in stabilizing intention and working more effectively with clinical issues related to the Yi. Issues related to the Yi could include symptoms from worry, brooding, OCD and obsessive thoughts to eating issues, digestive disturbances, co-dependency, and stagnancy on physical, emotional and spiritual levels.
The class is grounded in classical Chinese medical texts as well as the practice of Five Element Acupuncture; it is also informed by the diagnostic and treatment principles developed by Lorie in her work with the Five Spirits and Alchemical Acupuncture.
Earn 3 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Gain an in-depth understanding of this often overlooked yet crucial aspect of any human life, as well as its central importance in psycho-emotional health.
2. Learn how to enhance the depth and potency of your acupuncture practice by adding essential oils, spirit points, and flower essences.
3. Activate this central aspect of alchemical transformation into your practice.
4. Earn 3 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
An Introduction to Alchemical Acupuncture
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
An Introduction to Alchemical Acupuncture
In this course, Lorie Dechar shows you how to bring the skills and tools of Alchemical Healing into your life and practice.
Course Description
Learn how to bring magic and new possibilities into your practice as you activate the psycho-emotional and spiritual healing potential of Five Element Chinese Medicine, wushen – the Five Spirits, acupuncture spirit points, flower essences, essential oils, archetypes, and meditation practices for you and for your patients. This course introduces not only practical ways that you can safely begin working with these tools in your practice, but also lays the foundation of Alchemical Acupuncture, the system of psychological and psychosomatic healing that Lorie developed. Earn 6 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Learn new tools and techniques that will amplify and deepen your work with patients.
2. Be inspired! Remember why you fell in love with acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.
3. Discover tools and practices to restore and renew your body, soul, and spirit.
4.Earn 6 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
5 Spirits - A Technology of Transformation
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
5 Spirits - A Technology of Transformation
Lorie Dechar introduces you to her original work with the Five Spirits and the psycho-emotional healing potential of Chinese Medicine.
Course Description
Lorie Eve Dechar’s Mountain of the Five Spirits takes us on a journey through the human psyche. The Five Spirits provide a mythical map of the nervous system and form the basis of Chinese medical psychology and Taoist spiritual alchemy. The Five Spirits also describe a precise and efficient technology for psycho-spiritual development as a human being moves in the direction of their authentic nature or Tao. While this ancient system is recognized by scholars as an integral part of the cannon of Taoist and traditional Chinese medical literature, it is under-emphasized in standard TCM curriculum. Earn 4 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Gain a deeper understanding of Wu Shen (五神), the Five Spirits, and the unique insights they offer about the true meaning of health.
2. Learn specific essential oils, flower essences, and spirit points for each spirit.
3. Recognize signs and symptoms of imbalance.
4. Learn how to support healing at the level of soul and spirit.
5. Activate the full potency of Chinese medicine!
6. Earn 4 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or with the California Acupuncture Board.
Awakening Consciousness for Healing, Parts I and II (with Jessie Shaw)
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
Awakening Consciousness for Healing, Parts I and II (with Jessie Shaw)
A unique merging of philosophy, spiritual practice, and the study of evolving consciousness to guide healing work.
Course Description
We find ourselves facing difficult times of social, political, and environmental discord with the health and safety of our beloved planet under attack. This course is intended as a safe harbor where you can learn to access tools to help navigate the maelstrom and ultimately to help facilitate the personal, national, and planetary shift that is so urgently needed. The first section of this two-part online course will open the doorway to the potential of this transformational possibility. It will take you on an in-depth exploration of the Five Elements, Five Spirits, Daoist philosophy, ancient Chinese texts, and various healing approaches…employing the lens of Jean Gebser’s consciousness states, as described in his seminal text, The Ever-Present Origin. Awakening’s pre-recorded lectures, assigned reading, and experiential exercises provide the foreground and background landscape of your journey through these consciousness states—which are brought to life via a unique merger of art, history, spiritual practice, philosophy, meditations, and medicinal approaches. This course is approved for 14 PDA Points with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Part II provides an additional 13 PDA Points.
Alchemical Healing
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
Alchemical Healing: Using the Tools of Chinese Medicine to Address the World Soul in Troubled Times
Lorie Dechar introduces her alchemical approach to healing and offers tools that acupuncturists can immediately integrate into practice.
Course Description
Explore strategies for working with the emotional and psychological challenges people face as we navigate the social and cultural turbulence of this time. Guided by the wisdom of traditional Chinese medicine and Taoist alchemy, Lorie emphasizes the opportunities for healing and transformation inherent in moments of adversity, but also addresses the necessity of dealing with the shock, destabilization, and trauma that is an inevitable part of all crisis and change. Drawing from her years of clinical experience working with psycho-emotional issues and insights from her books, Lorie offers tools, practices and treatment protocols as well as essential oils, flower essences, symbols, and imagery that can support patients in discovering their own inner resource, resilience, and innate sense of well-being. Approved for CEUs with: Australia (AACMA), CTCMA, Illinois, Massachusetts, NCCAOM (5 CEU), New Zealand (NZRA), New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority (NZASA), North Carolina (NCALB), Ontario (CTCMPAO), Texas (5 CEU), Florida (5 CEU), California (5 CEU), TCM Fachverband Schweiz.
Benefits
1. Gain an understanding of the relevance of ancient Taoist alchemical principles to modern-day acupuncture practice.
2. Learn acupuncture spirit points as well as essential oil and flower essence protocols for working with soul-level issues.
3. Learn how to use language, imagery, visualization and intention to release the fullest potential of the acupuncture needle.
4. Learn patient self-help and practitioner self-care strategies to support us during times of challenge, stress and crisis.
A Five Spirit Approach to Treating Shock and Trauma
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
A Five Spirit Approach to Treating Shock and Trauma
Lorie Dechar calls on the wisdom of the Five Spirits as she introduces concepts and tools for working with shock and trauma.
Course Description
Many of us live with the effects of trauma and loss without any conscious awareness of cause. In fact, many of the psychological and psychosomatic symptoms we see in clinical practice are the result of primary and secondary trauma. Trauma could be called the world’s most widespread “hidden pathogen.” The ancient Chinese recognized it over 2,000 years ago in the form of shen disturbances and possession states. In this class, we look at how the organism’s response to overwhelming life experiences has a positive, life-preserving effect, yet over time can become debilitating and a cause of disease in itself. Guided by the wisdom Lorie has discovered in the Taoist Five Spirits, we will explore qigong and meditation practices, spirit points, essential oils, and flower essences that initiate processes of healing and transformation. Approved for CEUs with: Australia (AACMA), California (4 CEU), CTCMA, Florida (4 CEU), Illinois, Massachusetts, NCCAOM (4 CEU), New Zealand (NZRA), New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority (NZASA), North Carolina (NCALB), Ontario (CTCMPAO), Texas (4 CEU), TCM Fachverband Schweiz.
Benefits
1. Understand the concept of trauma from Western psychological and Traditional Chinese Medical perspectives.
2. Review scope of practice and safety issues related to trauma.
3. Recognize red flags and when and how to refer.
4. Learn qigong and meditation practices to support you and your patient.
5. Learn flower essences and essential oils that will strengthen your work with acupuncture.
WuShen - A Technology of Transformation
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
WuShen - A Technology of Transformation
The Five Spirits describe a precise and efficient technology for psycho-emotional healing and spiritual transformation.
Course Description
Wu Shen, the Five Spirits, make up the Taoist map of the human psyche. The system provides a mythical view of the nervous system and forms the basis of Chinese medical psychology. Lorie draws from translations of classical texts, etymological interpretations of ancient characters, close readings of Taoist alchemical treatises, and clinical examples from her practice of Alchemical Acupuncture in order to deepen your understanding of the Five Spirits and the unique insights they offer us about the true meaning of health. Approved for CEUs with: Australia (AACMA), California (3 CEU), CTCMA, Florida (3 CEU), Illinois, Massachusetts, NCCAOM (3 CEU), New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority (NZASA), North Carolina (NCALB), Ontario (CTCMPAO), Texas (3 CEU), TCM Fachverband Schweiz.
Benefits
1. Be introduced to the theory and understand the clinical value of the system of Wu Shen: the Five Spirits
2. Learn to recognize diagnostic indicators for Shen disturbances and specific strategies for each spirit.
3. Learn basic therapeutic responses to specific Shen disturbances including spirit points, essential oils, and flower essences.
The Seven Po and the Wisdom of the Body Soul
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
The Seven Po and the Wisdom of the Body Soul
Lorie Dechar shares her research into the psycho-emotional function and spiritual potency of the po soul.
Course Description
Lorie discusses her original ideas about this yin aspect of the spirits and their mythical relationship to Xi Wang Mu, the mysterious dark goddess of the Taoist pantheon. We will follow the po’s transformation from a primary yin aspect of the divine – the Moon Soul – to a problematic demonic entity as China’s early shamanic earth-based spirituality was increasingly influenced by patriarchal, solar attitudes. The focus of the course is on the po soul’s role as transmitter of the deep wisdom of the body. Lorie addresses the relationship of the seven po to addiction as well as to ancestral inheritances and the mother’s essences. Clinical issues such as the transmission and storage of trauma memory as well as psychosomatic symptomology are discussed from the viewpoint of traditional Chinese medicine, modern Western neuro-science, Western archetypal psychology and alchemy. Approved for CEUs with: Australia (AACMA), CTCMA, Illinois, Massachusetts, NCCAOM (3 CEU), New Zealand (NZRA), New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority (NZASA), North Carolina (NCALB), Florida (3 CEU), Texas (3 CEU), California (3 CEU), TCM Fachverband Schweiz.
Benefits
1. Gain a theoretical understanding of the seven po from the viewpoint of Taoist mythology and philosophy.
2. Understand the function of the po from the viewpoint of traditional Chinese medicine and its overall relationship to wushen, the Five Spirits.
3. Recognize symptoms related to the po soul.
4. Learn about clinical tools, including points, acupuncture protocols, essential oils, flower essences and qigong practices that can be used in clinical practice to treat po-related symptoms.
The Role of Trauma in Women’s Reproductive Health: A Five Spirit Approach
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
The Role of Trauma in Women’s Reproductive Health: A Five Spirit Approach
Lorie Eve Dechar explores the physical, emotional and spiritual effects of trauma in the domain of gynecology and obstetrics.
Course Description
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)
Benefits
1. Understand overlaps and distinctions between the modern Western and ancient Chinese approaches to trauma.
2. Learn the implications and possible effects of shock, trauma and PTSD on conception, pregnancy, labor, and delivery.
3. Gain confidence with safe and simple ways to work with trauma in the arena of female reproductive health.
4. Recognize when other forms of support are needed for fertility patients.
Insomnia: TCM Experts Share Their Unique Strategies for Treating Insomnia
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
Insomnia: TCM Experts Share Their Unique Strategies for Treating Insomnia
Lorie Dechar and four other TCM experts share their unique and very different strategies for treating insomnia.
Course Description
Insomnia, also known as sleeplessness, is a sleep disorder in which people have trouble sleeping. They may have difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep as long as desired. Insomnia is typically followed by daytime sleepiness, low energy, irritability, and a depressed mood. If your patients are not getting sufficient deep sleep then their mental, emotional, and physical health will suffer. Treating sleep issues is essential for your patients to experience vitality. Enjoy these 5 TCM experts as they share their approach for treating insomnia using varied methods, including Lorie Dechar’s work with essential oils, flower essences, and wushen – the Five Spirits. Approved for CEUs with: Australia (AACMA), CTCMA, Florida (8 CEU), Illinois, Massachusetts, NCCAOM (8 CEU), New Zealand (NZRA), New Zealand Acupuncture Standards Authority (NZASA), North Carolina (NCALB), Ontario (CTCMPAO), Texas (8 CEU), California (8 CEU).
Benefits
1. Understand insomnia and anxiety through the lens of wushen.
2. Grasp the role of the blood as the yin matrix of the soul and spirit.
3. Treat deficient blood from a Five Spirits perspective.
4. Understand the Heart monarch’s role in regulating sleep and dreams as described in classical texts.
5. Learn specific points as well as adjunct treatments for insomnia.
6. Practice sleep meditation and breathing techniques to support patients in developing better sleep patterns.
Practice at the Crossroads: Acupuncture, Alchemy, Spirituality, and Healing - An Introduction to Alchemical Healing
course by Lorie Eve Dechar
Practice at the Crossroads: Acupuncture, Alchemy, Spirituality, and Healing - An Introduction to Alchemical Healing
Lorie Dechar offers new possibilities for planetary healing and practical tools for dealing with the challenges and choices our patients currently face.
Course Description
Crossroads are choice points. They are recognized as dangerous yet sacred precincts of crisis and opportunity in all ancient cultures. Humanity is at such a choice point now, a defining moment in our evolution as a species in relationship to all beings as well as the planet itself. Although there are no certainties at these crisis points, ancient teachings assure us that there are possibilities. Join Lorie in exploring and cultivating alchemical attitudes, concepts, practices, and skills that support the emergence of new possibilities in our patients’ lives and in our practices. If you want a sneak peak at Lorie’s teaching, this is a great way to begin! Approved for CEUs with: California (3 CEU), CTCMA, Illinois, Massachusetts, NCCAOM (3 CEU), New Zealand (NZRA), North Carolina (NCALB), Ontario (CTCMPAO), Texas (3 CEU), Florida (3 CEU).
Benefits
1. Be introduced to the theory and practice of alchemy as an underpinning of Traditional Chinese Medicine and to Lorie Eve Dechar’s work with Alchemical Healing.
2. Gain a deeper sense of the underlying alchemical potential of wushen.
3. Learn the Chinese concept of possession and how it relates to symptoms in contemporary therapeutic settings.
4. Practice Inner Sensing as an adjunct to work in the treatment room.
5. Identify a “body felt sense” and apply it as a tool in the treatment room.
6. Understand the nature of a “spirit point” and be able to begin to use spirit points in practice.
Partner Teacher Offerings
A Yin Yoga Journey Into the 5 Elements
course by Zoe Nash
A Yin Yoga Journey Into the 5 Elements
Zoe guides these sessions with her unique approach to embodying the elements through the practice of yin yoga.
Course Description
Dive into the wisdom of Chinese Medicine and awaken your body’s natural flow with our Five Element Yin Yoga Course—a deeply restorative journey through the elements of Water, Wood, Fire, Earth and Metal.
Through combining Chinese medicine and yoga practice, Zoe Nash has been exploring different avenues of styles and teachings, finding the practices that complement one another. Clearly seeing that the very core of (not only yoga) but also Taoism and Chinese Medicine is meditation, Zoe created this offering using meditation to support energy flow, to prevent and heal dis-ease.
Through the practice of Chinese Medicine, Zoe has grown a special interest in its rich philosophy of the relationship between the ZangFu (yin yang organ pairs), their Spirits and our emotions. She then brings this wisdom to her teachings and illustrates how it perfectly corresponds when we open up our meridians in the practice of yin yoga of the related ZangFu.
This opens a world of exploration using movement practice with intention, deeply connecting with our true essence and spirit.
You will earn 6 CEUs in the PE-CW category with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Benefits
1. Deep Healing – release tension and stagnant energy through long-held, meditative poses.
2. Elemental Wisdom – align with nature’s rhythms and discover how each element affects your body, mind, and emotions.
3. Energy Flow – learn to activate and balance your meridians for vibrant well-being.
4. Inner Stillness – cultivate mindfulness and find peace within through breath and the art of surrender.
5. Enhances Emotional Well-being – address emotions tied to each element (e.g., fear for Water, anger for Wood, joy for Fire). Encourages emotional release and resilience.
6. Balances the Mind-Body Connection – aligns physical, emotional, and energetic aspects. Encourages mindfulness and self-awareness.
Ethics in Treating the Trans Patient
course by Hunter Thompson
Ethics in Treating the Trans Patient
Hunter Thompson provides knowledge and sensitivity to empower, support, and uplift gender-diverse patients.
Course Description
Throughout this immersive experience, you will explore the unique challenges faced by the transgender community and uncover how traditional wellness practices may fall short of meeting their diverse needs. Prepare to question conventional norms as you delve into the ethical considerations necessary for inclusive and affirming care. By the end of this course, you will emerge as a well-informed and conscientious advocate for inclusive wellness. Equipped with the tools and knowledge to provide compassionate care, you will be at the forefront of a movement striving for a more inclusive future. You will earn 2 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 2 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Understand the various forms of gender diversity.
2. Gain a working knowledge of body dysmorphia.
3. Develop strategies to address the unique mental health challenges faced by gender-diverse individuals.
4. Create a welcoming and respectful set of office policies for gender diverse patients feel seen, heard, and validated.
5. Earn 2 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 2 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Justice, Restivism & Chinese Medicine
Course by Denise Cicuto L.A.c
Justice, Restivism & Chinese Medicine
We can’t build a better world with meditation and acupressure alone, but they will help us while we do!
Course Description
How can we care for others and our planet when we are overwhelmed and depleted, burning the candle at both ends, and distracted by the craziness of the social media rabbit hole. We want to leave a legacy for future generations but are caught in the chaos of the present!
In this course we share steps to build a reality where change is happening before our eyes with less struggle because we have the vitality and wellness to stay committed to taking care of this world we care for. Learn how the gifts of Traditional Chinese Medicine can help to nourish and support us while we take sustainable action to support people and our planet. This course is inspired by social justice activists in the Black Lives Matter movement.
You will earn 5 CEUs in the AOM-OM category and 1 CEU in the PE-CW category with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 6 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Benefits
1. Add healing modalities – acupressure, gua sha, moxibustion, essential oils, and herbs – to your self-care toolkit.
2. Receive meditations to support the specific subjects we are working with.
3. Contribute to ‘a new possibility’ with time-sensitive action steps for our communities, countries, and planet – based on current events.
4. Learn about real rest and choose how and when to take a break – inspired by the work of Tricia Hersey of The Nap Ministry.
5. Discover the connection between empowered care for yourself and your capacity to effect change through inner work and outer action.
6.Earn 5 CEUs in the AOM-OM category and 1 CEU in the PE-CW category with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and/or 6 CEUs with the California Acupuncture Board.
Flower Spirit: Intro to Flower Essences
course by Lindsay Fauntleroy
Flower Spirit: Intro to Flower Essences
Lindsay presents the fundamentals of flower essences to enhance your work with patients and support your personal wellness plan.
Course Description
Lindsay will introduce you to the fundamentals of working with flower essences to enable you to successfully integrate them into both your practice and personal wellness plan. This online course includes video lectures, suggested readings and reflections, and experiential exercises that will help you learn about this extraordinary way of approaching physical and emotional challenges, as well as soul level transformation. You will also have the opportunity to complete additional independent study (optional) to earn four credits toward your Flower Essence Practitioner Certificate. This course is approved for 4 PDA Points in the PE-CW category (Professional Enhancement- Coursework) with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Benefits
1. Discover how to integrate flower essences into your personal or professional practice.
2. Practice how to monitor the subtle impact of flower essences.
3. Learn the history of flower essences as a plant medicine, and how they interact with the four levels of the subtle body.
4. Integrate various states of consciousness and awareness into flower essence work.
5. Understand how flower essences can be combined and administered for personal or professional use.
6. Earn 4 PDA Points (PE-CW category) with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Bach Flower Essences & Chinese Medicine
course by Loey Colebeck
Bach Flower Essences & Chinese Medicine
Insight into the behind-the-scenes culture and rich knowledge of combining flower essence history and Chinese Medicine – book included with purchase!
Course Description
Translator and collaborator, Loyola (Loey) Colebeck, teaches this pre-recorded introduction to Pablo Noriega’s ground-breaking book, Bach Flower Essences and Chinese Medicine.
For Chinese Medicine practitioners, this course outlines how flower essences can be used to treat from a distance and provide support between visits. They regulate Shen, directly affect Qi, bring balance to the constitution, and address the underlying trauma at the root of many disorders. For flower essence practitioners and self-development explorers, this book provides a full primer on Chinese Medicine with flower essence examples woven throughout.
In Bach Flower Essences and Chinese Medicine, Noriega deftly weaves discussion of how these two systems inform one another. He expands treatment options and broadens context.
David W. Miller, M.D., FAAP, L.Ac, Dipl OM
This class is approved for 2.5 PDA Points with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Benefits
1. Learn a rich and wide vocabulary for treating patients with flower essences within a Classical Chinese medical framework.
2. Become part of a lineage and community of flower essence users and practitioners who broaden the horizons of integrative approaches.
3. Receive a print copy of the book and free shipping within the continental U.S.
4. Earn 2.5 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
The I Ching and Chinese Medicine
course by Jessie Shaw
The I Ching and Chinese Medicine
Jessie Shaw presents and in-depth look at the I Ching, ancient consciousness, and the creation of Chinese medicine.
Course Description
This beautifully rendered film lecture with supporting reading materials tells the story of how Chinese medicine came into being, and the states of consciousness that propelled it forward. The course explores the development of Chinese medicine through an in-depth look at the I Ching—Classic of Changes, a revered classical text compiled over the span of 600 years. You will earn 7 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) in the AOM-OM (Oriental Medicine Foundation & Theory) category.
Benefits
1. Understand the philosophical and historical context that engendered Chinese medicine.
2. Identify the consciousness states that ushered in Chinese medicine, and how they can be cultivated and used when working with patients in your practice today.
3. Receive insights into the treatment techniques of the Zhou, Qin, and Han dynasty masters, and how they can be applied.
4. Earn 7 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) in the AOM-OM (Oriental Medicine Foundation & Theory) category.
Ancient Healing: Sex, Soul & Substance
course by Jessie Shaw
Ancient Healing: Sex, Soul & Substance
A transmission of wisdom and transcendance through Jessie Shaw's encounter with seven ancient medical manuscripts.
Course Description
This course will not only expand your thinking; it will literally change your mind. You’ll never look at healing, health and longevity, sex and potency, illumination and meaning the same again. Three ancient tombs were discovered in the early 1970s in southern China—not such an unusual thing as tombs and artifacts are found there practically every day. Yet, these tombs and their contents were extraordinarily different—a find with writings and artifacts never seen before. The tombs and their contents represent not only a time-capsule into ancient civilization and thought, but also provide a much-needed elixir to fuel the 21st century mind-body-soul shift that is currently underway. You will earn 10.5 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Benefits
1. Expand the scope of Chinese medicine—with spirit and matter, health, sex, meditative breath work, elixirs, and QiGong – all intertwined and under the purview of ancient physicians.
2. Learn new thoughts about treating fertility.
3. Re-visit your intent and purpose as a healing practitioner, as well as your definition of health and healthy living.
4. Receive clinical applications that stem directly from the wisdom contained in the manuscripts.
5. Earn 10.5 CEUs with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).