Since its inception, we have been inspired and moved by the courage and commitment of so many who have joined us, some multiple times, on this journey.
Since its inception, we have been inspired and moved by the courage and commitment of so many who have joined us, some multiple times, on this journey.
though it speaks most strongly to those who have committed professionally to holding healing space for others.
Through this program, you will join an alchemical community of hearts, minds, and voices gathering to explore the edge of healing; a community of daring seekers willing to exit states of denial and escape, and open to the opportunities (gold) buried in the impasse (lead) of our current planetary crises.
As a community, we ask deeply into the question, “What is being asked of us now as acupuncturists, energy workers, and alternative health care practitioners during this time of planetary upheaval and transformation?”
With the Elements and Spirits as organizing principles and guides, we explore the art of Alchemical Healing and its relevance to the psychological and spiritual issues of our time. The course is didactic and clinical as well as an engaged experience of personal healing as transformational process.
The goal of the Mentorship is to prepare you to support people in moving skillfully through the extreme challenges and crises currently sweeping our planet and to cultivate the potential for the transformation of consciousness implicit in these challenges.
February 2026 – January 2027 – A one-year, virtual journey
Scheduled Session Dates – Run 11:30 am – 6:30 pm Eastern Time
We assign reading from Lorie’s three books – Five Spirits, Kigo, and The Alchemy of Inner Work. We also provide pdf handouts and ask you to engage with pre-recorded audio and video teachings throughout the program.
The syllabus includes concepts, tools, skills, and practices drawn from Chinese medicine, Western depth psychology, somatic psychotherapy, consciousness studies, energy medicine, astrology, and other alchemical traditions. The emphasis is on ways of working that support the arising of new possibilities rather than the return to old ways of being. In addition, the Mentorship serves as the foundation for the work of “healing at the edge” as we seek to cultivate emergent possibilities for the expansion of human consciousness and the healing trajectory of Gaia, our planet.
In addition to learning a host of Alchemical Healing skills and practices, you will benefit from year-long supervision of clinical practice from Lorie as well as support for personal inner work process from Lorie, Benjamin, Program Assistants, small group partners, and the larger A New Possibility community.
The in-person Zoom sessions are supplemented by:
The Mentorship is geared towards certified practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese medicine who are interested in working “alchemically.” This focus entails the expansion of clinical skills in the domain of emotion, psyche, and soul as well as a deep dive into the spiritual and transformational aspects of Chinese medicine. The program is also open to practitioners and committed students of other healing modalities as well as anyone seriously interested in becoming an Alchemical Healer. The caveat is that during the Mentorship we do at times speak the untranslated language of Chinese medicine and a certain amount of “confusion tolerance” is necessary for those not yet familiar with the language.
The Mentorship is approved by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) and the California Acupuncture Board for a total of 56 CEUs (42 hours for the scheduled sessions plus 14 hours for the pre-recorded lectures).