Western Herbs Every Oriental Medical Practitioner Needs to Know

(12 CEUs – Category 1 – Pending California Acupuncture Board Approval)

Saturday & Sunday, June 2 & 3, 2012 - 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Arlan Cage
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
1807 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Monica Ca 90403

Many Western herbs are in widespread use as OTC supplements. Others are very powerful in their own right and would make a valuable addition to your clinical toolkit. Western herbology has also developed alternate uses of some traditional Chinese herbs that can help your patients. If your patients are taking them, you need to know if they are effective, what their therapeutic properties are, and can they be safely combined with other Chinese herbs. This course will cover more than 50 western herbs, including their basic physiological actions, their energetic properties, clinical uses, and interactions with other herbs, drugs and nutritional supplements.

Dr. Arlan Cage, N.D., L.Ac. received his Bachelors degree in physics and astronomy from Whitman College and a Masters in Space Technology from Florida Institute of Technology and a Masters in Oriental Medicine from Samra University of Oriental Medicine. He also has an ND in Naturopathic Medicine from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. He has memberships with the California Naturopathic Doctor's Assoc. (CNDA), California State Oriental Medical Association and Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation. Dr. Cage is a past president of the California Naturopathic Doctors Assoc., a member of the Board of Directors of the CNDA and a chairperson of the CNDA Professional Development Committee.

No Walk-In Registration
Limited seating, please register early
Standard Registration: $260.00
Emperor’s College Alumni & Students: $185.00
Registration Deadline: Tuesday May 29, 2012 by 5:00pm
Late Registration Fee: $40.00

For Information please call Alisa Daniels at 310-453-8300 EXT 128 or email alisa@emperors.edu

Please mail registration form and check to:

Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
1807 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing one week prior to the first class meeting. All refund requests will be processed after the commencement of the seminar. A $35 processing fee will be deducted from all refunds. ECTOM reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrollment.
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AOA Knowledge Series – Trunk and Pelvis

Instructor: Donald Lee, LAc

14 CEU’s – Category 1 –California Acupuncture Board Approved

Saturday & Sunday June 23 & 24, 2012
9:00AM – 5:00PM

Low back and hip pain are very common patient complaints. This module gives you the skills and knowledge to orthopedically evaluate and treat lumbar and hip pain quickly and confidently using painless acupuncture and advanced forms of manual therapies not seen by the TCM community. Learn through both theory and practice to integrate standard Western methods with TCM channel evaluations. Various forms of home exercise programs and stretching will be covered to enhance treatment outcomes and to provide lasting results that also speed up the recovery process

Donald Lee, LAc is the founder of the Academy of Orthopedic Acupuncture, has extensive, integrated training in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. He is both a diplomat of the National Board of Acupuncture Orthopedics and a member of its governing body. Don also is board certified as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) by the National Strength and Conditioning Association and is a Qualified Medical Evaluator in the State of California. He served on the ECTOM board of directors and currently is a member of the faculty, teaching graduate-level courses in anatomy, electro-acupuncture, orthopedics and integrative diagnosis.

No Walk-In Registration
Limited seating, please register early

Standard Registration: $215.00
Emperor’s Alumni & Students: $185.00

Registration Deadline: Tuesday June 19, 2012 by 5:00pm
Late Registration Fee: $40.00

TCM Geriatrics

Instructor: Anna Lin, LAc

7.0 CEU’s – Category 1 – California Acupuncture Board Approved

Sunday July 15, 2012
9:00AM – 5:00PM

This seminar will teach students the methods of using herbal treatment and dietary supplement to prevent premature aging.
The seminar will focus on the theory and basic TCM foundation for geriatric disorders. The cause of premature aging is also discussed in the seminar.

Anna Lin, LAc is a Licensed Acupuncturist who has taught Chinese medicine, acupuncture and herbology at several Los Angeles area oriental medicine colleges and at the Southern California University of Health and Science. She has authored 'The Tao of Longevity' and 'Urology and Male Sexual Dysfunction' published by Blue Poppy press. She has a Bachelor's degree in TCM from Guangzhou TCM College in China and a Master's degree from Emperor's College. She has owned and operated a Chinese Medical clinic since 1983.

No Walk-In Registration
Limited seating, please register early

Standard Registration: $150.00
Emperor’s Alumni & Students: $125.00

Registration Deadline: Tuesday July 10, 2012 by 5:00pm

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
(7 CEUs – Category 1 – California Acupuncture Board Approved)
Instructor: Joseph (Chang-Qing) Yang LAc
Sunday July 22, 2012 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
1807 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. Traditionally, PTSD has been attributed to soldiers return from war who suffered from depression, anxiety, insomnia, fatigue, attention deficit, etc. In TCM, there have been historical records showing the use of traditional treatment style as a natural approach to such disorder. How to harmonize the shen and recovery of the healthy mental status has been demonstrated in TCM for thousands of years. The concept, principle and unique treatment will be provided in the course.

Chang-Qing (Joseph) Yang, LAc, received his 5-year bachelor’s degree and 3-year master degree in TCM from the TCM University of Heilongjiang, Harbin, China in 1984. Since then, he was a faculty and clinician of the university, specializing in liver disease and mental disorder. He earned his master’s degree from the same university in 1987, majoring in pattern and human constitution. In 1991, he became a psychiatry trainee at the Aichi Medical University in Aichi, Japan and received his PhD degree in Psychiatry and Neurology from the Kobe University in Kobe, Japan. He is presently a clinic supervisor and faculty member at the Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, CA.

No Walk-In Registration
Limited seating, please register early

Standard Registration: $145.00
Emperor’s College Alumni: $125.00

Registration Deadline: Friday July 13, 2012 by 5:00pm
Late Registration Fee: $40.00

Clinical Point Selection: Balancing the Primary Channels
(6 CEUs – Category 1 – CA Acupuncture Board Approved)
Instructor: David Twicken, DOM, LAc
Sunday July 29, 2012 – 10:00AM – 5:00PM

The ancient Chinese medical practioners had a profound understanding of the human body and the Acupuncture channel system. They perceived five major channel systems: sinew, luo, primary, divergent and eight extraordinary channels. The primary channels connect directly to the internal organs and can treat them, as well as the regions their pathways cover. Classically, Acupuncture included treated channel and organ conditions.

In this course we focus how to treat the three dimensions related to the primary channels: the physcial, emotional and spritiual aspects of our life. The unique five-shen insight of the originators of Chinese medicine is presented, including su wen and Taoist traditions

Emphasis is placed on how to select Acupuncture point combinations based on special point categories, names, internal pathways, anatomical imaging, five phases, energy centers, related channels and Taoist models of the three treasures. This course integrates these foundation theories into clear and elegant Acupuncture combinations.

Upon completion of the class the participant wil have a clear framework for selecting Acupuncture channels and point combinations in clinical practice. Emphasis is on expanding the range of points currently selected; integrating the emotional, psychological and spiritual aspects of organs, channels and Acupoints.

Dr. David Twicken, DOM, L.Ac., (NMBOAM)
A faculty member at Chinese Medical Schools since 1994, David has taught Acupuncture courses, Philosophy of Oriental Medicine, Tai Chi Chuan, Medical Qi Gong, Feng Shui, I Ching, Chinese Astrology, and Medical History. David specializes in the Taoist Arts and has written a variety of books, including Treasures of Tao, Feng Shui, Chinese Astrology, Introduction to Qi Men Dun Jia, Chinese Medical Astrology and I Ching Acupuncture: The Balance Method. David teaches Taoist Arts internationally and is in private practice in Los Angeles, California.

For more information:
www.healingqi.com

No Walk-In Registration
Limited seating, please register early

Standard Registration: $150.00
Emperor’s College Alumni: $125

Registration Deadline: Tuesday July 24, 2012 by 5:00pm

Improving Athletic Performance Via TCM - Pts. I & II
(16 CEUs – Category 1 – CA Acupuncture Board Approved)
Instructor: Zee Lo, LAc, OMD, PhD
Saturday & Sunday August 11 & 12, 2012 – 9:00AM – 6:00PM

Part I of this seminar is specially designed for the “Sports Acupuncturist”. A former athlete and a martial arts instructor, Dr. Zee Lo will explain the connections between the Chinese martial arts and TCM. He will cover the acupuncture points, Tui Na points and herbal paste commonly used in the area of sports. He will also covered the hi-potency herbal “Dit Da Jow” formula used within the martial arts community and how we can formulate and apply it clinically. The practical portion will cover areas of improving speed, endurance, power and flexibility of the individual athletes through TCM.

Part II will cover the Western sports, it’s specific mechanics and how one can use TCM to improve individual sports such as: track and field, ballet, gymnastics, body building, golf, football, basketball and the MMA. Drug testing and the use of steroids will also be discussed. In the afternoon we will study the Chinese involvement in the recent 2008 Olympics. Their training regimen and treatment methods will be analyzed through videos, interviews and Chinese sports journals. The individual Chinese professional athlete such as Yao Ming and Olympic gold medalist will be highlighted and featured.

Zee Lo, L.Ac.,O.M.D., Ph.D. is the first alumni of 1986 from Emperor’s college. Formerly trained
in China, he speaks fluent Chinese and English. Being a practitioner of the martial arts and Qi
Kung, he has specialized in the area of sports and anti-aging. In addition to being a CEU provider
for over 22 years and a CA state tutorial supervisor, he has also medically treated numerous martial
arts masters, Hollywood stars and professional athletes.

Limited Seating

Fees(for 2 days): Standard Registration $200.00
Alumni & students: $175.00

For Information call Alisa Daniels at 310-453-8300, ext. 128 or email alisa@emperors.edu

Please mail registration form and check to:

Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
1807 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation and requests for refunds must be submitted in writing one week prior to the first class meeting. All refund requests will be processed after the commencement of the seminar. A $35 processing fee will be deducted from all refunds. ECTOM reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrollment.

Payment method: Visa MasterCard Check

Effective Formula Writing II – Use a “Chinese Thinking Cap” and a 360 Diagnosis to get Rapid Results

Instructor: Candace Veach, MTOM, LA6

16 CEU’s – Category 1 – California Acupuncture Board Approved

Saturday & Sunday September 8 & 9, 2012
9:00am-6:00pm

Most Practitioners have a barrier between knowledge and application that has never been addressed. The problem is Western Science and Eastern Medicine are based on distinctly different types of logic; Western uses deductive reasoning and Eastern relies on inductive reasoning. As Westerners we attempt to use deductive reasoning, a linear logic, to practice a Medical system based on inductive reasoning, a more intuitive logic. This does not work well.

This seminar begins with the concepts of right- brain intelligence, the logic behind intuition and how using meditation to cultivating pattern recognition increases the ability to diagnose your patients and write effective formulas. An effective formula will reliably and predicatively shift the tongue and pulse in 3- 4 days; symptoms will begin to respond in about a week.

In order to get results like this you must learn to think like Chinese Physicians. To do this you must logically deconstruct the Western conditioning that wrongfully assumes the logic which put man on the moon is superior to the logic which allowed us to survive as a species.

With renewed respect we will review Chinese theory with an emphasis on using the symbol of the Shen/Ko Cycle as both a mnemonic devise and a decoder. Then with your Chinese Thinking Cap on you will learn to expect multiple patterns to exist simultaneously in a patient and how to use these to get a 360 Diagnosis. The 360 Diagnosis is an understanding of the patient’s condition so comprehensive you can make predictions about what symptoms occurred in the past and how the syndrome/pattern will unfold in the future.

Chinese Medicine rewards precision in diagnosis and this is the one thing you cannot look up in a book.

With a 360 Diagnosis in hand there is a straight forward, systematic, logical path to an effective formula.

Bring confusing cases, clinical puzzles that need decoding, and your favorite reference materials. We will work as many examples as time permits.

Candace Veach, MTOM, LAc transitioned from a career based in left-brained thinking, Film Producer, into one based on right-brain thinking, Chinese Medicine. This marked when Ms. Veach, an organized and analytical thinker began to train more earnestly to be an intuitive, right-brained feeler.
The same drive and focus that made success in film production possible was redirected into personal evolution and spiritual cultivation. Breath-work, regular yoga practice, intensive meditation, and training in energetic healing where undertaken in addition to the study of Chinese Medicine.
Ms. Veach graduated from Emperor’s College in 2000 and now regularly gets results in complex cases using custom formulas in one week time. She is known to be both very logical and highly intuitive with a keen ability for pattern recognition. Her teaching is clear, energetic and inspiring.
Her Brentwood-based private practice of Oriental Medicine can be found online at www.onespiritofhealing.com

No Walk-In Registration
Limited seating, please register early

Standard Registration: $250.00
$225.00 after early bird
Early Registration, Emperor’s Alumni & Students: $200.00

Registration Deadline: Wednesday September 5, 2012 by 5:00pm
Late Registration Fee: $40.00

Bipolar Disorder Treatment in TCM
(7 CEUs – Category 1 –California Acupuncture Board Approved)
Instructor: Joseph (Chang-Qing) Yang LAc
Sunday October 7, 2012 - 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
1807 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Bipolar disorder is a very debilitating disorder as patients are suffering with mood swings during this illness. Also, many patients suffer from medicinal side effects, thus refusing to continue their medicine without consulting their physicians. The course will discuss the principle and concept to understanding bipolar disorder in TCM and how to be aware of the shen treatment techniques. Beyond the acupuncture and herbal formula, personal lifestyle change also plays a key role in treatment as well as the psychological treatment in TCM style so that it can help TCM doctors deal with this disease more effectively and efficiently.

Chang-Qing (Joseph) Yang, LAc, received his 5-year bachelor’s degree and 3-year master degree in TCM from the TCM University of Heilongjiang, Harbin, China in 1984. Since then, he was a faculty and clinician of the university, specializing in liver disease and mental disorder. He earned his master’s degree from the same university in 1987, majoring in pattern and human constitution. In 1991, he became a psychiatry trainee at the Aichi Medical University in Aichi, Japan and received his PhD degree in Psychiatry and Neurology from the Kobe University in Kobe, Japan. He is presently a clinic supervisor and faculty member at the Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine in Santa Monica, CA.

No Walk-In Registration
Limited seating, please register early

Standard Registration: $145.00
Emperor’s College Alumni: $125.00

Registration Deadline: Friday September 28, 2012 by 5:00pm
Late Registration Fee: $40.00

For Information call (310) 453-8300 Ext.128 or email Alisa Daniels at alisa@emperors.edu

Please mail registration form and check to:

Emperor’s College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
1807 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Santa Monica, CA 90403

Cancellation Policy: Cancellation and requests for refund must be submitted in writing one week prior to the first class meeting. All refund requests will be processed after the commencement of the seminar. A $35 processing fee will be deducted from all refunds. ECTOM reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrollment.

Fascial Manipulation for Acupuncturists: Liver Manipulation

Instructor: Bruce Schonfeld, Advanced Rolfer

6 CEU’s – Category 1 – California Acupuncture Board Approved

Saturday December 1, 2012
9:00AM – 4:00PM

This class focuses on optimal mobility of the liver. Holistic, orthopedic and 'systems anatomy' perspectives will be explored while investigating the impact of physical motion restrictions on internal harmony and homeostasis. As structure and function are inter-related, over time, a stuck liver can simply become a stagnant liver. The inter-relationship between Qi flow and fascial anatomy restrictions will be explored through postural assessment, range of motion testing and fascial manipulation. Complementary assessment skills and manipulation techniques will be discussed, demonstrated and practiced.

Bruce Schonfeld, Certified Advanced Rolfer, has taught Structural Integration and Body Analysis in Los Angeles since 1996. He's studied Visceral Manipulation since 1997 and directly with Jean-Pierre Barral, D.O. since 2001. Cross-trained extensively in Rolfing Structural Integration & Visceral Osteopathy, Bruce has developed a systems anatomy approach called Structural-Visceral Integration. The binding common denominators are the fascias and membranes of the musculoskeletal, visceral and craniosacral systems. (www.advancedrolfing.com)

No Walk-In Registration
Limited seating, please register early

Standard Registration: $150.00
Emperor’s Alumni & Students: $125.00

Registration Deadline: Friday November 30, 2012 by 5:00pm (extended due to Thanksgiving holiday)
Late Registration Fee: $40.00