WORKSHOP TOPICS:

Acupuncture, A bridge between the Ancient & Moderns Worlds

Although acupuncture has moved more into the main stream, little is known about the extent of its capabilities and how it actual works. This workshop offers an intimate and direct experience of how acupuncture works to promote and influence the healing processes of the human body. It will provide a modern context to ancient ideas and concepts. Come and explore how an extremely thin piece of metal (an acupuncture needle) can have such a profound affect on resolving complex patterns of chronic discomfort and disease.

Acupuncture is over 5000 years old. It offers a unique model of how the human body works. This model is based on the how the influences of ones life (such as stress, anger or grief) interact at the physical level of the human body. Acupuncture is affective not only in pain management, but also in helping to resolve autoimmune diseases, gynecological problems, infertility, anxiety and depression as well as in weight loss and smoking cessation. You will leave this workshop with a deeper understanding of acupuncture and its profound effective on the human condition


Oriental Medicine, Women's Health and Infertility

This 2 hour workshop will explore how both acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine have shown to be effective in helping to assist and resolve the conditions of infertility. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine continue to gain a wider acceptance as more women begin to understand that it is a viable, non-invasive option assisting or replacing more traditional reproductive therapies.

Oriental Medicine can be used alone to increase fertility and achieve pregnancy, or used in conjunction with assisted reproductive technologies (ART), or in conjunction with in vitro fertilization (IVF), including gamete intra-fallopian transfer (GIFT), zygote intra-fallopian transfer (ZIFT), micro-manipulation, blastocyst transfer, and cryopreservation. Many women and men have found that acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine alone or in conjunction with their infertility regiment enhances their fertility and assists in dealing with the emotional challenges infertility presents. This holds the promise of an overall higher pregnancy rate.


Chasing the Demons: Treating Depression & Anxiety with Acupuncture

Acupuncture is over 5000 years old. It was once the domain of the Wu shamans of China who used it to treat demon possession and spirit disorders. The psychology of a human being has not changed over the last 5000 years. The only thing that has changed is the cultural context and the words used to describe the human condition. This workshop will explore how this ancient healing practice can be used to restore a person’s sense of well-being and facilitate the healing of depression and anxiety.

Come and explore how an extremely thin piece of metal (an acupuncture needle) can have such a profound affect on resolving the issues of a person’s mental health. This workshop offers an intimate and direct experience of how acupuncture works to promote and influence the healing processes of the human body and help resolve depression and anxiety. You will leave this workshop with a deeper understanding of acupuncture and its profound effective on the human condition.


Acupuncture: A New Understanding of Chronic Pain

This 1.5 hour workshop will explore how acupuncture has shown to be clinically effective in resolving the conditions of chronic pain. Often standard medical therapies are limited or not effective in their ability to permanently relieve chronic pain. Acupuncture provides an effective and viable option when people do not respond to more traditional methods of treatment. Acupuncture continues to gain a wider acceptance as more people begin to understand that it is a viable, non-invasive option to Western medicine.

Chronic pain not only inflicts a continual discomfort on the body, it affects the disposition of a persons entire life. It raises many questions like: What is the real nature of chronic pain and why is it so persistent? Why do Cox 2 inhibitors like Viox and NSAIDs like Bextra provide only temporary relief and not real healing? This workshop will help provide insight to these and other questions. More importantly, it will provide the information needed to make an informed decision if acupuncture is the correct path needed to help resolve the condition of chronic pain.


Taste, Smell & Experience Chinese Herbal Medicine

This 1.5 hour workshop will provide hands on experience of the different types of Chinese formulas and their preparations. Discover how over 3500 individual herbs are combined in 100’s of different formulas all used in Chinese Herbal medicine. Learn the difference between prepared or powered formulas, decoctions and drafts. We will discuss the diagnostic framework used to prescribe formulas. There will also be a discussion of the differences between Chinese herbal formulas, homeopathy, and Western herbs.

Come and explore this ancient healing art. Chinese herbal medicine is rooted in 5000 years of History. Once used by Shamans, herbal formulas are now found in many clinical settings. They can be a safe and effective alternative to common drug therapies. A specific Chinese herbal formula is the basis for treating 1 type of Leukemia as well as recommended by the WHO for treating malaria. They are effective for treating the common cold, allergies, digestive problems, relieving stress and anxiety or for building the immune system. You will leave this workshop with a deeper understanding of herbal remedies and their effectiveness.


Systemic Enzymes, A Pathway to Health.

This work shop will explore the 5 basic functions of systemic enzymes and how to they can be used to help restore the health and vitality for most of our bodies functions. Systemic enzymes or proteolytic enzymes are those that operate not just for digestion but throughout your body in every system and organ. They are biocatalysts that used therapeutically provide the following 5 basic functions: Natural Anti-Inflammatory, Anti Fibrosis., Blood Cleansing, Immune System Modulating, as well as Virus Fighting. Come and explore how these enzyme can be used to resolve most inflammatory conditions, restore organ health, strengthen the immune system and lower blood pressure.