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Year 1 of The Five Element Acupuncture Program
Year 1 of The Five Element Acupuncture Program

FIVE ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE PROGRAM YEAR 1

OCTOBER TO MAY:

Beginning with a four-day intensive, the class meets once a month for three days, Friday through Sunday. This eight-month course combines intensive classroom study with a guided program of home study. Classes include:

  • Lectures
  • Demonstrations
  • Videotape Feedback
  • And Hands-On Practice
 

MAY TO SEPTEMBER:

The student's learning experience is supported by home study that includes the following components:

  • Practical patient-oriented exercises
  • Pulse-taking practices
  • Written assignments and tests to demonstrate comprehension of the material
  • Patient observation in clinical setting
  • Exercises with the natural elements to deepen intuitive understanding and develop the senses
 

GOALS FOR THE FIRST YEAR PROGRAM

Khosrow KhalighiThe goal of the First Year Program is to guide the student to develop a thorough appreciation of the Five Elements and the natural laws that govern the states of our health.

Students will learn how to diagnose the causes of imbalance by awakening their innate abilities to see, hear, ask, and feel. The course combines both an in-depth, theoretical study of acupuncture with the practical development of skills related to the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

In addition, at the end of this year the students will have the following skills:

  • Classical Five Element pulse taking - how to ascertain the state of the body mind and spirit and the health of each of the twelve officials through the pulses
  • Understanding treatment strategies unique to Classical Five Element Acupuncture - Windows of Sky, Aggressive Energy, Husband and Wife Imbalances, Possessions and use of Internal and External Dragons, Entry- Exit Blocks, Akabane imbalance

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