UPCOMING EVENT: New seminar in Europe by Chip Chace!
Opening to the Source:
Li Shizhen’s Exposition on the Eight Extraordinary Vessels in clinical practice
-with Chip Chace, LAc
Belgium
10-11
September, 2013
9:00am - 5:30pm
Hotel Van der Valk,
Gentseweg 280 9120
Beveren, Belgium
For Information and Registration Contact:
Cost:
370€
( includes
notes, coffee, lunch and a beverage)
Li Zhizhen’s seminal text on the eight extroardinary
vessels is a cornerstone of the eight vessel literature. A central premise of
Li’s work hinges on the skillful use of attentive and dynamic stillness to
optimally access these vessels. The principle of dynamic stillnes is grounded
in neidan tradition of internal
cultivation which features prominently in Li’s book, and is also richly expressed
in the Western discipline of cranial osteopathy. This training introduces a
system of practical palpatory techniques drawn from both traditions designed to
help practitioners more fully engage the eight vessels in clinical practice.
These principles are relevant to all aspects of acupuncture practice. Most
notably, they are an invaluable tool in helping practitioners refine both their
point selection and needling technique. Participants will be introduced to a
variety of palpatory techniques including manual thermal diagnosis, cranial
rhythmic impulse (CRI), Mid Tide, and general and local listening.
The Morning session on
Day 1 begins with an introduction to the principles and practices of qi
engagement common to the osteopathic and neidan
traditions.
We
introduce the practice of manual thermal diagnosis (MTD) as an optimal means of
point selection. The afternoon session presents a general overview of Li
Shizhen’s approach to the extraordinary vessels and their clinical application
using the tools introduced in the morning session
Day two introduces Li Shizhen’s unique approach to the morphological
structure of the extraordinary vessels, and how osteopathic palpatory
sensibilities allow us to more fully experience that structure and assess our
engagement of the eight vessels. The final afternoon session on day two builds
on the concepts and techniques presented thus far, introducing an approach to
engaging the eight vessels as an expression of the body’s midline, its energetic
core. If time allows, we well also explore the integration of eight
extraordinary vessel pulse diagnosis into the overall model presented. Hands-on
practice sets accompany each module affording ample time for participants to work
directly with Chip in developing these palpatory skills.
Class size is also limited.
Class size is also limited.
As a student of
Chinese medicine and palpation based forms of acupuncture for more than twenty
years, Chip is uniquely positioned to teach this class. He has maintained a
longstanding interest in the medical literature of China and is the translator
of a wide variety of books and articles on premodern acupuncture and Chinese
medicine including a translation of the first textbook of acupuncture from 100 C.E., The Yellow Emperor’s Systematic Classic of
Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Huang Di Zhenjiu jiayi Jing), and with Miki
Shima, An Exposition on the Eight
Extraordinary Vessels; Acupuncture Alchemy and Herbal Medicine, a translation
and commentary (2010), Li Shizhen’s seminal text on the extraordinary
vessels. He is a long time practitioner of meridian therapy and has completed
advanced Toyohari training. Chip has practiced acupuncture for over twenty-five
years and is on the faculty of the Seattle Institute of Oriental Medicine where
he teaches palpatory approaches to acupuncture. He maintains a clinical
practice in Boulder, Colorado.
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