Spirit of the Herbs
THEA ELIJAH, M.Ac., has been a practitioner of Chinese herbal medicine for over 20 years. She is the former Director of the Chinese Herbal Studies Program at TAI Sophia Institute and at the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture. She has studied with Ted Kaptchuk, Leon Hammer, and Lonny Jarrett (note her contribution in Lonny Jarrett’s book, The Clinical Practice of Chinese Medicine).
Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallee and J. R. Worsley have been equally influential in shaping her understanding of the depth of Chinese medicine. Thea’s expertise is bringing the herbs and formulas to life with descriptions that are memorable, poetic, and always clinically relevant.
For more information on Thea and her work, please visit her website: www.theaelijah.com
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 21-22, 2012
Golden Flower Chinese Herbs Education Center
2724 Vassar Pl NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
Illness is a mirror of health; the unique pattern of a client’s illness shows clearly the unique pattern of the client’s potential virtues. The nature of herbal formulas themselves can teach us something about who our clients are and how we can best support them to uncover the their individual and original nature. In this course students will learn, through the energetics of the different formulas introduced, how Patterns of Disharmony reveal different aspects of each of the 5 Elements. Students will learn the rudiments of how to “translate” physical symptom patterns into spirit-level indications.
What does the Five Element perspective bring to Herbal Studies?
Water: Fear to Wisdom
Wood: Anger to Visionary Creativity
Fire: Joy to Propriety
Earth: Worry to Thoughtfulness
Metal: Grief to Righteousness
In order for our diagnosis to be complete, we must be able to recognize the ways in which a person’s own spirit may be part of the pattern of disharmony. But this is not enough. We must also know the nature of the treasure at the client’s own depth. Learning to bring a Five Element perspective to Chinese herbalism does not mean ignoring the vast resource of TCM information about the formulas and singles. It means gaining an understanding of the Five Confucian Transformations of Virtue, and how they apply to actual clinical situations. When the Five Element perspective is combined with an understanding of the Zang/Fu Patterns of Disharmony, it allows the practitioner to “read” the client’s illness as a map of spiritual as well as physical territory.
This Advanced Studies herbal series is designed for practitioners who are already fully competent Chinese herbalists.
Spirit of the Herbs
April 21- 22, 2012
13 CEUs through the NCCAOM and the states of Texas & California.
COST: $300
Early Registration Discount: $250 if paid in full by early registration deadline.
Times: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Conditions for Registration: No one is considered registered and space is not reserved until full payment is received in our office. Check or payment received after the cut off date for pre-registration must be for the full amount. No exceptions will be made.
Cancellation & Refund Policy: Due to the possible adverse impact late cancellations can have on the course, a strict refund schedule will be followed. A $20 administrative fee applies to all cancellations and will be subtracted from refund. Golden Flower Chinese Herbs cannot refund registration fees for cancellations made less than 14 calendar days before any particular seminar. No refunds will be issued from 14 calendar days prior to each respective seminar. No exceptions.
Golden Flower reserves the right to cancel or reschedule seminars when necessary and will give notice in advance. In these cases, registration fees will be refunded in full. Golden Flower will not be responsible for other costs incurred by registrants resulting from such cancellations, such as airfare or lodging.
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