Good Hearth Eastern Medical Arts

SEMINAR: Gentle Japanese Techniques

Staying Superficial to go Deep

Overview: This is a hands-on acupuncture seminar focusing on palpation, Teishin and superficial needling techniques. Morning and evening Qi Gong sessions will emphasize foundations of breathing and posture that support other elements of the practical training throughout the weekend.

This all inclusive retreat-style event includes:

• 2 days of training,
• 3 meals/day, and 2 nights accommodations on beautiful Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson, ME.

INSTRUCTORS:

Stephen Brown, LAc will introduce the work of his mentor Shudo Denmei and his super-rotation technique (SRT) along with skills for engaging qi and feeling the arrival of qi in needling.

Mark Petruzzi, LAc; LMT will introduce the use of the Teishin needle (TST) from his mentor Takahiro Funamizu. Mark will demonstrate the power of point and channel stimulation without insertion, with wide applications for structural, mental/ emotional and internal/visceral imbalances.

These techniques shared by masters of their craft will inform and improve your practice.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE:
(Working Draft Subject to Adjustments)

Day 1: Saturday Oct. 17
Shudo style Superficial Needling – Stephen Brown
Learning Outcomes: super-rotation technique SRT, superficial tonification
technique, feeling arrival of Qi

Schedule/Outline

8 – 9:00 Opening Qi Gong
9 – 9:30: Intro to Japanese Styles and Superficial Techniques Lecture
9:30 – 10:30: Meridian Therapy and Shudo Style lecture
10:30 – 11: SRT demonstration and practice demo; supervised practice
11 – 12: SRT for tonification demonstration and practice demo; supervised practice

12-1:30: LUNCH (Provided On-site)

1:30 - 2: Exercises for cultivating palpation sensitivity lecture; practice
2 – 3: Review tonification technique and demo treatment
3 - 3:30: The Arrival of Qi: What it is, and What it isn’t Lecture
3:30 – 4: Practice feeling for the arrival of Qi demo; supervised practice
4 - 4:30: The Secret Needle Technique (SNT) demo ; supervised practice
4:30 – 5:30: Using SRT and SNT on back points demo; supervised practice
5:30 – 6: Discussion; Q&A
6 -- 6:30: Closing Qi Gong

Day 2 Sunday Oct. 18
Takahiro Style Teishin – Mark Petruzzi
Learning Outcomes: Takahiro Style Teishin (TST), Hamon, Sazanami, Samidare techniques; sensing physiological changes with the Teishin; profound influence of superficial techniques

Schedule/Outline

8:00-9:00 Opening Qi Gong
9-9:15: Day 1 Review Lecture w/ Q&A
9:15-9:30: Breathing into the Back: Posture for Palpatory Sensitivity Lecture & Demonstration
9:30-10: Embryology of the Skin/Keratinocytes/Fascia and Channels Lecture
10 -10:30: Teishin and Takahiro Style Technique (TST) Lecture
10:30-10:45: TST – Hamon demonstration
10:45-11:15: Hamon group practice supervised practice
11:15-11:30: Sazanami demonstration
11:30 – 12: TST – Sazanami group practice supervised practice

12-1:30: LUNCH (Provided Onsite)

1:30-2: Ways to incorporate Teishin (and SRT) into standard acupuncture treatment lecture
2-2:45: Teishin treatment & demonstration
2:45-3: TST-Samidare demonstration
3-3:30: TST-Samidare supervised group practice
3:30-3:45: TST to head/scalp demonstration
3:45-4:30: TST to head/scalp supervised group practice
4:30-5: Exploring applications of TST (and SRT) lecture w/ Q/A & discussion
5 - 5:30: Closing Qi Gong

RETREAT ACCOMMODATIONS:

CREDITS & FEES:

16 PDA/CEU Credits
Pending Approval by NCBAHM (NCCAOM)

2 days of training,
3 meals/day, and
2 nights accommodations on beautiful Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson, ME.

Early Bird (By June 30)
$950
Regular
$1150

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