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. This all inclusive retreat-style event includes:

• 2 days of training,
• 3 meals/day, and 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:

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
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

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
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

RETREAT ACCOMMODATIONS:

CREDITS & FEES:

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

• 8 PDA/CEU Acupuncture (AOM-AC)
• 4 PDA/CEU Theory (AOM-OM)
• 4 PDA/CEU Biomedicine (AOM-BIO)
  

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

Early Bird (By May 15)
$650
Regular
$725

Fill out contact information below to register for this seminar. We look forward to hosting you!