What actually happens anatomically at an acupuncture point? Poney Chiang knows — he has investigated it through cadaver dissections and MRI. That scientific foundation makes his approach to peripheral nerve entrapments and central neurological disorders unique: classical TCM wisdom, precisely verified. The final module of a globally taught certification program — open to participants who completed Module 1 or 2 anywhere with Poney, or who simply want to do Module 3 again.

Treating the whole body through the abdomen — without da qi, without pain, and with immediate results for the patient. Abdominal acupuncture makes this possible, with the navel as the body's first and deepest regulatory system. Professor Bo ZhiYun didn't call it a 'miracle therapy' for nothing. International Lectures is organising this three-day course for the seventh time — and participant ratings speak for themselves.

Your trauma patients don't need relaxation. They need transformation. That difference — and everything that follows from it — is exactly what Sohial Farzam lays out across three days. Including the psychology of 50 acupuncture points, each with their own story, nature, and personality.

Most TCM practitioners avoid cardiovascular patients. Understandable — but unnecessary. Amos Ziv has dedicated over twenty years exclusively to heart disorders, and he teaches you how to treat them safely and effectively. Three weekends, three layers: the physical language of the heart, the emotional echoes beneath it, and the spiritual dialogue that connects everything. A course that touches you as a practitioner and as a human being.

Some patients simply don't heal. Not because the diagnosis is wrong, but because something physical is in the way — scar tissue, fascial adhesions, muscles in energy crisis — that no filiform needle can reach. The Dāo knife needle removes that obstruction. And opens the path for everything else you do. Brian Bowen, for the first time in the Netherlands.

Why does distal needling actually work? Not 'it just does' — but the real reason. Jonathan Shubs exposes the shared logic behind Tan's Balance Method, Master Tung, Sa'am and six other systems. Those who understand that logic no longer need to memorise methods — and can develop their own style.

Pulse and tongue diagnosis tell the story of today. The face tells the story of a whole life — including the year a trauma began. Mieke Fraussen teaches you to read that age map: from early childhood to recent crises, visible in lines, asymmetry, and muscle tension. Indispensable for every patient — because trauma plays a role in far more people than you might expect, and you will see it the moment you know where to look.

Three systems. Twelve patterns. Eight needles. That's not reduction — that's precision. Jonathan Shubs shows how the I Ching Ba Gua, Unified Acupuncture Theory, and the Balance Method merge into one coherent treatment framework for anxiety, insomnia, depression, and more. Elegant in theory. Surprisingly simple in practice.

Calming the Shen works — until the patient gets home. Without discharging the stuck survival energy from the nervous system, you are treating symptoms, not causes. Tuvia Scott combines the Five Elements with Somatic Experiencing and EFT: needling specific points while the patient actively focuses on the trauma. Not despite the confrontation — because of it. An approach you will find nowhere else.

Did you know that 78,000 patients in the Netherlands are waiting for mental healthcare? Some of them are knocking on your door. The 8 Extraordinary Vessels are the most powerful yet most neglected system within TCM for exactly these patients — deeply rooted in classical texts, but rarely taught in depth. Sohial Farzam does: four days, from birth trauma to the quantum physics of the soul.

Being a practitioner and an entrepreneur at the same time doesn't come naturally. Sohial Farzam has figured out how to make your practice flourish — and he speaks from experience: as a TCM physician, as advisor to million- and billion-dollar companies, and as the founder of four successful businesses. He understands pulse diagnosis and profit margins alike. A rare combination, taught nowhere else — and one that will make your practice thrive.

Six needles or fewer. Fifty percent pain relief in the first session. That's not a promise — that's the design of the system. Sérgio Ferreira integrates Master Tung, the Balance Method, and bloodletting into one coherent architecture, including secret points from a 2,000-year-old Taiwanese family lineage rarely shared outside that circle. Distal needling at a level you will find nowhere else.

Chronic migraines, sudden anxiety, brain fog, digestive issues — and somewhere in the history a fall, an accident, a blow to the head nobody took seriously. Half of all concussions go undiagnosed. Those patients are in your practice too. And yet neurological recovery assessment appears in no TCM curriculum — neither basic nor postgraduate. Dr. Ayla Wolf is one of the few practitioners worldwide who truly masters this field, and she is bringing it to the Netherlands. Don't miss this vital, indispensable knowledge.

Stroke, MS, Parkinson's, neuro-pain — conditions where you as a practitioner often feel powerless. Jiao-style scalp acupuncture changes that. Restoring motor, sensory, speech, and balance function — sometimes within minutes of needle insertion. Not theory for later: Monday morning you apply it.

From football injuries to active aging — become the orthopedic specialist who measurably restores function. Ian Armstrong brings North America's premier SMAC certification to Europe.