In this course, CT Holman will share his experience of guiding patients in becoming more in tune with the universal energy by identifying their constitutional makeup and helping them harmonize with the universal energy flow. Once these are identified, he utilizes lifestyle and treatment strategies based on their Ming. When all these aspects are integrated, optimal health abounds.

CT will also explain how identifying a patient’s pathology patterns provides clues to how they are out of balance with the universal qi flow. Several point prescriptions and case studies will be provided. CT draws on his extensive studies under Master Zhongxian Wu, Lillian Bridges, Dr. Wang Ju-Yi, and Dr. Wei Chieh-Young.

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In the excerpt from the course below, CT Holman gives an example of how to determine one's Ming/destiny by studying a patient's face and combining it with the Wisdom of the 12 Chinese Animals and the Five Spirit Animals of Chinese Shamanism.

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Course objectives

Outline

Day One

1.5 hours: Introduction of Ming (destiny) and how to identify the specific constitutional five-element makeup based on traditional diagnostic techniques.

1.5 hours: Introduction of Facial Diagnosis and how to use it to determine a patient’s five-element constitution. Case studies and several patient pictures will be shown.

1.5 hours: Describe several different pathological patterns and how to diagnose them with traditional Chinese medicine.

1.5 hours: Explain how to treat a variety of pathological patterns with acupuncture to help improve a person’s health and ultimately connect them with their Ming (destiny).

Day Two

1.5 hours: Introduce heavenly stems and earthly branches. Discuss the stems and branches for each month and how they affect physiology.

1.5 hours: How to treat patients with acupuncture using the concept of stems and branches. Discuss how to improve a person’s physiology and ultimately a person’s connection to their Ming by harmonizing them with the stems and branches of each month and year.

1.5 hours: Explain how to identify pathology patterns and how these patterns can hinder a person’s Ming. Several acupuncture prescriptions will be provided to treat pathology.

1.5 hours: Case studies of using acupuncture and lifestyle techniques to improve a patient’s health by working with the stems and branches to have them get in tune with their Ming.