Continuing education
Modern clinical practice is unprecedentedly complex. Mastering it requires more than just working with old or new acupuncture points; it demands a fundamentally different approach to how we perceive and treat the human body. The Architecture of Distal Mastery is a prime example of this evolution. Sérgio Ferreira has developed a highly efficient framework in which Orthodox Master Tung Acupuncture, the Richard Tan Balance Method, and Clinical Bloodletting—three pillars of distal needling technique—are integrated at a superior level.
This integration offers you a profound shift in clinical reasoning, enabling you to create extremely efficient, straightforward treatment plans. The curriculum focuses on the structural logic—the "architecture"—that allows you to understand complex pathologies without the need for an excessive number of needles to treat all underlying symptoms one by one, or session after session.
It raises the understanding of distal needling to a level that individual courses on these methods alone simply cannot reach. You will be amazed at how an integrated perspective enables you to resolve complex, multi-layered clinical cases with absolute certainty.
To give a practical example: this system is designed to achieve a pain reduction of 50% or more during the very first session. If you are accustomed to an attitude of "evaluating the effect at the next treatment," prepare for a much faster result.
Imagine the advantage this provides when you must weigh your therapeutic success against the current economic reality of practice management and the stringent demands of patients with health insurance.
Learning from the Best
This course is taught by someone with an exceptional academic and clinical reputation. Sérgio Ferreira is not only a first-class practitioner but also a scientifically trained researcher with a Master’s in Biochemistry and a Master’s in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the University of Porto. His unique perspective is backed by peer-reviewed research on nerve conduction studies, providing the empirical evidence required to validate clinical results to skeptical patients and medical colleagues. Trained directly in the lineages of Richard Tan and Master Tung (under Palden Carson, Young Wei Cheih and Chuan-Min Wang), he offers a dual heritage rooted in both rigorous logic and 2,000-year-old family secret traditions.
You can’t learn from a better trained and experienced teacher than that. And if you are not yet convinced: visit his YouTube channel, "Acupuncture Insights with Sérgio Ferreira."
This 9-day course is the culmination of years of pedagogical refinement in Europe and the UK. While earlier versions like "Practical Acupuncture" focused heavily on immediate relief of musculoskeletal pain, this current certification reflects a shift toward a comprehensive clinical system. It has evolved into a complete professional trajectory ranging from local pain management to the treatment of internal medicine and complex psycho-emotional disorders, offering a structural "roadmap" for resolving persistent clinical cases where standard methods often fall short.
The certification is purposely structured into three separate weekends, spread over three consecutive months. Each weekend builds upon the last, creating a cohesive, solidly constructed treatment framework. This compact, modular approach allows the student to integrate the techniques into practice immediately after each session.
Course Highlights
Participant Benefits
Course Overview
Weekend I: Pain Management and Fundamentals of Local Balance
Weekend II: Internal Medicine and Global Balance
Weekend III: Advanced Applications, Mental Health, and Integration
Why This Mastery Program Now?
Traditional TCM practice is at a critical juncture where classical theory must align with direct clinical demand. The modern patient profile has changed; we increasingly see complex, multi-layered cases where stress, developmental trauma, medication, and chronic lifestyle factors have caused deep-seated physical blockages. In this environment, the traditional "evaluating the effect at the next treatment" approach is no longer sufficient.
Practitioners today require a higher level of clinical precision to remain effective. This program provides the structural logic—the architecture—necessary to navigate these modern pathologies with certainty. Integrating the most powerful distal systems gives you a decisive professional advantage: the ability to deliver fast, reproducible results that meet the stringent demands of contemporary healthcare and the expectations of your clients.
Becoming an Architect of Healing
This mastery program is specifically designed to go beyond standard training programs and covers everything from foundational concepts to the most advanced techniques. Whether you are an acupuncturist, TCM professional, or TCM student, if you are looking for a practical approach—characterized by fast results, minimal needling, and reproducible protocols—this certification offers you a significant professional advantage.
Unlike introductory workshops that merely offer new series of acupuncture points, this curriculum provides the structural logic necessary to navigate complex pathologies and meet the stringent expectations of modern patients and healthcare institutions.
By integrating the most powerful distal systems into one cohesive strategy, you will expand your treatment skills beyond symptom management and become a true Healing Architect. The goal of this course is that every participant, whether experienced or not, will be able to integrate distal needling techniques with other approaches they already know and trust, thanks to the high degree of clinical logic, thereby maximizing clinical outcomes.
Sérgio Ferreira