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Two Convenient Locations in Wisconsin and Illinois
Racine, Wisconsin Campus
Racine, Wisconsin Campus
Racine, Wisconsin Campus
A few minutes north of the Illinois and Wisconsin Border
30 min. south of Milwaukee by expressway (free parking)
Skokie, Illinois Campus
Racine, Wisconsin Campus
Racine, Wisconsin Campus
A few blocks from I-94 and 30 minutes
from Downtown Chicago (free parking)
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The Fundamentals of Oriental Medicine
The Fundamentals of Oriental Medicine introduces students to the theories and concepts of the traditional Chinese healing arts, with a particular emphasis on the theories of yin-yang, five phases, and traditional theories of physiology.
The course covers the eight classical therapeutic modalities differences between Eastern and Western medicine: yin-yang theory, five-phase theory, five-substance theory, introduction to san jiao (triple burner), Chinese organ physiology, introduction to pulse and tongue interpretation, and introduction to pathology.
Students will be introduced to the art of pulse and tongue diagnosis through classroom exercises that will help them build their skills in this vital area of Chinese diagnostics. The Chinese pathological system and Chinese medical patterns will be covered in this course.
This course aims to provide students with a solid groundwork in the underlying theories vital to understanding the Chinese pathological concepts taught later in the program.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Topics
Week 1 - Learn the 12 meridians of energy flow
Week 2 - Learn the relationship between energy flow and health
Week 2 - Learn the relationship between energy flow and health
Engaging and energetic instruction introduces the theories and concepts of the traditional Chinese healing arts, emphasizing the theories of yin-yang, five phases, and traditional theories of physiology. Students learn the eight classical therapeutic modalities and differences between Eastern and Western medicine: yin-yang theory, five-phase theory, and five-substance theory. Students learn the Chinese system of health energetics.
Week 2 - Learn the relationship between energy flow and health
Week 2 - Learn the relationship between energy flow and health
Week 2 - Learn the relationship between energy flow and health
San Jiao (triple burner) & Chinese organ physiology, including the lung and large intestine, heart and small intestine, and pericardium, are essential concepts when making a TCM diagnosis. These organs function together to maintain health and prevent illness.
Week 3 - Chinese Organ Physiology
Week 4 - Organ Physiology and Introduction to Pulse Diagnosis
Week 4 - Organ Physiology and Introduction to Pulse Diagnosis
Classes teach Chinese organ physiology, including spleen and stomach, liver and gall bladder, kidney, urinary bladder, and extraordinary organs. Students should have a basic grasp of the difference between Western organ function and the energetics of Chinese physiology, leading to an understanding of energetic pathology and future treatment strategies.
Week 4 - Organ Physiology and Introduction to Pulse Diagnosis
Week 4 - Organ Physiology and Introduction to Pulse Diagnosis
Week 4 - Organ Physiology and Introduction to Pulse Diagnosis
Essential concepts within TCM are the art and science of pulse and tongue diagnosis. By the fourth week, students will be able to recognize the classics of TCM, categorize various paired phenomena as relatively more yin or more yang, and differentiate the following sets of five-phase correspondence: ZangFu, color, and season; explain the function(s) of the five substances identify the Chinese energetic parts of the five Zang organs and six Fu organs; analyze each organ and the functional relationship with other organs; differentiate the functional properties of each of the San Jiao; identify the areas of the tongue and their correspondences to organs; begin to relate observation of the tongue with essential energetic qualities.