Currently running: Certificate in Manaka Acupuncture Protocols Presented by Paul Movsessian in co-operation with the Australian Shiatsu College This program is designed for graduates from accredited acupuncture programs, fourth year acupuncture students and practitioners with recognized prior training in Oriental Medicine Why Do This Course? Since the 1950's, traditional acupuncture has slowly been integrated into a Zang Fu model of syndromes and herbal diagnosis. The acupuncture itself has generally been allocated to point function and symptom management with herbs given to the patient for the constitutional imbalance. In Japan the classical model was allowed to grow as were innovations based in the Plus-Minus Schools of Polarity Medicine. The Nan Jing codifies acupuncture and its theory as well as describing the ancient and traditional differences between acupuncture and herbal thinking. This course is designed to fill in many missing aspects to an acupuncturist’s training as well as enhance what they already know. Each weekend is filled with volumes of inspiration that reawakens the initial reason we came to study Chinese Medicine. Above all, the course is highly practical with hands-on supervision. Theory is wonderful but if it is not clinically relevant or able to be demonstrated immediately, it serves no purpose other than being speculation. What we need is a return to the Classics. What You Will Learn This course will provide you with the theory and skills to apply Dr. Manaka's Five Step Treatment Protocol. You will also be introduced to many unique Japanese style acupuncture techniques as well as Dr. Manaka's Polarity Devices. The sum total of your training will be that you will acquire a vastly enhanced repertoire of treatment tools, strategies and skills that will be immediately applicable and effective in your clinical practice. You will also broaden your palpatory skills to begin applying treatment in accordance with meridian therapy. We will focus on hara (abdominal) palpation and Six Position Comparative Pulse taking methods giving us an immediate feedback tool. This feedback assists us with point location and confirmation of correct and beneficial treatment. The supervised clinical training will be at the core of the course, as it will require the students to develop many new skills and enhance previous training. The course structure will allow for continual verification of the theory in practice and the application of classical theories into clinically relevant protocols. DATES: July 2011 – June 2012 Weekend One: 16 & 17 July 2011 Weekend Two: 20 & 21 August 2011 Weekend Three: 17 & 18 September 2011 Weekend Four: 29 & 30 October 2011 Weekend Five: 19 & 20 November 2011 Weekend Six: 4^th & 5^th February 2012 Weekend Seven: 10^th $ 11^th March 2012 Weekend Eight: 21^st & 22^nd April 2012 Weekend Nine: 5^th & 6^th May 2012 Weekend Ten: 30^th June & 1^st July 2012 COST: Full $3,900.00 (Payment plan available) ____________________________________________________ PAST COURSES……. Three Lectures with Stephen Birch PhD, LicAc(US), MBAcC(UK) Theoretical lectures on Japanese Hara Palpation and 8 Extraordinary Vessels Lecture 1 - Workshop on the qi jing ba mai – the eight extraordinary vessels Lecture 2 – An introduction to Japanese Abdominal Palpation Diagnosis Lecture 3 – An introductory workshop on Japanese Meridian Therapy – Gentle Treatment to Regulate the Patient’s Qi Cost (full) $450.00 (inc GST) pay by 13^th August 2011 (Earlybird) $450 (inc GST) pay by Friday 29^th July 2011 Lecture 1 and 2 $125.00 (inc GST) each Lecture 3 $250.00 (inc GST) Past courses 2010 Japanese Acupuncture Strategy Weekend Workshops: With Paul Movsessian Workshop 1: Japanese Acupuncture Strategies For Thyroid Problems Seminar: Saturday 10^th & Sunday 11^th April 2010 Workshop 2: Japanese Acupuncture For Diabetes & the Spleen Pancreas Seminar: Saturday 19^th & Sunday 20^th June 2010 Workshop 3: Japanese Acupuncture Strategies for Asthma Seminar: Saturday 17^th & Sunday 18^th July 2010 Workshop 4: Japanese Acupuncture Strategies For The Digestive System Seminar: Saturday 14^th & Sunday 15^th August 2010 Workshop 5: Japanese Acupuncture for Cardiovascular & Blood Pressure Problems Seminar: Saturday 20^th & Sunday 21^st November 2010 All weekend workshops are from 9am – 5pm daily Cost $375.00 per weekend 2009 Japanese Acupuncture Strategy Weekend Workshops: Workshop 5: Japanese Acupuncture Strategies - For Psycho-Emotional Problems Seminar: Saturday 24^th & Sunday 25^th October 2009 Location: Melbourne - Australian Shiatsu College Cost: $350.00 Workshop 6 : Japanese Acupuncture Strategies - For Knee and Foot Problems Seminar: Saturday 14^th & Sunday 15^th November 2009 Location: Melbourne - Australian Shiatsu College Cost: $350.00 Workshop 3: Shonishin - Japanese Pediatrics Acupuncture Therapy Seminar: Saturday 20^th & Sunday 21^st June 2009 Location: Melbourne - Australian Shiatsu College Cost: $350.00 Workshop 4: Japanese Acupuncture & Moxibustion - Strategies for Fertility Seminar: Saturday 11^th & Sunday 12^th July 2009 Location: Melbourne - Australian Shiatsu College Cost: $350.00 Special Presentation Lecture Series Presented by Stephen Birch August 15^th & 16^th 2009 Lecture 1: Workshop on the qi jing ba mai – the eight extraordinary vessels. Saturday 15^th August 9.00am – 12.30pm Cost : $125.00 Lecture 2: Modelling traditional forms of ‘acupuncture’ in order to develop appropriate research methods. The example of Toyohari - East Asian Needle Therapy: meeting the methodological challenges Saturday 15^th August 1.30pm -5.00pm Cost : $125.00 Lecture 3: An Introductory Workshop on Japanese Meridian Therapy - Gentle Treatment to Regulate the Patient’s Qi Cost : $250.00 Sunday 16^th August 9.30am – 5.00pm **Please Note: Cost for all 3 of Stephen’s workshops is $400.00 2008 Certificate in Manaka Acupuncture Protocols Presented by Paul Movsessian in co-operation with the Australian Shiatsu College The course will be presented in Ten weekends over 12 months beginning February 2008. This program is designed for graduates from accredited acupuncture programs, fourth year acupuncture students and practitioners with recognized prior training in Oriental Medicine Past courses: 2007 Toyohari East-Asian Needle Therapy A six-month postgraduate program Toyohari is a form of Keiraku Chiryo – Meridian Therapy. It is a theoretically simple but technically sophisticated complete system of acupuncture. It is different from most other forms of acupuncture in that is uses a more delicate treatment method, placing great emphasis on the use of pulse diagnosis and palpation skills. The Toyohari Association has developed quite unique training and teaching methods that can accelerate the learning of skills that usually take many years of practice to develop. Graduation from the 120-hour program entitles the graduate to join the Toyohari Association through one of its Australian or New Zealand branches and become a registered Toyohari practitioner. 2006 Certificate in Manaka Acupuncture Protocols Presented by Paul Movsessian & Stephen Birch in co-operation with the Australian Shiatsu College The course will be presented in Ten weekends over 12 months beginning February 2006. This program is designed for graduates from accredited acupuncture programs, fourth year acupuncture students and practitioners with recognized prior training in Oriental Medicine. 2005 Japanese Acupuncture Strategies Dr Manaka & Kawai’s Polarity Tool Treatments Incorporating Japanese Insertive and Non-Insertive Techniques DATE: Sat 5^th & Sun 6^th November 2005 TIME: 9.00AM – 5.00PM