On Being a Five Element Acupuncturist

Course overview

The course contains segments on; How we see people thorough our own element. What is the aim of treatment and is balance achievable? The importance of remaining human with our patients, that we are sensitive instruments ourselves and how we all fear failure. Red flags to treatment, CV/GV Blocks Horary and seasonal treatments. The patient-practitioner relationship. The pitfalls of assuming you know what your patient wants from treatment. The challenges of long-term treatment and spacing treatments. When do we treat off element? The element within. Working with western medicine and treating very ill patients. How we can let the elements do the work, the importance of querying our diagnosis and working with other 5 element practitioners.