This week the Jingui series in Portland and San Francisco are off to a great start. Attendance this year is high and so are spirits. Welcome to all new Canonical family members!

The Seattle course this year was cancelled due to low attendance. Unfortunately, the number if registrations did not justify the organization. We are hoping to attempt a Seattle offering again some time next year. If you are from Seattle or would like to attend a Seattle offering, please email info@arnaudversluys.com to put your name on a preliminary list. As far as we can foresee, there will be no offering of a SHL curriculum in Seattle in 2010 and 2011 would be the earliest. If you are interested in attending sooner, then please join us in Portland. Thanks.

Lastly, many students in Portland are requesting to bump up the offering of the next Shanghan Lun sequence in Portland. We have therefore preliminarily started compiling a list of names of people interested. The proposed dates will be out soon but should start around March or April 2010, immediately after the Portland Jingui series is finished. The Shanghan Lun series will then be followed by the Jingui series again towards the Fall/ Winter of 2010-2011.

Here are the proposed dates for the new Portland offering:

Portland
Shanghan Lun 2010

March 6-7, 2010

SHL Weekend 1:         The
Zhang Zhongjing Herb and Formula Archetypes: Inner
Circle

April 10-11, 2010

SHL Weekend 2:         The
Zhang Zhongjing Herb and Formula Archetypes: Outer Circle

May 1-2. 2010

SHL Weekend 3:         Shanghan
Lun Pathophysiology and Basic Patterns

June 5-6, 2010

SHL Weekend 4:         Shanghan
Lun Pulse Diagnosis

July 24-25, 2010

SHL Weekend 5:         Shanghan
Lun Abdominal Diagnosis

September 11-12,
2010

SHL Weekend 6:         Shanghan
Lun Formula Families

October 2-3, 2010

SHL Weekend 7:         Shanghan
Lun Formula Modification System (Day 1)

Shanghan
Lun Acupuncture (Day 2)

December 11-12,
2010

SHL Weekend 8:         Shanghan
Lun Case Studies

And here are the proposed dates for the San Francisco SHL offering:

San Francisco
Shanghan Lun 2010

February 27-28,
2010:

SHL Weekend 1:         The
Energetics of the Five Flavors and Zhang Zhongjing Formulas

March 20-21, 2010:

SHL Weekend 2:         The
Zhang Zhongjing Herb and Formula Archetypes: Inner
Circle

April 17-18, 2010

SHL Weekend 3:         The
Zhang Zhongjing Herb and Formula Archetypes: Outer Circle

May 22-23, 2010

SHL Weekend 4:         Shanghan
Lun Pathophysiology and Basic Patterns

July 10-11, 2010

SHL Weekend 5:         Shanghan
Lun Pulse Diagnosis

September 18-19,
2010

SHL Weekend 6:         Shanghan
Lun Abdominal Diagnosis

October 16-17,
2010

SHL Weekend 7:         Shanghan
Lun Formula Families

November 13-14,
2010

SHL Weekend 8:         Shanghan
Lun Formula Modification System (Day 1)

Shanghan
Lun Acupuncture (Day 2)

December 18-19,
2010

SHL Weekend 9:         Shanghan
Lun Case Studies

For more info, please email aversluys@iceam.org or kshirai@iceam.org for Portland training and email Ben Lee at blee@sanfrancisco.iceam.org for San Francisco seminars. Or visit www.iceam.org

The followng video lecture was recorded in Portland, in January 2009, during the recent Shanghan Lun sequence of the Canonical Chinese Medicine curriculum offering. In the lecture, Dr. Versluys discusses the complex phsychology behind knee-jerk, non-classical formula modification and offers some ways of awareness and mindfulness to counter it. Also discussed is the nature of Zhang Zhongjing's formula modification system as a safe way to prevent fear-based psychology in clinical behavior. Enjoy!

Dr. Versluys was recently honored at the Hubei College of TCM 50-year anniversary in Wuhan, China. Dr. Versluys was unable to personally attend the festivities but he sent congratulatory letters to the College and its leadership.

The college honored Dr. Versluys with the title of Distinguished Alumnus for his contribution to the College and Chinese medicine in general.

Detailed information on the Anniversary proceedings can be found here.

Congratulatory letters sent by Dr. Versluys can be read here.

Dr. Versluys' honorary mention is documented online here.

Please view the attachment for the certificate.

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Kanpo expert Nigel Dawes, MA, LAc attended the NYC offering of the three-weekend ShanghanLun course with Arnaud Versluys. He also attended the seven day course with Chinese professor Huang Huang in Amherst, MA. To read more about his experiences, please see the attached article published in the North American Journal for Oriental Medicine, November 2008.

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In this seminar, three practitioners, Dan Bensky, Craig Mitchel, and Arnaud Versluys, who have long-term engagement with
the Shanghan Lun and the tradition surrounding it, will discuss in depth the
core elements of this seminal work, delving into its structure and
design, and presenting some ways in which its approach to diagnosis and
treatment can be of great use in the modern clinic.

Seminar One: Arnaud Versluys will teach the first
weekend. He will provide an introduction to the SHL to frame the later
material, so that participants will have the necessary construct into
which they can fit more complex information. He will start by
presenting a clear perspective into the core physiological qualities of
the confirmations as rooted in the five movements (wu yun) and six qi (liu qi) in nature. This will be explained through two important concepts from
the Huang Di Neijing, namely Manifestation-Root-Middle Qi (biao ben zhongqi) and the Opening-Closing-Pivoting (kai he shu).
These fundamental theories will allow the student to gain insight into
the dynamics behind the clinical manifestations of the conformation
diseases as well as their rules of pattern transmutation.

The basic lines of the SHL are
considered to form an “outline” of the text. These will be explained
from the aforementioned perspectives paving the way for more clinical
explanations during the second weekend. In these lines, the reader
discovers the basic presentations, including the pulse and main
symptoms associated with each of the primary patterns. Having a
detailed understanding of these lines is critical to understanding the
SHL, because it is through this focused lens that both beginners and
practitioners with experience in Chinese herbal medicine can grapple
with the understanding of physiology that is unique to the SHL. 
In the latter part of the first weekend, Arnaud will introduce some of
the core views on pulse diagnosis as employed by the SHL. He will use
strategically chosen excerpts from two of the original introductory
chapters of “Methods for Pulse Differentiation» and “Methods for Pulse
Assessment.” Arnaud will provide a basic introduction to the concept of
pulse patterns that form the core diagnostic parameters in the
establishment of the formula patterns by which the SHL practitioner
categorizes disease and therapy.

MELBOURNE — 2009 March 14-15, May 2-3, July 4-5

SYDNEY — 2009 March 21-22, May 9-10,July 11-12

These courses have been designed as a unit. Each weekend interlocks
with the others and should be taken in sequence and viewed as one
course. Case analysis will be an integral part of all three weekends
and participants are invited to bring cases for possible discussion
during classes.

Enquiries & Registration:
CHINA BOOKS Melbourne
2nd Floor, 234 Swanston St,
Melbourne VIC 3000
(03) 9663 8822
email enquiries

More Information, please click here.

After the succesful first weekend on the Nineteen Lines on Pathology, the training was continued successfully this past weekend in San Francisco with high attendance for the second weekend on the Classical Energetics of Flavors and the Shanghan Lun Formulas, held in the beautiful Westin hotel in Milbrae.

Registrations for the consecutive weekends of the Canonical Chinese Medicine Training are now in full swing. Be quick to reserve your spot. Details can be found on www.shlseminars.com and www.shanghanlunseminars.com

 

The program is as following:

Weekend 1:Classical Pathology of the Nei Jing (09/27-28)
Weekend 2:The Five Flavors & Shang Han Lun Formulas (10/25-6)
Weekend 3: Shang Han Lun Patterns (11/29-30)
Weekend 4: Shang Han Lun Pulse Diagnosis (12/13-14)
Weekend 5: Shang Han Lun Formula Families and Formula Modifications (1/17-18)
Weekend 6: Shang Han Lun Acupuncture(2/21) + Shang Han Lun Abdominal Patterns: Fukushin (2/22-23) (taught by Kumiko Shirai, MS, LAc)
Weekend 7: Classical Internal Medicine: Shang Han Lun Cases (4/11-12)
Weekend 8: Classical Internal Medicine: Jingui Yaolue Cases (5/2-3)

Location of the September and October seminars is
The Westin
San Francisco Airport
1 Old Bayshore Highway
Millbrae, Ca. 94030

 

Further questions call Stephen Woodley LAc at (650) 678-1102, or email shlseminars@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

FULL SERIES REGISTRATION CLOSED!!! NOW REGISTERING INDIVIDUAL WEEKENDS!! FEW SPOTS LEFT, BETTER HURRY!!! NEW LOCATION IS LEWIS&CLARK COLLEGE, Albany 207 Room. Please see attachment for campus map.

For the first time available to the broader public, Dr. Versluys will offer a one year postgraduate training in Canonical Chinese Medicine in Portland, OR. Canonical Chinese Medicine is the style of clinical Chinese medicine practiced along the tenets outlined in the Han dynasty classics or canons. It is the original form of clinical herbal medicine and is also known as the Canonical Formula style or Canonical Method style jingfang pai.

This 8-month program will introduce Canonical Chinese Medicine through the lens of the Shanghan Lun and Jingui Yaolue. The program will teach a systematic classical work method and provide both deeper theoretical understanding, enhanced clinical skill, resulting in improved clinical efficacy.

Dear Colleague,
Dear Friend,

The registration period for the integral training is now officially closed. There are some openings left for stand-alone weekends on a first come first serve basis. You can earn 14 NCCAOM Credits per weekend!

We are hereby announcing the opening of the following weekends for individual participation:

Weekend 1: The Energetics of the Five Flavors and Shanghan Lun Formulas
September 20-21, 2008

The course outlines the five phase architecture of herbal formulas through the five flavors. It does not merely teach the actions of herbs but instructs on how herbs do what they do. The course instructs Shanghan Lun formula architecture from a five element model unique to Han dynasty medicine.

Weekend 2: Shanghan Lun Seminar
October 18-19, 2008

This is the compass to the Shanghan Lun! The course instructs on the pathophysiology of the conformations, the concept of Cold Damage and its relation to contagion, disease mutation, etc. It shows the six conformation system in its broader context of the five phases and six qi in nature. Finally all basic conformation patterns, along with the combined patterns are introduced.

Weekend 4: Shanghan Lun Abdominal Diagnosis
December 6-7, 2008

Abdominal diagnosis or Fukushin is the second leg of Shanghan Lun diagnosis, During this weekend, Japanese herbalist Kumiko Shirai will teach the basic techniques of performing abdominal diagnosis along with the basic abdominal patterns that will correspond with the same formula you learned to diagnose from the pulse.

Weekend 6: Shanghan Lun Acupuncture
February 7, 2009

Streamlined integration of herbs and acupuncture increases clinical efficacy both short and long term. Zhang Zhongjing advocated the use of acupuncture and moxa in most scenarios. This one day workshop teaches a methodology consistent with the therapeutic rules of the Shanghan Lun, to translate your herbal formulas into acupuncture point prescriptions, thus allowing for the patient to feel better before even touching their herbs.

Location: Weekend 1, Holiday Inn Airport; Weekends 2-7 Holiday Inn NW
9 AM- 12 PM, 1 PM-5PM

14 NCCAOM Continuing Education Credits Per Weekend Approved!

Price: $ $260 per weekend and $135 for Saturday of weekend 6. We accept cash, checks, Visa/MasterCard. Please use the attached form for registration. Please write on the form which weekends you are registering for. Thank you and hope to see you soon!

Arnaud Versluys, PhD, LAc

Please email info@arnaudversluys.com to register

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This year's advanced course on Shanghan Lun Pulse Diagnosis in Vienna, Austria was again very successful. During two days, Dr. Versluys instructed on the SHL pulse methods along with demonstration of the methods on real-life patients presenting with complex and recalcitrant conditions. The seminar was per invitation-only for a hand-picked audience audience of MD's and scholars. Dr. versluys would hereby like to thank Dr. Gerhard Schwestka, MD, DO for his efficient organization and the selfless availability of his clinic as lecture venue.

The first ever invitation-only Shanghan Lun seminar with Master Dr. Zeng Rongxiu in Portland, OR, on March 15 and 16, 2008, was an ultimate success!

Dr. Zeng graciously shared his pearls of wisdom with a hand-picked audience of Shanghan Lun researchers, scholars, students and clinicians.

The first day Dr. Zeng divulged some of his lifelong pulse experiences as well as introduced many cases from his whole life of clinical experience. The second day, Dr. Zeng analyzed multiple complex and recalcitrant cases and provided clear explanations on his treatment motivations. The last part of the seminar was a hands-on introduction to SHL pulse diagnosis where all students' pulses were diagnosed by Dr. Zeng and consequently felt by the audience.

Dr.Zeng expressed his great excitement about this weekend and would like to thank everybody for their attendance.

If you would like to be contacted by Dr. Versluys regarding future seminars, please email info@arnaudversluys.com

If you would like to have a look at the pictures of the seminar> Please email the aforementioned address and you will be provided with a link per email.

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The Medicine Mandala website by London course organizer Rupert lander, is officially up and running. Please click here to visit the site and learn about the upcoming courses in the UK.

This year's course is especially interesting for herbalists and herbal medicine students. The seminar is focussed around history's first clinical handbook in herbal medicine, the Shanghan Lun. Sufficient attendance this year will lead to the organisation of possible follow-up seminars with Drs. Dan Bensky and Craig Mitchell.

Please visit the website of open this year's advert in the attachment for more information.

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