Abdominal Diagnosis for Herbal Practice
胸腹診
This course introduces palpation and diagnostic technique for Shanghan Zabing Lun (傷寒雜病論) herbal practice. The material includes palpation and examination methods of abdomen and chest, torso analysis, constitutional traits assessment, palpable abdominal patterns, and how to analyze the quality of blood/fluids circulation in and around body cavity for practical pattern identification and appropriate herbs and formulas selection.
The purpose of this introductory class is to help students learn to practice herbal medicine based more on objective and repeatable evidence of persons and the body, less relying on obscure ideas or intellectual constructs of given conditions. For that end, this class aims to help students develop palpatory skills and sensitivity, enhance their understanding of the human body and learn how to relate such skills and understanding to herbs and formulas. The class will combine lecture and hands on training for its purpose.
The students will learn:
1. Basic body palpation skills
2. How to feel and recognize different tissues in the body
3. Important landmarks and anatomical structure in abdomen and thorax
4. Torso analysis for the evaluation of key constitutional aspect of the body
5. Other constitutional traits assessment to determine cold/heat, deficient/excess, yin/yang of the person
6. How to recognize and assess the quality of qi/blood/fluids circulation in the body
7. How to differentiate deficiency and excess patterns
8. Abdominal patterns described in Shanghan Zabing Lun (傷寒雜病論) in association with single herb and formula patterns
Instructor: Joon Hee Lee
Format: In-person
NCCAOM 13 PDA approved
Time: 9 am – 5 pm Saturday 7/29 and Sunday 7/30, 2023
Location: Awakenings Wellness Center: 1016 SE 12th Avenue, Portland, OR 97214
Tuition: $350
Registration for the class is now open. Because of the hands-on aspect of training, the class size is limited. Please register sooner to secure your spot.
Cancellation and refund policy
If you cancel more than 30 days before the class, you will receive a 100% refund minus a $40 administration fee.
If you cancel within 15-30 days before the class, you will receive a 50% refund of the class fee.
If you cancel with fewer than 15 days before the class, NO REFUND will be given.
Wisdom Garden Academy reserves the right to cancel a scheduled class due to low enrollment or other extenuating circumstances. In case we need to cancel an event, a full amount will be refunded to those already registered.