Energetic Anatomy and Physiology

This tenth seminar offers the student an overview of the major principles and foundational structures that govern Traditional Chinese Medical Qigong.

This course is designed to introduce students to the five dominions of energy, energetic embryology, and TCM theory from a medical qigong perspective.

• Course content will include: 
• Understanding Fetal Toxins
• Energy, Matter and Spiritual Interactions
• Fascia Development and Energy Flow
• Classifications of the Body’s Five Constitutions
• The Five Energies of the Human Body
• The Three Dantians
• Yin and Yang Divisions
• Nine Chambers and Center Taiji Pole
• The Twelve Primary Channels and Interacting Organs
• The Eight Extraordinary Vessels and their Functions
• The Fifteen Collaterals
• The Function of the Body’s Energetic Points
• The Extraordinary Yang Organs
• Etiology of Medical Qigong Therapy
• The Eight Miscellaneous Causes of Disease
• The Differentiation of Syndromes and the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients

Objective

Students will have a deeper comprehension of the body's emotional, psychological and energetic matrix through an overview of the major principles and foundational structures that govern medical qigong therapy.

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Prerequisite: Medical Qigong Diagnosis and Treatments (Course 2)

Required text: "Chinese Medical Qigong Therapy: A Comprehensive Clinical Text"