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Students desiring the MMQ Program Certificate are required to take 45 hours of Advanced Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory. The student has several options for meeting this requirement and can chose the option that best suites his/her situation.

This class can be taken onsite at the ICMQ when it is offered.

Students may also meet this requirement at any accredited college or university, including online options. Courses in TCM that are approved for 2-3 semester credits will be accepted. 

This requirement may also be taken online. Online courses offered by NCCAOM PDA providers can be used to meet this requirement.

This requirement is not included in the student’s GPA.

Qigong

qi 50x50px"Qi" (pronounced chee), means air, breath of life, or vital energy that flows through all things in the universe.

gong 50x50px"Gong" (pronounced gung, as in lung) means the skill of working with, or cultivating, self-discipline and achievement.

Together, Qigong means the skill of cultivating vital energy, or the ability to work with the electromagnetic energy of the body.

Qigong is a mind-body practice that improves one's mental and physical health by integrating postures, movement, breathing techniques, and focused intention.

Medical Qigong

Medical Qigong therapy is the energetic foundation of Chinese medicine. It addresses the root cause of disharmony within a person, while working with them as a whole.

In a Medical Qigong session, the practitioner, having developed through dedicated study and self-cultivation the ability to sense and manipulate energy, uses qi emission to restore health and wellness to the client. The practitioner may also teach medical qigong exercises and meditations.

 

 

Healing Rooted in the Spirit

凡大醫治病,
必當安神定志,
無欲無求,
先發大慈惻隱之心。
誓願普救含靈之苦

 "Whenever eminent physicians treat an illness, they must quiet the spirit and settle the will, they must be free of wants and desires, and they must first develop a heart full of great compassion and empathy. They must pledge to devote themselves completely to relieving the suffering of all sentient beings.

               — Sun Simiao, Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang I.2
                  (as translated by Sabine Wilms)