À la Carte Course Series
Live Streamed
January 2026 - July 2026 | Evenings
In this series, I’m offering seven evening classes focused on specific topics drawn from my four decades of clinical experience. Each class will cover a topic in depth, providing context, insight, and practical application. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions and discuss, and delve deeply into the material.
Classes may be taken individually or in groups. Individual classes cost $111. Any five may be taken for $444. The Entire Series costs $555 for a total of 20 CEUs. All courses will be posted and available for a period of three months.
Dates and Curriculum
Wed: 1/14/26
I. Meditation
Wed: 2/18/26
II. The Healing Crisis
Wed: 3/18/26
III. Exercise Addiction
Thurs 4/16/26
IV. The Three Heater
Thurs 5/7/26
V. Exit & Entry Points
Mon 6/1/26
VI. The Psychology of Fertility
Wed 7/1/26
VII. Ethics: The Bodhisattva Vow
The Classes
I. Meditation: 1/14/26 6:30-9:30 pm Est (3 Type II CEU)
The nondual view is the foundational view of Chinese medicine. Seedless Meditation allows us to see through the relative dimensions of a patient’s personality and pathology to their core as emptiness (ease) and luminosity (radiance). When people have “a hard time meditating,” it is either because their instruction has been poor, they have not understood it, or they aren’t actually interested. For those who ARE interested, this lecture will clarify what meditation is and how to do it.
The nondual view is the foundational view of Chinese medicine. Seedless Meditation allows us to see through the relative dimensions of a patient’s personality and pathology to their core as emptiness (ease) and luminosity (radiance). When people have “a hard time meditating,” it is either because their instruction has been poor, they have not understood it, or they aren’t actually interested. For those who ARE interested, this lecture will clarify what meditation is and how to do it.
II. Healing Crisis: 2/18/26 7:00-9:30pm Est. (2.5 Type I CEU)
In this class we will consider the Healing Crisis from the perspective of the Turning Point, The Yijing, Chinese Physiology, Resistance, and the restitution of the upright influences within us. Understanding the forces at work in the healing crisis, and how to respond to them, is essential in the practice of any authentic healing modality. The Yijing elaborates the dynamics of this delicate moment at length in the language of physiology and point function.
III. Exercise Addiction: 3/18/26 | 7pm-9:30pm (2.5 Type I CEU)
Exercise beyond one’s capacity is an epidemic in these times. Here I will consider its cultural and physiological causes and consequences, and how to address them with Chinese Medicine.
IV. The Three Heater: 4/16/26 6:30-9:30pm Est (3 Type I CEU)
I will present an in-depth view of the Three Heater as it is discussed in the Classics. We will cover its physiology across multiple dimensions of expression. I’ll discuss the Three Heater Official from the perspective of the Five-Element tradition. Lastly, we’ll consider the Three Heater as it demarcates stages of development.
V. Exit and Entry Points: 5/07/26 6:30-9:30pm Est (3 Type I CEU)
I will present the use of Exit and Entry points as they establish a foundation of harmony for communication between the elements and officials that comprise the Shen and Ke cycles. We will consider how to diagnose these blocks on the pulse, their constitutional and acquired nature, and their physiology in the gross, subtle, and very subtle realms. This is a premiere treatment paradigm that every practitioner should have command of.
VI. The Psychology of Fertility: 6/1/26 6:00-10:00pm Est (4 Type I CEU)
Here I will examine the subtle factors involved with fertility treatment. We’ll discuss cultural pressures and views, and the ego’s superego’s, and soul’s, role in the process of conception. I’ll discuss acupuncture and herbal approaches that I have found useful in promoting both conception and a healthy pregnancy.
VII. Ethics in Clinical Practice: The Bodhisattva Vow 7/1/26 7:00-9:00pm EST (2 Type I CEU)
Here, I will consider the Bodhisattva vow as the ethical standard that we healers are bound by. What does it mean to be “The Doctor and the Medicine”? What is required of us if we recognize the obligation to “become the medicine”? Practically, what does it mean to give all we have, and all we are, for the sake of freeing others from their suffering? What does it mean to recognize that our integrity is the foundation of our clinical Practice?
Here, I will consider the Bodhisattva vow as the ethical standard that we healers are bound by. What does it mean to be “The Doctor and the Medicine”? What is required of us if we recognize the obligation to “become the medicine”? Practically, what does it mean to give all we have, and all we are, for the sake of freeing others from their suffering? What does it mean to recognize that our integrity is the foundation of our clinical Practice?
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CEUs have been approved by the California Acupuncture Board: CA Provider 774
Please check the NCCAOM recertification handbook to verify that these CEU are indeed accepted for the purposes of recertification by the NCCAOM. You can find more information within the “Non-PDA approved Coursework Accepted by the NCCAOM” section of the NCCAOM Recertification Handbook (currently on Page 20).
“Coursework that is not approved through the NCCAOM PDA program will be accepted in the following areas:
Course work in a subject that is reviewed and approved by a third-party organization or state acupuncture regulatory board.”
Please check with your individual state board to ascertain if they will accept CA approved CEU for your state recertification.
Click here for NCCAOM recertification handbook
COST:
Individual classes are: $111
Any five classes are: $444 (Receive 1 class for free!)
All 7 classes are: $555 (Receive 2 classes for free! 20 CEU)
PAYMENT OPTIONS:
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Refund Policy
Course fee less 25% administrative charge is refundable if written notice is received two weeks prior to program date. No refunds will be made after that date.
We reserve the right to reject any registration for any or no reason as long as it is not an unlawful reason.