Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine is very broad and deep. Being a serious practitioner involves a life of study and clinical development. Basic schooling is just the very first step on a long and fruitful path. I take this matter seriously. When seeking a practitioner, you should not just be concerned with their basic training and credentials but even more so with clear evidence of a lifelong commitment to development. Healing is an ongoing journey for all of us. Fundamentally, in Chinese Medicine, illness and standing still are one and the same thing. There is even a Qing Dynasty book published in 1897 by Shao Tongzhen entitled “Medicine and Changes are One Principle”. If you really want to go somewhere, it’s best to get on board with someone who is also going somewhere. Below is a list of training and development I have pursued since graduating from school and entering clinical practice.
1998-1999 David Euler (Boston) 156 Hours The Acupuncture Style of Kiiko Matsumoto
1998-1999 Koei Kuahara (Boston) 156 Hours Studies in Toyohari
October, 1999 Masanori Tanioka (Boston) 15 Hours Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture
April, 2000 Kiiko Matsumoto (Boston) 12 Hours Master Kawai’s Style of Acupuncture
October, 2002 Miki Shima (Boston) 30 Hours Specialised Japanese Clinical Training
October, 2003 Junji Mizutani (Boston) 15 Hours Moxibustion Intensive
November, 2004 Bob Flaws (Toronto) 15 Hours Master’s Class in Diagnosis
September, 2005 Kiiko Matsumoto (Ottawa) 20 Hours Classical Japanese Acupuncture
September, 2006 Kiiko Matsumoto (Toronto) 15 Hours Classical Japanese Acupuncture
2008-2010 Lonny Jarrett (Stockbridge) 149 Hours Advanced Clinical Integration / Ethics
March, 2010 Jeffrey Yuen (Asheville) 15 Hours The Luo Vessels of Acupuncture
August, 2010 Andrew Cohen (Colorado) 10 Days Evolutionary Enlightenment & Becoming
September, 2010 Jeffrey Yuen (Asheville) 15 Hours The Curious Organs of Chinese Medicine
October, 2010 Andrew Cohen (Lenox) 2 Days Being and Becoming Fall Retreat
December, 2010 Ross Rosen (New Jersey) 2 Days Advanced Contemporary Pulse Diagnosis
June, 2011 Kiiko Matsumoto (Boston) 8 Hours Case Studies
August, 2011 Andrew Cohen (Tuscany) 10 Days Evolutionary Enlightenment & Becoming
October, 2011 Ed Neal M.D. (New York) 24 Hours Nei Jing Classical Acupuncture I
December, 2011 Ed Neal M.D. (New York) 24 Hours Nei Jing Classical Acupuncture II
2011-2012 EnlightenNext 10 Month Second Year Advanced Training
May, 2012 Ed Neal M.D. (New York) 24 Hours Nei Jing Classical Acupuncture III
June, 2012 Ed Neal M.D. (New York) 24 Hours Nei Jing Classical Acupuncture IV
2012-2013 EnlightenNext 10 Month Third Year Advanced Training
November, 2012 Elisabeth Rochat (Stockbridge) 16 Hours Women’s Health in the Classics
2014 Ed Neal M.D. (Online) 10 Month Introduction to Nei Jing Studies
June, 2014 Josephine Spilka (Online) 10 Hours Essential Oils, Chinese Medicine,
Respiratory & Digestive Disorders
May, 2016 Kiiko Matsumoto (Boston) 7 Hours Treating Small Intestine & Related Disorders
June, 2016 Jason Robertson (Boston) 15 Hours Applied Channel Palpation & Diagnosis
2017 Ed Neal M.D. (Online) 10 Month Introduction to Nei Jing Studies
March, 2017 Tom Bisio (Montreal) 15 Hours Zang Fu TuiNa I
May, 2017 Tom Bisio (Montreal) 15 Hours Zang Fu TuiNa II
July, 2017 Nadia Volf (Paris) 14 Hours Auricular Causative Diagnosis Master Class
September, 2017 Tom Bisio (Montreal) 15 Hours Zang Fu TuiNa III
November, 2017 Tom Bisio (Montreal) 15 Hours Zang Gu TuiNa IV
April, 2018 Suzanne Robidoux (Toronto) 32 Hours External Tai Yang & Shao Yin Syndromes