Clinical Herb mentorship

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One Year Clinical Mentorship in Chinese Herbal Medicine 

 

Evan is opening this up to people who just want to attend one or two sessions.

I have enrolled in the full program and find Evan a good teacher and the program

will definitely benefit my practice.

 

This is a one year course in Chinese herbal medicine focusing specifically on

clinical training and continued development of the Chinese herbalist.  All of

the teaching will be integrated into a clinical context.  Herbal clients will be

seen by a small group of practitioners led by the instructor.   Emphasis will be

placed on practical diagnostics and clinical skills. A historical and

philosophical context will be given to the formulas prescribed.  The clinical

class meets six Saturdays during the year.  In alternating months with the

clinical classes, students will schedule individual time to speak with the

instructor about herbal clients and personal development as an herbalist.  

 

Goals of the course are:

Deepening and expanding diagnostic skills: tongue and pulse diagnosis. In

addition, we will explore morphological diagnosis, physiognomy and wu xing shi

yao (medicine without form)

Gaining proficiency in the use of raw herbals: we will focus on constructing

customized formulas for each client.  We will look at both modifying classical

formulas and developing our own formulas based on classical strategies

Introduction to pao zhi (prepared medicinals): We will explore how processing

herbs (for example, wine frying) changes the properties and enhances the subtly

and specificity of formulas

Gaining a deeper understanding of the philosophy behind the classical herbal

formulas: we will explore how every formula is giving us a philosophical

perspective on the how to re-establish harmony in the body 

Gaining a wider range of clinical experience and confidence as an herbalist

Expanding the scope of conditions and pathology one may address safely with

herbal medicine

 

 

Prerequisite:  Students must have completed a certified herb course

Cost: $150/session

Dates: November 15, 2009 and January 24, 2010

Location: 1917 Eye Street, Suite 200, NW, Washington DC 20006

 

Instructor: Evan Rabinowitz

Evan is a graduate of the Traditional Acupuncture Institute, Maryland.  He has

studied Chinese Herbal Medicine with both Thea Elijah and Jeffrey Yuen.  After

completing his initial herbal training at TAI he apprenticed with Thea Elijah

and continued to study and teach with her for several years.  He has been

studying with Jeffrey Yuen for the past 6 years.  Evan is a former lecturer and

clinic supervisor in the Chinese Herbal Medicine Department at the Academy for

Five Element Acupuncture, Miami.  He maintains a private practice in Washington,

DC.