Credits: 130 Classroom Hours
Course Introduction || 1 Video
Lesson One – Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine || 1 Video
• What is Traditional Chinese Medicine?
• The Benefits of Learning TCM
• The Role of the Practitioner
• Origins of Chinese Medicine
• The Four Classics of Chinese Medicine
• TCM Today
Lesson Two – The Theories of Yin and Yang || 1 Video
• History of Yin & Yang
• What is Yin & Yang?
• Four Laws of Yin and Yang
• Yin and Yang in Anatomy
• Yin and Yang in Physiology
• Yin and Yang in Disease
• Treatments for Disease in Relation to Yin and Yang
Lesson Three – The Vital Substances: Qi, Blood, Body Fluids, Essence & the Mind || 1 Video
• Qi
• Blood – xuè
• Body Fluids – Jīn yè
• Essence – Jīng
• Mind – Shén
Lesson Four – The Five Elements Wǔ Xíng || 1 Video
• Basic Qualities of the Five Elements
• The Four Cycles of the Five Elements
• Organs and Meridians
• The Five Elements Chart
• The Five Elements and Seasonal Attunement
Lesson Five – Organ Physiology, Zàng Xiàng Part 1 || 1 Video
• The Functions of Yin Organs – Zàng
• The Lungs, Fèi
• The Spleen, Pí
• The Heart, Xīn
• The Kidneys, Shén
• The Pericardium, Xīn Bāo
• The Liver, Gān
Lesson Six – Organ Physiology, Zàng Xiàng Part 2 || 1 Video
• The Functions of Yang Organs – Fǔ
• The Large Intestine, Dà Cháng
• The Stomach, Wèi
• The Small Intestine, Xiǎo Cháng
• The Urinary Bladder, Páng Guāng
• Triple Burner, Sān Jiāo
• The Gallbladder, Dǎn
• The Extraordinary Organs, Qí Héng Zhī Fǔ
Lesson Seven – The Meridians, Jīng Luò || 1 Video
• What are Meridians
• The 12 Regular Meridians
• The 12 Regular Meridian Functions & Location
• The 8 Extraordinary Meridians, Qí Jīng Bā Mài
• Working with the Meridians
Lesson Eight – Causes of Disease || 1 Video
• External Causes of Disease
• Internal Causes of Disease
• Other Causes of Disease
Lesson Nine – Organ Pattern Identification Part 1 || 1 Video
• Heart Patterns
• Lung Patterns
• Spleen Patterns
• Kidney Patterns
• Liver Patterns
Lesson Ten – Organ Pattern Identification Part 2: The Yang Organs || 1 Video • Stomach Patterns
• Small Intestine Patterns
• Large Intestine Patterns
• Gallbladder Patterns
• Urinary Bladder Patterns
Lesson Eleven – Identification of Patterns, Bian Zheng || 1 Video
• The Eight Principles
• Interior and Exterior
• Cold and Heat
• Deficiency and Excess
• Yin and Yang
• Patterns of Blood Disease
• Qi and Blood Patterns
• Patterns of Body Fluids Disease
• Six Channel Pattern Identification
• Four Levels Pattern Identification
• Exogenous Pathogenic Factor Pattern Identification
Lesson Twelve – The Four Examinations || 1 Video
• Observation: Visual Examination
• Audio-Olfaction Examination
• Inquiry
• Palpation Examination
• 29 Classic Pulse Characteristics – Quick Reference Chart
Lesson Thirteen – Principles of Treatment || 2 Videos
• Treatment of the Root and Branch
• Tonifying Correct Qi (Zheng Qi) and Draining Pathogens
• Methods of Treatment
• Other Therapies
Final Exam
