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Free preview of on line course (Approved for 3 CEU by California, NCCAOM, Florida and BC)
Submitted by acumama on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 19:09.
Very Useful 4 Stars Read more below
This course provides a helpful investigation of a certain type of blockage involving the Shao Yang that is often missed and mis-treated. Sharon Weitzenbaum, as usual, uses wonderful metaphors to clearly explain sometimes vague tenets of Chinese medicine in a professorial yet humble and down-to-earth way.
Some great clarifications: how to practically identify “bitter taste in the mouth†and “costal fullnessâ€, what is the real meaning of “alternating fever and chills†and “half exterior/half interior†(not what most people think), and how to “harmonizeâ€. She also pulls from Dr. Huang Huang and explains the ban xia type versus the chai hu type. Interesting! The analysis of key formulas explains when and how to apply and modify them. She even mentions a few tips on how to understand the Shang Han Lun.
This course is really diagnosis and herbs, no acupuncture, and many of the formulas can be applied to menopause, though there are certainly wider applications.
Sharon’s anecdotes enrich the material, and the course isn’t that long comparatively, but I do think it could have been presented in less time. There were a couple key diagnostic features that didn’t come across without visuals, though the rest of the key info came across well. In Brandon Horn and Wendy Yu’s work, blockage treatments (if needed) are a first step in their infertility algorithm. By contrast, this course deals exclusively with Pivot blockage, or Shao Yang, as the title implies. This was still much more interesting and useful than I was expecting. Bottom line: I have some new strategies for old tools that I think will really benefit a number of patients. A similar in-depth exploration of other types of blockages would be welcome.
