Advanced Acupuncture, A Clinic Manual: Protocols for the Complement Channels of the Complete Acupuncture System: the Sinew, Luo, Divergent and Eight ... 1 (Classical Wellness Press Acupuncture) - Softcover

Cecil-Sterman, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0983772088 ISBN 13: 9780983772088

Publisher: Ann Cecil-Sterman, Pllc, 2018

Synopsis

The first book of its kind, the Advanced Acupuncture Clinic Manual contains detailed protocols for the application of the Complement Channels of acupuncture: the Sinew, Luo, Divergent and Eight Extraordinary Vessels. This is the first book to contain detailed protocols for the these channels.  The book is now a required textbook in many schools across the United States and is in wide use in Europe and Australia. In the second edition all the points of all the channels are added to the illustrations. This unique book is indispensible in the clinic to practitioners interested in deepening their acupuncture practice by utilizing all the channels of acupuncture described in the classical texts, including the foundation of acupuncture, the Nei Jing.  Many of these channels which were in disuse from the Tang Dynasty onward. The book includes over one hundred drawings, diagrams, detailed theories of the Sinew, Luo, Divergent and Eight Extraordinary Channels—collectively known as the Complement Channels—guides for diagnosis, needling techniques, illustrations of all the channels of acupuncture, protocols for the use of all the channels, indexes on equipment, safety, healing events, culativation, and much more, derived from the writer's years of intense study with Dr Jeffrey Yuen and years of practice in the clinic. 466 pages. 

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About the Authors

Ann Cecil-Sterman is the author of the widely acclaimed book, Advanced Acupuncture: A Clinic Manual, a required text in many acupuncture schools in the United States and the first and only text with complete protocols for the Complement Channels. Since the publication of Advanced Acupuncture in 2013, Ann has travelled the world, to Spain, Australia, Belgium, Italy, England, Canada, Mexico and all over the United States to teach the application and methodology of the Complement Channels, the art of pulse diagnosis, and the use of food as medicine. For many years she taught Advanced Clinical Observation and was a senior clinic supervisor at her alma mater: the school of acupuncture (founded as an arm of the Swedish Institute) by Dr Jeffrey Yuen in 1997 in New York City. She is a long-time student of Dr Yuen, having extensively studied acupuncture, diet, Chinese medical history, herbs, qigong, essential oils, stones and philosophy with him across North America. Ann was Director of the Classical Wellness Center in Manhattan where for many years she practiced and taught classes on advanced diagnosis and the theory and application of Classical Chinese Medicine. Currently, her patients-children and adults of all ages-come from all over the world, working through illnesses or on personal cultivation. Ann's practice features the Complement Channels of acupuncture: the Sinew, Luo, Divergent and Eight Extraordinary Channels, and is augmented with Classical Chinese dietary therapeutic guidance. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two children. www. classicalacupuncture.com.

Pat Didner, MAcOM, L.Ac, is an acupuncturist board certified in Chinese herbal medicine and a graduate of the Academy of Oriental Medicine at Austin Graduate School of Integrative Medicine. She has done extensive Asian bodywork training in tui na with Yongxin Fan as well as training in Qigong Anma with Devon Hornby. A long-time practitioner of tai chi and qigong, Pat continues training with Sifu Fong Ha and studies Classical Chinese Medicine with Ann-Cecil Sterman. Pat specializes in the treatment of chronic conditions, pain, emotional and stress-related concerns, family and women's health, including infertility, using acupuncture, bodywork, Chinese herbal medicine and nutritional counseling. Pat has an art and art history background and enjoys drawing. She lives with her family and practices in New York City.

Cody Dodo, MS, L.Ac, studied acupuncture under Dr Jeffrey Yuen at the Swedish Institute in New York and later completed advanced studies with Dr Yuen in acupuncture and Chinese dietary therapy. Prior to his pursuit of acupuncture, Cody had a long career as a graphic designer in the publishing industry. He also designed the author's second book, The Art of Pulse Diagnosis. Cody has a private practice in Manhattan, teaches Classical Acupuncture internationally, and lives with his wife in Brooklyn.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ann Cecil-Sterman, Pllc
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0983772088
• ISBN 13: 9780983772088
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 468
• Illustrator: Didner Pat