Course Description

This month’s DAOM module discusses the concepts of Aging and Longevity, emotions, Sanity and Insanity and Wei (limpness). Each day will cover one topic or concept in depth. Each day will be spent examining the context of the topic through the lens of the classical Chinese Texts. Learners will be invited on a journey of deep exploration on how the classics inform the notion of the topics in relation to today’s ever-changing world. Elisabeth will discuss why specific characters were used and what the translations mean based on cultural nuances.

Instructor Introduction

Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée is an internationally respected scholar and translator of classical Chinese medical and philosophical texts. Born in Paris in 1949, Elisabeth studied literature, philosophy, and Chinese in Paris and Taiwan. In 1970 she began studying classical Chinese texts under Claude Larre at the Ricci Institute in Paris. Later she became Secretary General of the Institute, staying there until 2005. Elisabeth now teaches at the Jesuit University of Paris and also the European School of Acupuncture, where she is a Senior Lecturer. Elisabeth’s passion for classical Chinese Medicine and philosophy, along with her dedication to teaching, make her lectures an inspiration.