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In Medical Qigong Level II, students are led through a progressive series of advanced Shengong (Spirit Skill) meditations and exercises. These exercises and meditations are specifically used for developing advanced intuitive diagnostic skills. The students also learn basic Medical Qigong treatment protocols and begin the initial phase of their Medical Qigong clinical experience by performing basic treatments on their fellow classmates. The basics learned in this class include using Medical Qigong for diagnosis and then using purging, tonifying and regulating techniques in the subsequent treatment.

If students are interested in continuing their education to Medical Qigong III and onward, it is highly recommended students to register for anatomy, physiology and TCM Theory I class concurrently.

About the Instructor:  Thomas has great passion for the inner alchemy practices found in Daoism and other eastern traditions, both as a vehicle for self transformation as well as a means to promote healing ranging from the physical to the spiritual. In 2006, he completed the highest level of training and certification available from the International Institute of Medical Qigong and Henan University of TCM. While studying in China on five separate occasions, Thomas received lineage into the Dragon Gate sect of Daoism at Qingchengshan (青城山) in Sichuan. In addition to Thomas' study and practice of Daoist medicine and healing, he also has a very close association with the great Indian saint Mata Amritanandamayi, better known as Amma, or the hugging saint. He serves on staff for her tours in North America and abroad, absorbing her deep wisdom and compassion for the human condition. Thomas currently teaches medical qigong, energetic medicine, and core mysticism, while offering energetic healing sessions to his students and clients. For more information about Thomas go to: www.inneralchemycenter.com

[CEUs Approval Pending]

*Total 32 CEUs hours for LAc, RN, and CMT

*16 CEUs for 10/28 & 11/18 (need to attend both days to qualify for CEUs)

*16 CEUs for 12/02 & 12/09 (need to attend both days to qualify for CEUs)

To register for this course, please email Lykos Yang at sjextension@fivebranches.edu or call the San Jose Administration Office at (408) 260-0208.

(Credit Card payment is subjected to additional 3% charge)

DISCOUNTS: 10% Early Registration (one month prior to beginning of the class), 20% FBU Alumni

English Demo Video: Introduction to Taichi Standing Meditation Courses

Chinese Demo Video1: Taichi Standing Meditation（李光昭老师无极桩功简介）

Chinese Demo Video2: 2015年6月12日李光昭老师太极内功及无极桩功公开宣讲课

Please note that this bilingual class will be offered in both Chinese and English.

In this two-day class, students learn Wu Ji Zhuang, the first stage in Taichi Standing Meditation. Traditional Taichi training starts from Standing Meditation instead of Taichi forms/postures. This is how Taichi masters taught Taichi within their own families. With consistent daily practice of Wu Ji Zhuang, students learn the true meaning of “relaxation” for the body and “awareness and concentration” for the mind. Thus students can improve their physical and emotional well-being significantly and also build a solid foundation for advanced Martial Arts training if they choose to pursue the path. Students are taught how to correctly position the 18 key parts of the body: Head, Feet, Neck, Chin, Teeth, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Finger, Chest, Upper Back, Abdomen, Lower Back, Hip, Buttocks, Knee, Ankle, and Crotch. Every student will get chance to feel the instructors when the techniques are demonstrated. Students gain deeper understanding of the forces of Yin and Yang that will benefit their TCM study. Students also acquire valuable skills to heal themselves through mind and body exercises that can be done anywhere and anytime. They learn to follow the way of Taichi at home, work and everyday life.

*16 CEU hours for "Category 2" for LAc, RN, and CMT

To register for this course, please email Lykos Yang at sjextension@fivebranches.edu or call the San Jose Administration Office at (408) 260-0208 Ext:212.

Face Reading is a perceptive modality whose history traces back thousands of years spanning many traditions, from ancient Chinese medicine diagnostics to modern psychophysiology. Face Reading teaches you how to read the signs everyone carries with them, giving insight into a person's nature, their current emotional state, the health they are presently experiencing and the strengths and challenges they were born into. Face reading is a method of diagnosis for both health and personality. It is a skill used to develop deeper awareness and enhances communication and effectiveness in your work and relationships. 

About the instructor

Marie-France has traveled around the world and lived over 20 years in Asia: China, Japan, Taiwan, and Hong-Kong. She followed renowned acupuncturists that allowed her to develop a depth of knowledge beyond what is taught in North American acupuncture schools. 

About the class

In modern times, Primary Meridians/Channels are taught and used as an extension of their Zang and Fu Organs, with the emphasis on pathology. This class will explore the point of view of Classical Acupuncture, with a different perspective on pathology, as well as emphasizing the physiological and behavioral changes from birth to death as represented from Lung to Liver Meridians.

Address: 1885 Lundy Avenue, Ste 108, San Jose, CA 95131

To register for this course, please call the DAOM office at (408) 260-0208.

DISCOUNTS: 10% Early Registration (one week prior to the beginning of class), 20% FBU Alumni, 50% FBU Faculty.

Acupuncture poipnts each have a name, a history, and a particular meaning and energy. This course examines the name of the point, its relationship to the elements, to the oficial (organ system), its location and its relation to the overall context of the patient. Class includes discussion, meditation, art and poetry. 

Students will gain a deeper and more personal knowledge of, and relationship to the the energetic of particular maridian points. They will incresae their skills in choosing points which will support the patient's energetic constitution and their psycho/spiritual well being. 

15 CEUs (Pending) - Category 1 

Prerequisities: None - All levels welcome. 

This class is being held at our Santa Cruz campus located at 200 7th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062

English Demo Video: Introduction to Taichi Standing Meditation Courses

Chinese Demo Video: 李光昭老师浑圆桩功介绍

Please note that this bilingual class will be offered in both Chinese and English.

In this two-day class, students learn Hun Yuan Zhuang, the second level in Taichi Standing Meditation. Traditional Taichi training starts from Standing Meditation instead of Taichi forms/postures, to cultivate Neigong, or Inner Power. This is how Taichi masters taught Taichi within their own families. In Level 1 Wuji Standing Meditation, students learn the true meaning of “relaxation” for the body and “awareness and concentration” for the mind.

Level 2 Hun Yuan Standing Meditation builds on top of the relaxation technique of Level 1. In Level 2 Huan Yuan Standing Meditation, the instructors will further teach the students how to integrate the relaxed 18 body parts to form a coherent and integral body, and to cultivate a healthy and natural relationship between the body and the mind. Students are taught how to use posture and “Yi” （roughly means the mind) to cultivate “Qi” (or “Chi”) to flow throughout the body. Every student will get chance to feel the instructors when the techniques are demonstrated. Students gain deeper understanding of the forces of Yin and Yang that will benefit their TCM study. Students acquire valuable skills to heal themselves through mind and body exercises. Hun Yuan Standing Meditation is also a key training technique to acquire Martial Arts skills. Students that did not take the Level 1 course can take the Level 2 course, because the Level 1 contents will be reviewed, and they can take a full Level 1 course later on.

*16 CEU hours for "Category 2" for LAc, RN, and CMT

To register for this course, please email Lykos Yang at sjextension@fivebranches.edu or call the San Jose Administration Office at (408) 260-0208 Ext:212.

DISCOUNTS: 10% Early Registration (one month prior to beginning of the class), 20% FBU MTCM students/Alumni