Learning

The teachings, shared.

Slides and materials from the talks and classes I've given publicly. Yours to explore, free, for anyone curious to go deeper into this medicine.

Teaching keeps this medicine alive. As I give talks and classes, I post the slides and handouts here, free for anyone who wants to study further.

Classical Acupuncture

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Acupuncture for the OMS Practice

Integrating acupuncture and Chinese medicine into surgical patient care. Presented to the Southwest Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons.

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Daoist Alchemy

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Introduction to Daoist Alchemy

What alchemy is, where it comes from, and how the work transforms a life.

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The 13 Ghost Points

The classical treatment for the patterns that feel beyond our control, and how it frees them.

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The Five Elements & Nine Palaces

How the elements and the nine palaces map the body, the seasons, and a life.

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Recommended Reading

A few books I trust.

The writing on acupuncture and alchemy is endless. This is a short, curated list, the books most in line with how I practice and several by my own teachers, for anyone who wants to read further.

Classical Chinese Medicine

Becoming Healthy, Staying Healthy by Ann Cecil-Sterman

Becoming Healthy, Staying Healthy

Ann Cecil-Sterman

My teacher of the five channel systems distills complex Chinese medicine into a short, warm guide of everyday changes anyone can use.

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Daoist Alchemy

The Energy of Love by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy

The Energy of Love

Leta Herman & Jaye McElroy

Uses the Five Elements to understand your own nature and a partner's, turning attraction into lasting connection.

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Connecting Your Circle by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy

Connecting Your Circle

Leta Herman & Jaye McElroy

A Five Elements guide to knowing yourself and the people in your life, and finding your center among them.

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Through the Mystery Gate by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy

Through the Mystery Gate

Leta Herman & Jaye McElroy

Drawn from Master Jeffrey Yuen's oral teaching, a journey through the Nine Stages of Alchemy and the work of self-cultivation.

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Cultivating the Thirteen Ghost Points by Leta Herman and Jaye McElroy

Cultivating the Thirteen Ghost Points

Leta Herman & Jaye McElroy

A step-by-step guide to the classical Thirteen Ghost Points, for clearing and transcending life's deepest traumas.

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More will appear here as I teach. Looking for a specific handout, or want to bring a class to your group? Reach out.