The Energy Sublime

Who Can Take This Course?

For Those Who Are Attending a Live Intensive:

This online course is one part of the teacher training you'll be experiencing – and a unique feature of the Summers School of Yin Yoga. Completing this course will prepare you to arrive at the live training with a solid foundation of the theory and practice covered in each module, allowing us to start at a higher level in our time together in the intensive. Upon registration, you'll receive a link that grants you free lifetime access to the online course (a $125 value). Please note: You will need to complete the online course, including a short quiz, before attending the live teacher training module. Estimated time to complete the online course: 5-7 hrs (not including the course readings).

For Anyone Who Wants to Learn About Traditional Chinese Medicine:

You don't need to be enrolled in Summers School of Yin Yoga in order to take this online course. It is designed to be a self-contained introduction to the concepts and practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It can be taken on its own, giving you a low-risk opportunity to see if this module (or the school) is the right fit for you.

Course Contents:

• Theory: Essential Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine; Taoist Origins; Yin Yang Theory; Qi; Meridians; Vital Substance; Chinese Organs; Five Elements
• Quiz: The course ends with a quiz, which you must complete (and pass!) before the live training.

Below is a complete list of all the course lessons. Each lesson contains either an audio lecture or video presentation.

1. Introduction to Chinese Medicine: A Holistic View
2. The Taoist Origins of Traditional Chinese Medicine
3. Yin and Yang 101: Foundational Theory
4. Yin and Yang: Mastering the Relationship
5. What is Qi?
6. The Meridians: Channels of Qi
7. The Sources and Functions of Qi
8. What is Blood?
9. What is Essence?
10. The Organs: The Chinese Medical View
11. Wood: Liver and Gall Bladder
12. Fire: Heart and Small Intestine
13. Earth: Spleen and Stomach
14. Metal: Lungs and Large Intestine
15. Water: Kidneys and Bladder
16. The Energy Sublime: Quiz

Course Readings:

• If you are participating in the live component, there is a required text: Wood Becomes Water: Chinese Medicine in Everyday Life by Gail Reichstein. Please be sure to read this in full before the live training. Even if you are not attending the training, this book will serve as a wonderful reference.
• Suggested text: The Web That Has No Weaver, Ted Kaptchuk

The price of the course is: $49.00

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