This introductory course to Traditional Chinese Medicine will teach you the fundamentals necessary to embark on a new journey of wellness and professional possibilities.
Chinese Medicine has long been considered as the quintessence of Chinese culture. It has done a great contribution to the survival and health maintenance of Chinese people through thousands of years. Today it is still playing a distinctive role in health care system, increasingly recognised for its natural, holistic concept and clinical effects. Cokare has created this self study TCM course for you to understand, through 10 modules, how this long tradition seeks to preserve the health of people and how to make the first step towards becoming a TCM Wellness Coach.
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Week 1
Total time: 1 Hour
Module 1
1
Traditional Chinese Medicine, from past to future
Ancient and completely valid in the light of science
Important axioms of Traditional Chinese Medicine
The Taoist origin of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Inspire the future - Integrative Medicine
The WHO favors the East-West encounter
Module 2
2
Yin-Yang and the Five Elements Outline
The principle of Yin and Yang
The five elements and their connection to the human body
The big family
Psyche and soma, never one without the other
Week 1
Total time: 1 Hour
Week 1
Total time: 2 Hours
Module 3
3
Qi, meridian system and the 5 vital substances
Qi, vital energy
Xue, blood
JIn Ye, bodily fluids
Shen, psyche
Jing, essence
Meridian system
Diagnosis based on Traditional Chinese Medicine
Module 4
4
Wood element, the excesses that lead to illness
Spring, wind, and childhood
Internal organs: Liver and gallbladder
Flexible like bamboo
Imbalances due to stress and excesses
Week 2
Total time: 1 Hour
Week 2
Total time: 1 Hour
Module 5
5
Element of fire, joy, and heartfelt love
Summer, heat, and adolescence
Internal organs: heart and small intestine
Fire therapy, moxibustion, the healing fire
Joy and heartfelt love
Module 6
6
Earth element, digestive health and double "T"
Interseason, humidity and adulthood
Internal organs: stomach, spleen and pancreas
Interseason treatment: the art of living in health
Digestive health and double "T"
Earth therapy: Tuina, the Chinese therapeutic massage
Week 2
Total time: 1 Hour
Week 3
Total time: 1 Hour
Module 7
7
Metal element, the second brain and immunity
Autumn, dryness and maturity
Internal organs: lung and large intestine
Intestine, microbiota and second brain
Metal Therapy: acupuncture
Module 8
8
The Water Element: the importance of preserving this essence
Winter, coldness and wisdom
Internal organs: the kidneys and bladder
Water therapy: Qi Gong, the Supreme Medicine
Advice for restful sleep
Week 3
Total time: 1 Hour
Week 3
Total time: 2 Hours
Module 9
9
Cosmetic Chinese medicine: health at first sight
Healthy inside, beautiful outside
Brain-intestine-skin axis
Facelift with acupuncture
Vacuum therapy, facial cupping
Body treatment, cellulite and localised fat
Weight loss with Chinese Medicine
Module 10
10
Phytotherapy: natural plants at the forefront of biological medicine
Ranking of foods according to their Yin-Yang nature
Ranking of foods according to the five colours
Ranking of foods according to the five flavours
To each season, its food
Water, the forgotten nutrient
The psyche of eating
Slow food and good nutritional advice
Week 4
Total time: 2 Hours
Week 4
Total time: 2 Hours
Module 11
11
Diet Therapy: eating healthily
History of Traditional Chinese Phytotherapy
Li Shizhen, the father. of Chinese Phytotherapy
Principles of Chinese Phytotherapy
The four natures
The five flavours
Therapeutic actions
Principles and the 8 Methods
The master formulas
Mycotherapy, therapeutic properties of medical mushrooms and fungi
Artemisia: a plant that won a Nobel prize
Module 12
12
Tao, Chinese Medicine and the Secrets of Longevity
Tao, the path
"Tian Ren He Yi", the man between heaven and earth
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