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One Year Acupuncture Training Course
A new way to study acupuncture. Join our one of a kind rolling study programme. Start any time and become an acupuncturist in 12 months.
Five Element Acupuncture Diploma
A new way to study acupuncture.
Become an acupuncturist in 12 months with our comprehensive blended learning course.
Acupuncture Training Course
Join our revolutionary one-year acupuncture training course. No start date. Begin your training at any time.
Meet The Tutors
Your tutors have 56 combined years of professional acupuncture experience. They have developed, designed and deliver a range of practical and online courses to students worldwide. Michael and Paul have both taught acupuncture in India, and Paul has taught in Japan. Michael studied under the eminent Professor J. R. Worsley, the founder of the College of Traditional Acupuncture (CTA) Leamington Spa.
MICHAEL BAKER Post Grad Dip (HPE) BAc. MFHT Dip in Life Coaching 2ND DAN
PAUL ADKINS Lic Ac BA(Hons) FEA MFHT MAAC MBMAS MCAUK Holistic Life Coach 1ST DAN
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Why study Five Element Acupuncture?
Training as a Five Element practitioner provides a unique opportunity not just to treat the cause of your patient’s energetic imbalances, but to empower those patients to both recognise and change the reasons that lead to ill health.
Five Element training enhances the practitioner’s awareness of the dynamic elemental energies within their environment, thereby strengthening their resolve to treat their patients on all levels of Mind/Body/Spirit. Five Element theory and the treatment protocol is rooted in the Classics of Chinese medicine.
CPD Practical Workshops
The International College of Acupuncture offers a range of practical workshops for acupuncture CPD.
The Management and Treatment of Pain
Explore the treatment principles and needling techniques required when treating pain, taking into…
The Art of Acupuncture Needling
An introduction to a series of techniques to support and enhance the guided hands-on practice…
Qi Energy Development & Awareness
An introduction to a series of Qi Awareness and breathing techniques to support and enhance…
Fertility & Reproductive Health
A one-day workshop covering acupuncture for natural and assisted fertility support e.g IUI…
Facial Enhancement Acupuncture
Learn Paul Adkins’ Cosmetic Acupuncture protocol, now practised worldwide…
CPD Online Courses
Alongside our Five Element training options, we also offer a range of CPD short courses via our sister-site, AcupunctureCoursesOnline.com.
Certification is provided by FACIALENHANCE® for Facial Enhancement online training
Five Element Acupuncture Theory
This course provides Five Element thinking to your diagnosis and treatments.
Facial Enhancement Acupuncture
Learn Paul Adkins’ Cosmetic Acupuncture protocol online, now practised worldwide.
Facial Enhancement Jade Roller Massage
Discover the ancient secrets… ten acupressure points, gua sha and massage techniques.
What our
students say
Having the opportunity to train in something I have wanted to do for a long time under both Michael and Paul is such an incredible privilege and a valued opportunity. The course is delivered with a passion and breadth of knowledge that can only come from their years of experience; their enthusiasm for the subject has enhanced my own leaning experience.
Kelly Richards
Five Element Acupuncture Diploma
I would encourage anyone who has an interest in health and well-being, either professional or personal, to enquire further with the team at ICA and discover the range of learning and opportunities available.
The delivery and content of the 5 Element Diploma has been beyond expectations with tutors readily sharing their vast experiences and resources.
Ciaran Ryder
Five Element Acupuncture Diploma
Being part of the ‘family’ at ICA and having the opportunity to train alongside such knowledgeable practising acupuncturists has just been an amazing experience. Looking back on our first weekend, it helps me appreciate the huge amount of learning that we have already done, even though it hasn’t felt so overwhelming due to the support of our tutors and each other as a group.
Sarah Phillips
Five Element Acupuncture Diploma