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Please join us on Friday 2nd November 2018 at 7pm, for an informal open evening to find out more about our upcoming Five Element Acupuncture Diploma two-year training programme. As of March 2019 it will be possible to train as an acupuncturist in Cornwall; come along to learn more about about what’s on offer and […]
A BRAND NEW FIVE ELEMENT ACUPUNCTURE DIPLOMA COURSE ENROL NOW FOR 2019 I am excited to announce the opening of the International College of Acupuncture (ICA) in Cornwall. On behalf of myself, Paul Adkins (Vice Principal) and Michael Baker (Principal), I would like to introduce ICA, which will be offering a blended learning opportunity for […]
We’re excited to announce that we have a brand new website! So what’s new? We now have three annual subscription levels to choose from: Bronze = FREE/Year Silver = £25/Year Gold = £49/Year Take a look at our table to see what’s included in each subscription: As you can see, we’ve introduced a bronze free […]
Our Members can submit articles, for consideration in our blog, that relate to acupuncture and Chinese medicine. Your article can feature your name and a direct link back to your profile page on The 5 Element Acupuncture Network. This is a great way of increasing the success of your listing. As articles already link to […]
The Five Element Acupuncture Theory online course is both written and taught by experienced acupuncturist and lecturer Michael Baker Post Grad Dip (HPE). BAc. MBAcC. Dip in Life coaching. 2nd Dan. Michael was fortunate enough to study with Professor J. R. Worsley and his inspirational team at The College of Traditional Acupuncture, (CTA) in Leamington […]
by J.R. Worsley This book has been a fantastic purchase, I suppose it’s bound to be a good book because it’s the subject I spent three years studying, written by the man himself! Aside from my bias, I found it to be a very readable book in a language that is really easy to understand. […]
by Lonny S. Jarrett Peter Eckman in his forward to the book states that both Jarrett and Worsley have a ‘touch of genius’ and ‘meet the criteria for spirits and sages’ as set out in the Nan Jing. It is probably the only book that integrates the various traditions of Chinese Medicine in an academic […]
by J.R. Worsley What a great little book! I was really surprised when I started to read this, it’s fantastic. The whole book is a transcript of a lecture given by J.R. Worsley in New York in 1980. He talks about 5 Element Acupuncture and also about experiences from his life. Once you start to […]
by Stephen Gascoigne If I have a complaint about this book, then it’s only a very minor one; I wish it had been published in hardback, as the amount of times that I’m going to refer to this publication will mean that it will soon become much worn. Although written in a very TCM style […]
The winter is the season of the Water Element and we're nearing the time of maximum Yin.
Here's a great quote about the Water Element from Christa-Maria Herrmann's book - Five Elements: The Movement of Life Through Body, Mind and Spirit, Volume 1
