2025 The Yin Wood Snake The Year of the Dragon asked us to evolve, let go of old patterns, and grow up. In the Year of the Snake,… The post 2025 The Yin Wood Snake – Predication appeared first on TCM Academy ..read more

Grounded and Thriving: Expert Advice for the Holidays As the holiday season approaches, we find ourselves in a time of both celebration and challenge. For… The post Grounded and Thriving: Expert Advice for the Holidays appeared first on TCM Academy ..read more

Acupuncture for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding Your Practice to Treat the Whole Family by Rebecca Avern As practitioners of East Asian Medicine (EAM), we’re uniquely… The post Acupuncture for Children’s Mental Health: Expanding Your Practice to Treat the Whole Family appeared first on TCM Academy ..read more

Finding Harmony in Learning TCM: A Yin-Yang Approach by Rachel Cheng, RCMP (Hong Kong) If studying medicine is like “drinking from a firehose” due to its… The post Finding Harmony in Learning TCM: A Yin-Yang Approach appeared first on TCM Academy ..read more

The case of the Thyroid Gland & Fertility Treatments By Anat Tzachar & Miriam Raich A 38-year-old woman in a same-sex relationship came to us… The post The Case of the Thyroid Gland & Fertility Treatments appeared first on TCM Academy ..read more

The Spirit Within – Meet the Community Welcome to our ‘The Spirit Within’, where we celebrate the journeys and achievements of our graduates and community.… The post The Spirit Within – Meet the Community: Introducing Molly Dyer appeared first on TCM Academy ..read more

Dynamic Interconnections: A Qi, Blood, and Fluids Case with Takahiro-Style Teishin by Mark Petruzzi This article, first published by the North America Journal of Oriental… The post Dynamic Interconnections: A Qi, Blood, and Fluids Case with Takahiro-Style Teishin appeared first on TCM Academy ..read more

The case of The Thyroid Gland & Fertility Treatments By Anat Tzachar & Miriam Raich A 38-year-old woman in a same-sex relationship came to us after 4 inseminations and 2 IVF treatments. From 2 retrievals, a total of 4 eggs were harvested with 2 successful fertilizations, but both transfer attempts were unsuccessful. She is about to start a new cycle in a month and a half.    Her ovarian reserve tests are normal (FSH-6), with a slight hemoglobin deficiency and subclinical hypothyroidism – TSH 6.56 / T4 9.1.    The doctor recommended another blood test in two ..read more

2024 The Yang Wood Dragon  hope this finds you well and healthy! The Year of the Rabbit signified being out and about in the world – enjoying the prosperous, opening qi. As we move into 2024, the Year of the Dragon, the mystical dragon rises and recharges our qi. The dragon represents rising yang qi and fast growing life energy. This expanding qi fuels a fresh life cycle and signals a time for us to broaden our horizons. I am honored and humbled to carry on Lillian Pearl Bridges’ tradition of writing the Chinese astrology forecast. Her memory lives on and her teachings ..read more

The Inner Development of the Practitioner An excerpt from "Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture" by Angela Hicks, John Hicks, Peter Mole, Chapter 6 Republish here with permission if the author   INTRODUCTION   Throughout the history of Chinese medicine it has been understood that the individuality of the practitioner has an enormous effect on the efficacy of acupuncture treatment. With its emphasis on treating at the subtlest levels of the person’s qi, it is natural that many practitioners of Five Element Constitutional Acupuncture place a great deal of importance on their int ..read more