Alternative Medicine College of Canada

Professional Distance Education

Cours Course 463

Energy Therapy

After giving an overview of pathological concepts, this course defines syndromes and corresponding energy treatments, according to individual biological terrain (earth, fire, metal, water and wood). Childhood symptoms and adult behaviours are also studied in each biological area.

Pré-requis: Prerequisites:

Energy Regulation

Crédits: Credits: 6       Heures: Hours of study: 90

Ce cours est inclus dans: This course is included in:

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Frais de scolarité: Tuition fees (if taken as single course):

$750 CAN |   $600 USD   |   €570 EURO

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Course Outline

Chapter 1

  • Pathological and Therapeutic Concepts
  • The notion of symptom
  • The syndrome
  • Regulation systems
  • The therapeutic approach
  • The therapeutic tools

Chapter 2: Fire Constitution

  • Morphology
  • Childhood symptoms
  • Adult behavior
  • Adult diseases
  • Physiology of the heart
  • The heart governs blood and vessels
  • The heart contains Shen
  • The opening of the heart is on the tongue

Semiology of the heart

  • Heart – Small Intestine
  • Heart – Lungs
  • Heart – Spleen
  • Heart – Liver
  • Heart – Kidney

Syndromes of the heart

  • Signs of emptiness, yin, yang, blood
  • Signs of heat, yang and fullness

Therapeutic orientations

  • Strengthen Qi
  • Strengthen Yang
  • Nourish the blood and stabilize the mind
  • Disperse heat
  • Stimulate blood circulation
  • Between attacks
  • In serious cases – bring back the yang

The small intestine

  • Physiology of the small intestine
  • Small intestine – heart
  • Syndrome of the meridian
  • Syndrome of the small intestine
  • Case of fullness
  • Case of emptiness
  • Therapeutic orientations

Chapter 3: Earth Constitution

Syndrome of the spleen

  • Yang of the empty spleen
  • Collapse of spleen Qi
  • The spleen does not govern the blood
  • Signs of heat, cold and humidity.

The stomach

  • Physiopathology
  • Syndrome of the stomach
  • Heat – humidity harms the spleen
  • Fire in the stomach
  • Cold in the stomach
  • Case of emptiness
  • Qi of the (spleen) and emptiness of the stomach

Chapter 4: Metal Constitution

Lungs

  • Lung physiology
  • Lung semiology and interactions with other organs
  • Syndrome of the lungs
  • Empty Qi
  • Empty Yin
  • Cold wind blocks the lungs
  • Perverse heat blocks the lungs
  • Dryness harms the lungs
  • Lungs are obstructed by phlegm and humidity

Colon

  • Physiopathology of the colon
  • Semiology of the colon and interrelations with other organs
  • Syndrome of the colon
  • Heat in the colon
  • The colon’s deficiency in liquids

Chapter 5: Water Constitution

Kidneys

  • Physiology of the kidneys
  • Semiology of the kidneys and interrelations with the other organs
  • Kidney syndrome
  • Kidney Qi is weak
  • Yang deficiency in the kidneys
  • Empty yang in the kidneys, water flows out
  • Yin deficiency in the kidneys

Bladder

  • Physiopathology of the bladder
  • Semiology of the bladder
  • Syndrome of the bladder
  • Humidity – heat in the bladder

Chapter 6: Wood Constitution

Liver

  • Physiopathology of the liver
  • Semiology of the liver and interrelation with the other organs

Gall bladder

  • Physiopathology of the gall bladder
  • Syndrome of the gall bladder
  • Marked Activities, Answers, Exam