Firmly rooted in our Chinese Medicine classics, this 5-module programme, as taught by the Association for Traditional Studies, is designed to teach practitioners how to work tangibly with acupuncture to treat internal disease.
The course includes over 40 hours of online video content by Andrew Nugent-Head, where Andrew lays out the foundations of working within the classical perspective: rather than relying on point indications as described in textbooks, the focus shifts back onto the practitioner’s skill of tangibly being able to manipulate the patient’s Qi. Understanding this fundamental framework of practice holds the key to being able to reliably improve the patient’s health.
The 5 in-person modules are practical days, taught in London by Andrew’s senior students Conny and Zarig Cooper. On these days, we focus on developing the relevant clinical skills and bringing to life the content from the online lectures.
On these hands-on days we cover needle techniques such as Burning Mountain/Cooling Sky and Channel Travel, as well as hand techniques such as Rocking and Deep Qi. We also practice model protocols that can be starting points to use in clinic for various internal conditions.
This exciting in-depth course covers the following concepts:
Module 1: Tonifying the Upright, Dispersing the Pernicious, Regulating the Channels
Module 2: The Eight Functions of Qi
Module 3: Doors & Pathways of Qi
Module 4: Awakening the Source
Module 5: Treatment Protocols for Internal Illnesses
At the end of this comprehensive course, participants will have reframed their way of assessing patients and offering treatments. Participants will have learned to work in a more tangible way that will reset the patient’s system and allows for much clearer treatment results.
Who can attend?
Qualified acupuncturists or third year students on a BAAB accredited course.
Previous attendees of Andrew Nugent-Head’s internal medicine seminar series (in London, Zurich, Hamburg and Frankfurt) who would like to review and deepen the material are also very welcome.
Teachers:
The pre-recorded lectures feature Andrew Nugent-Head explaining theories and background of working with internal medicine.
The in-person days are taught by Conny and Zarig Cooper. Conny and Zarig both attended Andrew’s seminar series in London between 2012 and 2016. They have since been on yearly study trips to the Alternative Clinic in Asheville, USA, to observe the taught material being used in clinical practice. In 2018, they joined Andrew’s teaching team and started assisting at his European seminars. They both teach CPD courses in London and are dedicated to sharing ATS’s teachings of tangible, effective clinical skills with acupuncturists in the UK.
Details:
Location: Miller’s Way Project, Miller’s Way, Shepherd’s Bush, London W6 7NH
Dates:
10/11 October 2026
21/22 November 2026
16/17 January 2027
6/7 March 2027
24/25 April 2027
Each day runs 10am – 5pm.
Cost: The cost of the course includes the online video content (normally $900) and the attendance at the 10 in-person days:
The standard cost is £1700 if paid by 15th August 2026, after that date £1800.
For return participants who attended Andrew’s previous internal medicine series, the cost is £1350 if paid by 15th August 2026, after that date £1450.
To sign up:
Please use this link for the deposit to secure your place on the course: https://buy.stripe.com/14A14m9fo0FI0Xrgqw2go0f
We will then be in touch to confirm the place and give info regarding the balance.
Payment by instalments is possible, although the balance needs to be settled before the start of the course. We recommend settling the balance at the latest 2 weeks before the start to allow time to watch the required lecture videos before the first in-person weekend.
Please email info@yidaoclinic.co.uk for any queries.
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