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In this PDA course, Dr. Xie Peiqi demonstrates the 24 basic hand techniques on a model patient, showing each technique’s application on the front, back and sides of the body. Dr. Xie then demonstrates the technique as a self massage to treat one’s own illnesses or simply maintain health.

“The important task is not to just reliably achieve ‘De Qi’, but to decide what to do with it each time. Whether it is due to misunderstanding or misrepresentation, tangibly and reliably manipulating Qi with one’s hands or a needle seem to have taken an esoteric turn in the West. In actuality, it is a very grounded and simple process. What was once common knowledge is now being seen as high level skill. Sadly, this has greatly affected the efficacy, and thus reputation, of Chinese medicine.”

Born in 1928, Liu Shichang is Dr. Xie Peiqi’s oldest surviving disciple who began training with him in 1958. Liu Shichang was a contemporary and close friend of the doctor’s, looking out for each other through the difficult history of the late 50’s and 60’s. His words and skills are an intriguing glimpse into how Dr. Xie spoke about and taught Bagua in his middle years.

Filmed with two camera angles in a very free flow fashion, this is a gem of information for beginner and experienced practitioners alike seeking to maintain health into old age through cultivating a martial practice.

Overlooked by readers and often omitted by publishers, the preface contains the keys to understanding the rest of the Shang Han Lun. In this fascinating discussion, Andrew Nugent-Head awakens the hidden meanings line by line, explaining references Zhang Zhongjing makes that are often missed by Chinese and western scholars alike.

“This is how I learned the classics here in China: in a teacher’s home, the ancient books coming alive and the passions of ancient authors filling the room as if they were speaking their words to you. Zhang Zhongjing’s Preface is the most exciting and important part of his Shang Han Lun. Understanding what he is really saying is the key to understanding his entire book. In this lecture, I share the Preface just as my teacher, Dr. Li Hongxiang, shared it with me. This lecture was only possible through Dr. Li Hongxiang’s teaching, and a special acknowledgement and thanks must be given to him.”

In this lecture series, Andrew Nugent-Head discusses line by line part 01 of Chen Xiuyuan's incredibly famous Three Character Classic for the Study of Medicine. Part 01 is the Source and Flow of Medical History. He not only translates every line, but also translates and elucidates Chen Xiuyuan's own commentary on the meaning of each three character stanza.

This course gives non Chinese speakers direct access to a critical book on the study of Chinese medicine without having to learn the language.

In this lecture series, Andrew Nugent-Head discusses line by line part 02 of Chen Xiuyuan's incredibly famous Three Character Classic for the Study of Medicine. Part 02 covers diagnosis and treatment for Struck by Wind, the traditional term for a CVA. He not only translates every line, but also translates and elucidates Chen Xiuyuan's own commentary on the meaning of each three character stanza, diagnostic techniques, treatment theories and treatment formulae.

This course gives non Chinese speakers direct access to a critical book on the study of Chinese medicine without having to learn the language.

In this lecture series, Andrew Nugent-Head discusses line by line part 03 of Chen Xiuyuan's incredibly famous Three Character Classic for the Study of Medicine. Part 03 covers diagnosis and treatment for Consumptive Diseases. He not only translates every line, but also translates and elucidates Chen Xiuyuan's own commentary on the meaning of each three character stanza, diagnostic techniques, treatment theories and treatment formulae.

This course gives non Chinese speakers direct access to a critical book on the study of Chinese medicine without having to learn the language.

In this fascinating lecture, Andrew Nugent-Head takes us on a tour of the issues and realities facing Chinese medicine today in Mainland China. Beginning with a brief history of Chinese medicine from the invasion of the Western Allied Powers in the late 1800's through the Nationalist Reforms, Communist Restructuring and the current free-for-all market economy, Mr. Nugent-Head addresses all of the major factors contributing to the state of Chinese medicine in China today. From the socialization of Chinese Medicine to the newly emerging high end clinics and spas; the parallel paths of traditional Traditional Chinese medicine and modern Traditional Chinese Medicine over the past 50 years; how mainland Chinese view Chinese medicine, the low status practitioners have in society and the Brain Drain facing Chinese medicine educators; the re-emergence of charlatan practitioners and their effect on the trust in Chinese medicine; herbal usage and issues surrounding quality, convenience and prescription skill; and the return of the “Confucian” individual interested in Chinese medicine. All of these factors play into the landscape of Chinese medicine today and its evolution in the next decade; all of these factors play into the emergence and treatment of pandemics, drug resistant bacteria, and seemingly mysterious virii moving around the world.

Whether you are a practitioner or patient, a sinofile or lay person, this is an incredible opportunity to spend an evening listening to a first hand account from someone who has lived in China for almost 25 years.

Being based on the Yi Jing, Yin Style Bagua's medical knowledge views illness, diagnosis and treatment in terms of eight functions or movements of Qi: Opening, Closing, Gathering, Dispersing, Raising, Lowering, Exiting, Entering. Health is the natural interchange of these functions within the organs and the channels; illness is either an excess, deficiency or malfunction of these eight movements; diagnosis is understanding these functions and recognizing their patterns when manifesting as illness; and treatment is being able to create or control these eight functions of Qi in a patient by acupuncture, bodywork, and herbs.

Dr. Xie's closest student for 10 years, Andrew Nugent-Head combines theory, case examples and demonstration of techniques to shed light on the inner workings of what was one of the most secretive styles of Chinese medicine in Beijing.

Daoist by nature but influenced by Buddhism, the amount and variety of internal practices within Yin Style Bagua are staggering. In this seminar, Andrew Nugent-Head lays out the theories of daoyin within Yin Style Bagua and explains the most famous exercises, with walk-through demonstrations and Q&A. Intellectually and physically challenging, this seminar is presented in a fun, up-beat manner, covering how Yin Style Bagua practitioners explore Pre and Post Heaven existence, understand illness, treat patients, and develop powerful bodies, all by understanding the internal self and thus the external world.