ATS’ mission is to preserve, document and disseminate China’s traditional knowledge. The videos and books we have produced are our efforts to get our work to you. In no area is this now more important than in Chinese medicine. To make our documented work more useful, ATS now provides PDA points to the number of continuing education units certified practitioners need to maintain their national certification. As a not for profit supported in part by donations, we can make these PDA’s the most affordable on the market and offer online videos for royalty-free material.

The most important clinical book in Chinese Medicine is the Shang Han Lun, and the most important part of the book is the Preface!

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.”

•The online version contains everything in the DVD series, including Chinese characters. The DVDs can be purchased here.

•PDA information on this video series for NCCAOM practitioners can be found here.

Qing Dynasty medical practitioner Chen Xiuyuan was arguably the most important educator of Chinese medicine until the arrival of Communism in 1949. Even until the 1970's, his works were used by students and teachers alike in the study of Chinese medicine.

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.

•The online version contains the entire lecture but does not include Chinese characters. The DVD series will be available soon here.

•PDA information on this video series for NCCAOM practitioners can be found here.

In Course 02, Andrew Nugent-Head discusses line by line part 02 of Chen Xiuyuan's incredibly famous Three Character Classic for the Study of Medicine section on diagnosis and treatment for Struck by Wind, the traditional term for a CVA.

In Course 03 Andrew Nugent-Head discusses line by line Chen Xiuyuan's incredibly famous Three Character Classic for the Study of Medicine section on diagnosis and treatment for Consumptive Diseases.

Mr. Nugent-Head not only translates every line, but also translates and elucidates Chen Xiuyuan's own commentary on the meaning of each 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.

•The online version contains the entire lecture but does not include Chinese characters. The DVD series will be available soon here.

•PDA information on this video series for NCCAOM practitioners can be found here.

In this lecture & seminar, Association for Traditional Studies director Andrew Nugent-Head tackles making Qi a tangible and reliable part of one’s treatments and practice. Based on his years training with the late Dr. Xie Peiqi in Beijing,  this set features discussion, demonstration and question answering designed to clarify the important skill of affecting Qi in patients.

“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.”

•The online version contains the entire lecture but does not include Chinese characters. The DVD series will be available soon here.

•PDA information on this video series for NCCAOM practitioners can be found here.