Tony Booker led a successful three-week trip for practitioners of acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine which included two weeks’ clinical experience in one of China’s most modern hospitals where participants had the opportunity to treat patients under the watchful eye of senior TCM doctors, and lectures from hospital staff.
We intend to run another in autumn 2010
The popularity and value of our programme of continuing professional development (CPD) events is well established. Acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine practitioners from this and other colleges come to Reading to develop their knowledge and meet their peers.
This website is updated regularly, so places should be available for the events listed below (unless they are listed as fully booked). To book a place click 'register' and fill in the online application form. If you have any queries please email Silvia Hovancova or call her on 0118 950 8880.
When courses become booked, we try to arrange supplementary dates in response to demand. If a course is full we will let you know, and automatically put your name on the waiting list, contacting you if a place becomes available again or a new date is arranged.
Event price shown is for full rates. Student rates will show in basket once selected.
Please note that your place is only confirmed once we receive payment .
When courses become booked, we try to arrange supplementary dates in response to demand. If a course is full use the link below to automatically put your name on the waiting list, we will contact you when a place becomes available again or a new date is arranged.
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Chinese health preservation |
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| Thu 4 Mar 2010 | Teachings from the tradition compared to modern lifestyle research with Peter Deadman. Read more... PLACES AVAILABLE Eligability: All |
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Pulsing and relaxation for health |
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| Tue 16 Mar 2010 | Learn how to feel, balance, smooth and strengthen the internal pulsation of qi in your joints and cavities and in other people’s with Daoist Lineage Master Bruce Frantzis. Read more... Places: Eligability: All |
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Treating severe/enduring mental health problems |
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| Thu 25 Mar 2010 | Explore acupuncture’s role in mainstream treatment with Neil Quinton. Read more... Places: Eligability: 3rd years and above/ graduates |
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Treating musculo-skeletal pain |
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| Tue 20 - Wed 21 Apr 2010 | Learn how to make your treatment of pain more effective and quicker using acupuncture and extraordinary therapies, with Radha Thambirajah. Read more... Places: Eligability: 3rd years and above/ graduates |
£ | |
The five shen |
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| Mon 26 Apr 2010 | Peter Firebrace translates the subtle concepts of the wu shen into terms that are useful and helpful to us as practitioners. Read more... Places: Eligability: All |
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Auricular acupuncture |
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| Thu 20 May 2010 | An introduction to this therapy as a stand alone, or used in combination with body acupuncture, with Diana Griffin. Read more... Places: Eligability: 3rd years and above/ graduates |
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Energetic emotion testing: looking for less, seeing more |
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| Thu 3 June 2010 | Deepen your understanding of this diagnostic skill with John Hicks. Read more... |
£ | |
Facial diagnosis (basic) |
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| Wed 23 - Thu 24 June 2010 | Learn how to apply this valuable tool in your practice, with Lillian Bridges. Read more... |
£ | |
Facial diagnosis (advanced) |
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| Fri 25 June 2010 | Learn how to apply this valuable tool in your practice, with Lillian Bridges. Read more... |
£ | |
Trigger points |
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| Wed 30 June - Thu 1 July 2010 | An introduction to the use of muscle trigger points in the management of acute and chronic pain, with Jennie Longbottom. Read more... |
£ | |
Nourishing life through the four seasons and Five Elements |
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| Thu 8 July 2010 | Exercises and discussion to explore ways to nourish our lives, with Sandra Hill. Read more... |
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Cosmetic acupuncture |
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| Tue 20 - Wed 21 July 2010 | A two-day seminar describing needling and energy balancing methods to treat the skin with Radha Thambirajah. Read more... FULLY BOOKED Eligability: 3rd years and above/ graduates |
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Supporting people with cancer |
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| Thu 2 Sept 2010 | Practical ways to use Chinese medicine to help cancer patients, with Steve Gascoigne. Read more... Places:
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Building a healthy business: strategies for success |
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| Thu 16 Sept 2010 | Developing effective business and marketing strategies, with Katherine Berry. Read more... Eligability: 3rd years and above/ graduates |
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Healing the eyes with acupuncture |
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| Thu 23 - Fri 24 Sept 2010 | There is more to it than Taichong Liv 3! Find out more with Julian Scott. Read more... |
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You the therapist: qi dynamics in the therapeutic encounter |
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| Thu 14 Oct 2010 | Explore how to protect your energy during and after treatment, with Michael Pringle. Read more... |
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Getting the point: Liver and Gall bladder |
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| Thu 21 Oct 2010 | An in-depth look at these points with Danny Blyth and Michael Ng. Read more... |
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4 Mar 2010
Chinese health preservation
16 Mar 2010
Pulsing and relaxation for health
25 Mar 2010
Treating severe/enduring mental health problems
20-21 Apr 2010
Treating musculo-skeletal pain
26 Apr 2010
The five shen
20 May 2010
Auricular acupuncture
3 June 2010
Energetic emotion testing: looking for less, seeing more
23-24 June 2010
Facial diagnosis (basic)
25 June 2010
Facial diagnosis (advanced)
30 June - 1 July 2010
Trigger points
8 July 2010
Nourishing life through the four seasons and Five Elements
20-21 July 2010
Cosmetic acupuncture
2 Sept 2010
Supporting people with cancer
16 Sept 2010
Building a healthy business: strategies for success
23-24 Sept 2010
Healing the eyes with acupuncture
14 Oct 2010
You the therapist: qi dynamics in the therapeutic encounter
21 Oct 2010
Getting the point: Liver and Gall bladder
BSc (Hons) Acupuncture and MSc courses offered in collaboration with Kingston University. Our students have access to StudySpace Kingston University's online learning recourse.
Our acupuncture courses are accredited by the British Acupuncture Accreditation Board (BAAB)