Elements & Essences
Integrating Flower Essence Remedies into your Acupucnture Practice
Flower essences are subtle vibrational remedies that can be used to address emotional, mental and spiritual disharmony that may be at the root of physical and somatic symptoms. Through the lens of Five Element Theory and Traditional Chinese Medicine, this two-part, live, virtual workshop introduces flower essence formulas and individual flower remedies that acupuncturists can integrate into their clinical practice to support their patients on emotional, mental and spiritual levels. We’ll explore flower essences to support the emotional complexes connected to each of the Five Elements: Anger, Fear, Worry, Grief and Joy. You'll leave this workshop with a repertoire of remedies to address the most common conditions found in acupuncture clinical practice, including Liver Qi stagnation, Heart Blood deficiency, Shen dysregulation, Yang deficiency, and Blood and Qi deficiency.
Use a five element framework to identify key flower essences for common TCM presentations.
Use the five emotions as a diagnostic filter for flower essence prescription.
Distinguish Flower Essences from other forms of plant medicine.
Explore best practices for using Flower Essences with your patients.
Understand how and when to use over 15 flower essence remedies.
Earn 4.5 PDA Points (Pending) (PE-CW category) with the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM).
Part 1: Elements and Essences - Wednesday, October 16, 6-8:30pm
- Flower Essence Basics
- Differentiating between flower essences vs. herbal medicine and essential oils
- Key formulas and remedies within a Five Element framework
Note: after this workshop, practitioners will be asked to write a mini case-study exploring their use of flower essences with a client
Part 2: Clinical Reflective Practice - Wednesday, November 13th, 6-8pm
- When and how to introduce flower essences to patients
- The business and ethics of flower essences
- Case study analysis
Cost: $150