A APAJAP organiza o curso de Shonishin, com Stephen Birch e em parceria com a Oshidé e o IVN
A Workshop on Shonishin: Japanese Acupuncture for Children
Instructor Stephen Birch PhD, LicAc (USA), MBAcC (UK), lid NVA (Holland).
Friday, November 22, 2019: (10.00-13.30 + 15.00-19.00)
10.00 – 10.10 Introduction
10.10 – 11.20 Overview of the history and development of shonishin + Japanese acupuncture
Theoretical basis of shonishin & overview of the modern utilization of shonishin
Overview pediatric treatments: physiology and sensitivities etc
Diagnostic methods and assessments for younger children
11.20 – 12.00 Treatment demonstrations
12.00 – 12.15 Tea/coffee break
12.15 – 13.30 Overview of the treatment tools + Practice using basic tools
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch
15.00 – 15.30 Practice using the tools
15.30 – 17.00 Contraindications and precautions in the treatment of children,
developing strategies for treating children,
the whole body root treatment – tools and methods,
instructing parents in home therapy
17.00 – 17.15 tea break
17.15 – 18.00 Treatment demonstrations
18.00 – 18.45 Cases
18.45 – 19.00 Questions and answers
Saturday November 23, 2019: (10.00-13.30 + 15.00-19.00)
10.00 – 12.00 Overview of root treatment patterns for older children
Japanese approaches: meridian therapy treatments
Demonstration and practice of treatment techniques
12.00 – 12.15 Tea/coffee break
12.15 – 13.00 Treatment demonstrations
13.00 – 13.30 Cases
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch
15.00 – 16.00 Review and practice of shonishin tapping and stroking treatment techniques
16.00 – 16.45 Adjusting acupuncture treatment techniques for children:
Inserting needles for children – lecture, demonstrations and practice
16.45 – 17.00 tea/coffee break
17.00 – 18.30 Okyu – Japanese moxa technique – lecture, demonstration and practice
18.30 – 19.00 Cases + questions/answers
Sunday, November 24, 2019: (9.30-12.30 + 14.00-16.00)
9.30 – 10.15 Treatment demonstrations
10.15 – 11.15 Adjusting acupuncture treatment techniques for children:
Press-spheres, press-tack needles, intradermal needles – lecture, demonstration + practice + cupping
11.15 – 11.30 Tea break
11.30 – 12.30 Treatment of specific disorders
12.30– 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.00 Treatment of specific disorders
15.00 – 15.15 Tea break
15.15 – 16.00 Treatment of specific disorders
10.00 – 12.00 Overview of root treatment patterns for older children
Japanese approaches: meridian therapy treatments
Demonstration and practice of treatment techniques
12.00 – 12.15 Tea/coffee break
12.15 – 13.00 Treatment demonstrations
13.00 – 13.30 Cases
13.30 – 15.00 Lunch
15.00 – 16.00 Review and practice of shonishin tapping and stroking treatment techniques
16.00 – 16.45 Adjusting acupuncture treatment techniques for children:
Inserting needles for children – lecture, demonstrations and practice
16.45 – 17.00 tea/coffee break
17.00 – 18.30 Okyu – Japanese moxa technique – lecture, demonstration and practice
18.30 – 19.00 Cases + questions/answers
Sobre o instrutor:
Stephen Birch vive e pratica na Holanda. Ele pratica a acupuntura japonesa há trinta e cinco anos. Além de estudar com o praticante-professor Yoshio Manaka, com quem escreveu o livro ‘Chasing the Dragon’s Tail’, ele também estudou com vários outros praticantes seniores como Kodo Fukushima, Toshio Yanagishita, Akihiro Takai, Shozo Takahashi, Koryo Nakada, Shuho Taniuchi e Yutaka Shinoda. Ele é autor de Shonishin – Acupuntura Pediátrica Japonesa e é co-autor de Hara Diagnosis: Reflexões sobre o Mar, Acupuntura Japonesa, Vasos Extraordinários e Acupuntura.
Seu novo livro co-editado sobre Qi e o Jingmai Restoring Order em Saúde e Medicina Chinesa foi lançado em 2014.
Ele é um professor bem conhecido na América do Norte, Europa e Australásia. Ele ensina workshops e programas sobre métodos de acupuntura japoneses em vários locais da Europa, incluindo Holanda, Reino Unido, Alemanha, Suíça, Escandinávia, Áustria, Itália, Espanha, Portugal e também ensina na Australásia. Ele também esteve envolvido no estudo científico da acupuntura por mais de vinte e cinco anos, com um PhD em pesquisa de acupuntura, publicando muitos trabalhos nessa área e é professor associado no Kristiania University College.
