On Demand Self-Study with 3 CEUs

At the Threshold of the Unknowable: Introduction to the Medicines
of Liu Ming

On Demand Video Lecture

Approved for 3 Category-1 CEUs by the California Acupuncture Board
NCCAOM PDAs Pending

Liu Ming invites us to see self-cultivation not as an extraneous limb for the TCM practitioner, but rather the trunk of the tree. A robust personal practice supports our own health, our diagnostic perception, patient rapport, treatment technique, and our clinical results. With this course we hope to inspire and enable practitioners of TCM to connect with the trunk of their practice, the direct experience of the Dao.

Cultivation at the Core

This short class serves as an introduction to the vast body of knowledge represented by the late Liu Ming. Attendees will better understand how the underlying contemplative philosophy of Liu Ming informs the various forms of medicine and wisdom sciences he taught.

Liu Ming was the co-founding director of Five Branches TCM school, a Daoist lineage holder, and an expert in many of the traditional disciplines of East Asia. His perspective on medicine was uniquely grounded in the philosophy of Wu Wei Dao - the path of effortless accomplishment. He left a tremendous legacy of teachings, with applications to diet, acupuncture, seasonal and environmental health, movement, and especially non-conceptual meditation.

With such a wealth of information available, this course helps new and returning students orient themselves in a way that preserves Liu Ming’s unique perspective, while offering guidance towards other areas of specialized interest. Emphasis will be on distinguishing conceptual/accumulative practices from non-conceptual practices. We will connect a fundamental basis in a non-striving View, Method, and Fruition to our personal and clinical practices. This course previews how this approach can inform our understanding of TCM, feng shui, qi gong, astrology, sleep, nutrition, ritual practice, and other areas of Liu Ming’s expertise.

What's included?

  • Slides for the Course
  • 3 CEU/PDAs 
  • Forum Access

On Demand Video  Lecture

An introduction to a sea of knowledge and a growing learning community

3 CEUs/PDAs

Eligible for 3 CEU/PDAs for Licensed Acupuncturists
Patrick Jones - Course author

Dr. Joseph Davis

DAOM, MSTCM, L.Ac, Dipl. OM NCCAOM
Dr. Joe Davis has been studying and practicing traditional East Asian moving and healing arts since he was a teenager. His contemplative practice began with Zen “just sitting,” while enrolled as a student at UC Berkeley. He has since studied and done extended retreat practice in Theravada and Son/Chan/Zen traditions. He has also practiced and taught various traditional martial arts and qi gong/nei gong systems.
He received his acupuncture license in 2008, the same year that he began studying with Liu Ming. Ming’s direct and pithy transmission of Dharma helped him see the links between the seemingly disparate methods of different traditions, and their connection to traditional views of healing, divination, and aesthetic expression.
He returned to school to complete a clinical doctorate in 2020. He has an active clinical practice at Octagon Acupuncture in Oakland, CA, and currently serves on the faculty of AIMC, ACCHS, and the Golden Gate School of Feng Shui. He has also served at the highest levels of program development and administration in several acupuncture programs.
He hopes to inspire healers and seekers to find a direct and uncomplicated connection to natural presence and inspiration, for the benefit of all beings.
Course Participant Attestation
I understand that the information in this course presented by the Provider and/or Instructor(s) is for educational purposes only and should only be applied with appropriate clinical judgment and used by a trained and licensed practitioner. Governmental laws and regulations vary from region to region and the contents of this course vary in permissible usage. The participant is required to check their local, state, and federal laws and regulations regarding the practice requirements and scope of practice issues and the use of the information of this course including, but not limited to, theory, herbal medicine, and acupuncture. I acknowledge that NCCAOM does not endorse any specific treatment regimens of any kind. Furthermore, if I use any modalities or treatments taught in this course, I agree to waive, release, indemnify, discharge, and covenant not to sue NCCAOM from and against any liability,
claims, demands, or causes of action whatsoever, arising out of any injury, loss, or damage that a person may sustain related to the use of the information in this course. I understand that this Release is governed by the laws of District of Columbia, U.S.A. and shall survive the termination or expiration of this course.
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