Min Jie School Classes and Events


2022

This year’s focus is on training Balance Method practitioners in the beginning and first intermediate level Min Jie courses at the Academy of Acupuncture in San Diego, California…


Min Jie Herbal Balance System Classes 2022


Level 1:

Introduction to the Min Jie Herbal Balance System

This introduction is specifically designed for Balance Method practitioners to understand and master the entry level of the Min Jie Herbal Balance System rapidly and effectively, so you can radically and exponentially improve your clinical success over its three modules:

Weekend 1: Differentiation will uncover hidden tools you need for precision diagnosis and prescribing of Chinese herbs, which are key elements in the incredible power and classical simplicity of the Ming Jie Herbal Balance System.

Weekend 2: Convergence is where the magic of the Min Jie Herbal Balance System will begin to reveal to you some of the amazing secrets of the famous classical herbal masters and the logic behind their genius.

Weekend 3: Emergent Structures will bring to light and pass on to you previously undisclosed categories of Chinese herbs that will empower you to elegantly, effortlessly and safely prescribe Chinese herbs with astonishing healing and curative effects.


Level 1: Introduction to the Min Jie Herbal Balance System

(total of 6 days / 42 CEUs)
Level 1 – Weekend 1 (April 9-10, 2022) – Differentiation in Traditional Chinese Herbology
Level 1 – Weekend 2 (April 23-24, 2022) – Convergence in Traditional Chinese Herbology
Level 1 – Weekend 3 (May 14-15, 2022) – Emergent Structures in Traditional Chinese Herbology


Level Two:

Exploring Essential Qualities

The Level Two: Exploring Essential Qualities series is designed for the Balance Method practitioner to be able to practice with a much deeper understanding of the meaning of the categories and all of the hidden information that they contain. We will learn how to use the process of categorization to further our skills of differentiation, make stronger uses of convergence, and discover new levels of emergent structures in our Chinese pharmacopoeia.

Weekend 1: Exploring Category: This weekend we explore the essential functions of the classical categories and how they relate to the Min Jie system.

Weekend 2: Exploring Taste and Temperature: This weekend we take a deep dive into Taste and Temperature and discern how we can best use these qualities in our herbal prescriptions.

Weekend 3: Exploring Channels: This weekend we come to mastering the final application of what we have learned about essential qualities and how, when and where to apply them.


Level 2: Exploring Essential Qualities 

(total of 6 days / 42 CEUs)
Level 2 – Weekend 1 (September 10-11, 2022) – Exploring Category
Level 2 – Weekend 2 (September 24-25, 2022) – Exploring Taste and Temperature
Level 2 – Weekend 3 (October 8-9, 2022) – Exploring Channels