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EVENTS
Gary Dolowich offers workshops, talks, and interviews around the country for both the general public and health care professionals. Each event draws upon information about the Five Elements, Jungian psychology, specific archetypes and symbols, and the interrelationships among these teachings.
For information about teaching, seminars, or interviews, please contact Gary:
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Upcoming Book Signing Events:
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7:30pm
East West Bookstore
324 Castro St.
Mountain View, CA 94041
www.eastwest.com
Thursday, March 29, 2012 at 7pm
New Renaissance Bookshop
1338 NW 23rd Ave.
Portland, OR 97210
www.newrenbooks.com
Book Signing Event Description
In this presentation we will first explore how the Five Elements was used by the ancient Chinese as a way to understand the movement of life's energies in nature. Building on the premise that humans embody these same principles, we will then see how this model becomes the basis for a system of medicine that enables us to directly diagnose and treat the ch'i (energy) that underlies our inner nature. Penetrating to a deep level of human experience, we will find that Five Element acupuncture is especially well-suited for addressing emotional issues, working on well-being, and touching the spirit level.
Unique to Archetypal Acupuncture: Healing with the Five Elements, is the way the elements are understood as universal symbols that are applicable in all cultures and times. Comparisons will be shared between ancient Chinese concepts for understanding energy and images from modern Jungian psychology, thereby enriching each system.
Through the use of rituals, poetry, Ch'i Gong exercises, and case histories, participants will have the opportunity to experience each of the elements and come away with insights into their own health.
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Sample Workshop Description:
Archetypal Acupuncture:
The Five Elements of Chinese Medicine and Jungian
Psychology
It is time to kiss the earth again,
It is time to let the leaves rain from the sky,
Let the rich life run to the roots again..
- Robinson Jeffers
Gary
Dolowich, M.D., B. Ac., Dipl.Ac. (NCCA) will be offering two
one-day workshops in Santa Cruz for patients, acupuncturists,
and the general public. This will be a journey into the world
of energy medicine, an opportunity to explore models that
provide rich insight into human behavior and focus on personal
growth.
On
Saturday we will examine ancient Chinese wisdom and
the Five Elements. First used as a way to understand the
movement of life’s energies in nature, Five Element acupuncture
enables us to directly diagnose and treat the ch’i that
underlies our inner nature. As a system of medicine it is
especially well suited for addressing emotional issues and
touching the spirit level. We will view the comedy of Seinfeld to show how this ancient model is applicable today.
On
Sunday the topic will be the archetypes within the
unconscious – universal images found in myths, dreams, and art
throughout the world. First described by Carl Jung, these inner
potentials are resources that allow a full range of expression
in life. We will focus on five primal energies of the psyche:
the Warrior, Lover, King, Queen, and Sage, and discuss the
archetype of “the Wounded Healer,” how our own struggles bring
the capacity to be there for others.
Perhaps
the greatest gift of these approaches is the way they help form
a “sacred space” in which healing can occur. Through the use of
rituals, slides, spiritual poetry, Ch’i Gong exercises,
and class interactions, we will seek to create a transformative
experience in our work together.
Gary
Dolowich practices Five Element acupuncture, Zero Balancing, and
general biomedicine at Jade Mountain Health Centre in Aptos. He
has taught Chinese Medicine since 1983 and is on the faculty of
the Five Branches Institute in Santa Cruz. Gary has recently
published Archetypal Acupuncture: Healing with the Five
Elements. The spiritual teachings of ancient China
and the work of Carl Jung have long been an inspiration to him
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Sample Workshop for Health Professionals:
The Five Elements of Chinese Medicine
for Nurses, Physical Therapists, & Medical Doctors
In this unique seminar, Chinese medical
concepts will be presented in a practical way, so that they may be
incorporated into the practice of Western medicine. Taught by an M.D.
who has integrated Five Element Acupuncture with general medicine for
the past 24 years, the goal will be to move beyond a symptomatic,
physical level approach and embrace a more holistic perspective.
Drawing upon the rich resource of Eastern healing traditions, we will
explore a positive vision of wellness that can address the whole person
in body, mind, and spirit.
Specifically, we will study the Law of
the Five Elements, a model that was first used by the ancient Chinese to
understand the movement of life’s energies in nature. As a system of
medicine, it enables us to directly diagnose and treat the ch’i that underlies our inner nature. Participants will learn to read
energetic imbalances through observing color, sound, and emotion and
acquire tools to influence energy. Penetrating to a deep level of human
experience, this approach is particularly well-suited for addressing
emotional issues and touching the spirit level.
Though developed in ancient China
thousands of years ago, we will find that these ideas have universal
application. Perhaps the greatest gift of the Five Elements lies in the
way the treatment room becomes a “sacred space” in which healing can
occur. Through the use of rituals, poetry, Ch’i Gong exercises,
and class interactions, we will seek to create a transformative
experience in our work together. |
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For more information, contact us at:
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