Online Introductory Sessions:
Part 1: An Introduction to Qi Signal Assessment (QSA) + Other Skills that Assist in Feeling the Arrival of Qi***
with Velia Wortman, Bart Wintjes, Felix de Haas, Marguerite Dinkins, Dan Bensky + more
Qi Signal Assessment (QSA) is a core palpation technique taught in the Engaging Vitality Introductory Module Series. Developed by Jean-Pierre Barral, QSA utilizes sensitivity to temperature changes to identify dysfunction in the body.
In this introductory webinar, Engaging Vitality teachers will teach students how to perform QSA and discuss its wide-ranging applicability for practitioners of traditional East Asian Medicine, as it can help us:
Discover areas of the body that can benefit by being addressed with acupuncture or other modalities
Discern more effective point selection
Provide feedback that our treatments are effectively engaging the body’s self-healing mechanisms
Clarify diagnosis
In addition, we will go though other easily-learned palpatory techniques that can fine tune point location, refine the angle and depth of needle insertions, and give a few ways to directly feel if the needle has activated the body’s qi for therapeutic benefit (“arrival of qi”).
PLEASE READ: This class will include instruction on how to perform QSA. For this reason it’s highly recommended that participants have a partner, friend, or fellow student available to practice on, especially during the last half of the webinar. This class also involves direct instruction/feedback from EV teachers through the Zoom platform. For this reason a requirement to participate in this webinar is that you have a working camera on your computer/tablet device and keep it on the full four hours (excluding breaks that will be taken every hour).
Prerequisite: Open to all licensed acupuncturists as well as current-enrolled students with needling experience***
(***Students will best be served by having some experience with actual needling before enrolling in this class. If you have further questions about this, please email engagingvitalityseminars@gmail.com)
*Please note : registration for this group will close at 5:00 PM PDT on Thursday, October 28th
WHEN: Saturday October 30th, 2021 @ 9 AM - 12 NOON PDT Seattle time = 18:00 - 21:00 CET Central European time (3 HOURS DURATION)
WHERE: ONLINE on Zoom
Get free version of Zoom software downloaded onto your device to prepare to join us. https://zoom.us/signup
COST: $100 for licensed practitioners. $75 for currently-enrolled students. Free for EV Trainers. $75 for participants who have previously taken “Intro to Manual Thermal Evaluation/Qi Signal Assessment” webinar.
NCCAOM PDAs (USA): Please complete the evaluation form after the study group has ended and return to us in order to receive your CEUs.
Attendee Options:
Student: Currently-enrolled acupuncture students
Practitioner: Licensed acupuncturists
EV Trainer: EV teachers & EV Table Trainers*
*EV Trainers are limited to EV Administrators, as well as in-person EV Teachers and Table Trainers for EV Courses
Retake: Participants who attended previous “Intro to Manual Thermal Evaluation/Qi Signal Assessment” webinars.
*Note that you still need to click ‘Add to Cart’ and go through the full check out process even if the charge is $0 (you will not need to enter payment information)
We will send out Zoom login information via email to all registrants.
We invite you to share your questions. You can submit these questions during the registration process, or email us directly at engagingvitalityseminars@gmail.com
Our Refund Policy
If you cancel anytime before this event you will receive a 100% refund minus a cancellation fee of $5.