Reply: Sharon Weizenbaum's Herb Program

August 21, 2000

Z'ev et al:

Sorry for delay in replying, I was out of town, but glad to talk to you

about Sharon Weizenbaum's program-- it's wonderful. I had wanted to focus

on women's health in TCM, and Sharon has the background from studying with

Qiu Xiaomei at a fuke hospital in China and now translating her written

works. Sharon's own practice of many years has focused on women's health. I

also want to integrate Chinese herbs with Japanese hara palpation styles of

acupuncture including Kiiko Matsumoto, as Sharon does with her Mandala

acupuncture and TCM herbal practices.

We started last January and meet several times a year for 3-day weekends

9am-5pm, and in between are expected to do a lot of reading and studying on

our own. I am particularly pleased with the way Sharon teaches us TCM

theory for internal medicine and herbs -- it really comes alive with

examples and metaphors. We went into Qin Bowei's liver pattern

differentiation and Sharon explained damp & phlegm in ways I hadn't learned

in TCM theory class at acupuncture school. At the 3rd weekend we started

homework doing intakes and writing up cases to hone our theory and pattern

differentiation skills. Later we will begin to come up with herbal

formulas for the cases, as we are almost done the Materia Medica single

herbs. Sionneau's Pao Zhi and Dui Yao are required texts, as is Chip

Chace's Qin Bowei Anthology, Macioccia's Foundations, and Practices,

etc. Sharon also teaches us herbs not in Bensky, or extra functions for

the herbs in Bensky, especially for GYN use.

During 2nd & 3rd years we have student clinic internships to see patients

under her supervision. We'll also have guest teachers, such as Andy Ellis

for external applications. It is more difficult to meet so seldom, but we

are motivated adult learners, and many of us in NH and MA get together

weekly for a study group to discuss the herbs and TCM theory we are

learning. It feels more efficient this way, than a traditional school

sitting in class 2-3 times a week listening to a teacher read from Bensky

MM, you memorize it and have a quiz every week. Sharon gives us written

notes each time with what's special or what to focus on for each herb, we

study that plus Bensky and have a quiz when we arrive. Then we spend the

weekend really talking about the herbs that we've already memorized: how

they're paired and used in formulas and the TCM theory behind that group

of, say, herbs to rid damp or phlegm.

The White Pine Herb Program in Amherst, MA is a 3-year program that meets

450 hour requirement to practice in MA (where one must also be a LicAc

too). We will be eligible to take the NCCAOM herb exam since this program

was approved. There have since been changes in rules in MA about herb

programs that are not NESA, some of you may know about this, but I will not

get into politics here. I live in NH now, so it's different anyhow. NH

only started LicAc last November, and before that only MDs or someone

working under an MD's license could practice. Chinese herb prescription

isn't even regulated yet.

Feel free to ask me any more questions, or you could email Sharon at

sweiz

I've enjoyed the postings I've seen on the group so far, especially

sharing cases. This is a great forum.

Karla

>Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:30:43 -0700

>Karla,

> Can you tell us something about Sharon's herb program?

>

>>8/15/00 12:34 PM

>>Introduction: Karla Renaud, student at NESA and student in Sharon

Weizenbaum's 3-year

>> White Pine Herbal Program.

August 22, 2000

Hi Karla,

What is Sharon's Mandala Acupuncture? This is off-topic, so please respond to me personally. THanks!

Catherine

chemenway

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Karla Renaud

Monday, August 21, 2000 7:12 PM

Reply: Sharon Weizenbaum's Herb Program

Z'ev et al:Sorry for delay in replying, I was out of town, but glad to talk to you about Sharon Weizenbaum's program-- it's wonderful. I had wanted to focus on women's health in TCM, and Sharon has the background from studying with Qiu Xiaomei at a fuke hospital in China and now translating her written works. Sharon's own practice of many years has focused on women's health. I also want to integrate Chinese herbs with Japanese hara palpation styles of acupuncture including Kiiko Matsumoto, as Sharon does with her Mandala acupuncture and TCM herbal practices.We started last January and meet several times a year for 3-day weekends 9am-5pm, and in between are expected to do a lot of reading and studying on our own. I am particularly pleased with the way Sharon teaches us TCM theory for internal medicine and herbs -- it really comes alive with examples and metaphors. We went into Qin Bowei's liver pattern differentiation and Sharon explained damp & phlegm in ways I hadn't learned in TCM theory class at acupuncture school. At the 3rd weekend we started homework doing intakes and writing up cases to hone our theory and pattern differentiation skills. Later we will begin to come up with herbal formulas for the cases, as we are almost done the Materia Medica single herbs. Sionneau's Pao Zhi and Dui Yao are required texts, as is Chip Chace's Qin Bowei Anthology, Macioccia's Foundations, and Practices, etc. Sharon also teaches us herbs not in Bensky, or extra functions for the herbs in Bensky, especially for GYN use.During 2nd & 3rd years we have student clinic internships to see patients under her supervision. We'll also have guest teachers, such as Andy Ellis for external applications. It is more difficult to meet so seldom, but we are motivated adult learners, and many of us in NH and MA get together weekly for a study group to discuss the herbs and TCM theory we are learning. It feels more efficient this way, than a traditional school sitting in class 2-3 times a week listening to a teacher read from Bensky MM, you memorize it and have a quiz every week. Sharon gives us written notes each time with what's special or what to focus on for each herb, we study that plus Bensky and have a quiz when we arrive. Then we spend the weekend really talking about the herbs that we've already memorized: how they're paired and used in formulas and the TCM theory behind that group of, say, herbs to rid damp or phlegm.The White Pine Herb Program in Amherst, MA is a 3-year program that meets 450 hour requirement to practice in MA (where one must also be a LicAc too). We will be eligible to take the NCCAOM herb exam since this program was approved. There have since been changes in rules in MA about herb programs that are not NESA, some of you may know about this, but I will not get into politics here. I live in NH now, so it's different anyhow. NH only started LicAc last November, and before that only MDs or someone working under an MD's license could practice. Chinese herb prescription isn't even regulated yet.Feel free to ask me any more questions, or you could email Sharon at sweiz I've enjoyed the postings I've seen on the group so far, especially sharing cases. This is a great forum.Karla>Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:30:43 -0700>Karla, > Can you tell us something about Sharon's herb program?>>>8/15/00 12:34 PM>>Introduction: Karla Renaud, student at NESA and student in Sharon Weizenbaum's 3-year>> White Pine Herbal Program.Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education.

August 23, 2000

Hi Karla I would be interested as well on any info on mandala acupuncture

Thank you Alighta

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Catherine Hemenway

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 11:41 PM

Re: Reply: Sharon Weizenbaum's Herb Program

Hi Karla,

What is Sharon's Mandala Acupuncture? This is off-topic, so please respond to me personally. THanks!

Catherine

chemenway

-

Karla Renaud

Monday, August 21, 2000 7:12 PM

Reply: Sharon Weizenbaum's Herb Program

Z'ev et al:Sorry for delay in replying, I was out of town, but glad to talk to you about Sharon Weizenbaum's program-- it's wonderful. I had wanted to focus on women's health in TCM, and Sharon has the background from studying with Qiu Xiaomei at a fuke hospital in China and now translating her written works. Sharon's own practice of many years has focused on women's health. I also want to integrate Chinese herbs with Japanese hara palpation styles of acupuncture including Kiiko Matsumoto, as Sharon does with her Mandala acupuncture and TCM herbal practices.We started last January and meet several times a year for 3-day weekends 9am-5pm, and in between are expected to do a lot of reading and studying on our own. I am particularly pleased with the way Sharon teaches us TCM theory for internal medicine and herbs -- it really comes alive with examples and metaphors. We went into Qin Bowei's liver pattern differentiation and Sharon explained damp & phlegm in ways I hadn't learned in TCM theory class at acupuncture school. At the 3rd weekend we started homework doing intakes and writing up cases to hone our theory and pattern differentiation skills. Later we will begin to come up with herbal formulas for the cases, as we are almost done the Materia Medica single herbs. Sionneau's Pao Zhi and Dui Yao are required texts, as is Chip Chace's Qin Bowei Anthology, Macioccia's Foundations, and Practices, etc. Sharon also teaches us herbs not in Bensky, or extra functions for the herbs in Bensky, especially for GYN use.During 2nd & 3rd years we have student clinic internships to see patients under her supervision. We'll also have guest teachers, such as Andy Ellis for external applications. It is more difficult to meet so seldom, but we are motivated adult learners, and many of us in NH and MA get together weekly for a study group to discuss the herbs and TCM theory we are learning. It feels more efficient this way, than a traditional school sitting in class 2-3 times a week listening to a teacher read from Bensky MM, you memorize it and have a quiz every week. Sharon gives us written notes each time with what's special or what to focus on for each herb, we study that plus Bensky and have a quiz when we arrive. Then we spend the weekend really talking about the herbs that we've already memorized: how they're paired and used in formulas and the TCM theory behind that group of, say, herbs to rid damp or phlegm.The White Pine Herb Program in Amherst, MA is a 3-year program that meets 450 hour requirement to practice in MA (where one must also be a LicAc too). We will be eligible to take the NCCAOM herb exam since this program was approved. There have since been changes in rules in MA about herb programs that are not NESA, some of you may know about this, but I will not get into politics here. I live in NH now, so it's different anyhow. NH only started LicAc last November, and before that only MDs or someone working under an MD's license could practice. Chinese herb prescription isn't even regulated yet.Feel free to ask me any more questions, or you could email Sharon at sweiz I've enjoyed the postings I've seen on the group so far, especially sharing cases. This is a great forum.Karla>Tue, 15 Aug 2000 18:30:43 -0700>Karla, > Can you tell us something about Sharon's herb program?>>>8/15/00 12:34 PM>>Introduction: Karla Renaud, student at NESA and student in Sharon Weizenbaum's 3-year>> White Pine Herbal Program.Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education.