Treatment of Insomnia with Classical Formulas

Each insomnia case I have treated in my clinic is different and hence, the formulas are as varied as the presentations.  Therefore, it would be impossible to teach a comprehensive course on the treatment of insomnia with classical formulas even if I had three whole days to do it!  However, there are some principles, and formulas related to those principles, that are key to working with this common and often recalcitrant issue.  This class will cover some of these key principles, giving the students some very effective tools with which to approach their patients.

  • To learn the basic single mechanism for insomnia
  • To differentiate the single mechanism into Yang vs Yin insomnia
  • To differentiate most common types of insomnia in both Yang and Yin categories
  • To differentiate insomnia from other related issues

To grasp key principles and the herbal formulas that go with those principles

Sharon Weizenbaum graduated from the New England School of Acupuncture in 1983 and has been practicing Chinese medicine for over 30 years. Her first gynecology teacher was Dr. Zhu Shu-rong from Shang Hai. In 1990 she traveled to Hang Zhou where she studied herbal gynecology with Dr. Qiu Xiao-mei as well as Chinese language. She continued her language study at Mt. Holyoke College and translates much of her own teaching materials. In 2007 she traveled back to China to study classic formulas with Dr. Huang Huang, who continues to be one of her teachers. She studied and apprenticed with Kiiko Matsumoto for 12 years and developed Integrative Mandala Acupuncture as a synthesis of her study with both Chinese and Japanese acupuncture teachers. Sharon is the director of White Pine Healing Arts clinic and educational facility. She teaches the Graduate Mentorship Program and Integrative Mandala Acupuncture nationally as well as shorter courses. Her articles have been published in The Lantern and in the North Amercan Journal of Oriental Medicine. She is known for her engaging, clinically relevant and clear teaching style.

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