Chinese Bodywork for Clinical Practice: A Five Module Certificate Course
60 In-Person Continuing Education Credits (currently pending approval by the NCCAOM)
Drawing from his years training in the Yin Style Bagua tradition, this rigorous hands-on learning course covers Dian Xue (Chinese Shiatsu), Tuina, Amma, Songgu (bone loosening), and Qi healing–To treat disease without deeply training the hands guarantees a limit to the speed and success of our clinical results.
This five module program follows the same learning path Andrew Nugent-Head had in China, beginning with Daoist Zangfu Acupressure, moving into Yin Style Bagua's application of Tuina, Anmo and Songgu for internal and external issues, and ending with learning Deep Qi healing techniques to awaken the Yuan, or Source, Qi. This course offers:
FORTY + HOURS of online lectures, demonstrations and follow along videos of core material, plus bonus footage from taken live seminars around the world to study before and refer to after in person course completion.
SIXTY HOURS of in person, hands on focused practice with opportunities to be worked on by Andrew, partner with senior practitioners, and ask questions to really absorb the material into your practice.
This means OVER ONE HUNDRED HOURS of core training, dozens of hours of online bonus material, and direct access to Andrew Nugent-Head for a little over $20 an hour.
See bottom of page for content module by module.
***THIS IS THE LAST TIME ONLINE VIDEO INFORMATION WILL BE INCLUDED FOR FREE IN THE PRICE OF THE IN PERSON COURSE***
Dates:
Asheville April 12-13th • May 17-18th • June 21-22nd • August 16-17th • October 4-5th
Frankfurt February 21-22 • March 22-23 • May 3-4 • June 7-8 • September 20-21
Please see ABZ Mitte directly to enroll
Pricing:
• $2,200 for new enrollments (payment plans available)
• Returning student? See below for discount plans
This course includes our Chinese Bodywork for Clinical Practice online course, a $900 value! THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME THE ONLINE MATERIAL IS INCLUDED FOR FREE WITH PURCHASE OF AN IN-PERSON PROGRAM. Enrollment in the online course will follow registration for the Bodywork Course. For more information on the online content: https://association-for-traditional-studies.teachable.com/p/chinese-bodywork-for-clinical-practice-2023.
USA Students Only: Incredible Discounts for Continuing or Repeating the Program!
• Attendees of the Bodywork Course will receive 10% off 2026 Tangible Acupuncture for Orthopedic Injuries
• Attendees of Bodywork & Orthopedic Injuries will receive 20% off 2027 Tangible Acupuncture for Internal Medicine
• Attendees who took this course in the past and want to take it again will recevie a 30% off coupon
Email Andrew at [email protected] for discount coupons.
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This is the LAST TIME Andrew will be teaching this series of three foundational courses:
• Chinese Bodywork for Clinical Practice (2025)
• Tangible Acupuncture of Orthopedic Injuries (2026)
• Tangible Acupuncture for Internal Medicine (2027)
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN OR RE-LEARN THIS MATERIAL DIRECTLY FROM ANDREW, this is your last chance to do so. Once he has completed teaching these 3 foundational courses, the material will be taught by senior students in the future.
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Five Module Breakdown for In Person Content:
Module 01: Daoist Zangfu Acupressure full training & introduction to the basic Yin Style Bagua bodywork techniques
Module 02: Review of DZA, working on the scalp & head, Yin Style Bagua Bodywork techniques continued, introduction of liniments & oil massage on the Taiyang Channel leg.
Module 03: DZA, YSB techniques continued, liniment massage on body continued as part of 推油 Tui You, authentic Zu Di Chinese foot massage 足底按摩 to affect the organs & systemic health introduced.
Module 04: DZA, YSB techniques continued, Tui You continued, Zu Di continued, hip/pelvis work & introduction to the authentic Quan Shen Full Body Massage 全身.
Module 05: DZA, Awakening the Yuan Qi, Deep Qi Protocol, Point Pressing review.
Your Instructor
Andrew Nugent-Head is the founder of the Association for Traditional Studies (ATS), a 501c3 organization dedicated to the preservation, documentation and dissemination of China's traditional knowledge. Andrew moved to China in 1986 at the age of 18 to study Chinese medicine, martial arts, and internal cultivation. He spent 28 years in China dedicated to learning these arts and obtained the highest quality education possible in traditional, mentor-disciple relationships.
Andrew's studies and work have been featured on French and German television, the NBC Sunday Today Show, and on ABC News Special. He also worked on and appeared in the Mystery of Qi episode of the Bill Moyers PBS documentary series, Healing and the Mind. He has been featured in newspapers across the United States and written prolifically on Chinese Medicine, culture and the importance of preserving traditional knowledge worldwide.
Through his not for profit, Andrew has translated six books, produced over 400 educational videos and translated for and assisted practitioners of Chinese Medicine, Yin Style Bagua martial arts, Daoyin practices, and Calligraphy during more than 140 seminars between 1993 and 2003.
With the passing of his teachers, Andrew now dedicates himself to teaching the practice of Chinese medicine as he learned it to fellow practitioners through seminars around the world. He also runs a teaching clinic in Asheville, North Carolina where practitioners can observe him treating patients with herbs, acupuncture, bodywork, exercises and lifestyle advice.