Traditional Japanese Moxibustion (Okyu) Therapy
Have you ever thought there must be more to moxibustion than holding a moxa stick at a point? There is! Japan has maintained and developed many lineages, traditions and styles with a variety of applications of this age-old medicine.
Series Overview
Moxibustion Therapy is mentioned in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. In Japan one is trained and licensed in it separtely to acupuncture, herbs or bodywork. Having its own tradition and classics it is a stand-alone therapy useful for a wide variety of conditions.
In the course we will learn how to apply a constitutional treatment and a branch or symptom control. Covering a variety of treatment strategies, including General Whole Body treatments (Sawada style and Manaka style), specific points unique to the moxa tradition, autonomic nervous system balancing, indirect moxa as well as alternative moxa strategies from the works of Sawada, Bunshi Shirota, and Fukaya. We will also look at use of moxa with children and pregnancy.
The use of moxibustion offers many possibilities in the journey of healing a patient takes with a practitioner. Able to access the body at a deep blood level, support the immune system, regulate the nervous system and treat in a non-invasive way the whole body no matter how chronic or complex the disease and its symptoms are.
This course will also cover safety and contraindications in the use of moxa while also offering many alternatives with smokeless methods. Lastly, while exposing you to the many tools and rolling methods available in the moxa tradition, we will complete our studies by explaining dosage, correcting overdosing, managing sensitive patients, and difficult stubborn conditions.
Courses Included In This Series
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CEUs: Approved By: IVAS (7), Florida (7), NCCAOM (7), California [Until 2026/12/07]* (7), Standard Certificate (7)
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Language: English
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Course Type: Recorded Seminar
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Course Length: 7h
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Course Notes: Notes Are Provided With This Course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
Traditional Japanese Moxibustion (Okyu) Therapy - Course 1
Moxibustion will access a deep blood level, supporting immunity, regulate the nervous system, and treat the whole body no matter how complex, acute or chronic the diseases are.
Course Overview
Moxibustion Therapy is mentioned in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. In Japan one is trained and licensed in it separtely to acupuncture, herbs or bodywork. Having its own tradition and classics it is a stand-alone therapy useful for a wide variety of conditions.
In the course we will learn how to apply a constitutional treatment and a branch or symptom control. Covering a variety of treatment strategies, including General Whole Body treatments (Sawada style and Manaka style), specific points unique to the moxa tradition, autonomic nervous system balancing, indirect moxa as well as alternative moxa strategies from the works of Sawada, Bunshi Shirota, and Fukaya. We will also look at use of moxa with children and pregnancy.
The use of moxibustion offers many possibilities in the journey of healing a patient takes with a practitioner. Able to access the body at a deep blood level, support the immune system, regulate the nervous system and treat in a non-invasive way the whole body no matter how chronic or complex the disease and its symptoms are.
This course will also cover safety and contraindications in the use of moxa while also offering many alternatives with smokeless methods. Lastly, while exposing you to the many tools and rolling methods available in the moxa tradition, we will complete our studies by explaining dosage, correcting overdosing, managing sensitive patients, and difficult stubborn conditions.
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CEUs: Approved By: Standard Certificate (7), NCCAOM (7), California [Until 2027/11/01]* (7)
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Language: English
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Course Type: Recorded Seminar
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Course Length: 7h
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Course Notes: Notes Are Provided With This Course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
Traditional Japanese Moxibustion (Okyu) Therapy - Course 2
Learn how to practice and use direct moxa as taught in Japan. We will cover various TaiJi/Taikyoku treatments of Sawada, Fukaya, Dr. Hara and Mizutani as well as use of various bamboo tubes.
Course Overview
Moxibustion Therapy is mentioned in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. In Japan one is trained and licensed in it separtely to acupuncture, herbs or bodywork. Having its own tradition and classics it is a stand-alone therapy useful for a wide variety of conditions.
In the course we will learn how to apply a constitutional treatment and a branch or symptom control. Covering a variety of treatment strategies, including General Whole Body treatments (Sawada style and Manaka style), specific points unique to the moxa tradition, autonomic nervous system balancing, indirect moxa as well as alternative moxa strategies from the works of Sawada, Bunshi Shirota, and Fukaya. We will also look at use of moxa with children and pregnancy.
The use of moxibustion offers many possibilities in the journey of healing a patient takes with a practitioner. Able to access the body at a deep blood level, support the immune system, regulate the nervous system and treat in a non-invasive way the whole body no matter how chronic or complex the disease and its symptoms are.
This course will also cover safety and contraindications in the use of moxa while also offering many alternatives with smokeless methods. Lastly, while exposing you to the many tools and rolling methods available in the moxa tradition, we will complete our studies by explaining dosage, correcting overdosing, managing sensitive patients, and difficult stubborn conditions.
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CEUs: Approved By: NCCAOM (6.25), Florida (6), Standard Certificate (6.25) Pending: California [Upon Request]*
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Language: English
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Course Type: Recorded Seminar
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Course Length: 6.25h
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Course Notes: Notes Are Provided With This Course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
Traditional Japanese Moxibustion (Okyu) Therapy - Course 3
Explore the relevance of ancient unearthed moxa literature and its modern application. Discover the amazing ways that moxa can be applied with deep penetration of Nepalise Moxa and glove to the rhythmical channel beats of Ontake warm bamboo.
Course Overview
Moxibustion Therapy is mentioned in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. In Japan one is trained and licensed in it separtely to acupuncture, herbs or bodywork. Having its own tradition and classics it is a stand-alone therapy useful for a wide variety of conditions.
In the course we will learn how to apply a constitutional treatment and a branch or symptom control. Covering a variety of treatment strategies, including General Whole Body treatments (Sawada style and Manaka style), specific points unique to the moxa tradition, autonomic nervous system balancing, indirect moxa as well as alternative moxa strategies from the works of Sawada, Bunshi Shirota, and Fukaya. We will also look at use of moxa with children and pregnancy.
The use of moxibustion offers many possibilities in the journey of healing a patient takes with a practitioner. Able to access the body at a deep blood level, support the immune system, regulate the nervous system and treat in a non-invasive way the whole body no matter how chronic or complex the disease and its symptoms are.
This course will also cover safety and contraindications in the use of moxa while also offering many alternatives with smokeless methods. Lastly, while exposing you to the many tools and rolling methods available in the moxa tradition, we will complete our studies by explaining dosage, correcting overdosing, managing sensitive patients, and difficult stubborn conditions.
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CEUs: Approved By: Florida (7.5), Standard Certificate (7.5), NCCAOM (7.5) Pending: California [Upon Request]*
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Language: English
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Course Type: Recorded Seminar
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Course Length: 7.5h
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Course Notes: Notes Are Provided With This Course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
Traditional Japanese Moxibustion (Okyu) Therapy - Course 4
Discover the application of moxa to the body's biorhythms & channel frequencies, use color and Qi Gong sounds with moxa and combine Open Points with moxa taking advantage of the Stems and Branches. Also introducing Dr. Manaka's Whole Body Treatment.
Course Overview
Moxibustion Therapy is mentioned in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. In Japan one is trained and licensed in it separtely to acupuncture, herbs or bodywork. Having its own tradition and classics it is a stand-alone therapy useful for a wide variety of conditions.
In the course we will learn how to apply a constitutional treatment and a branch or symptom control. Covering a variety of treatment strategies, including General Whole Body treatments (Sawada style and Manaka style), specific points unique to the moxa tradition, autonomic nervous system balancing, indirect moxa as well as alternative moxa strategies from the works of Sawada, Bunshi Shirota, and Fukaya. We will also look at use of moxa with children and pregnancy.
The use of moxibustion offers many possibilities in the journey of healing a patient takes with a practitioner. Able to access the body at a deep blood level, support the immune system, regulate the nervous system and treat in a non-invasive way the whole body no matter how chronic or complex the disease and its symptoms are.
This course will also cover safety and contraindications in the use of moxa while also offering many alternatives with smokeless methods. Lastly, while exposing you to the many tools and rolling methods available in the moxa tradition, we will complete our studies by explaining dosage, correcting overdosing, managing sensitive patients, and difficult stubborn conditions.
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CEUs: Approved By: NCCAOM (8), Florida (8), Standard Certificate (8) Pending: California [Upon Request]*
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Language: English
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Course Type: Recorded Seminar
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Course Length: 8h
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Course Notes: There Are No Notes Provided With This Course.
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Access Period: Lifetime
Traditional Japanese Moxibustion (Okyu) Therapy - Course 5
Many clinics today are unable to manage smoke, for this reason we will introduce various options to achieve the moxa effect without smoke. As well asl introducing many pressing methods with heat and so many new and specialized moxa protocols.
Course Overview
Moxibustion Therapy is mentioned in the Huang Di Nei Jing Su Wen. In Japan one is trained and licensed in it separtely to acupuncture, herbs or bodywork. Having its own tradition and classics it is a stand-alone therapy useful for a wide variety of conditions.
In the course we will learn how to apply a constitutional treatment and a branch or symptom control. Covering a variety of treatment strategies, including General Whole Body treatments (Sawada style and Manaka style), specific points unique to the moxa tradition, autonomic nervous system balancing, indirect moxa as well as alternative moxa strategies from the works of Sawada, Bunshi Shirota, and Fukaya. We will also look at use of moxa with children and pregnancy.
The use of moxibustion offers many possibilities in the journey of healing a patient takes with a practitioner. Able to access the body at a deep blood level, support the immune system, regulate the nervous system and treat in a non-invasive way the whole body no matter how chronic or complex the disease and its symptoms are.
This course will also cover safety and contraindications in the use of moxa while also offering many alternatives with smokeless methods. Lastly, while exposing you to the many tools and rolling methods available in the moxa tradition, we will complete our studies by explaining dosage, correcting overdosing, managing sensitive patients, and difficult stubborn conditions.
Teacher
Paul Movsessian
Paul Movsessian is a practitioner of Traditional East Asian Medicine, having been trained by some of the greatest teachers of Japan, and being in practice for 36 years. He lectures extensively and takes great joy in sharing the clinical pearls he has been given and has collected over the years.
Disclaimers
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CEUs:
Approved By: IVAS (7), Florida (28.5), NCCAOM (35.75), California [Partial Approval; Until 2027/11/01]* (14), Standard Certificate (35.75)
Pending: California [Remaining Upon Request]*
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Series Length: 35.75 h
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Access Period: Lifetime