CLASSICAL CHINESE MEDICINE
The Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences was established in 1982 by Master Wei Tsuei, making it the 2nd oldest Acupuncture school in the United States. As one of the few schools focused in Classical Chinese Medicine, we seek to honor and restore the roots of this medicine as it was meant to be practiced, as well as the Chinese culture that it comes from–this is why we are the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences.
Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) has its roots in Daoism. Through CCM philosophy, we approach everything in the universe as being interconnected and interdependent. Our program follows a classics-based approach to this ancient Chinese philosophy and practice, rather than the more modernized TCM practices.
From ClassicalChineseMedicine.org: “Classical Chinese Medicine invites you to explore the essence of Oriental medicine from a perspective that goes far beyond the institutionalized phenomenon presently known as “TCM” (traditional Chinese medicine). Since the 1970s, the TCM process of packaging the multi-faceted roots of Chinese medicine into the sterile confines of a highly standardized model has been eagerly absorbed by educational institutions in Europe and America, and is rapidly becoming the dominant face of Oriental medicine today. While TCM represents the recent marriage between local Chinese resources with the methodology of scientific materialism, Classical Chinese Medicine (CCM) remains firmly committed to its ancient roots. CCM is a science in its own right, embedded in the mytho-poetic mode of observing and describing nature, which linked the spheres of macro- and microcosm in ancient China and became preserved in a set of works honoured as ‘the classics.’”
By learning the Classics in the context of clinical practice and advanced biomedical study, the Classical tenets will be grounded in a reality-based learning environment, enabling the DAOM candidate to communicate clearly and effectively with patients and other healthcare practitioners. In this way, clinical efficacy will guide our students’ understanding and application of theoretical principles.
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1600 Broadway, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94612(510) 763-7787 ext 107
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