Acupuncture practitioners wishing to learn more about Five Element Acupuncture are always welcome to attend any of our events, irrespective of the nature of their original education. Niki is a dedicated Five Element practitioner informed by wider Daoist theory, with a basic knowledge of TCM language, facilitating cross-discipline communication.

We are also committed to working with Plant Spirit Medicine, Shiatsu and other practitioners who have an interest in the Five Element model of health & disease – you are welcome to attend any of the workshops you think might be suitable.

We run a Maryland Teaching Clinic over three consecutive days each month, located at Karen McCune’s practice: 218½ E Main Street, Suite 5, Westminster, MD 21157. See Teaching Clinic

We run a New York Teaching Clinic one day each month, located at the practice of Barbara Simpson, Patricia Mahone and Tara Welty: 187A Hodge Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222. See Teaching Clinic

Maryland Study Groups and small workshops will be held at 137 N. Gorsuch Rd, Westminster, MD 21157. See Maryland Events

Canadian Events will be held at 1198 Ridge Road N, Ridgeway, Ontario, L0S 1N0 or at Ongiara College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, 85 Jarvis St, Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 2S3. See TendingShen/Canada. Also go to www.ongiaracollege.ca and www.ongiarafoundation.org for details of Ongiara College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, and Five Element oriented events run by the college.

Other TendingShen Workshops, Study Groups & Clinical Events are organized at different US, Canadian & European locations. See under regional events.

Continuing Education Credits:

TendingShen has received approval from the California Acupuncture Board for the following 2010 continuing education events in Category 1 (Provider # 417):

(a) Maryland Clinical Observation/Supervision Days (10 CEUs per day)
(b) Maryland Seasons Workshops (7 CEUs per day)
(c) Maryland Energetic Study Group (7 CEUs per day)
(d) Five Element Study Group (7 CEUs per day)
(e) Practical pulse diagnosis workshop (14 CEUs for the 2 day event)
(f) California Workshops (14 CEUs per two-day event)

CEUs for all events organized by Karen Vartanian in California are issued personally by her, so please contact her directly for information.

Certificates of attendance are provided for European continuing education events.

Costs and Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Costs and the cancellation/refund policy for events run directly by TendingShen in California, Maryland & New York (USA) and Canada & the UK can be found under the specific event listing. For information about all other events, you need to contact the local organizer directly.