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White Pine Institute Proudly Presents

Dr. Yu Guo-Jun
DOCTOR, TEACHER, AND AUTHOR OF THE WELL-KNOWN TEXTS,
A WALK ALONG THE RIVER AND A WALK ALONG THE RIVER II.

3-Day Self-Paced Online Course


through White Pine Institute’s online learning platform
28 CEU/PDA Credits (NCCAOM) | 21 California CEU Credits

White Pine Institute is proudly announcing an incredible learning


opportunity. Last March, Dr. Yu Guo-Jun, author of A Walk Along
the River, and A Walk Along the River II, came to the east to
teach. He taught two lectures at the Shen Nong Society
conference in NYC, on Wu Mei Wan and Ministerial Fire. Then he
taught for three wonderful days through White Pine Institute in
Amherst, MA.

Now, WPI and SNS are joining to offer these


courses in a format that will profoundly
deepen your relationship to the material he
taught during these rich days, as well as the
material in his two texts. During this 20
module course, in addition to all the
video/audio being available when you
register, the classes will be broken down into
digestible portions. Each module will include
a section of video/audio, a chapter reading
from one of the books, discussion forum for this portion and flashcards of the formulas and
concepts from the module material. In a community of peers and experienced practitioners, you'll
have a chance to ask questions, share your interpretations and clinical experience and understand
the nuances of this incredible material. This is a unique environment for in-depth study and
integration.

We are pleased that the following experienced and dedicated practitioners and scholars, many
authors and translators in their own right, will be there to answer questions from their own
experience and share their own thoughts:
• Andy Ellis
• Steve Clavey
• Dr. Eran Even
• Dr. Daniel Eng
• Phil Settels
• Sally Rappaport
• Sharon Weizenbaum

Dr. Yu's texts are among the most informative and accessible Chinese
medical texts to ever be published. Dr. Yu is known for his friendly, warm
and rich teaching style. His instruction is based on his long apprenticeship
with the well-known Sichuan practitioner, Dr. Jiang Yu-Guang and his fifty
years of practice with classical formulas. Dr. Yu started his career as an
economist, but due to the Cultural Revolution, 50 years ago, he was sent to
the countryside. This is where he learned Chinese medicine in the traditional
manner. In spite of, or perhaps because of Dr. Yu’s lack of formal
institutional training, his way of working and teaching are unique and
profoundly traditional. Dr. Yu became a practitioner at the Leshan hospital where he works to this
day, taking over the teaching of seminars from Dr. Jiang. It was Dr. Yu’s seminars that became the
basis of his two volumes of A Walk Along the River.

Michael Fitzgerald was Dr. Yu’s interpreter for the recorded classes. Michael has worked closely
with Dr. Yu on his text and, in addition to having a good rapport with Dr. Yu, he also has an
understanding of his work and intention. He is a lively committed, and clear translator of Dr. Yu’s
work.

Course Contents / Materials

Wu Mei Wan: The broad clinical application of this much-misunderstood formula along with Dr.
Yu's modifications and clinical experience.

Ministerial Fire: Ministerial fire is meant to be positioned in the lower warmer and stored there for
use in the body. What happens if it doesn't get to its position or stay there? How can deficiency
scenarios, even, if not especially Yang deficiency, lead to heat pathology due to lack of storage of
this root fire? How can we lead it back to its proper place and bank it up again as a method for
working with heat illness? Dr. Yu goes deep to answer these questions!

Learning from Mistaken Diagnoses and Treatments: One of the hallmarks of Dr. Yu's text is his
how he demonstrates his ability to learn from his own and previous doctor’s errors. Through his
own cases, Dr. Yu will show how getting it wrong is the path to learning and to getting it right.

From Complexity to Simplicity: Seeing through an entangled, intricate presentation to the simple
core of a diagnosis so as to give a focused, effective treatment. Through his own cases, Dr. Yu will
show us how to weed through what seems to be insurmountably complex to determine what
needs to be done first. He will teach us how to see the core simplicity there that gives rise to the
complexity.

Dr. Yu’s Ten Favorite Formulas. Through his own cases, Dr. Yu will teach us how he uses his
most beloved herbal formulas. He will clarify his identification of the pattern as well as how he
modifies the formulas for accurate treatment and speedy results.

Course Details
DATE
Course opens October 1, 2019

TIME
Self-paced

WHERE
Through White Pine Institute's Online Learning Platform

OPTIONS & COST

FULL COURSE (3-DAYS) WU MEI WAN AND MINISTERIAL FIRE


COURSE
Full Three-Day Course
plus 8 additional hours on Wu Mei Wan and
Stand alone 8-Hour Course
Ministerial Fire
8 PDA/CEU credits included
includes 21 PDA/CEU credits (NCCAOM,
$300
California Pending 21 CEU/PDA, Provider #
679)

$825
($395 For those who attended the live 3-day
course already)

CANCELLATION POLICY
Full Refund minus $50 until September 1, 2019
No Refund after September 1, 2019

CEU/PDA
28 PDA/CEU credits (NCCAOM, California Pending for Course 1, Provider # 679)
Note: All registrants who are also students in the current Graduate Mentorship Program
will have online access to the course material after class for the duration of the program.
Register Online
https://whitepinehealingarts.org/institute/live-and-distance-learning/yu-guo-jun/

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