The 5 Element Institute proudly offers the following courses:
Certificate in Five Element Acupuncture Program
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5E Program Flyer
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Program Overview
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Introductory Course
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Module 1
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Module 2
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Module 3
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Module 4
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Module 5
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Module 6
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Module 7: Clinical Intensive I
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Module 8: Clinical Observation
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Module 9: Clinical Intensive II
Learn How to Practice Five Element Acupuncture
Program Overview:
Our 10-month certificate program in Five Element acupuncture is the first of its kind in the Southeast US. It is designed for busy TCM-trained acupuncturists and acupuncture-trained physicians to maintain their current practice while learning this deep and root-cause system of acupuncture.
This program provides extensive training in Five Element theory, with emphasis on development of the clinical skills and training necessary to effectively practice Five Element acupuncture. Graduates of this program are certified Five Element practitioners, and are ready to begin practicing this rewarding system of medicine upon completion.
Four Home Study Modules:
Introduction to Five Element Acupuncture Course
Modules 1, 2, 3
Five Onsite (Live) Modules (2021 dates to be announced):
Modules 4, 5 and 6: two-day (Sat/Sun) format
Module 7 and 9: four-day (Fri-Mon format) Clinical Intensives
Clinical Observation Module 8:
Module 8's clinical observation hours are flexibly scheduled by each student with an approved 5E clinical tutor, at their convenience.
Home Study – 10 hours
This 10-hour home study CEU course introduces key concepts of Five Element Acupuncture. Students will be introduced to how the 5 Elements manifest in people, the 12 Officials, and the diagnostic methods unique to this style of acupuncture.
As the first course in the Certificate in Five Element Acupuncture Program, graduates may apply this course toward their 175 Certificate Program credit hours.
Course Topics:
What Is 5 Element (5E) Acupuncture?
History of 5E Acupuncture
The Causative Factor
The Three Levels
Inner Development of the Practitioner
Intro to the Five Elements
Intro to the 12 Officials
Intro to 5E Traditional Diagnosis
Intro to 5E Pulse Diagnosis
Home Study – 15 hours
Qi Energy
Concept of Health & Sickness
Treating the Cause (vs. symptoms)
Uniqueness of the Individual
The causative factors of disease
The Causative Factor – review
Concept of Levels of Disease - review
Inner Development of the Practitioner
The Natural Laws
Sheng & K’e cycles
Law of Mother/Child
Law of Cure
Wood Element CF’s
GB & LR Officials
Fire Element CF’s
Ht & SI Officials
PC & TH Officials
Earth Element CF’s
St & Sp Officials
Metal Element CF’s
Lu & LI Officials
Water Element CF’s
BL & KD Officials
Home Study – 15 hours
Development of 5E Clinical Skills
Traditional Diagnosis (TD): Diagnosing the CF
To See
To Hear
To Smell
To Ask
Counseling skills & deepening rapport
To Feel
Traditional Diagnosis (TD): The Consultation
TD Questions to Ask
TD Checklist
Writing up a TD
The Preface Sheet
The Meridians & Point location
Command Points:
Source, Junction, Tonification & Sedation Points
Law of Midday-Midnight
Horary Points
Element points
Concept of Deep Pathways
5E Treatment Planning Fundamentals
Use of command points in 5E
Energy Transfers
Treating the Level: The Spirit of the Points
Spirit of key command points
AEP’s in 5E
Blocks to treatment
Possession
Aggressive Energy
Law of Husband/Wife
Treatment of Husband/Wife Imbalance
Four Needle Technique
Exit/Entry Blocks & Points
Home Study - 15 hours
Windows of the Sky
Seas & Oceans
Alarm Points
Reunion Points
First Aid Points
Forbidden points
Spirit of key CV and GV points
Spirit of Kidney chest points
Spirit of Outer Bladder points
Spirit of key non-command points
Treating Scar blocks
Patient Education: discussing 5E in the treatment room
Evaluating treatment
Spreading out treatment frequency
Treatment of relatives & friends
Treatment during pregnancy/forbidden pregnancy points
Advanced 5E treatment planning
Case studies in 5E
Integrating 5E into a TCM practice
Transitioning a TCM practice to a 5E practice
Public Relations/Education
Ethics
Continuing/advanced 5E education
Onsite Live – 15 hours (Sat/Sun-dates to be announced)
Day 1:
Energy sensing exercise
Feedback on TD’s
CSOE review
Color exercise
Sound exercise
Odor exercise
Emotion exercise
5E Point location practical – command points
Five Element (5E) Pulse diagnosis
5E Pulses practical with feedback
Day 2:
Traditional Diagnosis (TD): The Physical Examination
Uniqueness of each individual’s Physical Exam
Akabani Test & practical
Japanese Abdominal Diagnosis & practical
The 3 Jiao & practical
Umbilical Pulse & practical
5E Physical Exam – demo
5E Physical Exam practical with feedback
5E Point location practical – key command points
5E Tonification & Sedation needle techniques
Clean Needle Technique
5E needling practical
5E pulse practical with feedback
Onsite Live – 15 hours (dates to be announced)
Day 1:
TD #1 – patient in front of class
Treatment planning for Class TD #1
Color exercise
Sound exercise
Odor exercise
Rapport exercise
Touch exercise
Point location – non command points
Day 2:
Class TD #2 & treatment planning
Treatment of TD #2 patient in class
Rapport exercise
CSOE exercises
The Pulse Norm
5E pulse practical with feedback
5E needling review and practical with feedback
Point location – any points
Onsite Live – 15 hours (dates to be announced)
Day 1:
Class TD #3 & treatment planning
Treatment of TD #3 patient in class
Advanced 5E Treatment Planning
Giving patients homework
Point location differences between 5E and TCM
Color/Sound/Emotion/Odor (CSOE) exercises
Moxibustion & moxa rolling practical
AE needling practical
Transfer of Energy needling practical
Possession treatment practical
Rapport exercise
5E pulse practical with feedback
5E Point location review
Day 2:
5E point location exam
Class TD #4 & treatment planning
Treatment of TD #4 patient in class
5E pulse feedback
CSOE exercises
5E pulse feedback
Specialized Treatment Patterns:
-Treatment of chronic pain
-Bachman knee points
-Ashi/Trigger points
Bachman & Trigger point practical
Clinical Intensive Preparation
Review Q&A covering all topics, modules 1-6
Onsite – 30 hours (Fri-Mon, dates to be announced)
Day 1:
TD’s and Treatment #1 of patients in clinic
Treatment Planning
Day 2:
TD’s and Treatment #1 of more patients in clinic
Treatment Planning
Day 3:
Case Presentations
Treatment #2 of Day 1 clinical patients
Day 4:
Case Presentations
Treatment #2 of Day 2 clinical patients
Module 8’s 15 clinical observation hours are flexibly scheduled by each student with an approved 5E clinical tutor at their convenience.
Onsite – 30 hours (Fri-Mon, dates to be announced)
Day 1:
TD’s and Treatment #1 of patients in clinic
Treatment Planning
Day 2:
TD’s and Treatment #1 of more patients in clinic
Treatment Planning
Day 3:
Case Presentations
Treatment #2 of Day 1 clinical patients
Day 4:
Case Presentations
Treatment #2 of Day 2 clinical patients
1. Certificate in Five Element Acupuncture Program
Course Objectives
The program offers extensive training in Five Element theory, and with emphasis on the development of the clinical skills and clinical experience necessary to effectively practice Five Element Acupuncture. Graduates of our program are certified Five Element practitioners, and are thoroughly prepared to begin practicing this wonderful system of medicine upon completion.
Course Description
Our 10-month training in Five Element Acupuncture is the first of its kind in the Southeast US. It is designed so that TCM practitioners and acupuncture-certified physicians may maintain their current practice while preparing for a new, more satisfying career.
Our program is directed and primarily taught by Michael Kowalski, A.P., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), along with other well-qualified 5 Element Institute faculty practitioners. The 10-module Certificate in Five Element Acupuncture program begins with four convenient online modules, followed by three live onsite 2-day weekend (Saturday/Sunday) modules, finishing with two onsite 4-day Clinical Intensives,. These 9 modules are intersperses with a 15-hour Clinical Observation module, scheduled with approved 5 Element Institute practitioners. This certification program totals 175 hours of continuing education credit, approved by the Florida Board of Acupuncture.
If you wish to deepen your clinical skills and treat the spirit at the root cause, click on the Registration Information page link below to apply to this inspiring program.
To see the Topics covered in this course, CLICK HERE.
Registration Information
For the schedule of this program, information on continuing education credit, and to apply, please visit our Registration Information page.
2. Five Element Acupuncture for Physicians Certification Program
Course Description
Our 11-month Certificate in Five Element Acupuncture for Physicians Program is designed especially for MD/DO physicians who are new to the field of acupuncture, and wish to maintain their current practice while preparing for a new, more satisfying career in Five Element acupuncture. Whether you are new to acupuncture or have recently begun your acupuncture practice and want more extensive training, whether you intend to integrate acupuncture into your current practice or change from the conventional medical model to solely practicing Five Element acupuncture, this program is for you!
This program for physicians is comprised of the Institute’s Certificate in Five Element Acupuncture Program (see Course #1 above), plus an additional 45 hours of practical work, divided evenly over 3 modules. There is one 15-hour Clinical Observation module, and two 15-hour modules of practical instruction in acupuncture point location, Chinese pulse diagnosis, and Five Element needle technique.
As with the non-physician Certificate Program above, the Physicians program begins with the Introduction to Five Element Acupuncture home study course. After the Introductory module, there are three 15-hour modules of clinical work totaling the 45 additional hours. Then you join with the Acupuncture Physician class for the remainder of the Certificate Program. The total program hours are 220, including 175 hours of the base Certificate Program.
Upon graduation from this 220-hour program, physicians receive their Certificate in Five Element Acupuncture, and are entitled to practice acupuncture under their medical license in most states, including our home state of Florida. If you are licensed in another state, we suggest you check with your state Board of Medicine for more details, and let us know if you have any further questions.
To see the Topics covered in this course, CLICK HERE.
Registration Information
For the course fees, information on continuing education credit, and to register, please visit our Registration Information page.
3. Introduction to Five Element Acupuncture: Home Study Course
Course Description
Do you want to deepen your understanding of the Five Elements, and how they manifest in your body and emotions? Do you want to gain insight into how Five Element acupuncture diagnoses your Causative Factor, the underlying root cause of your unique energy imbalance?
Michael Kowalski A.P., Dipl. Ac. presents this inspiring home study course as an overview of Five Element acupuncture theory, and the clinical skills used in Five Element acupuncture practice. Students will be introduced to the subtle diagnostic and rapport skills which Five Element practitioners develop to identify the underlying cause of a person’s illness according to this profound system of Oriental Medicine.
Course Objectives
The “Introduction to Five Element Acupuncture” online course is designed for acupuncturists, other healthcare providers, and patients who are interested in learning more about Five Element acupuncture. This convenient home study course can be taken as a stand-alone course, and is approved for 10 hours of continuing education credits by the Florida Board of Acupuncture. It is also the first module of the 10-module, 10-month Certificate in Five Element Acupuncture Program, for students who wish to continue with their Five Element acupuncture training.
To see the Topics covered in this course, CLICK HERE.
Registration Information
For the course fees, information on continuing education credit, and to register, please visit our Registration Information page.
4. Five Element Acupuncture Advanced Training Program
Course Description
Our 60-hour Advanced Five Element Training program is held live on 4 weekends (Sat/Sun) over 8 months. It is designed for all practitioners of Five Element Acupuncture who want to deepen their skills in Five Element diagnosis, and to advance their knowledge of Five Element treatment planning.
Whether you have recently begun your Five Element acupuncture practice, or have been a long-time practitioner of this wonderful system of Chinese Medicine, this Advanced Training program will sharpen your Five Element skills and enrich your practice. Upon graduation, you will receive a Certificate in Advanced Training in Five Element Acupuncture.
To see the Topics covered in this course, CLICK HERE.
Registration Information
For the course fees, information on continuing education credit, and to register, please visit our Registration Information page.
Other Courses Coming Soon
New courses are being planned on key topics in Five Element Acupuncture:
Basic Five Element Theory – 6 CEU’s
Five Element Acupuncture Diagnosis – 3 CEU’s
Spirit of the Point of the Fire Element – 3 CEU’s
Five Element Approach to Treating Headaches – 3 CEU’s
Please visit our website again in the near future to learn more about these new course offerings.