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As the year comes to a close, we are busy scheduling courses and workshops for the winter semester. Kicking off the new year is a highly-anticipated workshop on Chinese Pulse Diagnosis by Brandt Stickley. Brandt has studied extensively under Dr. Leon Hammer and teaches pulse diagnosis for Lonny Jarrett. Also in January begins our third offering of the revered Japanese Acupuncture Program as taught by the Japanese Acupuncture Institute of Seattle. Both of these unique learning opportunities have very limited enrollment positions.
The schedules for both the 3-month Community Herbalist Program and the Traditional Thai Massage Program are currently online, and the course schedules for the Diploma of Phytotherapy program and the diploma programs in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine will be published within the next week.
As you may have noticed, in addition to our educational programs, we also sell a number of lifestyle, nutritional and environmental products. Read below to learn about some of our great products and how they can help to enhance your health.
Last but not least, our green revolution continues as this month we introduce eco-conscious business cards.
Enjoy the newsletter!
Todd N Howard, President
Chinese Pulse Diagnosis Workshop PRC is pleased to welcome Brandt Stickley to teach "Chinese Pulse Diagnosis". This 2-day workshop combines theoretical and didactic instruction with practical training. Students learn to palpate the 8 depths, the 6 principal positions and 24 complementary positions associated with the system elaborated by Dr. Leon Hammer. This class focuses on common and important pulse qualities, and those not identified in the TCM literature. Treatment based on unique pulse findings is also discussed. The workshop is scheduled for January 9-10, 2010, and is limited to 18 registrants only. Tuition is $300 for professionals and $250 for students and includes a course handbook. Click here for more information and to register.
Typhoon Ketsana ReliefIn late September Typhoon Ketsana made landfall in the Philippines, causing massive flooding, destruction and hundreds of deaths. A PRC student from the Philippines quickly organized a monetary collection to help support the victims. In response to the student effort, we received word that the donation was used to assist 67 families during the most critical period of need, giving hope to the poor victims and providing them assurance. We thank our students and faculty for taking quick and selfless action to provide aid.
Herbal Dispensary growsPRC's herbal dispensary is stocked with hundreds of organic herbs in loose form for teas and in tinctured form for more potent remedies. PRC's professional herbalists dispense single herbal tinctures such as echinacea, elderberry, ginseng and more for a fraction of the cost of retail providers. Custom herbal formulations are available to those who partake in a herbal consult in either our student clinic or professional clinic, Alembic Healing Arts Centre. Contact or stop by the college today to learn about how herbal medicine can help you. Courses and programs are also available for those who want to deeply explore herbal medicine.
Green Printing SolutionWhen it came time to update our business cards recently, we knew we wanted to find the most eco-friendly product available to us. The Canadian-produced acid free and chlorine free cardstock used for our cards is made from 100% post-consumer waste, manufactured with bio gas energy and is both EcoLogo and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. The print manufacturing process is offset printed with waterless based inks in a CleanPrintBC certified printing facility. Next time you or your company orders printed material, seek out an environmentally-conscious printer and ask what eco-friendly options are available to you.
Vitamineral Green now availablePRC is now a retailer of Vitamineral Greens, one of the best green powder superfoods available today. This completely organic superfood contains a full spectrum of naturally occurring, absorbable and non-toxic vitamins, minerals, all essential amino acids, antioxidants, chlorophyll, soluble and insoluble fibers, tens of thousands of phytonutrients, and other organic nutrients. Ingredients include Nettle Leaf, Alfalfa Leaf Juice, Dandelion Leaf Juice, Barley Grass Juice, Oat Grass Juice, Wheat Grass, Spirulina, Chlorella, Icelandic Kelp, Dulse, an array of probiotics and much more. Vitamineral Green is available for $65 for 500 grams. Please visit the "Health Product" section of our Bookstore for more information.
PRC now sells NatureMill CompostersDeposit food waste any time of the day - up to 120 lbs (55kg) per month - into the indoor NatureMill XE Composter. Using an efficient composting process consisting of mixing, air flow, heat and moisture, this no-odour composter turns food waste into concentrated compost in roughly 2 weeks. The finished soil material drops into a tray in the bottom of the conveniently-sized unit and is ready for use in yo ur garden. The energy released during composting destroys odours, pathogens and seed germination. More than 70 percent of the initial waste disappears into water vapour, leaving a very concentrated compost fertilizer. NatureMill uses just 5 kwh/month of electricity and recycles its weight in waste every 10 days, diverting over 2 tons of waste from landfills over its life. The NatureMill XE is made entirely from recycled and recyclable materials. Stop by PRC today in to see our NatureMill Composter in action and to purchase yours. Please click here for more information.
Hellerwork Program Graduates Inaugural ClassPRC is pleased to congratulate all 16 graduates of the inaugural Hellerwork Training Program. Having been taught by a distinguished group of faculty members that includes Lonny Fox, Dr. Don St. John and Hellerwork founder Joseph Heller, the graduates now embark on a 6-month practicum before becoming certified Hellerwork Practitioners. To learn more about Hellerwork, an evolving system of structural bodywork, or to apply for the September 2010 program, please click here.
Community Herbalist Program Schedule PublishedWe are pleased to publish the class schedule for the Winter 2010 Community Herbalist Program. This unique 3-month program introduces students to the incredible world of plants and their medicinal uses according to various cultures. Graduates of this program can use knowledge and experience gained to establish a community-based herbal clinic to assist family and friends, work in the health and wellness retail sector, grow and maintain herbal gardens, create herbal preparations or matriculate into the Diploma of Phytotherapy program at PRC. For more information and to register, please click here.
Traditional Thai Massage program near capacityThe Traditional Thai Massage Program is a 4-month certificate program that introduces students to the philosophies, therapeutic principles and techniques of Thai Massage. Thai Massage forms the "energy medicine" component of the unique healing system of Traditional Thai Medicine - a holistic approach to health that addresses the body (through diet and herbs), psychospirituality (through practices such as meditation) and the flow and balance of vital energy in the energetic systems. During a Thai massage, the practitioner guides the recipient into various postures linked together in a flowing series, applying acupressure with hands and feet, arms and legs. Over the years, Thai Medicine and Massage have adopted and incorporated influences from Indian Ayurveda and yoga practices, as well as Chinese healing arts. Please click here for more information and to register.
Winter 2010 Diploma ProgramsApplications are being accepted for enrollment into Winter 2010 diploma and certificate programs. We welcome students from all over the world to apply to our School of Integrative Health, School of Phytotherapy and School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. If you are interested in enrolling to study natural health at PRC, please contact our Office of Admissions today.
Acupuncture Volunteers needed in AfricaThe PanAfrican Acupuncture Project (PAAP) is a pioneering initiative based in East Africa that provides acupuncture training to local health care workers. Since 2003 PAAP has trained more than 160 health care workers to employ simple yet effective acupuncture techniques in the treatment of endemic conditions such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, malnutrition and tuberculosis. Those health care workers have in turn used their new skills to help thousands of Africans.
PAAP will host its next training in in Lyantonde, Uganda from November 30 - December 11, 2009. Acupuncture volunteers are essential to the success of this program. Please click here for more information.
2010 Japanese Acupuncture ProgramCanada's only Japanese Acupuncture Certificate Program returns to PRC in January 2010. This 100-hour modular program covers a broad range of treatment techniques from Japan, including abdominal (hara) palpation and diagnosis, subtle needling techniques, moxibustion, use of intradermals, press tacks and press spheres, cupping and bloodletting techniques, Sotai, and non-needling pediatric (Shonishin) techniques. Registration spaces are very limited so don't delay in enrolling in a program that graduates are calling their best educational experience to date. Modules 1, 2 and 3 can be taken independently. Students who complete all 5 modules within 24 months graduate with a certificate in Japanese Acupuncture, endorsed by the Japanese Acupuncture Institute of Seattle.
Free Workshop on Eastern Healing TherapiesJoin Nikki Manzie at PRC on November 19 from 4:30-6pm for a free workshop entitled "Interweaving Thai Massage, Yogatherapy and Ayurvedic Marmatherapy". Nikki Manzie, the Director of the Eastern Therapies and Bodywork programs at PRC, will give a short lecture on the merging and interweaving of 3 energy-healing systems and then take students into a Thai massage demonstration, integrating Indian marma (acupoints) and yogatherapy (applied postures). There is no need to register for this workshop. Simply show up and enjoy.
Book of the Month Chinese Pulse Diagnosis by Dr. Leon Hammer is organized in 17 chapters, which are presented in an advancing hierarchy of complexity. The early chapters consider such general issues as terminology, classification of pulse qualities, historical comparisons of positions and depths, the effects of age and gender, and a methodology for taking the pulse. The middle chapters provide an in-depth look at each of the individual pulse qualities, identified by felt sensation based on such characteristics as rate and rhythm, stability, volume, depth, size, and shape. The types of pathology associated with each of the qualities are also discussed. Stop by the PRC Bookstore to get your copy today for only $91.95 each.
Continuing Education at AlembicReiki Level 2 with Shelley Easthope returns to Alembic on November 6-8. This Level 2 Reiki class provides a review of Level 1 and of experience in subsequent practice. This course also introduces the student to distant treatment and the 3 symbols, and includes an initiation to the second degree symbols. For more information and to register, please click here.
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