AGENDA

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009

DAILY SELF-HEALING PRACTICE
Use these special times to nurture yourself and build your energy foundation.

• Each morning enjoy a unique practice with Taiji expert, Josie Zhuo.
• Each afternoon join instructor Irma Jenne for a soothing Wu Ming Qigong session, or participate in Brother Bernard Seif's meditations.

Use these times to absorb what you've encountered and build your energy foundation.

7:15 - 8:15 a.m.
Taoist Stretching
Josie Zhuo, MTCM, LAc

Feel the Qi flow! Taiji helps you come more flexible in body, mind and spirit. Gifted practitioner Josie Zhuo returns to help us get an energetic start to the day.

7:15 - 8:15 a.m.
Tao of Medical Qigong with Nan Lu, OMD
(Private Session: For healthcare practitioners completing training in Levels 1 and 2.)

9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
QMT (Qigong Meridian Therapy)
Have you QMT'd today? Our trained QMT practitioners are ready to offer you an experience of a lifetime. Try a session just before bedtime. You'll be happy you did!
LifeForce: Tao of Medical Qigong Sessions
Medical Qigong uses energy for medical purposes. Make an appointment with one of our trained LifeForce practitioners.

8:00 a.m. -- Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall

8:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Conference Welcome
Ellen Schaplowsky, VP, TCM World Foundation

9:00 - 10:30 a.m.
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL
Healing: Embracing the Language of Empowerment, Self-Care and Prevention
Bob Duggan, MA, MAc (UK), DiplAc (NCCA), Guest Panelists

By our words we create our world! Our bodies believe the words we speak and act accordingly. For healers, this conversation is a call to design our speaking carefully to empower long-term healing. This unique panel explores how our beliefs affect our health and ways to evolve our thinking regarding belief systems and illness.

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Illness and Beliefs – East-West Case Studies
Bob Duggan, MA, MAc (UK), DiplAc (NCCA), facilitator; Christine Page, MD: Stephen Cowan, MD; Nan Lu, OMD

What if our beliefs create our realities? Experienced practitioners explore this vital question through various case studies. For example, for twenty years the great historian philosopher Ivan Illich was told by physicians that the huge lump on the right the side of his face was malignant and would quickly kill him. He insisted it was "more room for my niece to kiss me on." He died peacefully in his easy chair at age 78 while planning a conference with friends.

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Part I: Type 2 Diabetes: Another Great American Disease
Thea Elijah, MAc

Today, heart disease and cancer capture great attention, but in the past decade, Type 2 diabetes has seen a 33 percent jump, causing it to be labeled a “new epidemic” in children and young adults. Stressful lifestyles make us choose fast foods over healthier nutritional options. From Chinese medicine perspective, giving our bodies what they want versus what they need leads to a state of imbalance, an ideal breeding ground for Type 2 diabetes. Explore belief systems that reflect prevailing cultural attitudes of “deserving” more for less. Discover how the challenge of change can help us rediscover real pleasure in simple foods and genuine fulfillment from work.

12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Lunch on Your Own
Lunchtime is your time. Explore our exhibit hall, practice Wu Ming Qigong, meditate quietly, or slip into your Qigong Meridian Therapy or LifeForce appointment.

1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Dragon's Way® Weight Loss and Stress Management Certification Instruction
(Private Session: Prerequisite, Dragon's Way® Certification Enrollment. This session is for those learning to teach the popular Dragon's Way® Stress and Weight Management Programs in their communities.)

2:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Meditation
Brother/Doctor Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM

Experience the quiet joy of connecting with your inner spirit and strength. Recharge for the afternoon ahead.

2:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops

Part II: Type 2 Diabetes: Another Great American Disease
Thea Elijah, MAc

(Continued from this morning)

Historical and Clinical Uses of Sexuality: A Chinese Medicine Perspective
Felice Dunas, OMD

Unique to Chinese medicine is the understanding that physical pleasure heals the body. Conversely, ordinary sex can weaken even the strongest person and patients may unwittingly be damaging the effects of the practitioner’s work through improper sexual activity. Erotic healing practices are among the oldest in Oriental Medicine (OM) and can turn making love into one of the most powerful tools patients have for healing their bodies and their lives. Once understood and integrated into a practice, these sophisticated theories and techniques can benefit patients’ physical health, self-esteem and interpersonal relationships. This session introduces participants to a most sacred and secretive aspect of TCM. (Sexually explicit material is tastefully presented.)

• Practitioners will learn the historical clinical roles that sexual healing has played in OM.
• Practitioners will expand their knowledge of the body-mind connection from an OM perspective and gain practical tools to benefit patients immediately.
• Practitioners will learn skills for discussing health-related aspects of sexuality with patients.
• Practitioners will discover clinical applications for sexual healing practices to support optimal health, as well as recovery from specific disorders.

Changing Posture, Breath and Intention to Facilitate Healing
Brother /Doctor Bernard Seif, SMC, EdD, DNM

Subtle adjustments to the way we move our body, breathe, and set our intention profoundly affect the flow of Qi, blood, and neurotransmitters. This experiential session explores the three foundations of medical Qigong: posture, breath, and intention as vehicles for self-healing and wellness. In addition to discussing the theoretical aspects of these components of health, participants will also learn and practice some exercises that relate to each one. Be prepared for some positive psychology as well!

5:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Dinner on Your Own

7:45 – 9:00 p.m
The Magic of Movement: the Power of Group Practice
Christine Page, MD; Nan Lu, OMD

When individuals gather, they form a powerful energy field. When they suspend their disbelief and gather with intent to perform specific ancient movements that act as antennae to guide Universal Qi or energy into the body, group practice takes on magical aspects. Tonight, learn the power of group energy practice and the healing benefits of specially selected Qigong movements.