Join us June 5th-7th as Sonia F. Tan, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP, teaches Balance System Acupuncture. Earn 21 PDAs.

Learn a unique and powerful treatment system using distal points for rapid and effective healing with an official successor of the famous Tan system of acupuncture!

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$700 for OAA members (not a member? Join HERE!)

$850 for non-members. If you are traveling from out of state to join us for this training, welcome!  If you are a member of your state's Acupuncture Association you can register for the OAA's rate. Please send proof of membership to keri@ohioacupunctureassociation.org upon purchase.

$600 for students (a limited number of student scholarships are available. Email keri@ohioacupunctureassociation.org for more details)

$50 early bird discount (available through April 5th)

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Balance System Acupuncture (BSA) Foundations: Levels 1+2 - Single + Multiple System Balance. 

This course provides knowledge and skills of the basic Foundations of Balance System Acupuncture (BSA), Level 1: Single System Balance and Level 2: Multiple/Global System Balance. 

In level one, learn the basic structures of the five main systems of Balance System Acupuncture, an evolution of the Balance Method. The systems are rooted in the concept of healing the body by balancing channels. Students will learn the history of the Balance Method/System, the basis of each of the Five Systems, and the logical processes for determining the channels to acupuncture, including an easy-to-use format to outline the treatment plan. A detailed explanation of the Mirroring and Imaging Formats will also be explained to assist participants in effective point selection. Dr. Tan will show how to use distal points in order to avoid aggravating the area of discomfort and will include demonstrations. Particular attention will be paid to musculo-skeletal conditions in this introductory level.

Level two expands on the basic principles taught in the Single Systems: Balance System Acupuncture Level I. This class will discuss treatment of functional and internal disorders and how to treat them with multiple systems of Balance System Acupuncture. Students will expand on the knowledge from Level I, extending their clinical reach from musculoskeletal (MSK), orthopedics and pain, to treating internal medicine disorders, including the discussion of complicated cases that include both MSK pain and functional internal disorders. The mirror and imaging format will be further discussed and how it is used in clinical practice to treat internal issues and body pain. Advanced treatments will be discussed for use in clinic such as an Eight-Channel combo for gynecological issues. A Four-Channel combo will also be discussed as a treatment strategy to treat bronchial disorders, cardiology symptoms, digestive disorders and urogenital diseases. Practitioners will understand how to approach complicated cases involving multiple channels in clinical practice. 

Prerequisite: A license to practice Acupuncture* 

*Any health care practitioner who is legally able to practice Acupuncture in their jurisdiction, with a minimum 250 hours of Acupuncture and foundational training. Acupuncture students that have completed Year 2/knowledge of all channel flow and acupoint location and needling. 

7 credit hours per day, 21 credit hours in today. 9:00am – 5:00pm each day, 3 days total.

Dr. Sonia F. Tan, BA, BA(H), DAOM, RAc, RTCMP, is an educator, author, health practitioner and consultant. A second-generation Chinese metaphysician, she has been helping guide people in the Chinese Medicine and metaphysical world since 2006. She is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM degree-USA), a Registered Acupuncturist, a Registered Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioner, and a Chinese Astrology & Feng Shui practitioner. Dr. Sonia Tan obtained her clinicalresearch Doctorate degree from Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Los Angeles,California. She is also a graduate of the five year Doctor of TCM program from the International College of TCM Vancouver. 

Dr. Sonia F. Tan is one of few certified Gold Level practitioners of the late Dr. Richard Tan. His most advanced level courses after all Balance Method levels, were first completed by a group of 16 senior students. Sonia was among those 16. Dr. Sonia F. Tan is a Master and award-winning teacher of Balance System Acupuncture. With the blessings of fellow senior students to pass on the Balance Method legacy, Dr. Sonia Tan developed and created the very first Balance Method/System Acupuncture Certificate program at an accredited public post-secondary institution–Langara College–launched in 2018. She continues this Balance System Acupuncture evolution, legacy & certification through the founding of her private school, the Tan Academy of Balance Inc, which is dedicated to education in the San Cai areas of Chinese Metaphysics & Classical Chinese medicine. Dr. Sonia Tan is the author of The Foundations of Balance Acupuncture: A Clinical Reference Manual. 

Following in her grandfather’s footsteps, the Tan lineage, and classical Five Branches studies, Dr. Sonia Tan completed apprenticeships in Chinese Metaphysics in the areas of Chinese Astrology, Face Reading, and Classical Feng Shui under various masters. She has been certified since 2011 as a Chinese Astrology and Feng Shui practitioner. Sonia is also an ongoing practitioner of a variety of external & internal Martial Arts since 1995 and is currently a Level 2 Certified Teacher of Taiji Qigong Shibashi. Sonia is grateful to her lateShifu Johns for her external martial arts foundation, and current Laoshi Piche for continued enlightenment. 

Sonia thoroughly enjoys educating & inspiring others!

REFUND POLICY

OAA hopes everyone who registers for the conference is able to attend; however, we also understand that extenuating circumstances do occur. OAA offers the following cancellation options:

• Full refund minus a 3% credit card processing fee up until 4 weeks prior to the event.

• 50% refund up until the last business day of the week prior to the event (Friday before)

• Request should be made by contacting keri@ohioacupunctureassociation.org

• Every attempt will be made to provide refunds within two weeks of the request. Refunds will be credited back to the credit or debit card used to make original purchase.

• No refunds will be issued for no-shows or late arrival.

• 100% of registration fees will be credited or refunded if event is canceled by organizer.