Working with Dreams in Chinese Medicine
Diagnostic significance and Therapeutic application of dreams
This course at a glance
Date:
11. May 2019
Day/Time:
Sa., 9:00–17:00
Hours:
7 hours
Teacher:
Hamid Montakab
Language:
English
Cost:
CHF 250.–
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About this course
Dream interpretation has been an integral part of Classical Chinese Diagnosis as evidenced in the Neijing and Ling Shu.
Through dreams, the Hun-Ethereal soul helps release accumulated pathogenic factors from external climatic causes, dietary or internal non-expressed emotions.
The ancient Chinese understanding of dreams combined with modern concepts of neuroscience and psychiatry provide a very powerful diagnostic and therapeutic tool.
This workshop covers:
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Physiology of Dreaming (Western and Chinese)
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The role of the Liver and Hun in the dreaming process
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Dream significance according to the ancient classical texts
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Physiological and psychological interpretation of dreams and therapeutic applications
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Clinical examples
About the teacher
Dr. Hamid Montakab
Hamid David Montakab M.D. graduated from Medical School of Paris, did his residency in surgery and completed a 3-year education in acupuncture. Later spending 4 months in clinical training in China, followed by 2 years in exploring the local healing in the Philippines and India. He practiced for 5 years in America after obtaining the NCCA certification and a degree in Chinese Herbalism. In 1986 he founded Chiway Academy in Switzerland. Dr. Montakab was commissioned by the Swiss National Fond to conduct a scientific research study on Acupuncture and Insomnia. In 1995 he was the co-founder and president of the Swiss Professional Organization for TCM (SBO-TCM).