Traditional Chinese Medicine to Enhance Your Body’s Defenses
What you'll learn
- How Traditional Chinese Medicine can help to boost the immune system.
- Herbs and Supplements to strengthen the immune system.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine and its modalities explained.
- Holistic Therapies for pain, stress and the immune system.
Requirements
- Have an open mind.
Description
Traditional Chinese Medicine to Enhance Your Body’s Defenses Learn how to BOOST your immune system with TCM!
Taught by licensed acupuncturist, herbalist & author: Jeanie Mossa MS. LAc, an expert practitioner with more than 25 years experience treating humans and animals with TCM.
Learn how Traditional Chinese Medicine can help boost the immune system, help the body to fight pathogens, colds, viruses and other illnesses.
In this class we will cover basic Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theories of Yin & Yang, Qi & Blood.
You will also learn about the various therapies used in TCM and how they help the body:
How acupuncture can help keep you healthy (Please note you will not learn how to do acupuncture in this class!)
Acupressure is very useful and you will learn points and techniques to help you maintain health.
Chinese Herbal Medicine - You'll learn about herbs for flu, colds, immune system, anemia and fatigue
Tui Na Massage is a form of Chinese physical therapy. You'll learn how professionals use it and how you can do it on yourself.
Cupping is an ancient technique used for pain and for colds and flu. You'll learn more about this technique.
Moxibustion is the art of warming acupuncture points, very helpful for many ailments.
Lifestyle Tips based on TCM include ways to avoid colds and flu and keep your immune system strong.
Nutrition in TCM is different than Western nutrition. Learn more about this branch of TCM and how delicious foods can help keep you healthy.
I'll also talk briefly about other Holistic Therapies and how they can help the body heal and stay healthy:
Including Reiki, Massage, Polarity Therapy, Foot Reflexology, EFT Tapping, Sound Therapy - Singing bowls and Tuning forks
Special section: My COVID-19 Experience - How the herbs, remedies and therapies that helped me survive. This experience inspired this class. Please note this is my experience and not a class about COVID-19.
Please note: This is not a certification class.
This class is not a substitute for medical care or common sense!
Who this course is for:
- For those who want to strengthen their immune systems
- For those recovering from major illness, flu or Covid.
- For those who feel run down and exhausted especially after a bout of illness.
- For those who want to learn more about Traditional Chinese Medicine, holistic therapies, herbs and remedies.
Instructor
- 4.5 Instructor Rating
- 460 Reviews
- 2,324 Students
- 11 Courses
Jeanie Mossa MS. LAc, is the founder of Four Paws Acupuncture, a veterinary Traditional Chinese Medicine practice north of Boston. She is an acupuncturist and herbalist with over 25 years of experience treating animals and humans with holistic medicine. She is co-author of: BARKOPAEDIA: The Canine Book of Knowledge and The Misery Journal: Finding Patterns in Your Aches & Pains.
She holds a masters degree (MS) in Traditional Oriental Medicine from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and has completed the Animal Acupuncture certification program at New England School of Acupuncture. She is a former faculty member of the Canadian College of Oriental Medicine (Toronto, Canada).
She has written and illustrated five books and created several online classes. In her spare time, Jeanie is also an artist and owner of Practical Magic Salem featuring one of a kind jewelry, mixed media and art dolls.
Jeanie lives in Salem MA with her husband and their menagerie of magical creatures.
Books by Jeanie Mossa
Barkopaedia: The Canine Book of Knowledge by Jeanie Mossa with Norman Kraft Available on Amazon
The Misery Journal: Finding Patterns in Your Aches & Pains: by Jeanie Mossa with Norman Kraft Available on Amazon
The Screaming Uterus - An Alternative Approach to Healing Your Uterus available on Kindle
Dr. Calamari's Guide to the Herbs, Minerals and Bugs of China (Out of print)
Whispers of the O'Fae Art & Affirmations for the Wounded Inner Child Available on Amazon
The Woof & Warp of Canine Pain: by Jeanie Mossa, with Norman Kraft, Available on Amazon