PRC Elective: Advanced Tui Na
The Complete Online Program for Acupuncture Students
Length: 21 hours
Instructor: Sarah Pritchard
Take your Tui na knowledge to the next level and learn to use it intuitively and powerfully in your student clinics for increased results.
Need to know
*Please note that many of the associations listed under ‘CEUs/PDAs’ do not formally pre-approve online courses for credits, and thus require the student to track their own online course hours to submit for approval for their annual CEU/PDA requirements.
*Please note that many of the associations listed under ‘CEUs/PDAs’ do not formally pre-approve online courses for credits, and thus require the student to track their own online course hours to submit for approval for their annual CEU/PDA requirements.
Boost your bodywork skill confidence and gain valuable PRC ACU/OM credits
with this complete online Tui na program. For all levels of Acupuncturists/TCM Practitioners.
Course Description
*This is a PRC-Approved credit course for on-campus students only. Please note that online PRC Electives taken through Pacific Rim College Online do not qualify for Student Loans.
This course, for both the beginner and advanced Acupuncturist and Tui na practitioner, will take you on a journey back to the shamanic foundations of Chinese Medicine to the ancient massage manipulations of An Wu/An Mo that predate acupuncture. All needling techniques evolved from An Mo (press rub), known more commonly now and since the Ming dynasty as Tui na (Push grasp).
The therapeutic abilities of Tui na are broad and deep. It is both a physical bodywork (Yang and invigorating) and a subtle energy medicine (Yin and deeply nourishing). Some points and channels are better stimulated with hands and others with needles. This course will bring you the flexibility to use both in your practice, giving you the versatility and potential to flow creatively and intuitively with the changing dynamics of your patients’ Qi. And, your patients will love it!
For those new to Tui na, this course will provide a comprehensive foundation for how to apply all the fundamental techniques effectively and confidently with connection and presence. For those who already work with Tui na, the course aims to inspire you to deepen, refine and advance your skills.
The course will provide you with a clear understanding of the therapeutic qualities of the techniques and when you may choose them in practice. For example which technique would you choose to expel wind and where on the body would you apply it? How would you nourish Yin? How would you unwind what is bound and soothe and contain what is scattered?
The course aims to encourage what is innate and often under-valued – the intuition and realm of feeling. I want to enable the student and practitioner to step out of their own way, to become like water, to connect to the Dao and become the conduit that allows change to happen. The work is ever-evolving as we all evolve.
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
- To return to the Daoist, shamanic roots of Tui na
- Deepen, advance and refine the Tui na and needling skills you already have
- Learn how to apply all the fundamental Tui na techniques effectively and confidently
- Understand the therapeutic qualities of these techniques and when to choose them in practice
- Learn effective foundation routines for all the main areas of the body, including areas little worked on such as the chest and abdomen
- Learn simple and powerful Yin style Tui na for deep nourishment and therefore for chronic diseases
- Learn how to release painful congested Ah Shi areas anywhere on the body and how this applies in the treatment of musculoskeletal conditions
- Learn how to direct the flow of Qi more efficiently, how to unwind what is bound, open what is closed, nourish what’s empty, disperse what’s congested
- Learn how to integrate Tui na into your current acupuncture practice, with a focus on preconception preparation, menstrual problems, digestive issues, MSK issues and hidden/chronic diseases (such as fibromyalgia, PD, ME, cancer care, depression/anxiety, end-of-life, and more)
- Discover the versatility and flexibility that comes from combining these skills
- Develop confidence in your hands and intuition, learn how to feel, find, and follow
- Learn the effectiveness of working with presence, relaxation, and connection
- Improve palpation skills, bodywork confidence and be reminded of the power of therapeutic touch
Lesson plan
Section I – INTRODUCTION
- Introduction
- Course Outline
2.1 How to use this Course
- Course Guidebook
Section II: BACKGROUND
- History
- Main Schools of Tui na
- The Principles of how Tui na works
- Yin and Yang styles of Practice
- The Three Stages of Treatment, & the Dynamics and Language of Qi
Section III: QI GONG & SELF MASSAGE
- Qi Gong
- Self-Massage
Section IV: FEW PRACTICAL THINGS
- Introduction to Tui na techniques
- Equipment
- Practical advice – Their body positioning, your positioning, & preparation
Section V: BASIC TECHNIQUES
- Tui fa (pushing) – intro & demo prone
- Tui fa (pushing) – demo on skin/with media
- Tui fa (pushing) – supine
- Mo fa (round rubbing) – intro & demo supine
- Mo fa (round rubbing) – prone
- An fa (pressing) – intro & supine
- An fa (pressing) – prone
- An fa (pressing) – holding yin – supine
- Ya fa (suppressing) – intro & demo prone
- Ya fa (suppressing) – supine
- Rou fa (kneading) – prone
- Rou fa (kneading) – supine, nourishing & detox Rou fa
- Na fa (grasping) – intro & demo prone (more in Compound Techniques)
- Yi Zhi Chan Tui fa (one finger meditation pushing technique) – demo rice bag & point
- Yi Zhi Chan Tui fa (one finger meditation pushing technique) – demo (moving)
- Gun fa (rolling) – intro & demo
- Zhen fa (vibrating) – intro & demo (Yin and Yang styles)
- Ma fa (wiping) – intro & demo (supine)
- Ca fa (scrubbing) – intro & demo (prone)
- Nian fa (holding twisting) – intro & demo (supine)
- Combination of all striking techs (prone)
- Ji dian fa (digital striking) – intro & demo (supine)
- Ji fa (chopping) – intro & demo (prone)
- Pai fa (patting) – intro & demo (prone)
- Tan bo fa (plucking) – intro & demo (prone)
- Cuo fa (rub rolling) – intro & demo (sitting up)
- Duo fa (shaking) – intro & demo
Section VI: COMPOUND TECHNIQUES
- Introduction
- Holding-grasping – demo (prone)
- Pinching-grasping – demo (prone)
- Holding-grasping – demo (prone)
- Pinching grasping – demo (supine)
- Nipping grasping – demo (supine)
- Grabbing-grasping – demo (prone)
- Lifting-grasping – demo (supine)
- Pulling-grasping – demo (supine)
- Kneading grasping – demo (prone)
- Kneading-pinching – demo (prone/seated) (includes kneading nipping)
- Kneading-vibrating – demo (supine)
- Pushing-pressing – demo (supine)
- Whisking-sweeping & spreading
Section VII: CO-ORDINATED TECHNIQUES
- Introduction
- Gun fa & Rou fa – demo (prone)
- Gun fa & An fa/ya fa – demo (supine)
- Gun fa & Tui fa – (prone)
- Rou fa & Na fa (pinching grasping) – demo (supine)
- An fa & Mo fa – demo (supine)
Section VIII: PASSIVE MOVEMENTS
- Introduction
- Demo of a few (supine), rocking, Ba shen fa, Yao fa, Ban fa
- Ba shen fa (traction) – demo (supine)
- Yao fa (rotating) – demo (supine) including unwinding
- Yao fa (rotating) – demo (prone)
- Yao fa (rotating) – demo (chair)
- Ban fa (pulling-twisting) – demo (supine)
- Ban fa (pulling-twisting) – demo (prone)
- Rocking & spreading – demo (prone)
Section IX: AREA FOUNDATION ROUTINES
- Introduction
- Head & Face Foundation routine – Introduction
- Head & Face – demo (seated)
- Head & Face – demo (supine) (Head & Face Foundation routine – common complaints)
- Neck & nape foundation routine – Introduction
- Neck & nape – demo (seated)
- Neck & nape – demo (prone)
- Neck & nape – demo (supine)
- Neck & nape – common complaints
- Back area foundation routine – Introduction
- Back routine – demo (prone)
- Back routine – adaptation, demo, mid-back, harmonise Wood/Earth
- Back routine – adaptation, demo, lower-back/sacrum, Cold/Latency
- Back routine – common complaints
- Upper Limb area foundation routine – Introduction
- Upper Limb – demo (seated)
- Upper Limb – demo (prone)
- Upper Limb – demo (supine)
- Upper Limb – common complaints
- Lower Limb area foundation routine – Introduction
- Lower Limb – demo (prone)
- Lower Limb – demo (supine)
- Lower Limb – common complaints
- Chest & hypochondrium area foundation routine – Introduction
- Chest & hypochondrium simple area foundation routine – demo (supine)
- Chest & hypochondrium – extra work, diaphragm An fa, scooping the diaphragm – demo (supine)
- Chest & hypochondrium – common complaints
- Abdomen area foundation routine – Introduction
- Abdomen simple area foundation routine – demo (supine)
- Abdomen – extra work: 8 gates, wave rou fa, demo (supine)
- Abdomen – common complaints
Section X: ANCILLARY THERAPIES
- Ancillary therapies – Introduction
- Ancillary therapies – Cupping, static, sliding, flash, wind needle & cupping over needle – demo (prone)
- Gua sha, demo (prone)
- Moxa – demo – ginger
- Moxa – demo (supine) – salt, dispersing, rice grain
Section XI: TREATMENT
- Treatment – Introduction
- General Principles of planning Tui na treatment + PFs & Areas of body
- Choice & Application of Techniques + Different Levels (Wei, Ying, Yuan)
- Qi Dynamics & demo (supine)
- Integration of hands and needles
- Tui na Treatment Tips – considerations in creating a treatment structure
- Role of practitioner/Healer archetype
Section XII: TREATMENT OF COMMON SCENARIOS
- Treatment of Common scenarios – Introduction
- Menstrual & Fertility – Introduction
- Menstrual & Fertility – general principles & stages of cycle
- Pre-conception – Introduction
- Pre-conception treatment demo – prone
- Pre-conception treatment demo– supine
- Pre-conception treatment demo – mini routine
- Period pain – Introduction
- Period pain treatment demo – prone & supine
- PMT – Introduction
- PMT treatment demo – Prone & supine
- Digestion – Introduction
- Digestion treatment demo – back routine for all digestive issues – prone
- IBS treatment demo – supine
- Constipation treatment demo – supine
- Indigestion treatment demo – supine
- MSK pain & how to work with Guo anywhere on the body – Intro to channel sinews
- MSK pain & how to work with Guo anywhere on the body – demo
- Chronic/hidden mysterious diseases – a Yin approach to Fibromyalgia, ME, MS, PD, Cancer care and recovery and end of life care
- Yin approach – Yuan Qi treatment – demo prone
- Yin approach – Yuan Qi treatment – demo supine
- Yin approach – Yuan Qi treatment – demo side lying
Section XIII: CONCLUSION
- Conclusion & thank you for being such wonderful students!
Give more effective treatments and strengthen your patient relationships
when you learn to allow their body to speak to you.
What do you get with the program?
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High quality, step-by-step video tutorials (like being in the classroom with Sarah, only with unobstructed views!)
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132-page guidebook to use when following along with your videos and to take into your clinic for fast reference
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Meet your instructor
Sarah Pritchard was one of the first westerners to practice Tui na in the UK and is known as an inspiring teacher and workshop leader. She originally trained to be an actor at RADA where she was introduced to Alexander Technique, Qi Gong, yoga, and meditation as well as the performance and communication skills that have proved invaluable for teaching. Her Chinese Medicine studies began in 1992. She trained at the London School of Chinese Clinical Massage Therapy, the Nanjing University of TCM and the London College of Traditional Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Read moreSarah has been a member of the British Acupuncture Council since 2000. Sarah is the author of 2 Tui na books Chinese Massage Manual originally published by Piatkus in 1999 and re-published with Singing Dragon in 2015 is the definitive introductory text on Tui na Massage currently published in English. Her second book Tui na- A Manual of Chinese Massage Therapy published by Elsevier Churchill Livingstone in 2010 and re-published by Singing dragon in 2015 is a comprehensive handbook for the 21st century student and practitioner of Tui na working in the West. Both books are used as essential texts on Tui na training courses in the UK, Europe, and the USA. Sarah has 17 years of teaching experience. In 2001, she wrote and developed the professional Tui na course for the LCTA London College of Traditional Acupuncture. She was course co-ordinator and senior lecturer until the college closed in November 2010. She is currently senior lecturer and Tui na course co-ordinator at the City College of Acupuncture in London. Sarah has run courses, workshops and postgraduate seminars on Tui na and the integration of acupuncture, moxa and Tui na for the LCTA, the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine (CICM) the International College of Oriental Medicine (ICOM) in the UK, for Total Health in Holland, the Florence Tui na Congress and the ScuolaTao Milano in Italy, and for Pacific Rim College in Victoria BC. Sarah has been in private practice since 1994. She is the founder and Director of Blackheath Complementary Health Centre in London established in May 2000.
Isabel originally studied Experimental Psychology at Oxford University and practised martial arts for 14 years. Along the way she attained 2 black belts in Kickboxing and Kung Fu. Following an injury, she was introduced to acupuncture, which had a profound effect not only on the physical trauma but also led to unanticipated emotional healing.
She studied Acupuncture and Tui na at City College of Acupuncture in London where she met Sarah Pritchard. During this time she began to work as Sarah’s apprentice and teaching assistant. She is now working with Sarah to create continuing education courses, live and online.
Isabel and Sarah have developed a way of working together that integrates their skills and complementary natures. They relish the opportunity to work together in clinic (as a pair) when they can with those who come for help and healing.
In her practice Isabel enjoys integrating Tui na, acupuncture, and more recently sound therapy. She has trained with Don Conreaux and in Acutonics with Jude and Paul Ponton in Seattle. She is particularly interested in working with the psycho-emotional roots of pain and illness.
Together with Sarah she runs regular gong and sound baths, sound ceremonies, and women’s circles in North London and at Blackheath Complementary Health Centre.
Isabel taught martial arts for 9 years. She also a trained yoga teacher and Reiki practitioner.
Read lessDo you lack confidence in your Tui na skills?
Do you feel confident using Tui na effectively in your student clinics? Have you ever wondered if there was a gentler, yet incredibly powerful form of Tui na? Most colleges in Canada/North America offer a basic Tui na course that leaves students wanting for more and unclear how to integrate Tui na into their acupuncture practice. With over 25+ years of clinical experience, 20+ years of teaching, and 2 essential Tui na textbooks, I am thrilled to be able to offer you my Complete Advanced Tui Na Online Program (with an optional live component!).
I would like to share my knowledge with you, to provide a thorough understanding of Tui na both practically and theoretically, to inspire you to return to the roots of Tui na, to integrate what has been forgotten, a softer more Yin-style of practise. This has powerful clinical effects, patients love it, and it will sky-rocket your clinical confidence. I want you to be able to intuitively use your hands for dynamic and potent healing, and for this reason, I invite you to join me in this virtual space as I humbly pass my knowledge on to you.”
What can you do after completing this program?
- Increase your clinical confidence by integrating Tui na into more of your treatments for increased patient results
- Use your hands more instinctively in your student clinic
- Add Yin-style Tui na to your clinical offerings for a gentler yet powerful treatment method
- Utilize your Tui na, needling, and palpation modalities at a deeper level immediately in your student clinic
- Creatively flow with more intuition in clinic
Enroll Today
Online program only
7-day money
back guarantee
Please note that the 7-day money back guarantee applies to stand-alone courses only and to courses that are not completed in full. The 7-day money back guarantee does not apply to students that have completed a course and have received a certificate of completion.
Lifetime access
to materials
100% Secure
checkout
What our students are saying…
“Wonderful! Loved it—great quality and depth of information; a lot of content but easy to listen to. I love this style of practice. Thank you for continuing to enrich my learning!”
“Exceptional. An excellent course that provided the opportunity to learn Tui Na and use it in my massage therapy practice.”
“I feel humbled by the encounter that Tui na opens up between receiver and giver – connecting with the receiver’s Qi, his/her breathing, and so on on quite an intimate level. We are thought so little about these embodied aspects of practice in acupuncture colleges today, where some teachers even advocate needling the patient without touching the body.”
“I learned innumerable concepts and techniques that I had never been introduced to before. Some of the simplest things completely changed the way I approached treatments. These are techniques that you can implement immediately after the course to start to see their clinical effects. My understanding of foundational concepts of Chinese medicine were broadened and deepened.”
“As a student at the beginning of my journey it was so great to see Tui na from your perspective. When we learned it in college it was very intense and more about just putting a lot of pressure on points. I really loved the way you gave visuals to think about while doing the techniques. I was still able to give effective pressure but it didn’t feel so harsh.”
“Without hesitation, I wholeheartedly recommend embarking on studies with Sarah Pritchard. Her dynamic, engaging and clear teaching style brings the information to life in a way completely unique way.”
“I adore Sarah Pritchard and her style of teaching. More courses from her!”
“It brought to my attention small things like the needle being an extension of the hand. These small reminders made me so much more aware of what my fingers or hands were trying to accomplish. Subtle reminders like that really changed the way I think!”
“Great program! Sarah is an amazing teacher; she is knowledgeable and delivers the content perfectly. “
“I signed up for this program to develop and improve my Tui Na skills, and it was even better than I expected. Every part of the program was useful.”
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“Wonderful! Loved it—great quality and depth of information; a lot of content but easy to listen to. I love this style of practice. Thank you for continuing to enrich my learning!”
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“Exceptional. An excellent course that provided the opportunity to learn Tui Na and use it in my massage therapy practice.”
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“I feel humbled by the encounter that Tui na opens up between receiver and giver – connecting with the receiver’s Qi, his/her breathing, and so on on quite an intimate level. We are thought so little about these embodied aspects of practice in acupuncture colleges today, where some teachers even advocate needling the patient without touching the body.”
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“I learned innumerable concepts and techniques that I had never been introduced to before. Some of the simplest things completely changed the way I approached treatments. These are techniques that you can implement immediately after the course to start to see their clinical effects. My understanding of foundational concepts of Chinese medicine were broadened and deepened.”
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“As a student at the beginning of my journey it was so great to see Tui na from your perspective. When we learned it in college it was very intense and more about just putting a lot of pressure on points. I really loved the way you gave visuals to think about while doing the techniques. I was still able to give effective pressure but it didn’t feel so harsh.”
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“Without hesitation, I wholeheartedly recommend embarking on studies with Sarah Pritchard. Her dynamic, engaging and clear teaching style brings the information to life in a way completely unique way.”
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“I adore Sarah Pritchard and her style of teaching. More courses from her!”
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“It brought to my attention small things like the needle being an extension of the hand. These small reminders made me so much more aware of what my fingers or hands were trying to accomplish. Subtle reminders like that really changed the way I think!”
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“Great program! Sarah is an amazing teacher; she is knowledgeable and delivers the content perfectly. “
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“I signed up for this program to develop and improve my Tui Na skills, and it was even better than I expected. Every part of the program was useful.”
FAQ
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How long do I have access for?
Lifetime access to all video content.
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Do I receive PRC ACU/OM credits for these courses?
Yes! This program has been approved for 1.75 ACU/OM credits at the PRC Campus.
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Are all classes online?
Yes! You can watch your program at anytime and as many times as you need to.
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What supplies are required?
None are required, but some would be beneficial. If you have a tui na cloth/sheet (100% cotton sheet) a treatment couch/table and massage oil, you are good to go! Rice bag is optional for practicing some of your Tui na moves as are cups, gua sha, and moxa.
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