Need to Know
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Who is this course for?Acupuncturists, TCM Practitioners, Students -
Course length (start & watch when you want)5.5 hours of video content -
Course credits5.5 CEUs / PDAs*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.
NCCAOM (2 AOM-CH + 3.5 PE-CW), NZASA (Category 2), AcNZ, CTCMA (Category A2), CTCMPAO, meets standard for AACMA CPDs and CAA CCPs
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ExtrasLifetime access · Certificate of completion
Meet your course instructor
Dr. Kayla Moberg | D.TCM, Dip. Phyt.
Kayla’s dream of finding a comprehensive herbal medicine program came true in 2009 when she discovered the Diploma of Phytotherapy program at Pacific Rim College. While completing this program, she quickly and passionately fell in love with traditional Chinese medicine, which inspired her to continue her studies. She went on to graduate as a Medical Herbalist, Acupuncturist, TCM herbalist, and finally a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Prior to her education at Pacific Rim College, she completed various trainings in herbal medicine, aromatherapy, birth and postpartum doula work, energy medicine, massage, and reiki. A dedicated yoga practice over the past decade led her to India twice to immerse herself in this spiritual tradition. On her first trip, she completed a yoga teacher training and returned a year later to teach yoga and provide volunteer acupuncture at a charitable hospital through the ashram she was living at. The profound effects that herbal medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and yoga have had on her life are what inspired her to study these ancient healing traditions. She is deeply passionate about helping people connect to their innate healing potential. She is currently registered with the CTCMA as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine and focuses her practice on women and children’s health. Along with her practice, she is a clinical supervisor and instructor at Pacific Rim College in Victoria, B.C. where she supervises acupuncture and herbal medicine clinics, and teaches gynecology, pediatrics, advanced herbal formulas, and a class she created called ‘Integrative Materia Medica – Western Herbs Through the Lens of TCM’ that teaches the therapeutic application of western herbs using TCM energetic diagnostic principles.
Course description
One of the great strengths of the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diagnostic model is that it uses energetics to tailor herbs to peoples unique constitutions. Many students and practitioners would prefer to use herbs that are native to their locale so as to practice bioregionalism.
Dr. Kayla Moberg created this course to bridge the gap between the two herbal worlds of Phytotherapy and TCM. Kayla, a Medical Herbalist and Doctor of TCM, teaches the therapeutic application of western herbs using TCM energetic diagnostic principles. Students learn 25 commonly used herbs, many of which grow locally in North America and are easy to grow in your backyard.
Participants learn to use herbal medicine to confidently support the TCM patterns of common ailments such as anxiety, coughs and colds, depression, digestive upset, gynecological imbalances, headaches, pain management, sleep disturbances, stress, and more.
This course is comprehensive yet simple enough to understand and apply immediately. The guidebook includes monographs for every herb, formulations, recipes, and other fun, practical, and versatile ways to incorporate herbs into one’s life and practice.
Upon completion of this course, students will:
- Know the foundational TCM energetics and flavours of herbs
- Learn common methods of western herbal preparation
- Obtain a thorough understanding of the therapeutic application of the herbs covered
- Understand the TCM energetics of each herb
- Feel confident in the preparation and dosages of remedies for both adults and children
- Know the cautions and contraindications for each herb
- Feel safe and comfortable utilizing herbs in a home setting or clinical practice
- Gain confidence in recommending western herbs to family, friends, and patients to fit their individual energetic constitution
- Create and apply recipes in therapeutic dosages for common conditions