Dr. Wei-Chieh Young: Seminars

Seminars
2010 upcoming lectures and seminars

The following lectures are open to the public. Please contact the school or hosting organization for registration.

※June 11-14: Complete Tung's Acupuncture Courses (The registration is closed)Deadline for class registration was on May 30

※July 3-5: Jin Gui (Golden Chamber), Five Branches University (in Chinese)(www.fivvebranches.edu)

※September 15-17: Tung’s Acupuncture, Europe (in Chinese and German)(www.atcm.ch and www.spitalzollikerberg.ch)

※October 8-11: Advanced Tung’s Acupuncture Seminar (click)

※November 6-8: Shang Han (Cold Damaged), Five Branches University (in Chinese) (www.fivvebranches.edu)

2010 lectures and seminars

※February 27-28: Tung’s Acupuncture, Academy of Oriental medicine at Austinwww.aoma.edu/southwest-symposium.
The 2-day course has completed successfully. Please see News Release for detail.

※April 3-4:Dr. Tung's Acupuncture,New York College of Traditional Chinese Medicine(www.nyctcm.edu)(click)

※May 9-11, Ji Nan , China"The Complete Courses of Tung's Acupuncture" ( http://www.txz1.com/bbs/ ) End Successfully(Click)

Tung’s Acupuncture Complete Course in China End Successfully
Dr. Wei-Chieh Young was invited to lecture on the "Tung’s Acupuncture Complete Course" from May 9th to 11th, 2010 in Ji Nan City, Sandong Province, China. More than 140 participants attended the seminar (see the photo below). The seminar was very successful. The majority of the participants came from various cities and provinces of China. Others traveled from Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Malaysia, and Japan. Quite a few came from Hongkong, Macao, and Taiwan. It was regretful that those who signed up late were unable to attend due to the limitation of class size and boarding arrangement.

This course covered mainly the point system of the Tung’s Acupuncture. The applications and principles of the point system were introduced, such as Zang Fu Bei Tong (the extraordinary connections of the viscera), Ti Ying Zhen Fa (the needling technique of the body correspondence), Tai Ji Dui Ying (the correspondence of the Tai Ji), and the elucidations of the five-elements (including the concepts of space, time and image-number). Dr. Young also demonstrated how to locate, needle and manipulate on some points.

Numerous participants expressed that they learned abundantly and made huge progress through this seminar. After the seminar, Dr. Young invited everyone to participate in the International Tung’s Acupuncture Forum scheduled to be held in November, 2010 in Qing Dou City, San Dong Province, China.

A Letter from a participant.
Dr. Young: How are you? I participated the course in Ji Nan City and learned tremendously. I harvested plentiful from your teachings. Through this seminar I was able to go to another level. I started my acupuncture learning in 2002. Before attending your seminar, the acupuncture points were “dead （memorizing without much thinking)” to me. Now they are “alive”. I am able to refine my point selections, as to select one point to address multiple problems. Taking advantages of the space nature of a point, I may apply the point in a much more flexible way. I am studying and writing the review questions listed in your book. Hopefully by doing this, I could digest every sentence you said in the lecture.

※Lectures of several schools and organizations are not open to the public. Here thus they are omitted.

Reply and Recommendation:
Many acupuncturists would like to pursue TCM doctorate in the US and write to me for the recommendation of schools. My reply and recommendation is based on my many years of teaching experience(Acupuncture, Jin Gui (Golden Chamber),Shang Han (Cold Damaged))in the US and is briefly described as below. The Emperor College of TCM in Los Angeles and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland are among the first four doctoral programs accredited by the United States Department of Education. The Five Branches University, San Jose is the only TCM university that offers teachings in both English and Chinese languages. I have been teaching in those schools for many years. The academic administration and performance of those schools are well organized and exceeding the standard. I am willing to recommend those doctoral programs to those interested individuals.

2009 lectures and seminars
※July 2009:Lecture at the Doctoral program of Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine (DAOM) at Five Branches Institute (www.fivvebranches.edu)in San Jose
※August2009:Lecture at the Doctoral program of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) at America College of Traditional Medicine in San Francisco
※September 2009:Lecture at Minnesota
※February 2009: Lecture at the Doctoral program of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, OR.
※April2009:Lecture at the Arizona Society of Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture (AzSOMA)

Post-Seminar Highlights
Young Wei-Chieh One Needle Therapy and Palm Diagnosis Seminar ended Successfully and Satisfactorily
The absolutely exclusive “One Needle Therapy and Palm Diagnosis Seminar” featured with distinguishing characteristics of Young Wei-Chieh was held on Sep. 4 to 7, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. Because the class was fully registered after the first round notice, many of the interested participants were unable to attend the seminar. The four-day seminar content was very abundant and fulfilling. Dr. Young took his distinguishing featured “time and space concepts of the acupoints and channels” as fundamental base and the five elements as the practical application; he expounded the refined and practical way of point selection: one needle therapy. He also introduced the palm diagnosis which he has been applying to the clinical practice for almost forty years and is with very high accuracy. The fingers, palm lines and eight trigrams etc. were all fully addressed. Every participant was fascinated. Although they were exhausted from the four-day classes, they were also very excited about those practical and rarely-touched topics.

This course was the summarization from Dr. Young Wei-chieh’s 40 years of clinical experience which included several hundred thousand visits, and the insights from his reading more than tens of thousands of books. The main subjects included in the course were pain management, internal, gynecological and five-sense-organ diseases. Dermatological, external and pediatric diseases were also mentioned. An average of five or above one-needle points for nearly one hundred diseases was discussed. This allowed the participants to select the points alternatively and ingeniously. Dr. Young not only supplemented information on the Tung’s extraordinary points, but also elucidated on the fourteen-channel points ultimately. Dr. Young’s incisively and vividly description on the fourteen-channels proved that his strength on the fourteen channel was better than that of the extraordinary points. No wonder he was able to write the most popular acupuncture book in the twentieth century. As the proverb says “listening to your words today is better than me studying more than ten years”, many participants expressed that the four-day course helped them improve and gain more than ten-year strength. Some participants with many years of practice even talked straight that they finally learned the real acupuncture. The four-day course was full of sparkling. When it finally came to an end, the participants returned enthusiastic applauds and went forward to Dr. Young to show their gratitude.

The participants of this course also came from around the world. Some even had been practicing for several decades. Dr. Erk (MD, LAc) from Turkey said “When I studied in the medical school, our teacher showed us a beautiful necklace but did not give it to us. Dr. Young also showed us a precious necklace. He not only let us see it, but also gave it to us. I am so grateful that Dr. Young taught us the best without holding back.” Dr. Chen from Toronto said “Teacher, we are extremely happy to learn from you…”Dr. Piao from Palm Springs said “Dr. Young’s course is getting more refined. It covered the profound theories and practical applications as well. But the most important is that it is also friendly and easy to master. This is the highest state.” Dr. Fang from California said “Thank you for letting me experience such a touching seminar….”There was much other feedback expressing gratitude and satisfaction. Knowing everyone harvested abundantly from this seminar, Dr. Young felt very encouraged. He spurred himself that he would continue to research and study, teach and write to help everyone grow.

Remarks: Many participants requested for an advanced seminar combining the fourteen channel and Tung’s extraordinary points. Dr. Young held this One Needle Therapy seminar because it is most practical in clinic and will fulfill the request.

Instant Message

Complete Course of Tung’s Acupuncture (6/5-6/8) ended successfully!
Thank attendees for traveling a long way to participate.

The Complete Course of Tung’s Acupuncture, sponsored by the World Association of Tung’s Acupuncture, lectured by Master Tung’s brilliant student, his direct disciple Dr. Wei-Chieh Young, was held on June 5 to June 8 in Los Angeles. Because of the great enthusiasm to this course, Dr. Young’s office received more than fifty registrations shortly after registration started. To control the quality of the class, they had to limit the class size and stop taking registration one month before the course started. Like prior Complete Courses, this time the attendees also came from around the whole world. Some of them were from the US (New York, Chicago, Boston, Texas, Florida, Middle West), Canada (six attendees were from Toronto). There were others traveling a long distance from Italy, Ireland, Swiss land, Austria, Hong Kong, Bermuda, Australia, etc. A few of them had been teaching acupuncture and Chinese medicine in college for many years.

The course covered theories, manipulation techniques, point locations, therapeutics, etc. Many important and fundamental Chinese medicine theories and Dr. Young’s clinical experiences were weaved in the course contents too. The learning atmosphere was delight and enthusiastic. The lectures were supplemented with pictures, video clips, photos, and charts. Many Tung’s points were demonstrated on attendees by Dr. Young: how to locate them accurately and needle them properly. Dr. Young also demonstrated the blood-letting technique on attendees too. His skills were sharp and clever that everyone exclaimed in admiration. The attendees also exclaimed that the course contents were what they had been seeking and desiring for years. The learning of this course was truly a whole new experience. The greatness of the harvest in the four days was like going through a few years. Some even expressed that this was a learning that will change their life.

Dr. Wei-Chieh Young believes “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a life time.” Under that principle, Dr. Young taught without holding back and tried his best to teach as much knowledge as possible within the shortest time. The attendees extremely appreciated Dr. Young’s dedication and willing to public his teaching selflessly. They were also very excited about this chance to learn abundant knowledge and techniques.

The class on the third day ended at six in the evening. There was a tea party held afterward in the classroom. The attendees introduced themselves to the class and shared their experience from learning Tung’s Acupuncture, and the reasons they came for this course. The party was harmonious and cheerful and ended at nine o’clock. The four-day course ended, but the attendees were reluctant to leave. They stayed to take pictures together and looked forward to meet one another in the next course.

※Lecture on “One Needle Therapy” will be given for the first time in Autumn 2009. Please check our website for more information by then.

Ask: Why I have to complete the Complete Courses before taking the Advanced Courses?

According to several years of experience in instructing the Complete Courses and attendants' feedbacks, many students felt the fundamental courses were quite profound and had problem following the classes, not to say the advanced courses. That is why it would be better to complete the fundamental classes before taking the advanced courses. Otherwise the participants might have difficulty in following the class and might waste their precious time and money. It is particularly true for those traveling all the way from foreign countries ex, Asia, Europe. We, with a heart of mercy, can not bear to do this. In fact the Complete Courses are sufficient and useful in clinical practice. We suggest one take the Complete Courses (fundamentals) first, and if time allowed in the future, come join us for the advanced course.

Lectures given in 2008
Thanks to every one’s support and traveling a long distance to learn together. We are grateful that all of our seminars were successful and took a leap forward. Let us cherish every learning opportunity in our life and continue to work hard to reach higher level.

The World’s First Advanced Tung’s Acupuncture Seminar Ended Successfully and Satisfactorily

The world’s first Advanced Tung’s Acupuncture Seminar sponsored by The World Association of Tung’s Acupuncture and lectured by Dr. Young, Wei-Chieh was held on Oct. 10 to 13, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Most participants were from the U.S. and Canada, and some even traveled all the way from Europe. Every seminar attendant has been practicing for years. To prepare for this world’s first Advanced Tung’s Acupuncture Seminar, Dr. Young wrote and edited lecture notes containing about a hundred thousand characters (in Chinese), which if compiled with the impromptu elaborations a new book could be rendered. Different from all previous seminars which used published books as main lecture materials, and to meet the requirements of this whole new course, a brand new handouts “Tung’s Acupuncture: the Advanced Class” edited from the lecture notes and translated into English was issued to the classmates. Besides, some lecture contents were taken from the newly published book, Lectures On Tung’s Acupuncture: Therapeutic System.

The course covered the scopes of the epistemology, ontology, and methodology; and deeply studied on the origins, history, development, elucidations, and applications of Tung’s acupuncture. The course contents involved Yi Jing (The Classic of Yi), Jia Yi Jing (The Systematic Classic of Acupuncture and Moxibustion), Nei Jing (Internal Cannon), and Nan Jing (The Classic of Difficulties). Tung’s Acupuncture was deduced, induced, analyzed, and synthesized by the perspectives on holisms, time and space. The relationships between Tai Ji, Gan Zhi (heavenly stems and earthly branches), San Cai (three treasures), Wu Xing (five phases), Ba Gua (eight trigrams), and Tung’s acupuncture and their applications were elaborated in details. The practical and advanced Dao Ma (coupling), Qian Yin (guiding) and Qian Kun (heaven and earth) needling methods were made public. Long-term collected clinical cases and experiences of Tung’s extraordinary points were summarized and analyzed. Dr. Young also shared his way of thinking and the process on how to expand the applications of Tung’s extraordinary points. With the handouts and video clips, the theories, techniques, and cautions of the bloodletting method were introduced in details. With his ingenious and sharp technique, Dr. Young demonstrated bloodletting on participants’ Taiyang, ear-apex, posterior neck, elbow crease, Weizhong, back region, calf, foot, finger, Zhiwu, etc. The extensive and practical bloodletting demonstration helped the participants gain deeper understanding and recognition on the importance and miraculous effect of bloodletting and sharpen the skills of bloodletting. Dr. Young also lectured the Tung’s palm diagnosis combined with Young’s palm diagnosis which was researched and developed and has been used by Dr. Young for many years. Every attendant listened to the classes with great gusto and zest and was very excited. The course ended with the exclamations and excitements of joys.

The class atmosphere of the four-day course was very enthusiastic and friendly. During the classes, the attendants raised up various questions related to the course content. The interactions between the teacher and the students were very smooth and pleasurable. Many attendants expressed that this course was not merely advanced, but superb advanced. Dr. Wang, Chuan-Min, also a direct disciple of Master Tung’s　but junior than Dr. Young, who came to the seminar to show his support and encouragement also expressed that the course materials were very abundant and profound and could be divided to advanced part one and two. Dr. Young also invited Dr. Wang to give a special topic lecture on the subject of “The Introduction to Master Tung’s Experience” at the second night.

When the seminar came to the ending, the attendants applauded for a long time. They also went to Dr. Young to express their gratitude to him for giving this fantastic lecture without holding back and with earnest efforts. They truly appreciated it that Dr. Young made public of this course. They expected to come to learn again together in the near future. All participants took pictures together and were reluctant to say goodbye.

The Complete Course of Tung's Acupuncture in August 2008 Ended Satisfactorily

The third Complete Course of Tung’s Acupuncture sponsored by the World Association of Tung’s Acupuncture was held on August 8 to 11, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Like the last two seminars, most attendants were from America and Canada. Some attendants traveled all the way with long-distance flights, such as those from Turkey, Hong Kong, and Singapore, etc. Most attendants have practiced for many years. The course, like the previous two ones, was instructed by Dr. Young Wei-chieh. Dr. Young first introduced the overall principles and theories of the Tung’s extraordinary points. He then lectured every point on the locations, functions, indications, and the theories behind them. Every point was explained with color photos. This seminar also supplemented with needling video clips to further explain those commonly used points. Hence, every one was able to master the point locations and indications, and the needling techniques within a short time. Those extra clips saved plenty of learning time and hence the classes could focus more on the point principles and theories and treatments. Although the attendants rose up quite a few questions, the classes were finished as scheduled and there was enough time for discussions too. All the attendants expressed that they harvested abundantly. During the four days, the class atmosphere was enthusiastic and harmonious. After the seminar, everyone stayed and took photos together to save the wonderful memory and was reluctant to leave. Although more than thirty attendants needed to travel with flights, they planed to join and signed up the advanced courses to-be-held in autumn in Los Angeles. Overall, this again was a successful seminar.

The Complete Courses of Tung’s Acupuncture, April - May, 2008, ended satisfactorily

The Complete Course of Tung’s Acupuncture, sponsored by the World Association of Tung’s Acupuncture, was held on 4/12, 4/13,5/10,and 5/11 in Los Angeles.

This was the second time Dr. Young lectured such a course in Los Angeles (Chinese-English bilingual class) for American acupuncturists. It was the first time Dr. Young offered a class after the publication of his English version book, “Lectures on Tung’s Acupuncture: Points Study”. Most attendants came from the US and Canada, including nearly 20 from eastern states. In particular, there were several acupuncturists traveled all the way from Europe and Australia for the class.

Although the course focused mainly on introducing and locating points, it also covered the applications and principles of the points in details. Since many attendants were already familiar with Dr. Young’s book “Lectures on Tung’s Acupuncture: Points Study” (some even have been studying Tung’s acupuncture for 20 years), the contents of the course was modified to not follow the book. Instead, Dr. Young added a lot of supplemental materials to cover the principles and theories. The level and contents of this course was more advanced and abundant comparing to the previous one. In fact, there were three times more questions asked than in the previous class. Dr. Young had to prolong the class to finish prepared materials.

At the end of the class, most of the attendants signed up right away for the advanced course to be held in October. Very limited seats are remaining now although it has not yet officially opened for registration. Many attendants stayed and continued to discuss with Dr. Young after the course ended. The attendants expressed that this class helped them a lot and were eager to apply what they learned in their practice.(Back to Page Top)

Lectures given in 2007

On October 14, 2007, Dr. Wei-Chieh Young was invited to give a one-day lecture on “Commonly used Tung’s Acupuncture points” in Phoenix, AZ. While having lunch with the president of Arizona acupuncture board and other Chinese medical doctors, the topic of “medical insurance issues” was discussed.

The lecture was given in Chinese because Arizona State only has 30 + Chinese acupuncturists, and 20 + practitioners were present at the lecture. After the demonstration of Tung’s Acupuncture technique, the practitioners thought this was the most practical lecture they have attended.

From mid-August to September 2007, went to central Asia -Kyrgystan for volunteer clinic treatments for the locals. Daily patients load were about 60 with great results. Former Soviet students of Dr.Young were there to assist in translating Russian and to help stimulating and removing needles. After a hard day of clinic work, Dr. Young also gave lectures to the local practitioners on Tung’s Acupuncture so they can continue to help patients in the future.

On the returning journey back home, Dr. Young had a chance to do some sightseeing in Wu Lu Mu Qi and Tu Lu Fan. The beauty of Xin Jiang and the prosperity of Wu Lu Mu Qi had left a deep impression with Dr. Young.

July 14 to 16, 2007 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday), Dr. Young was invited to give a 3-day lecture series at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland, OR. The class was limited to the students in the Doctorate program of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.

The lectures including: Chinese medicine and acupuncture treatments for geriatric illnesses, commonly used Tung’s Acupuncture points; and Dr. Young’s special clinical experiences with the Five-Shu points. There was a demonstration treatment for a patient during the class. The lectures were welcomed by the students and they thought the lectures were wonderful.

Mid-May 2007, Dr. Young went to Mainland China for medical exchange tour.

May 27, 2007, Dr. Young was invited to give a lecture to the members of Southern Chinese Medical Association in Los Angeles. The topics including: Kidney infection, urinary tract infection, kidney stones, nocturnal emission, and uremia, etc. Dr. Young has a lot of clinical case studies, and he introduced his clinical experiences with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine to the class.

Feb 4th and 5th , 2007 (Sunday and Monday), Dr. Wei-Chieh Young was invited by the Doctorate program of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) of Five Branches Institute in San Jose to deliver a seminar called “Tung’s Acupuncture Points On Pain Management”. Upon opening to the public, the seminar booked quickly and filled up 10 days before it was scheduled to begin. Several loyal practitioners follow Dr. Young wherever he speaks. The seminar opened with an overview of Tung’s Pain Management. This encompassed the etiology and the principle of the Pain Syndrome including the differentiation patterns such as: (1) Bu Tong Ze Tong (blockage causing pain) (2) Bu Rong Ze Tong (deficiency causing pain) (3) Bu Song Ze Tong (tension causing pain). Regarding the therapy and point selection, Dr. Young emphasized the chronological view of the pain (acute or chronic) and the dimensional view of the pain (the pain location and point selection). In this seminar, he highlighted the clinical application of the Five Shu Point, Microsystem Correspondences (body correspondences and holographic correspondence) and Zhang Fu Bei Tong (Zhang Fu extra relationship). Most of the practitioners found this new information exciting and practical for their clinical use. In the specific pain syndrome, Dr. Young explained in great detail about Tung’s point selection and its theory and made a comparison with the effective points of the 14 channels. Therefore, the practitioners can efficiently grasp the most effective treatment points, not only from Tung’s system but also from the 14 channels, when treating pain syndromes. On the afternoon of the second day of seminar, the school arranged for 6 patients to demonstrate Dr. Young’s treatment techniques. Dr. Young was able to discuss the patient’s chief complains by using his unique palm diagnosis without questioning the patient. All the practitioners in the class were amazed. They made a request to the school to invite Dr. Young to teach palm diagnosis next time. During the demonstration, Dr. Young applied the bleeding techniques on 4 different patients by bleeding Erjian (the apex of the auricle) , Taiyang, Wuling (DT.04) and UB40 to let the practitioners have some ideas about the bleeding techniques’ application. When the seminar ended, all of the practitioners rose to give a big round of applause to Dr. Young to show their gratitude on the very rewarding lecture.

Past seminars on Tung's Acupuncture

"Complete Courses of Tung's Acupuncture" (Theories, Points, Manipulations, and Therapeutics) in November and December 2006.

On November, 11th and 12th and December, 9th and 10th, 2006, the World Association of Tung’s Acupuncture held the “Complete Courses of Tung’s Acupuncture” Seminar in Los Angeles. It completed in four days. Master Tung’s most famous disciple, Dr. Young, Wei Chieh, Ph.D, delivered the seminar. This was Dr. Young’s first world-class seminar about “Complete Courses of Tung’s Acupuncture” for English Speaking acupuncturists in Los Angeles. Dr. Young’s content has a high standard like the teaching credential course- very completed and detailed. He formulated the seminar after publishing his latest Chinese edition of “Tung’s Acupuncture Points” (interpreted in English in seminar) and the English edition of “Illustrated Tung’s Acupuncture Points”. Dr. Young condenses his forty years of experience with Tung’s acupuncture. He focuses on Tung’s acupuncture’s location, indication and expansion. His initial introduction is a deep exposition about Tung’s acupuncture point theories. The highlight of the event was that Dr. Young supplemented this ancient wisdom with his knowledge of Chinese medicine and I-Ching theories. From a therapeutic aspect, he shared many effective experiential points and formulas that were not recorded in “Tung’s Acupuncture Points”. To give as much as information in the time allocated, the numbers of recesses have been reduced for the students. When the course ended, the students expressed great jubilation! The comments circling the room were positive words like “perfect and amazing”. The World Association of Tung’s Acupuncture invited all attending students for two Saturday’s free dinners. These events would give students the opportunities to communicate with each other and exchange their learning experiences. Most of the students were from other states and other countries. Dr. Young’s colleague (Master Tung’s lineage), Dr. Chuan-Min Wang, came from Chicago to attend the course as well as Dr. Young’s 20 years student, Susan Johnson. The students who completed the entire course would receive 30 continuing educational units. Upon completion of the final review questions, the students were given refined graduated certificates. Most of the students expressed interest in attending more classes. Many said that they did not care how many miles they will have to fly in order to attend Dr. Young’s seminar. After returning home, many acupuncturists wrote letters with intense emotion to express their gratitude. The seminar was extremely useful in their clinical practice. This success influenced The World Association of Tung’s Acupuncture to have a seminar next year about “Tung’s Acupuncture-Therapy” to describe Tung’s therapeutic principles. So the future classes will teach the students in great detail how to select the therapeutic points for the patients. Furthermore, Dr. Young would like to explain his and his teacher Tung’s special clinical experiences using 14 channels in real case studies. In addition, Dr. Young would like to introduce their unique “Palm Assessment” techniques to the public. For more information, check out Dr. Young’s website..(Back to Page Top)
On Oct. 22 and 23, 2006 Dr. Wei-Chieh Young was invited by American Association of Oriental Medicine to give a seminar on the topic of “The Dao of Tung’s Acupuncture” at the 2006 International Conference & Exposition held in Phoenix city, Arizona. The two-day seminar was from eight to twelve in the morning and one thirty to five thirty in the afternoon for both days. The seminar on 10/22 was in Chinese and 10/23 in English. Since most of the participants had some knowledge of Tung’s acupuncture, the seminar was focused on intermediate to advanced level, but which only minimum Yi-Jing theory was referred (advanced level will cover more). The contents included epistemology, ontology, and methodology, and which intersecting with the philosophy of time, space and wholeness of the theory of Tien Ren He Yi (theory that man is integral part of nature.) Dr. Young first introduced the uniqueness of Tung’s acupuncture, the nomenclatural principles, and the relationship between it and the Fourteen Channels. Next, Dr. Young stated and analyzed the theory and application techniques of Tung’s acupuncture such as Quan Xi (Microsystem), Dui Ying (Correspondences), Ti Ying (Body Correspondences), and Zhang Fu Bei Tong (Zang Fu Extra Relationship Theory). He also supplemented a great number of photos, pictures, and video clips and case studies by using PowerPoint. At the end of the lecture, Dr. Young demonstrated point locations and proofed their therapeutic effectiveness by needling on the audience. The audience gave lots of applauds during the lecture. Even after that, they continued to show their enthusiasms about the course and wished the lecture was not ended yet. Many participants waited to take pictures with Dr. Young after the lecture and all agreed the seminar was exceptionally helpful. Some thought the seminar increased ten years of their practice experience. Some expressed it was the best seminar they have ever had. Some sent appreciation notes to Dr. Young. Receiving so much strong feedback, Dr. Young was very touched, too.
2005 Seminar on Treating Pains and Gynecological Diseases with Tung's Acupuncture The seminar was held on July 16 & 17, 2005 at Doubletree Hotel, Orange County, California. Participants such as Susan Johnson commented that they enjoyed the seminar and benefited a lot from it. Dr. Wei-Chieh Young first talked about the differentiations of pains, and the "time and space" philosophy of point selections for pains. He also introduced the "Daoism" and "Keys" of Master Tung's pain treatments. He further went through the important theories of Tung's Acupuncture, such as "Zhang Fu Bei Tong", "Dui Ying (Correspondences)", "Ti Ying (Body Correspondences)", "Quan Xi (Image Holography)" ...etc., and needling methods, such as "Dong Qi", "Dao Ma" ...etc. He especially gave detailed explanation on "Qian Yin" needling methods. As for the point prescriptions of pain treatments, he not only covered those highly-effective Tung's points, but also the highly-effective 14 channels points. In response to participants' requests, he also talked about the treatments of several other diseases, such as asthma, liver diseases, and urinary diseases, etc. As for the gynecological diseases, he also supplemented his personal experience and case studies. He also talked about how to cope with some of the difficult or non-responsive cases. After the lecture, Dr. Young demonstrated how to locate those commonly-used Tung's points, and the needling methods. The seminar on the pain treatment part had been previously presented to the doctorate students of the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland on March 5, 2005 and received lots of compliments as well.

2005 On March 5^th and 6^th, Dr. Young lectured on "Treatment of Pain with Master Tung's Acupuncture" to doctoral students at Oregon College of Oriental Medicine, Portland. Other than the unique applications of Master Tung's Acupuncture on pain treatment, Dr. Young also explained the principles and the reasons behind their effectiveness. He led treatment demonstrations on more than 30 cases. The students all expressed that they greatly benefited from the class.
2005 In late February, Dr. Young lectured on "Master Tung's Acupuncture: Theoretical Principles and Expanded Applications". This was the first time in 30 years Dr. Young expounded on Master Tung's theories with the most comprehensive information. The planned outline included eight items and 29 sub-items.
2004 In October, Dr. Young was invited to speak on the topics of the "Top Ten Acupuncture Points of the 14 Meridians" and the "Top Ten Master Tung's Points" at American Liberty University (ALU) of Los Angeles. He also covered a sub-topic of "Treatment of Pain with a Single Point", introducing the treatment of many diseases using a single Master Tung's point. The seminar was attended by 180 audience members. According to Mr. Kim, the Vice President of ALU, Dr. Young's seminar set the record where none of the audience left early or complained.
2004 In May, Dr. Young was invited by Chicago's Asian American Acupuncture Association to lecture on "Dr. Tung's Most Useful Special Points", and "Yi Jing Theory and Acupuncture"
2003 In September, Dr. Young presented his article "Yi-Jing and the Directions and Circulations of Meridians'" at the California Acupuncture Medical Association. This article explains the positions, directions, and sequences of meridians with the theory of Yi-Jing. It also covered "Zhang Fu Bei Tong", a core theoretical principle of Master Tung's Acupuncture, and its relationship with Yi-Jing.
2003 In August, Dr. Young presented his article "Body Tissue Corresponding Needling Method: Theoretical Principles and Applications" at the California Acupuncture Medical Association. The article covered the origins of Body Tissue Corresponding Needling Method and Nai Jing's needling Methods. Treating body tissue problems with corresponding tissue needling methods (as stated in the previous paragraph). Treating organ problems with corresponding tissue needling methods (needling close to skin is to treat Lung problems; needling close to muscle is to treat Spleen problems; needling close to vessel is to treat Heart problems; needling close to tendon is to treat Liver problems; and needling close to bone is to treat Kidney problems). Those needling methods are applied not only to Master Tung's Acupuncture, but also to the orthodox acupuncture system (the 14 meridians).
2003 In late May to June, lectured on "Treatments with Master Tung's Acupuncture" at Kyung Hee University, Korea. The locations, needling methods, and theoretical principles were covered. The lecture contents were compiled into two books "The Lectures of Master Tung's Acupuncture, Volumes I & II" in Korean and published by Dae-Sung Publisher in August, 2003. It is the most detailed and complete books on Master Tung's Acupuncture of the last 30 years.
2003 In February, lectured on the one-day seminar "The Applications of Five Shu Points" at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Young introduced personal application insights on the Five Shu Points and the close relationship between the application of Master Tung's Acupuncture and Wu Xing (Five Elements).
2002 In November, lectured on the one-day seminar "The Theory and Master Tung's Acupuncture" at the American Association of Oriental medicine in Washington D.C.
2002 In October, lectured on the three-day seminar "Commonly used Master Tung's points" at Emperor College of TCM, Los Angeles.
2002 In May, lectured in a one-day seminar on "Commonly used Master Tung's points" for California Acupuncture Medical Association.
2002 In February, lectured on the one-day seminar "Master Tung's Acupuncture" at American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Houston, Texas.

2001 In November, lectured in Hawaii on "Master Tung's Acupuncture" at American Acupuncture Association's annual conference.
2000 In Winter, Beijing Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine established the "Master Tung's Acupuncture Study Program". Dr. Chang-Pao Zou, a direct disciple of Dr. Young, was appointed and authorized to teach, research, and develop Master Tung's Acupuncture in China. Since the start of this program, hundreds of doctors have already attended. As they return to their counties and cities, it will greatly impact the development of Tung's Acupuncture in China.
2000 In September, Dr. Young was invited to lecture on Master Tung's Acupuncture at Semyung University, Korea. He was surprised to learn that his book on Master Tung's Acupuncture had been popular for almost 20 years. Almost every Korean TCM doctor is familiar with Master Tung's Acupuncture.
1999 As the Chairman of the Chinese Medical Theory Association of R.O.C., Dr. Young hosted "The First National Symposium on Master Tung's Acupuncture", which attracted more than four hundred attendants. More than thirty attendants presented their research and experience on Master Tung's Acupuncture. Those presentations has been compiled and published into a special edition journal. Dr. Young presented an article about applying the theories he developed from Nei Jing and his clinical experience to Master Tung's Acupuncture. The key contents are as follows.

(1)   Applying the theory of six meridians' opening, closing, and pivot to Zhang Fu Bei Tong. Taiyang and Taiyin are opening; Shaoyang and Shaoyin are pivot; Yangming and Jueyin are closing.

(2)   Body Tissue Correspondence Needling Method: Bone to Bone (needling close to bone treat bone problem); Tendon to Tendon; Vessel to Vessel; Muscle to Muscle; Skin to Skin.

(3)   The relationship between Master Tung's Acupuncture and the 14 orthodox meridians (traditional acupuncture). The area between two meridians could be used to treat a disease related to both meridians; point between two orthodox points will have similar effect.

1998 In Summer, Dr. Young went to Tibet to give charity treatments. He used Tung's Acupuncture to serve the Tibetans living in a mountain area 4000 meters in altitude. In November, Dr. Young gave charity treatments in a rainforest in Myanmar, and taught local doctors Master Tung's Acupuncture.
1993 In March, Dr. Young lectured on Treating Pain with Master Tung's Acupuncture at Shanghai Chinese Medical Hospital in China. He also lectured on Master Tung's Acupuncture in Huang Shi city in Wu Han, China.
1992 In March of this year, Dr. Young was invited by Shih Qi, Director of the Shanghai Department of Health to lecture on Master Tung's Acupuncture at the Chinese Medicine Association, the Acupuncture Association, as well as Shuguang Hospital and Putuo Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. This was the first time Master Tung's Acupuncture was introduced in China.
1987-1988 From September 1987 to September 1988, Dr. Young taught Chinese Medicine at American Acupuncture Association in Palo Alto. The course covered Master Tung's Acupuncture and its point locations, needling methods, and treatments. He also made public of his new discoveries on the academic theories of Master Tung's Acupuncture. The course was lectured every two weeks. The attendants included Mariam Lee, Susan Johnson, Esther Su, Frank Chung, and Mason Shen, a former member of the California State Board of Acupuncture. Some of the contents are as follows.

(1) The importance of needle depth in Master Tung's Acupuncture. Needle depth critically affects the treatment effects and scopes.

(2) The importance of retaining needles. Generally speaking, needles are retained for 45 minutes in Master Tung's Acupuncture. Dr. Young referenced two passages from Ling Shu and concluded that it takes average 28 minutes and 48 seconds for energy to circle meridians. To make it round and to match the fast pace of modern life, needles are retained for 30 minutes in general, unless for chronic or special cases in which needles are retained for 45 minutes or longer.

(3) The importance of correspondences. There are 8 correspondences in Master Tung's Acupuncture.

(4) Master Tung's Acupuncture is in accord with Quan Xi (Bio-Holographic) Theory. It coincides with Dr. Zhang Ying Qing's 2^nd metacarpal bone diagnosis & therapy.

(5) Master Tung's Acupuncture is in accord with orthodox acupuncture (traditional acupuncture). This includes the application of point selection with "Following the Channel" (along its own meridian), "Biao Li Channel" (exterior/interior channel relationship), and "Tong Ming Channel" (hand and foot same channel name relationship).

1984 Also in December, Dr. Young gave a one-day seminar on Master Tung's Acupuncture at San Francisco's College of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
1984 In December, Dr. Young gave a two-day seminar on Master Tung's Acupuncture for the doctoral students at Samra University, Los Angeles, California.
1984 Dr. Young taught Master Tung's Acupuncture in Chinese Medical University, the exclusive Chinese Medicine School in Taiwan at that time. The course was taught once a month for a year.
1983 Dr. Young was invited to Tokyo, Japan to instruct on Master Tung's Bloodletting Method.
1981 In Summer, Dr. Young was invited by Tri-Service General Hospital, Taiwan to teach Master Tung's Acupuncture for two months. In this course, Dr. Young first time revealed his in-depth study in the lecture, "An Exploration into Tung's Extra Points and His Thinking". He covered the point distributions/locations, the point nomenclature, and doctrines that Master Tung's Acupuncture is based on, such as: Five elements Theory, Zhang Xiang Doctrine, Spleen and Stomach Theory, and Invigorate Blood to Remove Stasis Doctrine, and Chronobiological Method. The above contents have been appended into the revised version (1982) of Dr. Young's book of Master Tung's Acupuncture.
1980 Dr. Young was invited to Tongji Hospital, the most famous hospital (with more than a century of history) in Singapore, to teach Master Tung's Acupuncture. This was the first time Dr. Young formally taught Tung's Acupuncture in a foreign country.

Past seminars on Tung's Acupuncture

"Complete Courses of Tung's Acupuncture" (Theories, Points, Manipulations, and Therapeutics) in November and December 2006.