NEWS RELEASE

 New Classes Teach Public Benefits of Holistic Medicine

A local acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine school, the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM), is now offering classes open to the public on the benefits of holistic medicine.

“There is a growing demand for access to, and information on, holistic medicine by consumers. In response to that need, ACTCM created an Intro Class series specially designed for the public. We’ve gotten a tremendous response in just the past 6 months. So much so, in fact, that we’ve expanded our course offerings, as well as added two additional satellite locations to hold the courses,” said ACTCM President Lixin Huang. “We hope to enrich the public’s understanding of traditional Chinese medicine, and inspire a love for the medicine that will benefit people’s physical, emotional and spiritual self.”

The 6- and 8-week courses are offered four times per year, and cover a variety of topics, from Tai Chi, Chinese herbal medicine, Daoist nutrition, and the popular “Demystifying Chinese Medicine”. Each class meets once a week for two hours in the evening. Instructors are engaging and experienced licensed acupuncturists local to each area, and bring a wealth of real-life and clinical specialties to the courses. The classes are a mixture of lecture, discussion, and experiential elements; with several courses including non-traditional elements such as a medicinal potluck or trip to Chinatown.

“The amount of information I learned in just 8 weeks was pretty impressive: Qi, herbs, Yin and Yang, 5 Element theory, acupuncture, tongue and pulse diagnosis. Our instructor was really wonderful, and made what was once a bit of a complex topic, really easy and fun to understand. I was so inspired by the experience, I’ve signed up for another class, and am now being seen in the college’s Community Clinic,” reported one student.

ACTCM’s introductory courses are offered in three locations: at its main campus in San Francisco at 455 Arkansas Street, at the Steele Lane Community Center in Santa Rosa, and at Samuel Merritt College in Sacramento.

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a non-profit institution, has provided affordable, quality health care to the public and trained professionals in acupuncture and Chinese medicine since 1980. ACTCM has been the recipient of many awards for its curriculum, faculty and clinic, and has been voted “Best of the Bay” by both the San Francisco Weekly and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

For more information on ACTCM’s introductory courses for the public, please call (415) 282-7600 x14 or visit the college’s website at http://www.actcm.edu/html/IntroductoryClass.html.