Acupuncture practitioners wishing to learn more about Five Element Acupuncture are always welcome to attend any of our events, irrespective of the nature of their original education. Niki is a dedicated Five Element practitioner informed by wider Daoist theory, with a basic knowledge of TCM language, facilitating cross-discipline communication.

We are also committed to working with Plant Spirit Medicine, Shiatsu and other practitioners who have an interest in the Five Element model of health & dis-ease – you are welcome to attend any of the workshops you think might be suitable.

We run a Maryland Teaching Clinic over five consecutive days each month, located at Karen McCune’s practice: 218½ E Main Street, Suite 5, Westminster, MD 21157. See "Teaching Clinic."

We run a New York Teaching Clinic over two consecutive days each month, located at the practice of Barbara Simpson, Patricia Mahone and Tara Welty: 187A Hodge Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14222. See "Teaching Clinic."

Maryland Energetic Study Groups will be held at 6 Falls Chapel Way, Reisterstown, MD 21136. Maryland ‘Seasons’ Workshops will be held at 137 N. Gorsuch Rd, Westminster, MD 21157. See "Maryland Events."

Canadian Events will be held at 1198 Ridge Road N, Ridgeway, Ontario, L0S 1N0, Canada.
A Teaching Clinic will open September 2008 in Fort Erie, Ontario. See “TendingShen/Canada.” Also go to www.ongiaracollege.ca and www.ongiarafoundation.org for details of Ongiara College of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, and Five Element oriented events.

Other TendingShen Workshops, Study Groups & Clinical Events are organized at different US, Canadian & European locations. See under regional events.


Continuing Education Credits:

TendingShen has applied to the California Acupuncture Board for the following 2008 events (Provider #417):

(a) Maryland Energetic Study Group sessions (7 CEUs per one-day event and 14 CEUs per two-day event)
(b) Maryland Clinical Observation/Supervision Days (10 CEUs per day)
(c) Maryland Consult Days (9 CEUs per day)
(d) Maryland Practitioner Development/Treatment Planning/Observation Days (10 CEUs per day)
(e) Maryland Workshops (14 CEUs per two-day event & 21 CEUs per three-day event)
(f) California Workshops (14 CEUs per two-day event)
(g) Ontario (Canada) Workshops/Study Group sessions (7 CEUs per one-day event, 14 CEUs per two-day event & 21 CEUs per three-day event)

All CEUs are pending from the California Acupuncture Board. Please note that we can not guarantee CEUs until we receive approval. To check the status of any event, phone TendingShen on 905-894-1323 (not the CAB) or e-mail: acupuncture@tendingshen.com

CEUs for all events organized by Karen Vartanian in California are issued personally by her, so please contact her directly for information.

Certificates of attendance are provided for European continuing education events.

Costs and Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Costs and the cancellation/refund policy for events run directly by TendingShen in California, Maryland & New York (USA) and Canada & the UK can be found under the events listings. For information about all other events, you need to contact the specific organizer directly.