Campus Life
Brown-Bag Topics
AOMA offers regular brown bag presentations. These topics include distinguished speakers, alumni sharing experiences, practice management tips, etc. All brown bag talks are FREE to the public. Bring your lunch, bring your questions, leave with knowledge. The brown bag talks take place in AOMA's classroom B unless otherwise noted.
China Study Tour 2009 Info Session
Thursday May 15
12:45-1:45pm
Come find out all you need to know, including:
Student course credits and clinic hours
Financial aid
Proposed study schedule
Tour itinerary
Planning for the trip, including $$$
Optional Tibet Excursion
Q & A
Therapeutic Stance: The Art of Standing, Pushing, Pulling and Moving Energy
Friday May 16
12:45-1:45
Dr. Michael Luan, D.C. is a Body Communications Coach, Consultant and Speaker from Santa Barbara, CA. His teaching is a unique blend of identifying body patterns and various innovative solutions. He teaches simple methods to improve their health,
posture, biomechanics, movements and body shape. His focus is on individuals or groups undergoing change and/or transition. Dr. Michael’s speaking, consulting, and coaching links everyday body use to tangible returns in business, relationships, and
interactions—simply put: a better body, better business.
He has studied various forms of martial arts for sixteen years and holds a black belt in Ashihara Karate. His other qualifications include: sports training, peak performance, body rolling, mind/body modes, rehabilitation, body patterning, yoga and teacher
training. He is also a corporate consultant for numerous organizations across the
country, regular speaker at UC Santa Barbara, and an advisor for various learning
programs.
In this brown bag you will learn:
Proper biomechanics stance and balance
Importance of twist
How to push properly
How to pull properly
Connection of Core, Chakra & Dantain
Western Physiology and It's OM Counterpart
June 5
Lecture 6-8 pm
Light meal at 5:30pm
Classroom A*
Patients that come to you are looking for your insight into their problem, but often leave thinking you do "Magic". What if you could explain what you did in the language they speak? This lecture is for anyone interested in bridging the gap between Western and Eastern, and getting the similarities clearer for themselves.
This lecture will discuss:
how NOT to talk to your patients
"translating" Chinese medicine for your patients
multiple examples of Western diagnoses and the correlating OM diagnosis
how to treat those conditions, using a combination of herbs, nutrition, and testing
Will Mitchell and Marlene Merritt, licensed acupuncturists and owners of Merritt Acupuncture and Wellness, have created a private practice combining the understandings of Oriental Medicine, Western medicine, nutrition and herbalism to diagnose and treat difficult and chronic medical conditions. Both have extensive experience in Western medicine as well as in teaching and lecturing, including at AOMA.
Past Topics:
Success in Natural Medicine: Whole Food Nutrition & Western Botanicals for the AOM Practitioner
The Ecology and Conservation of Chinese Medicinal Herbs
Working in an Integrative Care Center
For more information contact or call 512-492-3034.