This training comprises 3 sequential modules.
This current series will be taught in Spanish language. Esta formación se impartirá en castellano.

SEMINAR 1: 16-17 November 2024

Specific Topics of Seminar 1: 
Layer Palpation – Introduction to the structures of Thorax and Abdomen. 
Specific organs: Stomach – Gut – Large Intestine. Lungs 

Requirements: EV Basic training
Days of training: 2 
Instructors: Gemma Casasampera
Table Trainers: 2

 

SEMINAR 2: 18-19 January

Specific Topics of Seminar 2: 
Liver – Gall Blader – Pancreas – Duodenum – Revisiting Stomach. 

Requirements: Visceral 1 of this series
Days of training: 2 
Instructors: Gemma Casasampera
Table Trainers: 2 

SEMINAR 3: 26-27 April 2025

Specific Topics of Seminar 3: 
Review of all topics - SLA, Introduction to San Jiao - Kidney – Urinary Bladder. 

Requirements: Visceral 2 of this series
Days of training: 2 
Instructors: Gemma Casasampera
Table Trainers: 2 

Module I: 08-09 February 2025

*Esta serie de clases se imparte en castellano

This class is sequential. 
Prerequisites: Acupuncture training.
Trainers: Gemma Casasampera & Rayén Antón

 

Module II: 05-06 April 2025 

This class is sequential.
Prerequisites: Module I 
Trainers: Gemma Casasampera & Rayén Antón

 

Module III: 30-31 May & 01 June 2025

This class is sequential. 
Prerequisites: Module II
Trainers: Rayén Antón 

Topics

Place of the physical organs in Traditional East Asian Medicne/Connection of the viscera to the zangfu (Connection between the East Asian medical concepts of zangfu and the anatomical organs and structures) Layer Palpation and its relationship to effective listening.
For each of the following organ or structure we will go over:

• Layer Palpation for 3Dimension sense of structures
• Gross and Relational Anatomy
• Palpatory Appreciation of Viscera
• Visceral motions & their connection to Traditional East Asian Medicine 

Organs and structures covered

• Lungs
• Liver
• Stomach
• Duodenum
• Pancreas
• Heart
• Gallbladder
• Jejunoileum
• Colon
• Kidneys
• Pelvic organs
• Sphincters

Module I: 29 & 30 March 2025

 Ferdinand will expand on the foundational skills, focusing on integrating advanced palpatory techniques and exploring deeper connections between visceral anatomy and East Asian medicine principles. 
Teacher: Ferdinand Beck.

Module II: 26 - 27 April 2025 

Bart will introduce participants to foundational palpatory techniques, emphasizing the basics of visceral anatomy and their connection to TEAM concepts. His extensive clinical and teaching experience ensures a strong start to the program. 
Teacher: Bart Wintjes
 

Module III: 24 - 25 May 2025

Dan will guide participants in synthesizing the knowledge and skills learned in the first two weekends. His expertise bridges osteopathic and East Asian medicine, offering unique insights into practical applications for acupuncture and herbal medicine 

Teacher: Dan Bensky

Prerequisites: FUNDAMENTALS

9-10-11 May 2025

In this gathering we revisit the palpation tools we’ve acquired during the Basic Training and the Ba Mai listening class: Morphology, Inherent Movement, and cross referencing with Abdominal palpation and maybe pulse. 
This Review Class is meant to give us all a space to share, revisit and re-discover. 

To better accommodate to the needs of the group, we kindly ask the participants to fill in the form in THIS LINK. This information will help us craft the gathering to meet the needs of this particular group. 

Day 1: Morning 

EV toolbox at a glance: looking at our toolbox from the perspective of affinities, Qi-Xue, Yin-Yang, etc. Contemplating moxa and needling techniques with an affinity perspective. 

Practice sessions: Shape of Qi needling with insertive and non-insertive needles (teishin). 

Day 1: Afternoon 

Examples of different types of moxa and their affinities. Putting together EV toolbox and moxa types, brainstorming about cross-referencing and affinities. 

Practice sessions: experimenting with the different types of moxa and cross-referencing with relevant EV tools. 

Day 2: Morning 

Revisiting familiar ground: Theoretical background of Ba Mai Morphology and Inherent Movement. 

Practice sessions: revisiting the familiar ground. 

Day 2: Afternoon 

Palpatory references, Physiology and Pathology: putting together the pieces. 

Practice sessions: paying attention to the movements in context 

Day 3: Morning 

Palpatory reference of the Vessels and palpatory references of Qi in relation to them: the case of Chong and Dai 

Practice sessions: refining Qi listening and paying attention to the relation of different aspects of the system 

Day 3: Afternoon 

Clearing doubts and sharing insights. Closing thoughts about clinical application guided by palpation. 

Practice sessions: Complete treatments making use of the whole array of EV tools and palpatory references 

Requirements to attend: Fundamentals + Ba Mai class 
Days of training: 3

17-18 May 2025

This class is not sequential; as long as you have the FUNDAMENTAL Engaging Vitality training, you're welcome to come!
  

The mid-space or midline is a concept which has always played an important role in East Asian Medicine as well as in Osteopathy. 

We can see the Mid-space as the core of our system, or as the central axis, on which our whole system organizes itself. In the clinical setting is the free flow in and openness of the Mid-space is essential. If we are able to palpate the mid-space and are able to open it up, we can greatly improve the whole self-reorganizing ability of the system

Ignition is a palpable process in which we perceive comprehensive transformations related to the influence of the Yuan Qi 元氣  (Primal Qi) on the body. These transformations express themselves as improved coherence, communication, connections and organization. 

Ignition could be viewed as a kind of super De Qi, a situation in which the whole system makes a major shift towards a therapeutic change 

In this seminar we will learn: 

* How the Mid-space is perceived from TEAM and Inner Cultivation traditions. 

* How we can palpate the Mid-space 

* How we can improve the free flow in and openness of the Mid-space 

* How the opening of the Mid-space can facilitate the self-reorganizing ability of the body. 

* How to facilitate the process of Ignition 

Requirements: EV Basic training
Days of training: 2
Instructor: Felix deHaas
Teaching Assistants: 2-4 depending on the size of the group. 

7 July 2025

Revisiting the BASICS is always a good idea, since the clinical practice brings experiences that we need to put in context. 
In this REVIEW DAY we'll revisit the topics that show most relevant to the group (you'll receive a questionnaire previous to the class), and will pay special attention to the integration and flow of the treatment and the toolbox. 

Requirements: EV Basic training
Days of training: 1
Instructor: Rayén Antón

20-21 September 2025

Once more, like every year since more than a decade now, we get together this summer to explore and exchange experiences. 

In the last 2 gatherings we have been exploring further palpatory nuances and possible layering palpation in the Qi and the Fluids. This year we will continue with these topics. 

Requirements: EV Basic training
Days of training: 2
Instructor: European Team 

Module I: 31 October - 1 & 2 November 2025

This class is sequential. 
Prerequisites: Acupuncture training.
Trainers: Felix de Haas & Bart Wintjes

 

Module II: 13 & 14 December 2025 

This class is sequential.
Prerequisites: Module I 
Trainers: Felix de Haas & Bart Wintjes

 

Module III: 6, 7 & 8 February 2026

This class is sequential. 
Prerequisites: Module II
Trainers: Rayén Antón