2025
Webinar: The Dr Bear Method, with Tamori Iwashina
Date & Time: November 16, 2025, 3:00-5:00 PM (US CST)
Participants will learn a non-insertive contact needling technique,
starting with a step-by-step guide to Oshide, Sashide, Tonifying,
Reducing/Even method. The recording will also be available.
For registration, click:
www.thebookofdrbear.com/seminars
2026
Kampo Training (NY Kampo Institute)
In Three North American Cities
Spring 2026 through 2027 (Eight Modules)
Instructor: Nigel Dawes, MA, LAc, Dipl NCCAOM
This is a post-graduate internship in the theory and practice of Kampo medicine, the system of traditional Herbal Medicine practiced in Japan. It offers practitioners familiar with the basics of TCM and other
East-Asian theoretical models the opportunity to learn a direct, hands-on, clinical approach to the practice of herbal prescribing, including the specialty Kampo diagnostics of abdominal palpation
(Fukushin) and constitutional assessment.
Where and When:
1. New York City, begins March, 2026
2. San Diego, CA, begins March, 2026
3. Toronto, Canada, begins April, 2026
In each city, eight three-day NCCAOM-approved modules will be held over
a two-year period, with a total of 200 hours of study and patient work
in the Kampo tradition.
Info & Reg: Nigelkampo@gmail.com or https:/www.kampoherbology.com/events
Seminar With Oue Sensei
January 10-11 & May 1-3, 2026
Los Angeles, US (part virtual; part in-person)
Oue Sensei is a dedicated disciple of Masakazu Ikeda Sensei and a popular teacher and writer in his own right. He is taking time out from his busy schedule to teach in Los Angeles.
This is a rare opportunity to study traditional Japanese medicine (meridian therapy), acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine from the basics.
• January 10 and 11, 2026 (viturally, on Los Angeles time): Online lecture presenting the basics of meridian therapy.
• May 1-3, 2026 (in Los Angeles): In this live, in-person session, you will be able to improve your diagnostic skills in general, and particularly, your pulse diagnosis.
Information: https://sites.google.com/view/oue-seminar-usa/home
High Desert Hari Society
Upcoming Study Opportunities
Foundational Hari Series with Ehrland Truitt in San Diego, CA
A comprehensive four-module series in San Diego laying out the Hari
system of acupuncture in the style of T. Koei Kuwahara Sensei.
This course is full, but please contact Eric at
eric@highdeserthari.org to be put on the list for the next offering.
Constitutional Diagnosis in Kampo with Nigel Dawes in Santa Fe, NM
Nigel Dawes returns to Santa Fe to speak about constitutional pattern
diagnosis in Kampo herbal medicine. February 21-22, 2026.
15 CEUs pending.
Eight-Module Kampo Internship with Nigel Dawes in San Diego, CA
Join us in San Diego for an eight-module series over two years for a
comprehensive exploration of Kampo herbal medicine, including abdominal
patterns, therapeutics, and grand rounds. 168 CEUs.
visit www.highdeserthari.org for more information and to register
Cancelation Policy for in-person seminars: If the registrant submits
notice of cancellation at least 30 days before the seminar, 100% of the
tuition is refunded.
CA Provider #990, Course Category 1 / NCCAOM Provider #700 / TX CAE
Provider CAE00020
Foundational Hari Series with Ehrland Truitt in San Diego, CA
A comprehensive four-module series in San Diego laying out the Hari system of acupuncture in the style of T. Koei Kuwahara Sensei.
This course is full, but please contact Eric at eric@highdeserthari.org to be put on the list for the next offering.
Constitutional Diagnosis in Kampo with Nigel Dawes in Santa Fe, NM Nigel Dawes returns to Santa Fe to speak about constitutional pattern diagnosis in Kampo herbal medicine. February 21-22, 2026.
15 CEUs pending.
Eight-Module Kampo Internship with Nigel Dawes in San Diego, CA
Join us in San Diego for an eight-module series over two years for a comprehensive exploration of Kampo herbal medicine, including abdominal patterns, therapeutics, and grand rounds. 168 CEUs.
visit www.highdeserthari.org for more information and to register
Cancelation Policy for in-person seminars: If the registrant submits notice of cancellation at least 30 days before the seminar, 100% of the tuition is refunded.
CA Provider #990, Course Category 1 / NCCAOM Provider #700 / TX CAE
Provider CAE00020
Ongoing
Lifetime Mentorship Program at ShinKyu University
Do you feel stuck in your traditional Japanese medicine practice, unsure how to bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be? ShinKyu University offers a
Lifetime Mentorship Program designed to help you overcome these challenges. With live teaching online and in person, and continued mentorship for the life of your practice, you’ll receive the guidance needed to transform your skills in acupuncture, moxibustion, Shonishin, and more.
Information: shinkyuuni.org