Webinar Archive
2024 Recordings
Lab Values and Herbal Solutions
Lunar Cycles and Fertility
Birth, Death, and Rebirth
2023 Recordings
Divergent Channels and Autoimmune Case Studies
Discussion of Fertility Supplements
Implantation + Miscarriage
Advanced Maternal Age
2022 Recordings
Labor, Birthing & Postpartum
Integral CM Collective (1/16/23): Why CM Now?
Watch Randine, Lorie Eve Dechar, Heiner Freuhauf, Lonny Jarrett, Alexander Love, William Morris, and Brandt Stickley discuss the relevance of Chinese medicine to helping humanity face the challenges that we confront early in the 21st century. This is the first release in what will be a monthly series of discussions considering integrality and Chinese medicine.
Third Trimester: The Nineth Month
Third Trimester: The Eighth Month
Third Trimester: The Seventh Month
Second Trimester: The Sixth Month
Second Trimester & the Fifth Month
Conception: Months 3 & 4
Abortion, Miscarriage Prevention, and Ectopic Pregnancies
Lecture notes and formulas:
Terminology
An Chan: miscarriage in first month
Duo Tai: miscarriage in first trimester
Tai Lou: Threatened miscarriage - vaginal Bleeding during pregnancy
Tai Dong Bu An: Restless fetus - vaginal bleeding, backache, abdominal pain and bearing down sensation
An Tai: fetal leakage - calm the fetus
Shou Tai: prolong life of fetus - Jing is deficient
Bao Tai: protect the fetus when Jing, Qi, and Blood deficiency are present
Yang Tai: nurture the fetus - when Yin is deficient
Shi Tai: treat the fetus - bleeding needs to be staunched immediately
Ban Shan: refers to miscarriages after the first trimester
Miscarriage Prevention:
A common herbal formula used during early pregnancy is Tai Shan Pan Shi San, which provides stability like Mount Tai. Composed of Ren Shen/ginseng, Huang Qi/astragalus, Bai Zhu/atractylodes, Shu Di Huang/rehmannia, Bai Shao/peony, Chuan Xiong/cnidium, Dang Gui/angelica, Xu Duan/dipsacus, Huang Qin/scutellaria, Sha Ren/amomi, Nuo Dao Gen/glutinous rice and Zhi Gan Cao/licorice, it tonifies Qi and Blood, and prevents miscarriage with herbs that calm the fetus. Of course, it should be modified based on the patient’s actual presentation.
Ectopic:
A formula to assist the body to resolve ectopic pregnancies utilizes 24 grams of Ji Xue Teng/spatholobus, 15 grams each of E Zhu/evodia, San Leng/sparganium, and Wang Bu Liu Xing/vaccaria; 12 grams of Bai Zhu, and 9 grams of Zhi Ke/bitter orange. Other approaches include Da Huang/rhubarb to help purge the bowels, Tan Xiang/sandalwood, and Mu Xiang/aucklandia to open the diaphragm.
The Second Month: Gallbladder Energetics
Conception Energetics and 1st Lunar Month
Also includes the ten phases of life as they parallel the ten months of conception. Pulses and herbs are also discussed for the first lunar month.
Preconception Inquiry & the Po
Preconception Energetics
2021 Recordings
Working with the Trauma of Infertility
How unfulfilled desires can stagnate the Qi and close off the Heart.
Presented at the International Integrative Mental Health Conference
Uterine and Cervical Pathologies, Part 2
Also a brief discussion about HPV.
Uterine and Cervical Pathologies, Part 1
Thyroid Energetics
Physiology of Unfulfilled Desires
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Grief, Loss and Letting Go
Organs effected, points, resources, and how to help your patient through the process.
2020 Recordings
Male Fertility
Qi Gong and the Microcosmic Orbit
Diagnosing and Treating Insomnia, Part 2
Diagnosing and Treating Insomnia, Part 1
Death and Rebirth
Randine guides us through the Chinese medicine perspective on death and rebirth, and how to assist your patients in the transformation.
Nei Jing Tu: Part 3
Nei Jing Tu: Part 2
Nei Jing Tu & The San Jiao Meridian
Randine presents on the beginning of the Nei Jing Tu. She then expands on how the Sjan Jiao Meridian mirrors the Nei Jing Tu and it’s functionality and physiology.
Pulse Dynamics Continue
Discussion on the distribution of Jing via the pulses. Randine also reviews the San Jiao pulse.
2019 Recordings
Pulse Dynamics
Randine presents on the zang organs as individuals and how they communicate with each other. She also covers the pulse relative to the luteal phase , 8xtra meridians, and early pregnancy.
Download Randine’s slides by clicking here.
Luteal Phase Energetics: September 2019
Randine presents on Luteal Phase energetics from a Classical Chinese Medicine perspective.
Case Discussions: August Webinar
In this webinar, we reviewed two cases. The first about a 34yr women experiencing "phantom pelvic pain" preceding a hysterectomy. The second case follows a 39yr women who miscarried at 5 months, and would like to conceive again soon. She also has noticeable fibroids.
June 2019 Webinar: Ovulatory Dynamics, Full Moon Qi Gong Gazing
May 2019 Webinar: Challenges and Growth as a Practitioner
In this webinar, members share personal stories about growth, challenges, and suggestions for working in this profession and as a healer.
Quotes shared:
Fertility is a lifelong relationship with oneself ~ Not a medical condition. ~ Joan Borsenko
I’m not here to answer your questions, I’m here to question your answers. ~Randine Lewis
April 2019 (Audio only): Practitioner Burn Out & Discussion about Social Media for your practice
March 2019: Follicular Phases Energetics
In this presentation, Randine shared the energetics of the follicular phase, including menstruation, basal body temperature, the energetic relationship and responsibilities of each organ system within the Sheng and reverse Sheng cycle, and finally, Randine shared about the psychic movements of Qi. This presentation is poetic and truly brought to life Chinese Medicine Energetics!
February 2019 (Audio only): Reproductive Pharmaceuticals
In this meeting, we took a look at reproductive pharmaceuticals through the lens of Chinese Medicine. Specifically, how pharmaceuticals affect the menstrual cycle, side effects, and how to incorporate Chinese Medicine (acupuncture and herbs) while working with a patient who is also using Western Medicine.
January 2019 Webinar: Kidney points along the Chong Mai
Journey through the Kidney points and their relationship to Chong Mai
2018 Recordings
December Webinar: Heart Fire and Kidney Water Axis
September Webinar: Infertility workup
Discussion regarding IVF & Vascular insufficiency with IVF offspring
March Webinar: Discussion of the San Jiao
May Webinar: Fluid Physiology
Dare to Hope Webinar: for Patients and Practitioners
July Webinar: Endocrine pathology and glandular congestion
2016 Recordings
01 - Using The Senses to Exercise The Receptive
Summary: This course will utilize each of the five senses and their corresponding element to help the practitioner exercise the Yin aspect of the senses - receiving input; rather than their Yang aspect - (looking, listening, smelling, tasting and touching). This learning module will help the practitioner develop more subtle diagnostic techniques, and also help them teach their patients to become more relaxed and receptive.
02 - Body Wisdom
Summary: Picking Up the Five Energies (Superior Practitioner): This module will use the technique of “body wisdom” to guide the practitioner through a process of helping the patient identify the internal origin of certain obstructions. Using the five elements, the practitioner will be able to help guide the patient through a series of mirroring questions to assist in resolving recalcitrant life issues that manifest through the body/mind.
03 - Handling Difficult Cases
Bring Complexity Into Simplicity (with Chris Axelrad)
Summary: This module will provide an in-depth discussion in how to evaluate complex clinical scenarios, bring them back to the basics of TCM, and develop simple techniques to resolve even the most challenging cases. This module will include a discussion into relevant challenging case histories and how we break them down into their most prominent aspects and simplify a diagnostic and treatment plan. Objectives: - Being able to take in a complex case without overwhelm - Learning to bring the complexities into a simple pattern approach - Honing a treatment plan that can move with the variables of a patient * CEFP members are encouraged to present any challenging cases during this module; and we will include them in our discussion.
04 - Creating a Clinical Practice that Reflects Your Authenticity
Summary: This module will highlight the importance of authenticity as the highest level of personhood and practice. We will discuss how to bring ones’ authentic gifts as a healer through the patient intake, the treatment modalities of acupuncture, creating an herbal formula, and keeping an ongoing healing environment open for the patient and doctor.
05 - Using the Wei Qi Approach for Psycho-Emotional Disturbances: Spleen-Based
Summary: This module will go through some of the psycho-emotional disturbances (culminating in worry and obsession), and how a patient can get lost in the tangle of obsessive thought. We will use a guided visualization to bring these energies into circulation; and using the wei qi, to untie the hold these energies can have on a patient.
2015 Recordings
01 - Ovarian Function and Jing Potential
Summary: This course will cover the TCM view of the reproductive system. We will look at the complex manner in which the kidney system of energies governs ovarian function, transit through the fallopian tubes, and the receptive potential of the uterus. The student will learn how jing potential can be maximized to facilitate a better reproductive response. We will utilize both modern western reproductive understandings, and traditional Chinese approaches - acupuncture, herbal preparations, and TCM nutritional therapy to improve reproductive functioning.
02 - HPO Axis Function and Reproductive Hormones
Summary: The Big Picture: This course will cover the complexities that impact the functioning of the Hypothalamic, Pituitary, Ovarian axis. The course will first focus on the reproductive hormones of each of the systems (GnRH, GnIH, FSH, LH, E2, P4, and AMH) and provide an overview of the energetics of each of the reproductive hormones. The course will provide the ability to utilize the understanding of the energetics of the reproductive hormones to apply a TCM pattern diagnosis and an appropriate acupuncture and herbal therapeutic plan.
03 - Endometriosis and Implantation Issues
Summary: This course will provide an in-depth look at the issues which impact uterine implantation. Topics will include the receptivity of the endometrium, and which Western pathologic diagnoses negatively impact embryo implantation. When the western pathology is understood, the course will focus on TCM remedial therapies including nutritional supplementation, TCM dietary therapy, acupuncture for dysmenorrhea and endometriosis, and TCM herbal therapy.
04 - Working with Reproductive Medicine and IVF
Summary: This course will take an in-depth look at research substantiating how Chinese medicine can be used in conjunction with assisted reproductive technology to improve in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. This learning module will teach attendees the procedures for a clinical workup in a reproductive medical setting to familiarize them with what their patients go through. We will then go over which acupuncture protocols improve response to medications, and increase follicular growth; and will cover which acupuncture points help with implantation, and how. We will look at the specific physiologic changes which have been documented by Western reproductive medical clinics to improve IVF outcome.
05 - Reproductive Medical Ethics and Patient Psychology
Summary: Reproductive medical ethics - This module will take an indepth look at the emotional psychology of the typical infertility patient. There has been much evidence that infertility treatments leave the patient with a syndrome similar to post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD.) This course will cover topcs relevant to the field of reproductive medicine such as: guiding the patient through her treatments emotionally, and supporting the shen; not taking advantage of the fragile emotional state of the infertility patient; assessing and helping the patient to determine when treatments are no longer working, when to halt treatments; and how to emotionally go on.
06 - Gynecology (Tian guy activation)
Summary: This module will provide the student with a workable model of activating the Tian Gui via the reverse sheng cycle. This approach differentiates treating endocrine disorders according to the forward sheng cycle; and the gynecological approach of Tian Gui activation using the reverse sheng cycle. When participants understand the functioning of the reverse energetic model (beginning with the spleen, and ending with the kidney; with the lung directing movement,) we will apply treatment plans to address various recalcitrant reproductive disorders such as amenorrhea, and luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome.
07 - Addressing the Nuances of Peri-Menopausal Fertility
Summary: This course will cover the nuances of addressing perimenopausal fertility. When working with women over 35, we must address the declining yang ming, and how it impacts the reproductive functioning. We will look at the reproductive differences in ovarian functioning, the GnRH pulsatility of the hypothalamus, its impact ont he pituitary gland and the FSH molecule, and how and why the ovary responds in a more delicate manner than younger women. The module will cover how to support older women undergoing IVF with Chinese medicine, utilizing the heart-kidney axis.
08 - Treating Reproductive Autoimmune Issues
Summary: Reproductive immunology is the discipline of addressing autoimmune issues in the reproductive patient who experiences difficulty with implantation, or suffers repeated miscarriages. This course will cover the reproductive medical pathology and what autoimmune markers of implantation mean. We will then apply a TCM understanding of this pathology to create a TCM treatment plan to reduce autoimmune reactivity and calm the immune system down. We will cover such issues as blood clotting factors, and natural anticoagulant therapeutics with acupuncture, supplements and herbs, as well as identifying and addressing the characteristic makeup of a patient with autoimmune implantation issues.
09 - Addressing Excesses of the Reproductive Years
Summary: This course will address the differences between the reproductive system during the time of the Nei Jing, when cycles of seven governed a woman's reproductive cycles; and today's six year cycles. We will study chapter 8 of the Su Wen apply its wisdom to addressing the reproductive excesses common in modern times. The course topics will include hormonal excesses, the impact of frenetic cycling, and how to reduce the reproductive excesses with lifestyle, dietary therapy, acupuncture, and herbal therapy.
10 - Treating Ovarian Cysts and PCOS
Summary: Treating ovarian cysts and PCOS: This course will take an indepth look at the pathology of ovarian cysts, and the multi system involvement in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS.) The participant will become familiar with laboratory values consistent with cystic ovarian presentations, and how these excesses can be treated with electroacupuncture stimulation, herbs to reduce androgenic activity, and TCM dietary therapy. The course will also cover how to address excess cysts associated with IVF hormonal stimulation, and modern day treatments that differ from addressing cysts due to kidney yang vacuity.
VIDEO COMING SOON!
11 - Utilizing the 8 Extraordinary Meridians
Summary: Utilizing the 8 extraordinary meridians to treat fertility - This course will go over each of the eight extraordinary meridians and look at the characteristic issues associated with them. Each carries a particular "theme" that impacts the functioning of the health as a whole, and the reproductive system in particular. The course will go over when to use which system for which disorders; for example, utilizing the dai mai to address PCOS; utilizing the ren mai to address deficiencies in nurturing; and utilizing the wei mai to address social issues pertaining to pregnancy and parenthood. We will cover which hormones pertain to which of the 8 extra vessels, and appropriate treatment strategies to regulate hormonal imbalances.
12 - Supporting the Infertility Patient
Summary: Supporting the infertility patient through difficult times: addressing the shen. This module will take the participants through an indepth self inquiry system utilizing the five-element system to uncover root psychoemotional issues in their own lives. They will then learn to apply the same inquiry process for appropriate patients in their practice. The course will narrow the focus on developing shen based treatments utilizing the five element model to treat specific psychoemotional disturbances.