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Acupuncture Hybrid Training Course

CNM’s newly developed Hybrid Acupuncture Diploma Course combines on line learning with practical in class training. Study all the theory in your own time at home or wherever you are and get your clinical skills honed in at a CNM college or with a CNM approved acupuncturist. Our specifically produced practical videos show precisely how meridians run in the body including their acupuncture points and how to needle them. These videos also help you understand how organ functions are interconnected. An imbalance of the digestion for instance can cause dysfunctions of the lungs, or the other way around; a weak lung can lead to constipation! A pain on the forearm can be related to the lungs as the lung channel (meridian) goes via the forearm to the thumb. Having such videos at hand allows you to hone in your practical skills. Watch – practice – watch again till you are confident.

The course consists of 3 components:

  • Filmed lectures and comprehensive handouts.
  • Online live tutorials, exams and written assignments.
  • In-person point location, practical techniques and clinic days.

80% of CNM graduates are practising (part time or full time)

  • Part 1: Biomedicine, Naturopathy Study and Acupuncture theory
  • Part 2: Naturopathic Principles and Acupuncture theory and practice
  • Part 3: Acupuncture practice and setting up your own clinic.

With CNM’s Acupuncture training, you will qualify not only as an Acupuncturist but also as a Naturopath.

Acupuncture Course Overview

Length of Study: 3-5 years (depending on chosen schedule).

Clinical Hours: 400 hours.

Clinic Locations: London or CNM approved Acupuncturist.

CNM Diplomas: Dip. Acupuncture & Dip. Naturopath (ND).

Accreditation: ANP, ATCM and others.

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Why study Acupuncture with CNM

  • In-depth, practice-orientated study leading to successful practitioners
  • Excellent up-to-date educational material including filmed lectures
  • 400 hours of clinical practice to become confident in dealing with clients
  • Learn all you need to set up and build a successful, satisfying business
  • Experienced and supportive lecturers who are practitioners themselves
  • Well established college which is widely acknowledged in the world
  • Option to expand your knowledge and take your studies further
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Acupuncture Course - Syllabus

Tongue Diagnosis Map Organs - Year 1 of 3 - Acupuncture Course with CNM

Part 1: Biomedicine, Naturopathy Study & Acupuncture I

Biomedicine

The aim of Biomedicine is to get students to understand how the body functions, most common diseases, medical diagnostics, differential diagnostics and red flag symptoms. This way a future practitioner understands medical conditions, especially dangerous conditions and is able to decide what he can treat and when to refer to a specialist.

Medical Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists, Midwives, Chiropractors, Osteopaths are not required to take Biomedicine.

  • Medical Terminology and Definitions.
  • Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of all Organ Systems.
  • Infectious Diseases, Allergies and How the Immune System works.
  • Pharmacology, Laboratory, Drug interactions.
  • Diagnostics, Differential diagnostics and Examination methods.
  • Red Flag symptoms, Legal Requirements, When to refer to an expert.

Naturopathy Study

Naturopathy

  • Pioneers of Naturopathy, Naturopathic Principles, Healing Power of Nature.
  • Treating the Cause – not the Symptom. How not to Suppress symptoms.
  • The Laws of Cure. Fundamentals of Cure, How the Body can Heal itself.
  • Hydrotherapy: The many cures of Water (external & internal applications).

TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)

  • The 4 Pillars of TCM Diagnostics (pulse, tongue, face, nails).
  • Acupuncture Channels, their relation to organ functions. Yin - Yang Theory.
  • The Energetics of Food (warming, cooling, dehydrating, moistening).
  • Chinese Diets to strengthen a patients individual constitution.

Naturopathic Nutrition

  • Principals of Naturopathic Nutrition, Micro and Macro Nutrients. The nutritional benefits of different foods with knowledge of macro and micronutrients.
  • How to apply Nutritional Therapy in your practice.
  • Let Food be your Medicine and Medicine be your Food (Hippocrates).
  • Food combination, Superfoods, Various Diets, The CNM Naturopathic Diet. How to make healthy food choices.
  • Specific Foods for particular Ailments, Cooking for Health, Case studies.

First Aid Homeopathy

  • The Laws of Cure, Homeopathic Case taking and Prescription.
  • First Aid Homeopathic Remedies and Applications, Case Studies.

Herbal Medicine

  • Identifying, collecting, drying, storing and preparing herbs. Herbal safety.
  • Application of herbal medicines (internal and external) ​for therapeutic benefits.
  • Herbal formulas and naturopathic treatments for specific diseases.

Iridology

  • Iridology as a diagnostic tool. Case taking, assessment and diagnosis.
  • Constitutional Iris types, signs and markings in the iris.
  • Using iridology to choose best treatment in Naturopathic practice.

Acupuncture I

Traditional Chinese Medicine Theory (online)

  • Filmed lectures, comprehensive handouts, online live tutorials
  • The history and philosophy of Chinese medicine
  • Yin Yang Theory and the Vital Substances Jing, Blood, Fluids, Qi and Shen
  • Causes of disease (climatic factors, emotions, toxins, diet)
  • The organs and channels of Chinese medicine
  • The consultation, tongue and pulse diagnosis

Introduction to Acupuncture Points (online and in-person)

  • Filmed lectures and point location videos, online live tutorials
  • Learn to locate 90 acupuncture points and understand their functions
  • The channels of acupuncture, point categories and their functions
  • In-person point location days

Clinical Observation (online and in-person)

  • Filmed consultations and treatments by CNM lectures
  • Observation in the clinic of a CNM-approved practitioner

Personal and Professional Development (online)

  • Practitioner development & ethics I
  • Research I

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Naturopathic Principles, Acupuncture II

Naturopathic Principles

  • Naturopathy & Detoxification
  • Bach Flower Therapy
  • Tissue Salts

Acupuncture II

Traditional Chinese Medicine Pathology (online)

  • Filmed lectures, comprehensive handouts, online live tutorials
  • Pathologies, including cardio-vascular, auto immune, digestion, respiration, immunity, injuries, pain reduction, dermatology, mental and emotional, gynaecology, fertility, insomnia, headaches, obstetrics, and paediatrics.

Advanced Acupuncture Points (online and in-person)

  • Filmed lectures and point location videos, online live tutorials
  • Learn to locate 140 acupuncture points and understand their functions
  • Principles of point combinations for an efficient treatment
  • In-person point location days

Practical Techniques (online and in-person)

  • Filmed lectures, online live tutorials
  • Code of Practice and Code of Conduct
  • Needling, cupping, moxa: theory and practice
  • Electro and auricular acupuncture
  • In-person practical techniques days

Clinical Observation (online and in-person)

  • Filmed consultations and treatments by CNM lectures
  • Observations in the clinics of CNM-approved practitioners (sourced by the student)

Personal and Professional Development (online)

  • Practitioner development & ethics II
  • Research II

Acupuncture Treatment on patient

Part 3 Acupuncture III


Acupuncture III

  • Clinical practice and clinic management 
  • Observations in the clinic of two CNM approved practitioners (sourced by the student)
  • Business development, PR and marketing
  • TCM complex diagnosis and assessment
  • Research III: Literature Review 

The main focus of this level is practical application. Students learn how to take cases in clinic and how to see clients under supervision. Part of the course is also clinic management and practitioner development. CNM Students are given all the skills necessary to become successful therapists and to fulfil their goal of helping others.

Acupuncture Course: An introduction

Acupuncture: The Kidney and Bladder

Acupuncture: The heart channel

Acupuncture Course: Study in-class or online

Prerequisites for CNM’s Acupuncture Course

5 GCSEs or 2 A Levels, or equivalent academic and/or work experience. If you are able to demonstrate previous study or work experience you may apply to gain exemptions from some units. Please contact us for more information and to see if you qualify for direct enrolment.

Acupuncture Course Accreditation

Acupuncture Training

CNM Students are eligible to join the ANP (Association of Naturopathic Practitioners) and receive the following benefits:

  • Access to various databases for further research
  • Discounted indemnity insurance for clinical practice
  • Discounts from various companies
  • Reduced fees for special seminars, lectures, master classes, workshops

The (Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture) ATCM is a self-regulated professional organisation founded in 1994 by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Practitioners in the UK.


CNM is a member of the BAF, British Acupuncture Federation

Naturopathy Training

Nutrition students who complete the optional Naturopathy Study and Naturopathic Principles courses will receive an additional CNM Diploma in Naturopathy which is accredited by the following Naturopathic Associations:

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GNC (General Naturopathic Council) is the regulator for Naturopathy in the UK. The GNC ensure Naturopaths have completed a standard of training and agree to abide by a strict code of conduct and ethics. Graduates are eligible to apply for GNC registration.


ANP (Association of Naturopathic Practitioners) The ANP is the largest Association for Naturopathic Nutrition and Naturopathy in the UK and Ireland.

ANP members are widely respected in the industry in Europe and Internationally.

Career Options in Acupuncture

CNM graduates are fully equipped to become successful therapists. Statistics have shown that more than 80% of CNM graduates are practising. To advance therapeutic skills, CNM offers post-graduate courses and additional training.

Further Studies

Students who have completed the Biomedicine, Naturopathy Study, and Naturopathic Practical study units may opt to study the other specialist diploma courses, HomeopathyHerbal Medicine, and Naturopathic Nutrition.

What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a core element of Chinese Medicine. It is based on the understanding that there is an energy flow in living organisms, which, if blocked, results in diseases. An Acupuncturist resolves this energy flow by placing needles in appropriate Acupuncture points

The power of acupuncture to restore the health of body and mind is increasingly recognised throughout the western world. Acupuncture has an extraordinary ability to change people’s lives.

Acupuncture works on a deep level to help patients recover their physical and mental harmony. Acupuncture is becoming ever more popular in the UK, and opportunities for both independent practice and within the NHS are growing all the time. Acupuncture is viewed very positively by the House of Lords Committee, the British Medical Association, and the World Health Organisation.

What is Naturopathic Acupuncture?

by Henry McGrath (MA, MBAcC, MRCHM)

Rather than teaching acupuncture as a stand-alone technique, CNM has blended it with naturopathy. Henry McGrath explains…

Acupuncture is part of a holistic approach

Right from the very time of its origins, around 2500 years ago in China, acupuncture has always been part of a whole package of healthy living. Rather than just focusing on the symptoms of disease, the acupuncturist would always try to find out the cause. In the famous book “The Yellow Emperor’s Classic”, the Emperor asks his Minister why people are not as healthy as they used to be, and why life expectancy is falling. The Minister explains that people’s lifestyles are less healthy than they used to be: in the past people ate properly, and tried to live a natural lifestyle, in harmony with the natural environment. Nowadays, however, people eat too much rich food, and don’t rest properly. One wonders what the Minister would make of our modern lifestyle, with its hectic pace, fast food and environmental pollution.

The Minister was clear that acupuncture must be supported by changes in lifestyle, or it would only be limited in its effectiveness. However, in the West, acupuncture is all too often practiced outside this context, as a stand–alone technique, performed without any supporting advice on lifestyle and other supporting therapies.

This is why CNM has developed “Naturopathic Acupuncture”. Our students are taught from the very start to consider the causes of disease, and to educate patients in developing healthy, more sustainable lifestyles.

Traditional acupuncturists placed great emphasis on the body’s own healing power. Rather than forcing out illness using strong drugs, Chinese doctors tried to stimulate the body’s own innate healing power. This approach is always followed by naturopaths too.

All CNM acupuncture students are educated about the importance of nutrition. Acupuncture works by treating the “qi”, or “vital force”. However, as the Yellow Emperor explains, qi is produced by the food one eats. If the diet is poor, the acupuncturist has much less qi to work with. We find in the CNM acupuncture student clinic that patients who follow our dietary advice tend to get well really quickly, whereas those who ignore it get better more slowly. In fact, those who do not change their diets often hit a kind of ceiling on their wellness: they cannot get beyond a certain point without dietary changes. A good diet is one of the fundamental aspects of the Naturopathic approach.

Illness and wellness

Another key aspect of Naturopathic Acupuncture is the promotion of wellness, not just the elimination of symptoms. All too often health is defined merely as an absence of disease. One feels unwell, goes to the doctor, and has a variety of blood tests and scans. The results come back showing no abnormalities: the patient is told they have nothing wrong with them. If the patient still complains of feeling unwell they are dismissed as a hypochondriac or a neurotic: perhaps the doctor will refer them for therapy or counselling.

On the other hand, according to the Naturopathic understanding, if a person does not feel well, then indeed they are not fully healthy. Illness is not something to be suppressed, it is the body giving a signal that something needs to change. This is why we focus on promoting maximum health, rather than just on preventing symptoms. Naturopathic Acupuncture promotes wellness, rather than just on removing illness. Health is a journey and with the Naturopathic approach we are always growing in wellness.

Naturopathic Acupuncture and the Environment

model-fullThe Yellow Emperor talks of living in harmony with our environment, a message our modern world needs to hear. Our lives are intimately bound up with the ecosystem which supports us. If we do not look after our planet, we will eventually become sick ourselves. By eating organic, naturally produced food, we are minimising our impact on the environment, and at the same time making ourselves healthier. By cultivating a more balanced approach to life we heal ourselves and the planet together. For example, by walking or cycling instead of driving, we become fitter and reduce pollution. By choosing recreations such as walking, instead of just watching television all the time, we do the same. It is a sad reflection on the modern approach to health that there is an epidemic of obesity among our children: this is no surprise given the amount of time many of them spend sitting in front of the television eating junk food. How can children expect to be healthy if they do not exercise and eat well? And yet the modern way is to give them harmful drugs to calm down their hyperactivity, when often all they need is proper food and exercise.

As we increase our wellness, we are less attracted to junk food, excessive alcohol and drugs. Our culture of bingeing is another sad reflection of our sickness as a society. When people are unhappy, unwell, frustrated, they want to block it all out with bingeing.

Naturopathic Acupuncture and the modern world

Acupuncture was developed in a very different world to ours. Our pattern of disease is, therefore, often quite different to that seen in ancient China. At the time acupuncture was developed, much disease was often caused by a simple lack of basic food, and by chronic overwork. In our society, by contrast, disease is often caused by an excess of toxicity. This is one reason why CNM has developed Naturopathic Acupuncture, in order to focus on reducing the level of toxins as part of the return to full health. In our experience, modern diseases benefit hugely from an approach which includes a method of detoxification.

So what are these toxins? They can include internally generated toxins, such as urea, or waste products of bacteria or yeasts. They can also include external toxins, such as drugs (illegal or prescription), alcohol, caffeine, food preservatives, pesticides, cosmetics, environmental pollutants and heavy metals.

The Naturopathic approach focuses on clearing toxins from the body, using the body’s own organs of detoxification. These organs include the lymphatic system, the skin, the kidneys, the lungs, the colon and the liver. By getting these organs to work more effectively, the body will release toxins and return to health.

Naturopathic Methods of Detoxification

acu-needlesAccording to the ancient Chinese, detoxification is best carried out in the spring. This is the time for rejuvenation and renewal of life. Naturopaths also follow this guidance, which is working with the laws of nature. Winter, on the other hand, is a time of building up reserves and resting.

In such a short article it is difficult to describe all the methods of detoxification which we teach at CNM in great detail. Here we will just give a brief summary of some of the main methods taught at CNM.

Fasting is an important method of detoxification. This does not mean a total absence of nourishment, it means using juices and supplements which are easy to absorb and do not require much of the body’s energy to break down. Such fasts usually last only one to three days: longer fasts must be done with great caution under experienced guidance. Those who have done such fasts report a feeling of “lightness” and increased energy. In the short term, as toxins are released into the bloodstream, people may experience headaches, nausea, skin rashes, body aches, or other symptoms. These will pass as the toxins leave the body. Fasting can be supported by various herbs and supplements.

Coffee enemas are used to flush toxins out of the body. Chemicals in the coffee pass into the haemorrhoidal veins and then into the portal vein. Other compounds in the coffee stimulate the production of enzymes which break down toxins such as free radicals in the bloodstream. Colonic therapy can also be used, which passes filtered water into the whole colon.

Other detoxification therapies include saunas and steam baths; skin brushing; lymphatic drainage massage and exercise.

The exact types of Naturopathic methods used will depend on the type of diseases being treated, which is why it is important to have a good quality training programme such as that offered by CNM.

Conclusion

The ancient Chinese who developed acupuncture believed that disease should be treated by a wide range of interventions, designed to stimulate the body’s own capacity to heal itself. In the modern world, we need to pay particular attention to the need for body detoxification. CNM’s approach to Naturopathic Acupuncture is specifically designed to combine ancient Chinese principles with the needs of today’s society, to produce maximum health benefits for all. We do not settle for getting rid of symptoms, we aim to promote a feeling of true wellness and vitality.

This article was featured in CAM Magazine – February 2011 Issue

What else is in the CNM acupuncture curriculum?

Some of the key subjects you will learn when completing CNM’s naturopathic acupuncture diploma include:

  • Yin Yang theory
  • Causes of diseases
  • Five Elements
  • Eight Principles
  • Meridians
  • Pathology Diagnostic
  • Differential Diagnostic
  • Pulse Diagnostic
  • Tongue Diagnostic
  • Case taking and follow up
  • Point location
  • Needle techniques
  • Cupping
  • Moxibustion
  • Bodywork techniques
  • Qi Kung
  • Respiratory System
  • Urogenital System
  • Digestive System
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Pain, Headaches
  • Skin problems
  • Practice management

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