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I have a good friend that attended Swedish Institute in NYC for Massage therapy and the first year of Acupuncture therapy programs. He is very impressed with Jeffrey Yuen and was taking classes with him outside the curriculum. The big problem he found with Swedish Institute is you get swooped by Jeffreys knowledge and energy but then it comes to attend classes. Major part of them is taught by other teachers, especially the first 2 years. The teachers are ok but most of them are Americans and go by the book, meaning they teach exactly what’s in the books without applying practical knowledge or experience. My friend told me he could have as well skipped the class and just read the material at home- that’s how bad it was.That was the major reason he left the school and transferred to NY College of TCM http://www.nyicm.org/ (it used to be called NY Institute of TCM but the name was changed recently) located in Mineola, Long Island- NY. Don’t confuse this school with another school in Syosset. He said all of the teachers there are Chinese with more then 20 years of practical experience in acupuncture in mainland China. Most of the students there are Chinese too. What he likes about this school is that teachers don’t just teach cold theory but mix it with their experiential knowledge so the class is very interesting and educational. The only drawback is most of them speak with an accent. After 3 years of Acupuncture there you can continue for one more year to get a degree in Chinese herbology.
If I were you, I would focus on both Traditional Acupuncture and spiritual training. They are complementary to each other and will help you to become a well rounded healer, if that’s what you want to be.
Max
TaoBum.comDavid Twicken’s advice is good. It’s tough to make a living at anything that you don’t love and don’t feel compelled to excel at. People will pay more readily for body work (have somebody transform them) than they will for transformational skills they have to execute (qigong and meditation). So a lot of healing tao teachers build a successful practice combining teaching classes with chi nei tsang bodywork.
michiael
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