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Join us for a transformative journey into the heart of Chinese medicine with our comprehensive 2-year postgraduate mentorship training program in Neijing Nature-Based Medicine (NNBM).
Taught by Dr. Edward Neal, an esteemed global expert in early Chinese medical texts, this intensive training begins on August 24, 2025. It offers a unique blend of ancient wisdom and modern medical practice, designed to enhance your understanding and application of Chinese medicine. This program will guide you in uncovering the profound insights of the Huangdi Neijing and will enhance your clinical effectiveness, deepen your knowledge, and reestablish your approach to practice from its very foundation.
Now accepting applications for the Fall 2025/27 program!


Neijing Nature-Based Medicine
Join us for an Open House!
- Get to know Dr. Neal
- Ask questions about the upcoming 2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship Training Program
- Learn about Neijing Nature-Based Medicine
- Includes 15 minute sample lecture
- Choose a date below and join us

Join a thriving community • Renew your clinical practice • Rediscover the inspiration of Chinese medicine • Explore ancient texts • Integrate ancient wisdom and modern practice

Who We Are
The Apricot Grove is an engaged community that brings together individuals from diverse backgrounds—healthcare professionals, scholars, scientists, artists, and more. United by a shared purpose, this community is dedicated to fostering human transformation and promoting global well-being through the exploration and preservation of traditional medical knowledge and practices.

Engage
The sun shines not on us but in us. The rivers flow not past, but through us. Thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. The trees wave and the flowers bloom in our bodies as well as our souls, and every bird song, wind song, and tremendous storm song of the rocks in the heart of the mountains is our song, our very own, and sings our love.
John Miur
Apricot Grove Philosophy
We are direct expressions of nature, sacred manifestations of the universe recreating itself upon to its original design. All that we have and experience in our lives has been gifted to us by nature, and nature is our greatest teacher. In turn, we study the patterns of nature’s design, learning from both ancient and modern knowledge while respecting diverse sources of wisdom and tradition.
Our Mission
We are retelling our human story based on the principles of nature’s design, ancient wisdom, and modern science. Our mission is to train highly skilled healthcare professionals by studying the original sources of Chinese medicine and the patterns of nature. Through this approach, we aim to transform medical practice and global healthcare.