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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!
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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
Saturday, April 12, 2025
1:00 PM (PDT – US)
1 hour
Saturday, May 24, 2025
1:00 PM (PDT – US)
1 hour
Saturday, June 21, 2025
1:00 PM (PDT – US)
1 hour
Saturday, August 9, 2025
1:00 PM (PDT – US)
1 hour
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The Apricot Grove Podcast

With Dr. Edward Neal and Mel Hopper Koppelman

Join us for a deep dive in retelling our human story through regular conversations about Chinese medicine, nature, and creativity.

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Cornerstone Content

These presentations showcase some aspects of our work and embody the foundations of Neijing Nature-Based Medicine through the lens of the Huangdi Neijing.

Advances in Neijing Nature-Based Medicine Classical Text Research: A New Story of Cancer

A public talk by Dr. Edward Neal, medical director of the Apricot Grove Text Research Project, on a new model of cancer and human illness based on 20 years of Neijing Classical Text Archeology.

Art, Nature, and Medicine

Art and the creative process are established upon basic processes of the natural world. In this public discussion, Dr. Edward Neal and Michael DeAgro discuss the intersection between art, nature, and medicine given on August 17, 2024 (2 Parts).

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.

A group at a Clinical Practicum (Trout Lake, Washington)

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.

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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.

Philosophy

Nature is the source of all we have and experience and is our greatest teacher. In all of our actions, we strive to follow the elegant patterns of nature’s design, learning from  both ancient and modern sources to support human thriving.

Our Mission

Our mission is to train highly skilled Chinese medicine professionals through a comprehensive study of nature and the original sources of Chinese medicine.