The SCHOOL OF NEIJING NATURE-BASED MEDICINE
NEIJING NATURE-BASED MEDICINE
2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship Training Program 2026/28
Training Schedule
Study Block | Date |
|---|---|
Autumn 2026 Semester |
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Autumn 2026 Semester Begins (NNBM 101) | 8/8/2026 |
| Welcome Weekend Class | 8/8/2026 |
| Study Topic #1 Intro to Neijing Medicine Weekend Class | 8/15/2026 |
| Study Topic #2 History of Early China Weekend Class | 8/22/2026 |
| Study Topic #3 Classical Text Scholarship (Weekend Class A) | 8/29/2026 |
| Study Topic #3 Classical Text Scholarship (Weekend Class B) | 9/5/2026 |
| Study Topic #4 History of the Neijing Text (Weekend Class A) | 9/12/2026 |
| Study Topic #4 History of the Neijing Text (Weekend Class B) | 9/19/2026 |
| Study Topic #5 Introduction to Neijing Space-time Theory (Weekend Class A) | 9/26/2026 |
| US Clinical Practicum A (NNBM 107) | 9/30/2026-10/06/2026 |
| Study Topic #5 Intro to Neijing Space-Time Theory (Weekend Class B) | 10/10/2026 |
| Study Topic #6 Celestial Base Patterns - Part A (Weekend Class A) | 10/17/2026 |
| Study Topic #6 Celestial Base Patterns - Part A (Weekend Class B) | 10/24/2026 |
| Study Topic #7 Celestial Base Patterns - Part B (Weekend Class A) | 10/31/2026 |
| Study Topic #7 Celestial Base Patterns - Part B (Weekend Class B) | 11/7/2026 |
| Study Topic #8 Terrsetrial Base Patterns - Part A (Weekend Class A) | 11/14/2026 |
| Study Topic #8 Terrsetrial Base Patterns - Part A (Weekend Class B) | 11/21/2026 |
| Study Topic #9 Terrsetrial Base Patterns - Part B (Weekend Class A) | 11/28/2026 |
| Study Topic #9 Terrsetrial Base Patterns - Part B (Weekend Class B) | 12/5/2026 |
| Study Topic #10 Nature's Loom (Weekend Class A) | 12/12/2026 |
| Study Topic #10 Nature's Loom (Weekend Class B) | 12/19/2026 |
| Winter Break | 12/19/2026-1/9/2027 |
Spring 2027 Semester |
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Spring 2027 Semester Begins (NNBM 102) | 1/9/2027 |
| Study Topic #11 Intro to the Human Body (Weekend Class A) | 1/16/2027 |
| Study Topic #11 Intro to the Human Body (Weekend Class B) | 1/23/2027 |
| Study Topic #12 Architecture of the Human Body (Weekend Class A) | 1/30/2027 |
| Study Topic #12 Architecture of the Human Body (Weekend Class B) | 2/6/2027 |
| Study Topic #13 Rivers and Watersheds (Weekend Class A) | 2/13/2027 |
| Study Topic #13 Rivers and Watersheds (Weekend Class B) | 2/20/2027 |
| Study Topic #14 Watershed Courses Part A (Weekend Class A) | 2/27/2027 |
| Study Topic #14 Watershed Courses Part A (Weekend Class B) | 3/6/2027 |
| Study Topic #15 Watershed Courses Part B (Weekend Class A) | 3/13/2027 |
| Study Topic #15 Watershed Courses Part B (Weekend Class B) | 3/20/2027 |
| US Clinical Practicum B (NNBM 108) | 3/25/2027-3/31/2027 |
| Study Topic #16 Watershed Courses Part C (Weekend Class A) | 4/3/2027 |
| Study Topic #16 Watershed Courses Part C (Weekend Class B) | 4/10/2027 |
| Study Topic #17 The Collateral Rivers (Weekend Class A) | 4/17/2027 |
| Study Topic #17 The Collateral Rivers (Weekend Class B) | 4/24/2027 |
| Study Topic #18 The Zang Organs (Weekend Class A) | 5/1/2027 |
| Study Topic #18 The Zang Organs (Weekend Class B) | 5/8/2027 |
| Study Topic #19 The Nourishing Vessel (Weekend Class A) | 5/15/2027 |
| Study Topic #19 The Nourishing Vessel (Weekend Class B) | 5/22/2027 |
| Study Topic #20 The Plant Body (Weekend Class A) | 5/29/2027 |
| Study Topic #20 The Plant Body (Weekend Class B) | 6/5/2027 |
| Study Topic #21 Surface Caverns - Part A (Weekend Class A) | 6/12/2027 |
| Study Topic #21 Surface Caverns - Part B (Weekend Class B) | 6/19/2027 |
| Study Topic #22 Surface Caverns - Part A (Weekend Class A) | 6/26/2027 |
| Study Topic #22 Surface Caverns - Part B (Weekend Class B) | 7/3/2027 |
| Study Topic #23 The Sinew Body - Part A (Weekend Class A) | 7/10/2027 |
| Study Topic #23 The Sinew Body - Part A (Weekend Class B) | 7/17/2027 |
| Summer Break | 7/17/2027-8/21/2027 |
Autumn 2027 Semester |
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Autumn 2027 Semester Begins (NNBM 103) | 8/21/2027 |
| Study Topic #24 Transcendent Illumination (Shen) (Weekend Class A) | 8/28/2027 |
| Study Topic #24 Transcendent Illumination (Shen) (Weekend Class B) | 9/4/2027 |
| Study Topic #25 Intro to Directional Medicine(Weekend Class A) | 9/11/2027 |
| Study Topic #25 Intro to Directional Medicine(Weekend Class B) | 9/18/2027 |
| Study Topic #26 Obstruction Pathologies (Weekend Class A) | 9/22/2027 |
| US Clinical Practicum C (NNBM 109) | 9/22/2027-9/28/2027 |
| Study Topic #26 Obstruction Pathologies (Weekend Class B) | 10/2/2027 |
| Study Topic #27 Primary Causes of Human Illness(Weekend Class A) | 10/9/2027 |
| Study Topic #27 Primary Causes of Human Illness(Weekend Class B) | 10/16/2027 |
| Study Topic #28 Intro to Physical Diagnosis(Weekend Class A) | 10/23/2027 |
| Study Topic #28 Intro to Physical Diagnosis(Weekend Class B) | 10/30/2027 |
| Study Topic #29 Assessment of the Channel Rivers Part A (Weekend Class A) | 11/6/2027 |
| Study Topic #29 Assessment of the Channel Rivers Part A (Weekend Class B) | 11/13/2027 |
| Study Topic #30 Assessment of the Channel Rivers Part B (Weekend Class A) | 11/20/2027 |
| Study Topic #30 Assessment of the Channel Rivers Part B (Weekend Class B) | 11/27/2027 |
| Study Topic #31 Directional Colors and Facial Diagnosis (Weekend Class A) | 12/4/2027 |
| Study Topic #31 Directional Colors and Facial Diagnosis (Weekend Class A) | 12/11/2027 |
| Study Topic #32 The Nine Ancient Needles (Weekend Class A) | 12/18/2027 |
| Study Topic #32 The Nine Ancient Needles (Weekend Class B) | 1/8/2028 |
| Study Topic #33 Neijing Surgical Techniques (Weekend Class A) | 1/15/2028 |
| Study Topic #33 Neijing Surgical Techniques (Weekend Class B) | 1/22/2028 |
| Winter Break | 1/22/2028-2/5/2028 |
Spring 2028 Semester |
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Spring 2028 Semester Begins (NNBM 104) | 2/5/2028 |
| Study Topic #34 The Physician/Patient Relationship (Weekend Class A) | 2/12/2028 |
| Study Topic #34 The Physician/Patient Relationship (Weekend Class B) | 2/19/2028 |
| Study Topic #35 The Medical Interview (Weekend Class A) | 2/26/2028 |
| Study Topic #35 The Medical Interview (Weekend Class B) | 3/4/2028 |
| Study Topic #36 NNBM Clinical Decision Making (Weekend Class A) | 3/11/2028 |
| Study Topic #36 NNBM Clinical Decision Making (Weekend Class B) | 3/18/2028 |
| Study Topic #37 Guest-host Illnesses (Weekend Class A) | 3/25/2028 |
| Study Topic #37 Guest-host Illnesses (Weekend Class B) | 4/1/2028 |
| Study Topic #38 Emotional Diseases (Weekend Class A) | 4/8/2028 |
| Study Topic #38 Emotional Diseases (Weekend Class B) | 4/15/2028 |
| Study Topic #39 Ancillary Techniques (Weekend Class A) | 4/22/2028 |
| Study Topic #39 Ancillary Techniques (Weekend Class B) | 4/29/2028 |
| Study Topic #40 Bazi Medical Chart Forecasting (Weekend Class A) | 5/6/2028 |
| Study Topic #40 Bazi Medical Chart Forecasting (Weekend Class B) | 5/13/2028 |
| Study Topic #41 Heaven and Earth Interactions (Weekend Class A) | 5/20/2028 |
| Study Topic #41 Heaven and Earth Interactions (Weekend Class B) | 5/27/2028 |
| Study Topic #42 Climate Change Medicine (Weekend Class A) | 6/3/2028 |
| Study Topic #42 Climate Change Medicine (Weekend Class B) | 6/10/2028 |
| Study Topic #43 Clinic Management (Weekend Class A) | 6/17/2028 |
| Study Topic #43 Clinic Management (Weekend Class B) | 6/24/2028 |
2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship Program Ends | 6/24/2028 |
Studying the Neijing with Dr. Neal has been like peeling back a curtain. His translation of the Neijing is remarkably straightforward, yet shines a new, modern light on what I’ve come to realize is a rich and still-relevant classic text. I came away from the course with a deeper understanding of the very basic principles of Chinese medicine and also its vast complexity. I think this richness and beauty of our medicine can too easily be undervalued or even dismissed altogether in any modern practice–no matter how successful—and what I once viewed as somewhat archaic and cryptic has instead become an inspiration and axis around which my work now revolves.
A.G.
ACUPUNCTURIST; MEMBER, OREGON STATE MEDICAL BOARD
