Eastern Medicine Institute

Module IV - 2nd Hundred Hour Acupuncture Program
2026-10-17 08:00 - 2026-10-18 18:00 (America/Chicago) | To Be Announced
Module IV – Kidney / Bladder Systems
Jing, Urinary Regulation & Constitutional Pathophysiology, Patterns & Treatment
October 17 & 18, 2026
Kidney as a Zang Organ Detailed Study:

Explore the anatomy, physiology, and energetic functions of the Kidney in CM.
Understand the Kidney’s vital role in storing essence (Jing), governing reproduction, and supporting the body’s foundational energy.
Examine how the Kidney is connected to the Heart, Lung, Liver, and Spleen channels. Understand the interplay between these organs and the Kidney’s influence on their functions.

Bladder as a Fu Organ Detailed Study:

Focus on the functions of the Bladder as a hollow organ in CM, particularly its role in the storage and excretion of urine.
Explore the Bladder’s relationship with the Kidney and how their synergy is essential for maintaining proper urinary function.
Examine the dynamic relationship between the Bladder and Kidney in terms of energy flow, pathology, and treatment considerations.

Etiology/Pathology/CM Diagnosis/Differentiation & Treatment:

Address various disorders related to the Kidney and Bladder.
Explore the CM perspective on conditions such as urination pain, cloudy urination, difficult urination, retention, frequent urination, incontinence, hematuria, tinnitus, deafness, sweating, and thyroid disorders.
Discuss the etiology, pathology, and differentiation methods for each condition, along with appropriate treatment strategies.
Treatment protocols for all patterns (conditions).

Auricular Integration
Chinese Herbal Integration
Treatment of participating attendees utilizing Chinese Medicine protocols.
License renewal credit by the Parker University (Chiropractic College)
CE Credits are paid additionally, please see below.
PACE STATES: AK / KS / MA / ME / MN / MO / NH / NJ / NY / NC/ ND / SC / SD / Nova Scotia / Puerto Rico
ADDITIONAL STATES: CO / CT / DC / DE / IA / ID / IL / IN / LA / MD / MT / NE / OH / OR / RI / TX – Pending / UT / VA / WA / WY
A Manual will be provided to all attendees. All seminar supplies are provided. Needles are available for purchase at the end of the seminar. If you have special product requests please visit the Store Tab at the top of the Home Page of this website.

Advanced Dry Needling Course – Dallas
2026-10-30 08:00 - 2026-11-01 16:00
October 30, 31 & November 1, 2026
Who is this Course For?
This course is designed to cater to practitioners seeking to consolidate their expertise. This Advanced Dry Needling course, offers a deeper exploration of the clinical dimensions associated with this technique. Building upon the foundational knowledge provided in the Basic course, which emphasized needle practices, proper clean needle technique, and adept handling of filiform needles, this Advanced course takes a more intricate and clinically focused approach.
The Basic course delivered by EMI (Eastern Medicine Institute) comprehensively covered the common and larger muscles of the body. The goal was to equip practitioners with the skills needed to proficiently insert, manipulate, and safely extract the filiform needle, ultimately delivering optimal outcomes for patients.
In the Advanced course, our focus shifts to the insertion of needles into tendons and ligaments of the smaller muscles and joints. A meticulous exploration of needling techniques is undertaken, concentrating on critical body regions including the upper cervical spine, lower cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbopelvic spinal region, shoulder complex, wrist and forearm, upper and lower extremities, knee complex, ankle/foot complex, as well as protocols tailored for TMJ/TMD dysfunction and headaches.
This course also delves into advanced topics such as electrical stimulation in conjunction with filiform needles, as well as protocols for needling scar tissue. We ensure a comprehensive understanding by dedicating time to discussing potential adverse side effects and meticulous documentation of treatment procedures.
Join us in this Advanced Needling course, where we elevate your skills to encompass intricate clinical applications, enhancing your ability to provide holistic patient care.
Prerequisites:
1. Prior Completion of Basic Dry Needling Class:
It’s common for advanced dry needling courses or workshops to require participants to have completed a basic dry needling class. This ensures that attendees have a foundational understanding of dry needling techniques and are capable of handling filiform needles safely. Documentation of this prior training is necessary to confirm eligibility.
2. Professional License:
Attendees are required to hold a professional license that enables them to perform dry needling techniques within their scope of practice in their respective state. Regulations regarding who can perform dry needling can vary by state, so it’s essential that practitioners have the appropriate license.
3. Liability Waiver:
Liability waiver filled out and signed by all attendees.
These prerequisites are in place to ensure the safety and competence of participants in this dry needling course. Additionally, they help ensure that participants are aware of the legal and professional requirements related to this technique in their respective states.
This is a hands-on course.
All attendees are expected to needle and be needledd by fellow seminar attendees.
Seminar Overview:
Our Advanced Dry Needling Course is designed for practitioners seeking to enhance their expertise in this field. Building upon the foundational knowledge provided in the Basic course, this advanced seminar offers a deeper exploration of the clinical dimensions associated with dry needling.
Course Highlights:

Foundational Skills:
Our Basic course by EMI covers needle practices, proper clean needle techniques, and the adept handling of filiform needles, ensuring attendees have a strong foundation and risk management issues related to Dry Needling and patient care.

Clinical Focus:
The Advanced course delves into more intricate and clinically focused aspects. We shift our focus to the insertion of needles into tendons, ligaments, and smaller muscles and joints. We explore other needling techniques.

Comprehensive Content:
Our course covers critical body regions, including the upper cervical spine, lower cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbopelvic spinal region, shoulder complex, wrist and forearm, carpal tunnel syndrome, hand issues, upper and lower extremities, knee complex, ankle/foot complex, and protocols tailored for TMJ/TMD dysfunction and headaches.

Advanced Techniques:
We explore advanced topics such as electrical stimulation in conjunction with filiform needles and protocols for needling scar tissue.

Safety and Documentation:
We emphasize comprehensive understanding, including potential adverse side effects and meticulous documentation.

Research in Dry Needling:
There is more and more research in Dry Needling with relationship to pain, what causes pain, the physiology of pain, peripheral and central nervous system relationship related to pain and how the body perceives pain. The application of Dry needling and the effect of electrical stimulation in the and restoration of the body.

All attendees will participate in the application of the techniques & must show proficiency.
Examination at the completion of course
Course Schedule:

Friday: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Dr. Mark L. Hanson has been performing Acupuncture and Dry Needling techniques since 1989. He is still in active practice performing both techniques to bring his patients back to health.
License renewal credit by the Parker University (Chiropractic College)
PACE STATES: AK / KS / MA / ME / MN / MO / NH / NJ / NY / NC/ ND / SC / SD / Nova Scotia / Puerto Rico
ADDITIONAL STATES: CO / CT / DC / DE / IA / ID / IL / IN / LA / MD / MS / MT / NE / OH / OR / RI / TX / UT / VA / WA / WY
LA Please check State Board rules
LIMITED SEATING – 15 Participants
A Manual will be provided to all attendees. All seminar supplies are provided. Needles are available for purchase at the end of the seminar. If you have special product requests please visit the Store Tab at the top of the Home Page if this website.
“CE Credit Hours must be paid additionally and is reflected in the ticket prices.”

Battlefield Acupuncture / Treatment Protocols in the Chiropractic Practice
2026-11-07 08:00 - 2026-11-08 17:00
Dallas, TX – November 7 & 8, 2026
Acupuncture CE credits (12 Hours) / TBCE Hours (4)
Course Outline
Saturday – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
TBCE Hours – 4 Hours

Ethics / Record Keeping / Documentation & Coding / Risk Management
Saturday – 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Battlefield Acupuncture
Sunday – 8:00 am to 12:00 pm / 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Treatment Protocols in the Chiropractic Practice – 8 Hours

Battlefield Acupuncture
Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) is an Auricular Therapy technique (Ear acupuncture) which is utilized on the battlefield where standard western medical protocols cannot be effectively utilized. It is an effective technique for the reduction of pain.
An article in the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: March 2018 states: “Chronic pain is a serious problem for combat veterans and soldiers. In a sample of 2597 soldiers who had served in Afghanistan and Iraq, 44% reported pain lasting for more than 3 months, half of whom reported pain for 1 year or more. Besides obvious questions regarding the mechanisms of action, the comparative efficacy, and duration of effects, the Department of Defense and Veterans Health System embrace of BFA presents an opportunity to study the adaption and implementation of this most fascinating complementary technique into traditional western practice. If the promise of BFA holds true, it will add an important treatment option in physiatrists’ arsenal to treat acute and chronic pain.”
This unique treatment also utilized a very special auricular needle called the ASP Needle. This needle is currently being used to treat verterns in most VA hospitals for all types of Auricular acupuncture.
Battlefield Acupuncture is a technique that originally and still utilizes 5 specific Auricular points. It is not just using those 5 Auricular points randomly. There is specific particular pattern, specific point order and specific point combinations, for the treatment for the reduction of pain. The treatment process includes protocols which enhances the application of the Auricular points.
Dr. Hanson has enhanced the treatment protocols with other brain enhancing protocols which strengthens the effects of the overall treatment.
This technique can be a valuable tool to reduce pain in your patients and let you treat them more effectively.
Treatment Protocols in the Chiropractic Practice

Course Description
This presentation will provide an in depth look at how pain affects the human body. Correlation of Western medicine neurology and the aspect of pain in comparison to the Chinese medicine viewpoint of what actually causes pain. Different acupuncture needling techniques will be shown to treat pain related to headache, all spinal related conditions as well as upper and lower extremity conditions. Needling techniques will be taught which include a review of the normal local acupuncture point commonly utilized. Detailed techniques in Distal needling, Balance Method, Auricular and various Master Tung points for the related areas of the body being treated.
Demonstration of procedures and administration of utilizing the different treatment techniques will be performed. Acupuncture needle / Ear Seeds / Auricular tack / ASP Needles
TBCE Mandatory Hours – 4 Hours / 12 Acupuncture Hours – 16 Total Hours
(Acupuncture CE Hours are also used as Chiropractic CE Hours for Texas & other States)
Seminar Times – Saturday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm / Sunday: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Continuing Education for Texas & Pace States – Pending

“Choose your seminar package below – With or without CE Credit Hours.”
CE Credit Notice
Texas & Pace States License Renewal Credit
States that accept PACE without “Pre-Check” or additional application to the State regulatory board.
Please review your State to ensure the provisions and restrictions for CEU content and format are met before taking this or any course that you intend to use to satisfy your CEU requirements for licensure. Most boards accept PACE courses. Look for your State below to find out the best way to search for CE and what you need to know when selecting a course.
PACE STATES: AK / KS / MA / ME / MN / MO / NH / NJ / NY / NC/ ND / SC / SD / Nova Scotia / Puerto Rico

Module V - 2nd Hundred Hour Acupuncture Program
2026-11-14 08:00 - 2026-11-15 18:00
Module V – Heart / Small Intestine / Pericardium / San Jiao
Shen & Emotional Balance, Circulation & San Jiao Pathophysiology, Patterns & Treatment
November 14 & 15, 2026
Heart as a Zang Organ Detailed Study:

Dive into the detailed study of the Heart as a Zang organ in CM, covering its anatomical, physiological, and energetic aspects.
Understand the Heart’s role in housing the Shen (spirit), regulating blood circulation, and its connection to mental and emotional well-being.
Examine the Heart’s relationships with the Spleen, Liver, Kidneys, and Lung channels. Understand how these channels interact and influence the Heart’s functions.

Pericardium as a Zang Organ Detailed Study:

Explore the Pericardium as a Zang organ, focusing on its relationship with the Heart and the San Jiao in TCM theory.
Understand the Pericardium’s role in protecting the Heart and its influence on emotional well-being.
Examine the connection between the Pericardium and the Heart channel, emphasizing their collaboration in maintaining balanced Qi and Blood circulation.

Small Intestine as a Fu Organ Detailed Study:

Focus on the functions of the Small Intestine as a Fu organ in CM, particularly its role in separating the pure from the impure in the digestive process.
Examine the Small Intestine’s relationship with the Heart and its contribution to overall well-being.

San Jiao as a Fu Organ Detailed Study:

Study the San Jiao (Triple Burner) as a Fu organ, understanding its unique role in CM physiology and its relationships with other organs.

Etiology/Pathology/CM Diagnosis/Differentiation & Treatment:

Address various disorders related to the Heart, Pericardium, Small Intestine, and San Jiao.
Conditions Including: Palpitations, Chest Pain, Nature of Mind & Emotions, Insomnia, Somnolence, Anxiety, Depression, Forgetfulness/Poor Memory & Tiredness.
Explore the root causes, pathological mechanisms, and CM diagnostic methods for each condition.
Discuss differentiation strategies to tailor treatments based on individual patterns.
Treatment: Delve into acupuncture and herbal treatment strategies for each condition, considering the principles of tonification, sedation, and harmonization.

Auricular Integration
Chinese Herbal Integration
Treatment of participating attendees utilizing Chinese Medicine protocols.
License renewal credit by the Parker University (Chiropractic College)
CE Credits are paid additionally, please see below.
PACE STATES: AK / KS / MA / ME / MN / MO / NH / NJ / NY / NC/ ND / SC / SD / Nova Scotia / Puerto Rico
ADDITIONAL STATES: CO / CT / DC / DE / IA / ID / IL / IN / LA / MD / MT / NE / OH / OR / RI / TX – Pending / UT / VA / WA / WY
A Manual will be provided to all attendees. All seminar supplies are provided. Needles are available for purchase at the end of the seminar. If you have special product requests please visit the Store Tab at the top of the Home Page of this website.

Module VI - 2nd Hundred Hour Acupuncture Program
2026-12-12 08:00 - 2026-12-13 18:00
Module VI – Liver / Gallbladder
Qi Regulation, Blood storage, Internal Wind Pathophysiology, Patterns & Treatment
December 12 & 13, 2026
Liver as a Zang Organ Detailed Study:

• Explore the structure and functions of the Liver in Chinese Medicine (CM).
• Understand the Liver’s role in storing Blood, governing the free flow of Qi, and its connection to various physiological processes.
• Examine the Liver’s relationships with the Heart, Lung, Kidneys, and Spleen channels.
• Understand how imbalances in the Liver can affect these channels and, subsequently, various bodily functions.
Gallbladder as a Fu Organ Detailed Study:
• Explore the role of the Gallbladder as a Fu organ in CM, emphasizing its function in storing and secreting bile.
• Understand the Gallbladder’s role in digestion and its relationship with the Liver.
• Examine the dynamic interaction between the Gallbladder and Liver, highlighting the importance of their collaboration in maintaining balance.
Etiology/Pathology/CM Diagnosis/Differentiation & Treatment:
• Delve into the etiology and pathology of various Liver and Gallbladder-related conditions, such as hypochondriac pain, jaundice, Shan Qi, tremors, ascites, wind stroke (CVA), epilepsy, convulsions, and abdominal masses.
• Examine the CM diagnostic methods and differentiation strategies for each condition.
• Explore how to identify the underlying patterns and choose appropriate treatment principles.
• Examine acupuncture and herbal treatment strategies for each condition, considering the principles of tonification, sedation, and harmonization.
Auricular Integration
Chinese Herbal Integration
Treatment of participating attendees utilizing Chinese Medicine protocols.
License renewal credit by the Parker University (Chiropractic College)
CE Credits are paid additionally, please see below.
PACE STATES: AK / KS / MA / ME / MN / MO / NH / NJ / NY / NC/ ND / SC / SD / Nova Scotia / Puerto Rico
ADDITIONAL STATES: CO / CT / DC / DE / IA / ID / IL / IN / LA / MD / MT / NE / OH / OR / RI / TX – Pending / UT / VA / WA / WY
A Manual will be provided to all attendees. All seminar supplies are provided. Needles are available for purchase at the end of the seminar. If you have special product requests please visit the Store Tab at the top of the Home Page of this website.
