The Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture (ITEA) offers the degree Master of Acupuncture in Classical Five-Element Acupuncture (CF-EA). This discipline was brought to the west by the late Professor J. R. Worsley. The oral tradition, taught to small, close-knit student groups, produces practitioners of great understanding, knowledge and depth. Students work with the energy of the body, the
mind and the spirit to guide their clients toward living their full potential. A wide variety of people, ranging from children to the elderly, come for treatment at the ITEA clinic. Many have found acupuncture extremely beneficial where other forms of treatment have been unsuccessful. Acupuncture as a Healing Discipline:
The effect of Classical Five-Element Acupuncture (CF-EA) is not simply a relief from a specific condition or symptom, but an improvement in overall well-being, quality of life, and increased energy and vitality. This is particularly relevant for those who, while not feeling medically ill, are aware that they are unwell or out of sorts. CF-EA is a powerful healing discipline based on nature, and uses the natural energies in all living things to promote the body’s ability to heal itself. Different from many forms of medicine, the cause of the symptom is addressed in treatment, rather than the symptom itself. CF-EA restores the balance of natural energy within, and harmonizes one’s relationship with the world. Treatment is individual and takes into account the marvelous complexity and potential of each person.
