The following seminars/teaching events are currently scheduled:
updated 6/2/09
Please note the following updated information regarding the Chi-Akra Center certification series offerings:
Ms. Wakefield has synergized the knowledge gleaned from her formal and personal studies into an expanded 3-tiered program in Constitutional Facial Renewal™; each level of certification includes two distinct modules, both of which are required to complete the certification requirements. Bodyworkers, estheticians and other non-acupuncturists may also receive certification by completing modules which feature non-needle modalities.
In keeping with her personal belief that the treatment of the face, the "window" into the alchemical cauldron that is the body, provides a point of departure for a process of complete renewal at any age, each subsequent tier of the certification process will seek to engage the practitioner/student (and ultimately, the patient) at a more profound level - somatic, alchemical and vibrational - with the goal of harmonizing, healing and transforming the body/mind/spirit.
Please see the Practitioner Certification page for complete details of the 7 individual certification series courses. Unless otherwise stipulated, Ms. Wakefield is the sole Instructor for Chi-Akra Center seminars.*********
2009
"A Return to Oz " 2009, 2 certification series offerings, 3 courses, 4 cities, 5 weekends, Contact Kylie O' Brien, Ph. D., (61) 412-077689; for registration: sartorimedicine@gmail.com.
- Constitutional Facial Renewal™ Certification Series (6 days), includes additional day of practicum in each module), February 20-22 and February 27-March 1, 2009, Southern School of Natural Therapies, 39 Victoria Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC; and;
- Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ (single module only; 3 days), March 6-8, 2009, Crows Nest Community Centre, Level 2, 2 Ernest Place, Crows Nest, NSW, and;
- Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™(single module only; 3 days), March 13-15, 2009, The Ministry Centre, 23 Victoria Street, Clayfield, Brisbane, QLD; and
- Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ (single module only; 3 days), March 20-22, 2009. Ferndale House, Mt. Albert, Auckland, NEW ZEALAND.
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal (single module only); May 2-3, 2009, NESA, 150 California Street, Newton, MA. Contact Continuing Education Department, Elaine Scarmoutzos, escarmoutzos@nesa.edu, 617-558-1788, x 112; www.nesa.edu.
Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture™ Certification Series, May 30-31 and June 20-21, 2009, PCOM, New York, NY. Contact Chrysso Neophytou-Tsimis, chryssont@hotmail.com, 718-986-4530.
Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture™ Certification Series, June 5-7 and 12-14, 2009, NWHSU, Bloomington, MN. Contact the Continuing Education Department, 952-885-5446, lpidde@nwhealth.edu.
Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture™ Certification Series, June 26-29, 2009, Boulder College of Massage Therapy, www.bcmt.org; Boulder, CO. Contact Diana Horowitz, 720-404-9926, diana@opalacupuncture.com.
Facial Soundscapes: Harmonic Renewal™ (3 day format), Sacred Skin, Aspen, CO, Bernadette Regan, Proprietor, with MichelAngelo, Advisor, Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Kairos Insitute of Sound Healing, LLC. Postponed.
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal (single module only), July 25-26, 2009, Santa Barbara, CA (venue TBA). Contact Healing Opportunities, 805-455-7721, healingopps@cox.net.
Facial Soundscapes: Harmonic Renewal™ (3 day format), August 14-16, 2009, West Coast Acutonics, Walnut Creek, CA, with MichelAngelo, Advisor, Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Kairos Insitute of Sound Healing, LLC. Contact Sherry Morse, 415-752-6322, smminteriors@gmail.com. Click here for the seminar brochure.
Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture™ Certification Series, August 21-24, 2009, Yo San University, Los Angeles, CA. Contact Andrea Murchison, Assistant Academic Dean, 310-577-3000, amurchison@yosan.edu.
Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture™ Certification Series, September 18-21, 2009, Vancouver, BC, CANADA (venue TBA). Contact Eastern Currents Distributing, Ltd., 604-263-5042 or 800-667-6866, seminars@easterncurrents.ca.
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ (module 1, certification series; 3 day format, with extra day of practicum included); October 16-18, 2009, AIMC, Berkeley, CA. Contact Sarah Szmodis, Admissions & Programs, 510-666-8248 x 106, sszmodis@gmail.com.
2009 Facial Soundscapes Intensive, October 21-November 1, 2009, Casa del Toro B&B, Santa Fe, NM (all 3 modules will be taught), with MichelAngelo, Advisor, Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Kairos Insitute of Sound Healing, LLC.
- October 21-24, 2009; Facial Soundscapes: Harmonic Renewal
- October 26-28, 2009; Planetary Soundscapes: The Cosmic Countenance
- October 30-November 1, 2009; The Transcendent Face
Contact Chi-Akra Center for more information, 866-841-9139, x 2444, chi.akra@gmail.com. Click here for the seminar brochure.
Presenter, 2009 Pacific Symposium: November 9, 2009, 3-hour presentation, plus November 10/11, 2009, 2-day post-conference seminar, Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal: "Catching a Wrinkle in Time" , Catamaran Resort Hotel, San Diego, CA. Contact Pacific Symposium, www.pacificsymposium.org.
Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture™ Certification Series "Nippon" , November 21-23, 2009, module 1 (special facial acupuncture "master class" with Mary Elizabeth Wakefield on November 23) and December 5-6, 2009, module 2, venue Tokyo Therapeutic Institute, Yoyogi-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN (to be confirmed). Contact JFACe, Japan Facial Acupuncture & Massage Councial for e', Takao Ueda, info@j-face.jp, www.j-face.jp. Please note: these seminars will be bi-lingual, and open to an international audience.
2010
New!! Alchemical Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ Certification Series, with MichelAngelo, Advisor Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Kairos Insitute of Sound Healing, LLC, February 20-21 and 27-28, 2010, Alembic Healing Arts Centre, Victoria, BC, CANADA. Contact Chi-Akra Center for more information, 866-841-9139, x 2444, chi.akra@gmail.com. This new alchemical certification series consists of 2 modules:
Module 1: The Alchemy of Healthy Aging: "Sparking the Shen" (day 1 & 2)
Module 2: The Alchemy of Healthy Aging: "Transforming the Shen" (day 3 & 4)
The minimum pre-requisite for this advanced seminar is module 1, Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal, although Level 1, Somatic, certification is encouraged. See the Practitioner Certification page for more details.
Constitutional Facial Renewal™ Certification Series, May 21-24, 2010, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA. Contact Diane Kerner, Continuing Education Manager, 425-602-3152, dkerner@bastyr.edu.
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal (single module only), May 29-30, 2010, London, UNITED KINGDOM. Contact Yona Kanzen, 0044-207253-5892, info@unihealthcare.co.uk. Please note: this is an extremely intimate venue, so additional modules may be scheduled, should demand require it.
Facial Soundscapes "Mexi-Intensive" (seminar details TBA); TBA 2010, Cuernavaca, Mexico (venue TBA), with MichelAngelo, Advisor, Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Kairos Insitute of Sound Healing, LLC. Contact Chi-Akra Center, 1-866-841-9139, x 2444. chiakra@onebox.com. Please note: new module, The Fibonacci Face, will be presented.
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