The following seminars/teaching events are currently scheduled:
updated 4/28/08
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.*********
2008
Presenter, The Alchemy of Healthy Aging: "Sparking the Shen", with MichelAngelo, Director of Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Acutonics; March 9, 2008, Canadian Oriental Medical Symposium, Vancouver, BC. Contact Eastern Currents Distributing, Ltd., 800-667-6866, seminars@easterncurrents.ca.
New!! Constitutional Facial Non-Needle Modalities™ and Herbal Adjunct Therapies (expanded 3-day version), March 14-16, 2008, Hood College, Frederick, MD. Contact Anne Garnett, L. Ac., 301-949-5570, a1garnett@earthlink.net, for registration and logistical questions. For other inquiries, contact Chi-Akra Center, 1-866-841-9139, x 2444. chiakra@onebox.com. Click here for the seminar brochure (PDF).
New!! Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™: The Resonant Face, with MichelAngelo, Director of Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Acutonics, plus The Business of Beauty: The Good, the Bad & the Alternative, April 3-6, 2008, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA. Contact Bastyr Continuing Education, 425-602-3152, dbickley@bastyr.edu. Register online at www.bastyr.edu/continuinged.
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™: The Resonant Face, with MichelAngelo, Director of Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Acutonics, April 11-13, 2008, PCOM, New York, NY. For registration and other questions, contact Chrysso Neophytou-Tsimis, 718-986-4530, chryssont@hotmail.com. Click here for seminar brochure (2 pages, with registration form); single page brochure here.
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ "Down Under" (3 day format, includes additional day of practicum), The Seminary Centre, Clayfield, QLD, May 16-18, 2008. Contact Kylie O' Brien, Ph. D., (61) 412-077689; for registration: sartorimedicine@gmail.com.
Invited Speaker , Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™: Changing the Face of Aging; May 23, 2008, Australian Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine Association Conference (AACMAC) Darling Harbour, Sydney, NSW. For more information and registration, see AACMA web site; www.acupuncture.org.au.
Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture™ Certification Series (5-day format; extra day of practicum in Module 1); June 6-8 and 14-15, 2008, NWHSU, Minneapolis, MN. Contact the Continuing Education Department, 952-885-5446, lpidde@nwhealth.edu.
Constitutional Facial Renewal™ Certification Series (6 day format; additional days of practicum in both modules), June 20-22 and 27-29, 2008, Boulder College of Massage Therapy, www.bcmt.org; Boulder, CO. Contact Diana Horowitz, 720-404-9926, diana@opalacupuncture.com.
Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ (single module only); July 19-20, 2008, American Lotus Healing Center, 1506 Chapala Street, Santa Barbara, CA. For registration, contact Denise Danemiller, L.Ac., 805-564-1213, americanlotus@earthlink.net. For questions about seminar content, etc., contact Chi-Akra Center, 1-866-841-9139, x 2444. chiakra@onebox.com. Please note: registration for this seminar will be extremely limited*.
*Prospective participants: Denise Dannemiller has reserved a block of 10 rooms at the very pleasant and moderately priced El Prado Inn, www.elpradoinn.com, in downtown Santa Barbara, a 5-10 minute walk from the seminar venue. Housing in Santa Barbara is extremely difficult to find during the prime summer months, so this represents an excellent opportunity. Please contact Denise for more details.
"Enhanced" Advanced Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Certification Series, July 26-27 and August 2-3, 2008, m'illumino, Seattle, WA; www.m-illumino.com. Contact Chi-Akra Center, 1-866-841-9139, x 2444. chiakra@onebox.com.
Facial Soundscapes: Harmonic Renewal™ (4-day version); August 8-11, 2008, Aesthetics Northwest, Seattle, WA (venue TBA), with MichelAngelo, Director of Astrological Medicine, Acutonics. Contact Chi-Akra Center, 1-866-841-9139, x 2444. chiakra@onebox.com.
Facial Soundscapes: Harmonic Renewal™ (3-day version); August 15-17, 2008, West Coast Acutonics, Bay Area (venue TBA), with MichelAngelo, Director of Astrological Medicine, Acutonics. Contact Chi-Akra Center, 1-866-841-9139, x 2444. chiakra@onebox.com.
Constitutional Facial Renewal™ Certification Series, August 22-25, 2008, Yo San University, Los Angeles, CA. Contact Alexa Bradley, Assistant Academic Dean, 310-577-3000, x 17, abradley@yosan.edu; www.yosan.edu.
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ (single module only); September 13-14, 2008, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, 1255 Sheppard Avenue East, Toronto, ON, CANADA. For registration, contact Zeynep Uraz, Coordinator, Continuing Education and Alumni Relations, 416-498-1255, x 255, zuraz@ccnm.edu.
New!! Alchemical Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ Certification Series, with MichelAngelo, Director of Astrological Medicine and Musical Studies, Acutonics, September 19-22, 2008, Vancouver, BC, CANADA. Contact Eastern Currents, Ltd., 800-667-6866, seminars@easterncurrents.ca. 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)
New !! Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal: The Tao of Venus™, October 17-19, 2008, AIMC, Berkeley, CA. Contact Nellie Wilson, Admissions & Programs, 510-666-8248 x 106, nwilson@aimc.edu.
Facial Soundscapes "Intensive" 2008 (seminar details TBA); October 23-November 10, 2008, Casa del Toro B&B, Santa Fe, NM, with MichelAngelo, Director of Astrological Medicine, Acutonics. Contact Chi-Akra Center, 1-866-841-9139, x 2444. chiakra@onebox.com.
Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ "Nippon" (3 day format), November 22-24, 2008, venue TBA, JAPAN (either Yokohama or Tokyo). For more information/registration, contact Takao Ueda, info@blea.jp, (045) 664-3899.
2009
Facial Soundscapes "Mexi-Intensive" 2009 (seminar details TBA); February 21-28, 2009, Cuernavaca, Mexico (venue TBA), with MichelAngelo, Director of Astrological Medicine, Acutonics. Contact Chi-Akra Center, 1-866-841-9139, x 2444. chiakra@onebox.com. Please note: our sponsor has asked us to present modules 1 (Facial Soundscapes) and 2 (Planetary Soundscapes), but, if there is sufficient interest, all 3 modules will be offered.
Facial acupuncture seminar (details TBA); May 9-10, 2009, NESA, 150 California Street, Newton, MA. Contact Continuing Education Department, Elaine Scarmoutzos, escarmoutzos@nesa.edu, 617-558-1788, x 112; www.nesa.edu.
