An Intromediate Skill Development class suitable for all levels from beginner to experienced.

A Comprehensive Introduction to Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis

with Brandt Stickley, Certified Instructor

(NCCAOM 28.5 PDA Units)

Location: Dragon Rises Center for Wholeness, 4852 SW Scholls Ferry Road, Portland, OR

Dates: February 12, 13 and 26, 27, 2022 (attendance at all four days is required to receive full PDA credit)

Time: 9:45 am to 6:00 pm (includes ~75 minute lunch break)

Tuition:

• $900 (total includes deposit), if deposit received by Friday, January 29th at 4:30pm

• $1,000 (may include deposit, if paid) if deposit not received by Friday, January 29th at 4:30pm

  • Please note that a $200 Non-refundable deposit (See Refund Policy Below*) must be submitted in order to reserve your space in this seminar. When you register for the seminar online, your Dragon Rises account will show the full amount owing. You are welcome to pay the full tuition at that time. If you do not, Tam—our amazing Office Manager—will call you to confirm your registration and collect your $200 deposit over the phone.

  • Patreon members will receive a discount up to the cost of monthly membership.

  • Sign up HERE!

A Comprehensive Introduction to Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis

in Oakland, CA with Brandt Stickley, Certified Instructor

(NCCAOM 28.5 PDA Units)

Location: Academy of Chinese Culture & Health Sciences

Address: 1600 Broadway Oakland, CA 95612

Dates: January 29-30, February 19-20 2022

From 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (includes lunch break)

Tuition:

• $1,000 (total includes deposit)

  • Please note that a $200 Non-refundable deposit (See Refund Policy Below*) must be submitted in order to reserve your space in this seminar. When you register for the seminar online, your Dragon Rises account will show the full amount owing. You are welcome to pay the full tuition at that time. If you do not, Tam—our amazing Office Manager—will call you to confirm your registration and collect your $200 deposit over the phone.

  • Patreon members will receive a discount up to the cost of monthly membership.

  • Sign up HERE!

The First module in the certificate program. For more information, email DAOM@fivebranches.edu. Financial aid is available for DAOM students, and the course may be taken for CEUs. A certificate program only is also available.

In this course Brandt Stickley teaches the complete fundamentals of the Shen-Hammer Pulse system. 

Both hands-on and lecture formats are interspersed throughout the seminar.

This course is appropriate for students who have either not yet taken an introductory seminar or who would like to review the fundamentals of Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis.

Course Dates:
July 19-21, 2019
July 27-28, 2019

Non-refundable Deposit: $200
Cost: $800 if deposit received before June 1, 2019
Cost: $850 if deposit received after June 1, 2019
Discounts available for returning students as space permits.

PDA: NCCAOM CEUs pending

In this course Brandt teaches the complete fundamentals of the Shen-Hammer Pulse system. Both hands-on and lecture formats are woven into the coursework. This course is appropriate for students who are new to the system, or to anyone wanting to explore the system further, or review the fundamentals in an intensive format.

In addition to learning how to feel the pulse, live cases are employed to demonstrate the art of interpreting and diagnosing the individual in all their complexity, and wholeness.

Class Info: January 12-13, 2019, January 27, 2019, and February 3, 2019

Non-refundable Deposit: $200

Cost: $800 if deposit received before December 31, 2018

Cost: $850 after December 31, 2018

PDA: NCCAOM CEUs pending

contact: shenhammerpdx@gmail.com to register

These are skills review courses meant for anyone who has already taken an Introductory seminar. 

"Acupuncture and CCPD: Getting to the Point." In this course Brandt will focus on a channel-by channel discussion of specific points and strategies that he commonly uses based on specific pulse findings.  

Dates: April 14-15, 2018

Tuition: $400

Non-refundable Deposit ($200) Due By: April 7, 2018

Contact Shenhammerpdx@gmail.com to enroll.

Introductory Seminar with Senior Instructor Brandt Stickley: In this course students will learn the art and science of the Shen-Hammer pulse diagnosis system. The course will cover in detail the theoretical framework of pulse diagnosis. Hands on experience will be interwoven throughout the course to grasp its complexity. The one-day per weekend course over an extended period has been very popular with students, and seems to promote a thorough apprehension of the material.

Dates: Full days on 1/28, 2/11, 2/25, 3/4

Tuition: $800

Deposits Due By: January 15, 2018

Contact: shenhammerpdx@gmail.com to register

In this course, Brandt Stickley will provide an overview and review of Shen-Hammer Pulse Diagnosis, and provide the key to quickly and accurately diagnosing the behavioral, psychological and spiritual aspects of a patient’s condition. Pulse Qualities as signs of psychological disharmony will be taught in terms of sensation, interpretation, and physiological gesture. Classical formulas and acupuncture approaches will be described, focusing on the Shang Han Lun, Eight Extraordinary Vessels, Five-Phase dynamics and visionary acupuncture. This course is suitable for beginning and experienced students of the the pulse system.

A handout will be provided.

Required Reading: Chapter 15, Handbook of Contemporary Chinese Pulse Diagnosis, Leon Hammer Eastland Press, 2012.

Details are available here.

This 2-day seminar offers continuing students a hands-on review of the pulse positions, qualities and depths, and is a great opportunity for students to develop and deepen their understanding of treatment and management planning via case-based instruction. The course is open to anyone who has received introductory training with any certified Shen-Hammer instructor.