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Welcome to the recommendation vault!
I come across fantastic resources, on and offline, every single day. The best of the best are on this page. Click the title to expand that section. Have an idea of something I should check out that fits into one of these categories? Contact me.
Recommendations
Arnaud Versluys.com
Online home for Arnaud Versluys, PhD, renown Chinese herbal formulas researcher and teacher and incredible clinician based in Portland, OR. Arnaud has some great audio-based courses available online - the Formulas series is highly recommended!http://arnaudversluys.com
Classical Chinese Medicine.org
The best place to find cutting edge research into Classical Chinese Medicine, pioneered by Heiner Fruehauf, PhD. Here you will find video and text content about herbs, correlative cosmology (the organ clock!), Qigong, Daoist medicine, emotional healing ahttp://classicalchinesemedicine.org
Institute for Classics in East Asian Medicine (ICEAM)
Pioneers in the field of providing Canonical Herbal Information and bringing the CCM community together. Conferences & courses to inspire and educate you - advanced information for people ready to take their education seriously.http://iceam.org
National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, OR
My alma mater, where I teach Chinese herbs lab. If you are looking for a place to begin your Chinese medicine education - you simply have to check NCNM out. They also have a fairly robust offering of Continuing Education courses.http://ncnm.edu
Anatara Group (San Francisco, CA)
A unique model, combine seven different modalities into a single, epic program of transformation. My dear friend and classical scholar Michael Givens is the resident Chinese herbalist.http://anataragroup.org/index.html
Brandt Stickley at the NCNM Clinic (SW Portland)
Brandt is an uncommonly gifted practitioner who sees in a truly holistic manner - a master of Contemporary Pulse Diagnosis, he brings his unique spirit to every patient, every treatment.http://www.ncnm.edu/ncnm-teaching-clinic/ncnm-clinic.php
Jade Acupuncture (NW Portland, OR)
Home of Dr. Arnaud Versluys and many other seasoned practitioners - a good NW Portland choice for the discerning patient.http://jadeacupuncturepdx.com
Monica Rudestam, MSOM, LAc (NE Portland)
A friend and fellow NCNM graduate, Monica combines movement, classical scholarship and an effervescent spirit to help patients as they heal.http://www.monicarudestam.com/
Watershed Community Wellness (SE Portland)
I would be remiss if I didn't mention my own clinic, Watershed. Opened with my wife, Amanda Barp LMT, we now have a thriving community of practitioners all dedicated to thoughtful, rooted, proactive medicine.http://watershedcommunitywellness.com
Mark Silver : Heart of Business
I have taken many courses with Mark and know him personally. If what he says on his site speaks to you, I promise it will help you get closer to your dream of making a living doing Chinese medicine. Check out his course "Sacred Selling." Amazing stuff!http://www.heartofbusiness.com
Practice Abundance
A great overview of all the practical and basic planning information you might need to know to get your clinic up and running. For all types of medical practitioners, and includes a forum with people like you talking about what it takes to get moving!http://practiceabundancecourse.com/
Classical Pearls
Herb company founded and headed up by Heiner Fruehauf, PhD. They create the very highest quality, traditionally produced, granules of herbs like Fuzi and Wuzhuyu. They also have a very popular line of classically oriented patent formulas for the use inhttp://classicalpearls.org
Legendary Herbs
Legendary Herbs offers very high quality granulated herbs that I find to be the truest granule reproduction of the quality of bulk herbs. Eric, and his father Charlie, are just wonderful to deal with and answer any questions you might have.http://legendaryherbs.com
Spring Wind Herbs
Reliable, conscientious and personable providers of the best quality bulk herbs in the United States. Always knowledgeable and responsive and with very reasonable prices.http://springwind.com
Omnifocus productivity software
An incredible piece of software for task management, planning, and getting your head clear. Indispensable in the implementation of the "Getting Things Done" methodology that I use exclusively to keep my ship ship-shape.http://www.omnigroup.com/products/omnifocus/

