Gong Xi Fa Cai, Sae Hae Bok Mani Ba Deu Se Yo, Happy Lunar New Year!

2013 is the Chinese Year of the Water Snake, which brings with it much symbolism and excitement. Not only does the snake’s transformative ability to molt its skin teach us the important lesson of honoring the past while making room for the future, the water element symbolizes compassion and perception.

Chinese Year of the Water Snake

Celebrating Chinese New Year at Emperor’s College with traditional Chinese rice cake

According to our beloved faculty member David Chan, the snake’s physical attributes of fluid movement and ability to shed its skin will have great impact on the year. It will ask us to be flexible in our viewpoints, aware of the connections between life’s occurrences and comfortable with letting go of the old in embrace of the new.

The water element is said to represent of our innermost self; the depth of our being. When this is coupled with the snake’s ability to perceive subtleties in its surroundings we should be prepared to look inside our hearts, to own our feelings and to express them with compassion and sensitivity. Read more

2012 was a great year for both Emperor’s College and for Oriental medicine in the United States. We collected the 12 most exciting developments in this blog post.

Thank you to the faculty, staff, students, alumni, patients and friends of Emperor’s College who have made this year so very special.

1. Added outstanding new faculty to the master’s program dedicated to student success, including Dr. Charles Hong-Beng Ang, MB, BS, Surgery (Burma)  – Western medicine, Helena Zhang, PhD, LAc – herbs and qi gong, and Kimberly Woo, EdD, MTOM – research

Dr. Charles Hong-Beng Ang, MB, BS, Surgery (Burma)

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There are only but a few thought leaders in the field of classical Chinese medicine that are as regarded as Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée. And while the fact that she’s French might surprise you, it’s her European origin that has played a large role in her ability to expertly navigate the nuances and cultural context of classical Chinese medicine and sinology.

In whichever part of the world Rochat de la Vallée teaches a seminar – and there are many –  you can expect the classroom to be full to the last seat. Acupuncturists from all stretches of the globe clamber to learn from this internationally recognized scholar who has written over 20 books on classical Chinese medicine, philosophy and language.

Beginnings in the 1970s

Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée lecturing at Emperor’s College

Rochat de la Vallée studied literature, philosophy, Chinese language, and Chinese medicine in Paris and Taiwan in the early 1970s. Beginning in 1976, she collaborated with scholars Father Claude Larre and Dr. Jean Schatz on publications on Chinese philosophy and classical Chinese medical texts. Read more

Introduction by Yun Kim, CEO Emperor’s College

Yun Kim, CEO Emperor's College

It was a pleasure to sponsor the American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Student Organization Leadership Conference that took place in May 2012 in Chicago. As an acupuncture school, Emperor’s College is committed to advancing the profession and actively shaping the future of the medicine.

We share those goals with the American Association of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (AAAOM) which is dedicated to the promotion and advancement of high educational and professional standards in the practice of acupuncture and Oriental medicine in the United States. Read more