Maria Mercati's Acupuncture Diploma Training Course

Medically qualified persons (doctors, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, dentists, homeopaths, nurses, ) can go straight to Module 3 - Acupuncture.

A one day primer course teaches basic knowledge of meridians, points and TCM essential for the Acupuncture module. Cost - £150.
If you have time the Module 1 - Tui Na foundation is recommended.

Instead of doing a short 2- 5 day medical acupuncture course, choose this course to learn my unique combinations of acupoints and the vital underlying theory necessary for effective safe treatments.
My carefully controlled needling combinations are practised both in class and used for your out-of-class case studies from day one. They help you build up mega confidence in treating all kinds of musculo-skeletal conditions as well as internal problems and emotional problems on a wide variety of people.

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What previous students say

Bodyharmonics is liaising with the Department of Health regarding standards. There are at present no statutory regulations.

According to our students, my course can be described as "qualitative rather than quantitative. They are like distance learning with intensive periods of contact. The intensity of contact study is much greater than that which would be the norm in a College of Higher Education."

My acupuncture course is founded on the application of traditional Chinese Medical theory to the practical situation which is always supervised. Students do lots of private study to achieve the standards required for safe and effective practice.

My course has lots of hands on practical experience (OK...so you can't see the needles!)

I feel it's very important to give each student the opportunity to practice needling each acu-point, accurately, deeply and experience first hand the unique different effects and sensations.

Most of the other schools do not give you this hands-on training and tend to teach basic TCM theory as an academic exercise since practical clinical acupuncture only comes in much later in the course. However long the course, understanding the complexities of TCM takes a lifetime of study.

This acupuncture course is recognised by the Institute for complimentary Medicine and the British Register of Complementart Practitioners. The BODYHARMONICS Diploma enables you to practice professionally in the UK and gain insurance through UK Oriental Medicine professional practitioners.

What is Acupuncture?
Acupuncture involves the insertion of disposable needles into accurate, specific acu-points along the energy pathways of the body. to systematically balance and harmonize the flow and functions of the intrinsic energies of the body which the Chinese call, Qi.

Different styles of acupuncture.
It is important that the public is aware of the differences that exist between the distinct styles of acupuncture at present used in this country, so that they can make an enlightened choice of practitioners or training courses. The problem arises that the public assumes acupuncture is acupuncture from who ever you receive it or wherever you train. This is misleading.

Unfortunately, the terms 'acupuncture' or 'traditional acupuncture' are used indiscriminately. Most acupuncture performed in the U.K. is likely to be described as traditional but this gives no clear description of the exact type of acupuncture being offered.

This causes a problem as it is very confusing for the public who without a detailed knowledge of traditional Chinese medical theories will regard "traditional" as relating solely to the kind of acupuncture practised in China. A minute proportion of the British population know that there are different styles of acupuncture.

'Traditional' could mean the type of acupuncture performed in present day China. This is very powerful and more invasive with deeper needling than the much more gentle and shallow acupuncture commonly used by practitioners trained in Britain.
I believe it would be more suitable to have separate designations to describe these differences.

• Acupuncture Chinese approach
• Acupuncture Western approach
• Acupuncture Five Element approach
  Five Element theory uses acupoints mainly located on the extremities and where needle insertion is often very brief. This is a different style to the two described above and some members of the public may not wish to experience the less comfortable, stronger acupuncture of traditional Chinese medicine.
• British Medical Acupuncture.
  Doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors etc mainly do acupuncture for pain relief relating to musculo-skeletal problems and usually have very short training.
  At the BODYHARMONICS centre, I teach
• Acupuncture Chinese Approach.

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• all musculo-skeletal conditions & sports injuries
  • Repetitive strain injuries to muscles, tendons and joints
  • Osteo and rheumatoid arthritis
  • Spondylitis, tendinitis, bursitis
  • Knee conditions
  • Frozen shoulder
  • Epicondylitis
  • Back pain, sciatica
• acute and chronic internal conditions
  • Insomnia Headaches, migraines
  • Allergic rhinitus, hayfever
  • Earache, tinnitus
  • Asthma, coughs, eczema
  • Diarrhoea, constipation, IBS, hypertension
  • Gynaecological disorders, PMT, menopause
  • Depression, anxiety, broken heart
  • ME, MS,
• to powerfully boost the body's immune response

Cupping can be used on its own or after acupuncture to effectively treat several conditions.