clinical mentorship
The Heart in The Clinic
A Five-Channel System Practicum
November 7-9, 2025
In-Person Attendance in Cary, North Carolina
(Not available online)
The Heart in the Clinic is a unique opportunity for advanced students of classical Chinese medicine. In each day together we will collaborate to discover where you would like to refine, deepen, clarify or elaborate in theory, strategy and formulation for each of the 5 channel systems. In supervised sessions each participant will have the opportunity to needle, to take pulses, to formulate herbal remedies and to discuss lifestyle recommendations.
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The small and intimate setting mirrors your clinic, allowing you to experience a range of perspectives in this very special and unique setting. From the microcosmic to the macrocosmic, from the terrain of substance to the temple of spirit, we will be inviting new insights to illuminate the many facets of the clinical dialogue. You will be asked to consider being giver and receiver in many capacities; as practitioner, client, teacher, student, animal, and human. Fundamental to the view inherent in the classical system is to allow yourself to experience the whole, the world as it were, while holding the specifics of the moment. In this intensive and focused setting it is possible to gain an experiential knowing that reflects both precise intention and myriad possibilities while bringing your work with classical Chinese medicine to a new level of depth and understanding. Following in a deep long-standing lineage of medical practitioners, together we will nurture your own knowing as the firm foundation for every treatment.
This course is especially suitable for anyone who has completed a mentorship with other practitioners of the 5 Channel Systems. With the foundation and experience with the classical systems view, we can go deep into the subtleties and nuances in application in the clinic and in life, deep into the well of wisdom that includes us all.
Included in
The Heart of the Clinic:
Theory, strategy, and treatment guidelines for each of the 5 channel systems
Experience and application of needling and pulses for each channel system
Opportunity for live case review with attention to your specific questions
Discussion of long-term treatment plans for acupuncture, herbal remedies, essential oils, stones, and/or lifestyle recommendations in each of the 5 Channel Systems.
Logistics:
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We will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. each day.
Each day will include lecture, demonstration, supervised practice and discussion.
Enrollment is limited to a maximum of 6 participants to ensure the quality of your experience.
(program includes two days of workshop and one clinical experience day on November 9)
$995
{Registration is via an email to me due to the size of workshop being limited to 6 participants. Deadline for registration is October 25, 2025}
19 PDA total – 12 for Workshop Days + 7 for Clinical Experience Day
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Payment accepted via Venmo or PayPal (Family & Friends option to avoid additional fees). Please email me directly to confirm your registration.
Price includes 2 lecture/supervised practice days, 1 clinical experience day.
Discount available for returning participants, please email me to get a coupon code for registration.
The group for this practicum will be limited to 6 people.
The prerequisite for joining is prior experience and knowledge of the 5 channel systems of classical Chinese medicine.
If you have not had instruction or are not familiar with Josephine or the teachings of classical Chinese medicine you may choose to partake of the following online courses as an alternate prerequisite for this practicum. Each of these courses is a 10-hour CEU offering presenting aspects of the 5 channel system and laying the foundation for using the classical styles of acupuncture in your practice. Ideally, to join for these dates you will have completed one or more of these courses before we begin.
Body Geography: An Introduction to the 5 Channel Systems of Classical Chinese Medicine
This course will be available as an online course by September 1, 2022.
If you attended the course live on June 11-12, 2022 you are ready to join The Heart in the Clinic!
Clinical Application of the 5 Meridian Systems
(Available online at Healthy Seminars and taught by Josephine)
The Three-Legged Vessel: Past, Present and Future on the Primary Channels
This course is a unique method developed in the clinic for using classical Chinese medical thinking on the Primary channels..
Deep Appreciation for Josephine Spilka and the Heart in the Clinic Workshop Series:
“In reflecting on my experience with Josephine Spilka and her Heart in the Clinic workshop series, I am genuinely moved by the depth, nuance, and transformative quality she brings to the study and practice of Chinese medicine. Josephine’s teaching illuminates the essential truth that healing is not a formulaic endeavor—it is a living, breathing art rooted in meeting each individual exactly where they are. Through her guidance, I have come to see how personalized this medicine can be: she draws us back to the heart, to the root of the individual’s story, and offers practical wisdom for treating the person before us, not simply their symptoms. The 5 Channel System framework, as passed down from Master Jeffrey Yuen, becomes vibrant and applicable through Josephine’s teachings, revealing layers of subtlety and effectiveness that have elevated my clinical work exponentially with each workshop.
What sets Heart in the Clinic apart is its unwavering focus on integrating Classical Chinese Medicine theory with the realities and complexities of those who seek help. Josephine has taught me to blend pulse, tongue, and palpation diagnosis with intuitive insight, forming treatment strategies that are both comprehensive and collaborative. My clients tangibly sense this difference—they remark on the presence, clarity, and depth now infused into our sessions. I am able to reflect their experiences with greater empathy and to offer a healing perspective that resonates deeply. For this quality, depth, and seamless integration, I am profoundly grateful. There is truly no other experience like Josephine’s Heart in the Clinic workshops, and I treasure the gift they have become in my professional and personal evolution.”
-Elyse from Classical Acupuncture in Cary, NC
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The Heart in the Clinic
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