Zangfu from the Ground Up: The Qualities and Movements of the Zangfu Organs
This course provides a fresh look at Chinese Medicine through the Chinese characters to reveal their meaning. Guided by Deborah Woolf Lic Ac, a keen acupuncturist and enthusiastic lecturer with over 15 years of experience, this course focuses on texts dealing with the twelve Zangfu from Suwen 2, Suwen 4 and Suwen 8. These texts will illustrate the qualities of each organ. No previous knowledge of the Chinese language/characters is necessary! But you will gain some.
Zangfu from the Ground Up: The Qualities and Movements of the Zangfu Organs
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Taking this course, you will be able to
- Develop a clearer understanding of each organ based on the Huangdi Neijing.
- Recognize how each of the Wuxing, Five Phases, resonates through time and space in the body.
- Explore the specific terms used to describe the quality and actions of each organ.
- Grasp how the human body reflects the macrocosm of Heaven & Earth.
- Establish a deeper relationship with the body as a whole.
Course Overview
Explore key characters and phrases related to the twelve Zangfu 臟腑 organs to deepen your understanding of their function and dysfunction. Chinese medical terminology represents a vital link to our interpretation of Chinese Medicine itself.
This course provides a fresh look at Chinese Medicine through the Chinese characters to reveal their meaning. Guided by Deborah Woolf Lic Ac, a keen acupuncturist and enthusiastic lecturer with over 15 years of experience, this course focuses on texts dealing with the twelve Zangfu from Suwen 2, Suwen 4 and Suwen 8. These texts will illustrate the qualities of each organ.
No previous knowledge of the Chinese language/characters is necessary!
But you will gain some.
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Course Content
Liver from the Ground Up
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Course Includes
- 14.5 Hours Course Duration
- Course Certificate
- Course Credits
AACMA14.5 CPD's 
ACICertificate 
AGTCMCertificate 
NCCAOM17 CEU's 
TCM FACHVERBAND17 Hours -
Course Reviews
January 28, 2025Deborah Woolf is an exceptional teacher! I was captivated by this course and truly could see myself making the time to watch it all again. I will definitely be taking more classes with Deborah!
September 22, 2022It’s a very pleasant to follow, deeply into the Chinese cultural heritage digging’ and humorous course.
There is one thing:in 16.4 Spleen Pathology there is a stuck slide with: ” where do you put the earth…” so you can’t see the characters being written down by our lovely teacher.
November 14, 2021Fascinating content and engaging and lively teaching; incredible depth of knowledge. An extremely interesting and well taught course that deepens the understanding of the Chinese medicine approach to the internal organs. Best taught in 3 separate days as it covers a very wide and deep knowledge of the subject.
November 14, 2021Deborah’s teaching itself was really engaging and clear, resulting in no boredom, no overwhelm, no why-am-I-here feelings. The tangents were also great and not really tangents – just related and explanatory information. For me, this is actual teaching – someone being generous with their knowledge and using it to illuminate a subject. Deborah has a great teaching style and is very free with her vast knowledge of the subject. A very informative and well run workshop.
November 14, 2021The Interpreting the Zangfu workshop was unquestionably a return to the source of Oriental Medicine. Having key classical Chinese characters clearly explained was so valuable. Participants of this workshop will dive into the classics to get an expanded understanding of the richly textured layers of meaning that exist in ancient Chinese characters. A cultural journey through time-and-space made easily accessible by Deborah’s clear and engaging teaching. I would recommend this workshop to anyone interested in expanding and deepening their understanding of the Zang fu organs, and learning the original Chinese characters that described them.
