Our York Street Clinic is located just southwest of City Park in Denver. We are on the west side of York Street, one block north of East Colfax at 1529 York Street.

303-744-7676
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Joseph Brady, M.S.T.C.M., L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.
Jacqui Shumway, B.B.A., M.A.
Xiao Wei, M.S.T.C.M., L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.


CLINIC HOURS
Monday thru Saturday
Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday - times vary
Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Learn the ancient healing secrets of Traditional Chinese Medicine - 303.744.7676

Barefoot Doctor Certificate Program

Participants in the program can receive credit toward a Barefoot Doctor Certificate in Medical Qi Gong awarded by the TCM College of Sports Medicine. The college sponsors lectures, and students can learn at their own pace with a tutored, individualized program, accumulating 300 hours of training required for the Certificate. The lectures are open to the public, however the Certificate program is by invitation only.

What is a Barefoot Doctor?

The Barefoot Doctor “chijiao yisheng” is a time honored tradition in China and refers to lay practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine. A Barefoot Doctor is one who is interested in learning to heal themselves and others.

Curriculum Topics

The course curriculum is designed to follow the “Yang Shen” or “nurturing life” practices which date back to at least 147 B.C. It uses Chinese Medical principles to strengthen the body, promote health and cultivate the spirit. Traditionally Yang Shen practice encompasses the following.

Tai Chi Chuan and physical activity
Medical Qi Gong
Healing Hands Gung Fu
Diet and Tonic Herbalism
Meditation
Healing Love Taoist Yoga


Upcoming Barefoot Doctor's Tutorials Winter 2012

Hypertension - Saturday January 21st

80% of High Blood Pressure can be entirely controlled with diet, exercise and mind/body biofeedback training such as that found in Tai Chi, and Qigong. Learn to take control of your own stress levels and blood pressure.

Knee Pain - Saturday January 28th

80% of all the aches and pains we experience begin with poor posture and body mechanics. Especially when it comes to knee pain, proper exercises and body mechanics are crucial. Learn what you can do for yourself to get those knees to stop aching.

Acu-Point Location - Saturday February 4th

Learn to quickly find and use many of the most powerful acupuncture points. Learn which ones are most responsive to finger pressure. Learn points to alleviate pain and other common health problems.

Improving Memory, Learning and Concentration - Saturday February 11th

A strong mind in a strong body was the ideal of the ancient Greeks as well as the ancient Chinese. Modern research has confirmed that the brain responds to exercises just as the muscles do. Learn exercises from Tai Chi’s Five Excellences to improve memory, learning and concentration.

CPR Training/Basic First Aid ($25...$35 w/card) - Saturday February 25th

Apply acupoint theory and learn to save lives! Everyone should be up to date on their CPR skills and first aid training... learn skills that can reduce complications in emergency situations.

Getting a Good Night's Sleepn - Saturday March 3rd

Learn to “calm the spirit” and ensure a good night’s sleep. This tutorial will focus upon the root causes of most sleep disorders and easy to use, self help techniques from Traditional Chinese Medicine. Learn acu-points and herbs for getting a good night’s Sleep.

Meditation and the Psychology of Optimal Experience - Saturday March 10th

To those who can perform it well, T'ai chi chuan is a joyous artistic performance where all separation between mind and body disappear and the world is perceived as humming with life, vibrant, beautiful and somehow indefinably sacred. The meditation aspect of Tai Chi, and the changes in perception it produces, may explain the profound effect that T'ai chi has had on science, philosophy, art and culture in China. It affects practitioners at the very core of being... consciousness itself.

Location and Hours

Barefoot Doctor's Clinic Tutorials in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sessions are on Saturdays from 10:30 am-12 noon
Cost:$40 per session (workstudy is available)
Located at the TCM College Acupuncture Clinic - 1529 York Street in Denver

Integrative Medicine Clinic

1529 York St. #1 Denver Co. 80206
The certificate program consists of 300 hours of training divided between 200 hours of clinic and classroom experience and 100 hours of Tai Chi and Qi Gong.

Cost and Work/Study Opportunities

Classes 4 hours/week=$150/month Total Cost Certificate $3500 Work study opportunities are available for qualifying students. Students will be assigned several hours of work each week to be completed in a specified time. Work consists of patient followup, logistical support and promotional help. Students understand that advanced learning requires helping others and learning to run programs. Student interns are not employees and requirements can be fulfilled in outside programs with instructors permission.

About the College

Dedicated to promoting physically active healthy lifestyles using Tai Chi, Qi Gong and Traditional Chinese Medicine, the TCM College of Sports Medicine is a coalition of top teachers from the U.S. and China. The Barefoot Doctors program, was founded in 2006 as a result of research for the Oxford Roundtable lectures at Oxford University, in England.

The directors of the college, Joseph Brady M.S.T.C.M. L.Ac. Dipl. O.M., and Jacqui Shumway M.A., were invited in 2006 to lecture at Oxford, on the role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Health Promotion in the West. The research conducted for those lectures showed a need for greater public education about TCM and the “Barefoot Doctors” health education program came into being. Joe and Jacqui have conducted successful health education programs at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, The University of Denver, St. Joseph’s and Porter Hospitals, and currently teach at Metropolitan State College, Dept. of Human Performance and Sports and Arapahoe and Red Rocks Community Colleges.

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