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Course curriculum

    1. Understanding Yin & Yang: The Foundation of Balance

    2. The Four Relationships of Yin & Yang

    3. Recognizing Yin & Yang in the Animal

    4. Yin & Yang Within the Body

    5. When Yin & Yang Become Imbalanced: Understanding Excess & Deficiency

    6. Understanding Heat & Cold: Excess vs. Deficiency

    7. Applying Yin & Yang to Animal Assessment

    8. Assignment — Seeing Yin & Yang in Your Animal

    1. Introduction to the Five Elements: Understanding Relationships & Change

    2. The Five Element Correspondences

    3. 5 Elements Chart

    4. Wood: Movement, Growth & Adaptability

    5. Fire: Warmth, Connection & Expression

    6. Earth: Nourishment, Stability & Centering

    7. Metal: Structure, Boundaries & Release

    8. Water: Reserve, Constitution & Adaptation

    9. The Generating Cycle: How the Five Elements Support One Another

    10. The Controlling Cycle: Regulation & Balance Between the Five Elements

    11. Five Element Constitutions & Animal Personalities

    12. Seasons & the Five Elements: Understanding Seasonal Energetics in Animals

    13. Applying the Five Elements to Animal Assessment

    14. Assignment: Seeing the Five Elements in Your Animal

    15. Five Elements Module Quiz

    1. Qi

    2. Qi Quiz

    3. Blood

    4. Body Fluids

    5. Jing

    6. Shen

    7. Vital Substances Quiz

    1. Introduction to Zang-Fu Theory

    2. The Heart & Small Intestine

    3. The Pericardium & San Jiao

    4. The Spleen & Stomach — Earth

    5. The Lung & Large Intestine — Metal

    6. The Kidney & Bladder — Water

    7. The Liver & Gallbladder — Wood

    8. How the Zang-Fu Systems Work Together

    9. Zang-Fu Through the Five Elements

    10. Observing Zang-Fu Patterns in Animals

    11. Zang-Fu Case Examples

    12. Zang-Fu Integration Assignment

    13. Zang-Fu Organ Systems Quiz

About this course

  • $500.00
  • 106 lessons
  • 1 hour of video content

Instructor

Instructor Bio:

Dr. Angelique Barbara (affectionally called Dr. Angel by many of her clients) is a Doctor of Chiropractic who holds additional degrees in Veterinary Science (B.S.), Equine Science (Minor) and Veterinary Pathobiology (M.S.).  Dr. Barbara has been passionate about animals her entire life and has spent the majority of her life studying animals (both in the classroom and in the field).  She developed her first animal bodywork seminar in 2009.  Since that time, her seminars have grown both in number and popularity and she has fine tuned her seminars and techniques to optimize the learning experience.  Dr. Barbara was one of the first practitioners to start utilizing kinesiology tape on animals and she was so impressed with the results that she decided to develop an entire seminar dedicated to the taping applications she developed.  Her background in both the clinical and research animal health care world as well her experience as a human chiropractor give her a unique perspective on animal bodywork, which is evident in her courses. Dr. Barbara has publications in the Journal of Veterinary Science and Microbiology and has presented her research at the Conference of Researchers in Animal Disease (CRAWD) and the International Equine Conference of Laminitis and Diseases of the Hoof.  She is a member of Alpha Zeta Honorary Fraternity, American Quarter Horse Association, American Paint Horse and is the founder of Angel's Animal Sanctuary, a non-profit sanctuary home for animals. 

Dr. Angelique Barbara

Founder and Instructor

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