Advanced Applied I Ching
This course goes further into the I Ching: the Early and the Later Heaven Ba Gua, the five elements seen through the Ba Gua, and how the guas are applied to the channels. You learn to build seasonal treatments and five-element treatments with all 64 hexagrams, and to combine the eight extraordinary vessels with the Later Heaven Ba Gua for sleep disorders. Open to those who have taken Applied I Ching.
From twelve patterns to 64 hexagrams
Applied I Ching works with the Early Heaven Ba Gua. Here you open the Later Heaven Ba Gua and all 64 hexagrams, which bring the seasons and the five elements into the treatment.
Seasonal treatments
Treating each channel in harmony with the season, using seasonal interactions.
Five-element treatments
Treatments built from the 64 hexagrams, to strengthen, to calm, and with the controlling cycle.
Sleep disorders
Combining the eight extraordinary vessels with the seasonal interactions of the Later Heaven Ba Gua.
What you will learn
The Early and Later Heaven Ba Gua
What each arrangement means, and how both apply to acupuncture.
The seasons and elements of the 64 hexagrams
How to recognise the season and the elemental relationships held in each hexagram.
Seasonal treatments
Treating each channel in harmony with the season, using seasonal interactions.
Five-element treatments
Treatments built from the 64 hexagrams, to strengthen, to calm, and with the controlling cycle.
Sleep disorders
Combining the eight extraordinary vessels with the seasonal interactions of the Later Heaven Ba Gua.
Supervised practice
Case studies, demonstrations and supervised practice on both days of the course.
Why this course
In Applied I Ching we work with the Early Heaven Ba Gua. Here we open the Later Heaven Ba Gua and all 64 hexagrams, which bring the seasons and the five elements into the treatment. It is the course where the I Ching shows how the world around us shapes the world inside us, and how to help patients come back into step with those cycles, including the cycle of sleep.
Day by day
About 7 hours of teaching each day, with a morning break, lunch and an afternoon break.
The Later Heaven Ba Gua and the seasons
A review of the Early Heaven Ba Gua and its place in channel conversion therapy. Introduction to the Later Heaven Ba Gua and the five elements. Application and destination guas. Building seasonal treatments with the channel code: each season in turn, and how to treat each channel in harmony with it. Case studies, demonstrations and a summary of the day.
The five elements and sleep
Review of day 1, and application and destination guas in more depth. Five-element interactions in the Ba Gua. Strengthening and calming the channels with the Ba Gua. The controlling cycle of the five elements in the Ba Gua. The eight extraordinary vessels and sleep. Treating sleep disorders, with case studies.
What past participants say
It’s a wonderful course, attended it for the second time.
The I Ching path in Unified Acupuncture Theory
Advanced Applied I Ching builds on Applied I Ching.
Applied I Ching · Level 1
Twelve patterns for working with the whole body, 9–10 October 2027. See the course
Advanced Applied I Ching · Level 2
The 64 hexagrams, for seasonal and five-element treatments, 4–5 December 2027. This course.
The course gives Jonathan’s attendance certificate for CPD (14 hours) and counts towards the UAT Advanced Practitioner certificate, which you can apply for after the two Level 2 courses (Advanced Applied Nanjing and Advanced Applied I Ching). Details: uat.training/certification.
Jonathan Shubs
Jonathan Shubs has practised acupuncture in Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2006, and developed Unified Acupuncture Theory. A graduate of the Shao Yang Institute, he holds the Swiss federal diploma in naturopathy in Traditional Chinese Medicine (Professional Master). He studied for many years with Daniel Deriaz and with Dr Richard Tan, and received Balance Method Gold level practitioner status in 2014.
Unified Acupuncture Theory grew out of a simple question: why does a treatment work? It brings channel interactions, holography, the logic of the I Ching and the five elements into one coherent map. When you understand that, you can choose what to do, rather than follow a recipe.
His article “The Foundations of Channel Theory” (Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2012) laid the foundation of Unified Acupuncture Theory. He is the author of Sun's Season of Channels (2021) and Sun's Dance of the Channels (2022), both published by Singing Dragon, and has been a certified Compassionate Inquiry® practitioner since 2023. He has taught in Poland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, England, Switzerland and Australia, and has been an honorary member of the Polish Association of Professional Acupuncturists (PSAZ) since 2020.
Students often say that things they had learned for years suddenly fall into place.
Questions
Do I need to have taken Applied I Ching?
Yes. This course builds directly on Applied I Ching (Level 1). In 2027 Level 1 takes place on 9–10 October, so you can take both courses in the same year.
How much does it cost?
Current prices are shown in the registration form: a lower price when you register with a seat guarantee, a higher one with deferred payment. Prices exclude VAT.
Will I get the course materials?
Yes. After the course we pass the e-mail address you registered with to Jonathan, and he gives you access to his training portal, with the course materials and additional resources.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes, Jonathan’s attendance certificate for your CPD, for 2 days (14 hours) of teaching. The course also counts towards the UAT Advanced Practitioner certificate.
What language is the course taught in?
Jonathan teaches in English, with Polish interpretation throughout.
Is the course recorded?
No. The course is taught in person only, and is not recorded or streamed.
What if I cannot attend?
Cancellations and refunds are covered in our terms. For questions, write to kursy@akupunktura.edu.pl.