Chinese Herbal Education
Yao Shan Herb Program
Dr. Evan Rabinowitz
This is the course that you wish you had in TCM school!
Fill in the gaps in your Chinese medical education!
Be re-inspired with Chinese herbs!
What is the Approach to Studying Herbs?
Finally-A format that works for studying Chinese Herbs!
Hybrid of online self paced with interactive sessions and discussion
9 Online Modules of Essential Herbal KnowledgeHigh Quality Video
Supportive Cohort of Practitioners Monthly Interactive Synchronous Meetings
Evan teaches how people learn best!
Self-Paced between Modules
This course is for you and should fit your busy life. Study at the times which suit you best!
Online Videos
High Quality recordings and productions overlays. Visual cues and signatures to help you remember, and lessons on how to study and (gasp!) memorize herbs
Segmented Lectures
Divided to make the material easily accessible and digestible. View the material in succession or look up individual topics. You can study a larger volume of material, without being overwhelmed.
Easily Referenced
The format provides an easy reference tool for students and practitioners for future practice. Watch it again!
Mentoring via Synchronous Monthly Meeting
Monthly meetings for Question and Answers, clarifying explanations with case studies and ongoing mentorship. Busy on Sunday evenings? The sessions are recorded for your review if you cannot attend. You can submit questions ahead of the session as well.
Supportive Cohort
Really! Encouragement is there not just from Evan but you will be in a culture of like-minded practitioners studying along side you
Over 112 PDAs (NCCAOM)
Professional Credits for US Practitioners in 9 months of the course with additional access
What Will You Learn?
Essential Knowledge
Fundamental Frameworks of Chinese Herbalism
The basics, but taught well! After 23 years of teaching, Evan understands where people misunderstand or get confused, so he lays it out right from the foundation
Diagnostics Keys and LogicAlthough a complex medicine, Chinese herbalism does not have to be difficult or discouraging. In fact, with clear logical instruction, it can be simply inspiring. Evan teaches in a straightforward logical way that empowers the diagnostic process and gives confidence.
Clinical Integration Clinically relevant integration for your healing practice through training in precise diagnosis and treatment strategy refinement.
Advanced and Special Topics
Herbs for the Channel Systems
Treat the Sinew, Luo, Divergences, and the Eight Extraordinary vessels-reaching beyond the primary channel model
Herbal Indication for specific Psycho-Emotional & Spiritual healing
Detailed, differentiated profiles of herbs and formulas to reach these aspects our lives
Pao Zhi
Explaining the subtle ways that herbs are processed and prepared to emphasize specific qualities or functions
Herbs in the Natural World
Insights through examining where the medicinals grow and the ecology that supports them
Herbs to Engage the Spirit
Applying herbs to awaken our consciousness, pointers toward the long history of use for spiritual cultivation and alchemy
Dates For Class
The Online Instruction determined by your schedule.
You have access to all these segments as soon as you enroll
The synchronous session meet:
Sundays 6-7:30 pm EST
(3-5:30pm PST | Monday 8-9:30am AEST | Monday 10-11:30am NZST)
2025: October 26th, November 16th, December 21st
2026: January 18th, February 8th, March 8th, April 12th, May 17th, June 14th
All sessions are recorded and you can submit question ahead of the session if you can't make it and
you can submit questions ahead of time.
Yao Shan Herb Program Highlights
Evan Includes Many Topics Not Typically Taught
(That does not mean they are not crucial to know!)
In Fact - Evan includes these because they are lightbulbs to understanding!
These are these are the mortar between the bricks!
He designed this course because there was not a comprehensive course that offered study in-depth and easily applied methodology.
He wanted to make a study that was approachable but not reductionist.
Clarity does not have to diminish the dimensions what herbs offer.
Herbs as Living Beings
A naturalist approach lends insight into aspects too often overlooked as herbs are stuffed into categories and abstractions. We study with a focus on how their qi 氣 is expressed through form. This gives greater intimacy with the herbs and it makes memorization easy!
Formulas as Teachers
Formulas have architecture. Their structures teach us about proper relationship of qi and substances. Formulas function as teachers of treatment strategies. They are transmitters of specific healing intentions/yi 意 and reveal subtle clinical distinctions. Once this is decoded, it allows us greater clarity in diagnosis and treatment and it then becomes easy for us to become skillful modifiers of the formulas.
Evan takes a deep dive into the physiology and pathodynamics behind each formula. Although the teachings are herbal, they are bound to make you think differently as an acupuncturist as well!
Rooted in Diagnostic Skills
Diagnostics are demonstrated throughout the course. Each month students meet online with Evan as a cohort for Q&A and mentorship.
The discussion includes case studies using tongue and pulse presentations to apply the month's online material. The class pulls apart diagnosis into subtle distinctions in diagnostics.
That precision makes this program different.
From the very beginning you are able to integrate the knowledge into your clinical practice and know how to apply the knowledge.
Yao Shan Herb Program Highlights
The Instructor: Dr. Evan Rabinowitz
Evan Rabinowitz is the founder and director of the Yao Shan Center for Chinese Medicine in Washington, DC, where he has maintained an active clinical practice for over 25 years. A nationally recognized educator and clinician, he is a professor at Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts in North Carolina, and a lecturer at Georgetown University School of Medicine in its Integrative Medicine program.
Evan previously served as Director of Chinese Herbal Medicine at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH), where he played a pivotal role in developing its master’s and doctoral programs in Chinese medicine.
His teaching style is known for integrating deep classical knowledge with practical clinical application, drawing from both oral tradition and years of real-world experience.
He is a frequent presenter at national conferences, a trusted mentor to hundreds of practitioners, and a respected voice in the field of Chinese medicine.
His mission is to equip acupuncturists and herbalists with the tools and insight needed to treat complex conditions—with clarity, precision, heart and deep knowledge of classical Chinese medicine.
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Past Participant Review
"Learning Chinese herbal medicine with Evan has been nothing less than profound and ripe with the depth and richness inherent in both the philosophy and practice of Chinese medicine. His transmission of the teachings are steeped in both historical context, relevance and homage to the great scholars and masters from which they originated. If you are looking to deepen or reawaken your knowledge and love of Chinese medicine, I highly recommend you take this program. You will thank me afterwards."
-Bart Beckerman, L.Ac.
Brooklyn, New York
"Evan has a way of making herbs come alive. When I learned from Evan I never felt like it was just about memorizing functions and characteristics. It was about getting to know these plants as friends and family in a way that was relational, embodied, and heart-centered. I’ve found that what I have learned from Evan, I’ve incorporated into my life in a deeper and also more practical way than other herbal classes I’ve done. His teachings are suffused with a clarity and confidence that is contagious."
-Hannah Dwertman, D.O.M
Salt Lake City, Utah
"Evan Rabinowitz is one of those rare teachers who can bring incredibly dense subject matter to life. His teaching style is extremely organized and richly textured. I appreciated how skillfully he designed a curriculum rooted in the classics, yet applicable to the modern clinic. While I learned practical applications of herbs and formulas, Evan also taught me to cultivate my ability to observe resonance and nuances in prescribing. He taught us to think in terms of the energetics of herbs and formulas rather than just the mechanics of them. I am so grateful for my herbal studies with Evan, it has truly deepened my understanding and love of Chinese Medicine as a whole."
Becky Thoroughgood, L.Ac
Harrisburg, PA
