Chinese Herbal Education

Logical - Approachable - Inspiring

Yao Shan Herb Program

Dr. Evan Rabinowitz

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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 Knowledge

High Quality Video

Supportive Cohort of Practitioners

Monthly Interactive Synchronous Meetings

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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 Logic

Although 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

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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 20th, November 10th, December 8th

2026: January 5th, February 2nd, March 2nd , April 6th, May 4th, June 1st

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.

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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!

Herbs are not limited. They address more than the physical. Evan looks at the classical texts to to understand the specific resonance various herbs have with disharmony within the psychological and emotional parts of life.

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

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The Instructor: Dr. Evan Rabinowitz

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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.