Yao Shan Herb Program
Dr. Evan Rabinowitz
Chinese Herbal Education
Fill in the gaps in your Chinese medical education!
What is the Approach to Studying Herbs?
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
Supportive Cohort of Practitioners
Evan teaches how people learn best!
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
- Plus....
Advanced and Special Topics
Herbs for the Channel Systems - to 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)
2024: October 20th, November 10th, December 8th
2025: 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 anticipate a conflict.
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.
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
Dr. Evan Rabinowitz
is the former Director of Chinese Herbal Medicine at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) where during his 8 year tenure he helped create the University's Masters and Doctorate programs in Oriental Medicine. Currently, he is a professor at Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts, Asheville. He is a lecturer at Georgetown University School of Medicine's Integrative Medicine Program, Washington, DC. He was formerly an instructor and Chinese herbal supervisor at the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture, Gainesville. Evan has an active private teaching schedule offering continuing education for practitioners across the country and internationally. Evan has been studying extensively with Jeffrey Yuen for the two decades. He is the founder of Yao Shan Center for Chinese Medicine in Washington, DC. where he has maintained his clinical practice for the last 25 years. He is a graduate of the George Washington University (B.A.), Traditional Acupuncture Institute (M.Ac.) and Maryland University of Integrative Health (D.Ac.).
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.
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
