This class introduces the Shang Han Lun as a complete clinical system rooted in the cosmology of the Huang Di Nei Jing. Rather than memorising formulas, we explore the underlying dynamics of Qi through the Six Conformations, the movement of opening, closing, and pivoting, and the concept of bing ji (disease mechanism). By understanding how pathogenic influences disturb the normal circulation of Yin and Yang, the practitioner learns to identify the precise trigger of disease and choose treatment accordingly. This lecture shows why the Shang Han Lun remains one of the most exact and clinically relevant texts in Chinese medicine.
Paul Freedman is a classical Chinese Medicine practitioner and educator specializing in the philosophical, cosmological, and energetic foundations of medicine. With many years of clinical experience and deep scholarly study, his work focuses on reconnecting modern practitioners with the original principles of Daoist medicine: the Dao, Taiji, Yin and Yang, Yuan Qi, Jing, the Five Phases, the Six Conformations, and the I Ching.
Paul’s teaching is rooted in the Classical texts, including the Huang Di Nei Jing, the Dao De Jing, and the I Ching, and is informed by both Japanese and Chinese lineages of medicine. His unique strength lies in his ability to translate dense classical material into clear, living clinical understanding, making ancient cosmology directly applicable to diagnosis and treatment.
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