Training in Chinese medicine
Yao Dao builds relationships with schools, teachers and institutions that share our commitment to a Chinese medicine that is rigorous, alive and deeply rooted in clinical practice.
Here we present a selection of courses and professional training programmes offered by our partners in France and abroad.
Core training
Partner schools offering a full curriculum in Chinese medicine.
- École Zhōng LìFrance · Teaching in FrenchAix-en-Provence · Paris · Nantes · ToulouseVisit website
- Instituto San QiangSpain · Teaching in SpanishBarcelona · MadridVisit website
- UK Taiwan Academy of Traditional MedicineUnited Kingdom · Teaching in EnglishLondon · ManchesterVisit website
- Instituto Van Nghi PortugalPortugal · Teaching in PortugueseLeiriaVisit website
Specialisations and workshops
Shorter programmes to deepen a specialism or build on existing practice.
- Diagnosis through movementParis - 13, 14 & 15 November 2026. This training is a clinical method based on the direct assessment of movement, enabling precise identification of the structures involved in pain or functional impairment.Learn more
- Umbilical acupunctureNantes - from 29 to 31 January 2027 or Aix-en-Provence - from 26 to 28 March 2027. Optimal umbilical acupuncture is a clinical approach based on the principles of the 易經 Yì jīng, applying a directional medicine to the abdomen as the functional centre of the body.Learn more
- TCM and Female FertilityAix-en-Provence - 6 & 7 February 2027. Over these two days, Dr Su will share his experience as a gynaecology specialist and present his clinical approach to fertility, combining acupuncture and Chinese pharmacopoeia.Learn more
- Yamamoto CraniopunctureParis - 12, 13 & 14 February 2027. This training is an active learning course in which participants will learn the basic acupuncture points described by Dr Yamamoto, which are used to effectively treat a wide range of neurological and orthopaedic conditions.Learn more
E-learning
Learn at your own pace, remotely, from anywhere.
- 72 h of videoMedical Chinese — year 1Learn the basics of the Chinese language and script, to connect the study of Chinese with the theories and foundations of Chinese medicine.Learn more
- 30 h of videoMedical Chinese — year 2For students who have completed the introductory first year, or who have Chinese at roughly HSK 2–3 level.Learn more
Are you a school, a training organisation or a teacher?
We would be happy to learn about your work and explore ways we might collaborate.