Dear CSOMA Community,
Join us this Tuesday, Aug 11 for an Esoteric Foundations Mini-Course with Frank Turano-Cutler! Frank usually teaches over multi-day in-person intensives, so we are especially excited to have him share this knowledge in a short-form webinar. Sign up today!
And – just a quick heads up that our Oakland conference is starting to fill up. Since our venue can accommodate up to ~90 attendees, we encourage you to save your spot and register today!
And on that topic, a few words from one of our fabulous presenters, Dr. Jenny Nieters:
Coming up:
Aug 11: Esoteric Acupuncture Foundations Mini Course – with Frank Turano-Cutler, LAc
Sept 8: Protecting Your Practice: Professional Responsibility and Practice Defensibility – with Ann Marie Trione, LAc
Sept 24 & 25: CSOMA Conference & Expo 2026 in Oakland – Early Bird ends Aug 20!
Frank Turano-Cutler: Esoteric Acupuncture Foundations Mini Course
When: Tuesday, August 11 | 7-9PM PST
Where: Online --> Register here
CEUs: 2 CAB(Category 1)
Registration: $32 for CSOMA Members, $80 for non-members, $0/FREE! No-credit option
Meet the speaker: Frank Turano-Cutler, LAc is an acupuncturist and educator with over 15 years of clinical experience as the owner of Healing Path Acupuncture in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. His practice centers on Esoteric Acupuncture, alongside Meridian Style and medical acupuncture. A longtime student of Dr. Mikio Sankey, Frank now teaches NCCAOM- and CAB-approved courses, sharing both foundational and advanced clinical applications.
About the class: This course will give practitioners a brief exposure to the theories of Esoteric Acupuncture. We will also detail one pattern, Esoteric Shaoyin Heart Pattern. I will explain point locations, a visualization that accompanies this pattern, and the pattern's basic theory.
Course objectives:
Outline how sacred geometry, Tree of Life, fits into acupuncture
Expand the consciousness of the practitioner and their clients
Describe how Esoteric Acupuncture is designed to treat wellness and the modern human
Align oneself with their center and Higher Heart Centers
Detail Esoteric Shaoyin Heart Pattern to be used in clinic settings
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