Dear CSOMA Community,
Last chance! Sign up for tomorrow’s 21st San Francisco Intl. Symposium on Chinese Medicine: Modern Clinical Approaches to Brain Health and save 30% with discount code CSOMA2026.
Thanks to all the amazing speakers who’ve applied for CSOMA’s 2027 educational program. If you’d like to join, complete the CSOMA 2027 Call for Presenters form by August 31, 2026. New and returning speakers are welcome!
Coming up:
Aug 11: Esoteric Acupuncture Foundations Mini Course – with Frank Turano-Cutler, L.Ac.
Sept 8: Protecting Your Practice: Professional Responsibility and Practice Defensibility – with Ann Marie Trione, L.Ac.
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
CSOMA Conference & Expo 2026 in Oakland – Sept 24 & 25
CSOMA 2026 Events
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21st San Francisco International Symposium on Chinese Medicine: Modern Clinical Approaches to Brain Health
Sign up for an engaging virtual symposium featuring five distinguished professors. Each speaker will present on a unique topic, followed by a live Q&A session.
Sunday Aug 2, 12pm-8pm PST (3pm-11pm EST)
Practitioners may earn 8 California CEUs/6.5 NCBHAM PDAs/Florida CEUs (pending approval & live attendance)
Bilingual lectures will be offered, supporting both English and Chinese participation
Use promo code CSOMA2026 at checkout for 30% off. Students may register free of charge.
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