Please note: Our AMMA Therapy® program is now approved by the State of Arizona Board of Acupuncture Examiners and the NCBTMB.
Mrs. Tina Sohn
AMMA Therapy® is a 5,000 year old system of healing, brought to the United States from Korea by the late Mrs. Tina Sohn, descendant of a royal line of TCM healers and a healing sensitive who could directly experience the energy of her patients. Along with her late husband, Dr. Robert Sohn, she founded the Wholistic Health Center in Syosset, NY, the largest center of its kind on the east coast. The Sohns also authored what is said to be the most comprehensive text on Asian bodywork.
AMMA Therapy® offers your clients a complete and holistic form of therapy, incorporating a specific bodywork protocol, recommendations based on the traditional Chinese diet, and concepts from Taoist cosmology, Qi Gong and T'ai Chi Chuan. The effectiveness of an AMMA Therapy® session relies on the development of the practitioner, and so a great deal of focus is given to enhancing the practitioner's strength, awareness and sensitivity skills.
AMMA Therapy® is based on the Eight Principles of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and Five Element Theory. The focus on Five Element Theory allows for the consideration of the vital role of the emotions in healing. An AMMA Therapy® session completely embraces the notion of treating body, mind, and spirit. Traditional assessment tools are used such as tongue and pulse assessment.
At its most basic level, AMMA Therapy® addresses structural imbalances such as neck and back pain. At the advanced level, it benefits conditions such as sinusitis, asthma, digestive problems, PMS, menopause, low immune function, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and headaches.
A great deal of focus is given to the postural alignment of the practitioner and so AMMA Therapy® helps the practitioner learn how to avoid injury and prolong their career. The practitioner is also taught how to draw and direct energy from the Dan Tien (the hara), and so when done properly, AMMA Therapy® has the ability to energize the therapist as well as the client. As such, most practitioners can give more treatments in a day as compared to other techniques. Unique to AMMA Therapy® is the fact that it is performed on a standard-height massage table, and is therefore easily adaptable to the spa setting, clinical practice, or the hospital setting. It is also easier on the body as you are standing in postures derived from T'ai Chi.
AMMA Therapy® is not only taught to acupuncturists and massage therapists, but is also taught to holistic nurses who have successfully integrated this healing art into the hospital setting. Among hosptials where AMMA Therapy® has been introduced are South Nassau Communities Hospital and Bellevue Hospital in New York, and Scottsdale Health Care in Arizona.
AMMA Therapy® Seminars
AMMA Therapy ® -- Basic Technique, Level I
This class covers the Basic Revitalization treatment, focusing on the tendino-muscle energy channels and points on the anterior aspect of the body. A great deal of focus is spent on developing the T'ai Chi posture, body alignment, and proper body mechanics to prevent injury. The physical and personal development of the therapist will be covered in this class along with hand exercises, and strength and sensitivity training to deepen the ability and effectiveness of the practitioner. TBA 32 CE Hours (4 full days) $495
Required Text: AMMA Therapy (Tina & Robert Sohn)
AMMA Therapy ® -- Basic Technique, Level II
This class covers the Basic Revitalization treatment, focusing on the tendino-muscle energy channels and points on the posterior aspect of the body. Continued focus is given to T'ai Chi posture and proper body mechanics. The development of the therapist, hand exercises, strength and sensitivity training, the ability to soften and relax the body, and how to align with the client's meridians are also focused on in this class.
TBA 32 CE hours
Required Text: AMMA Therapy (Tina & Robert Sohn)
Anatomy & Physiology of Energy I
This class introduces the fundamental principles and theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine, including the Homeodynamic Model, Taoist Cosmology of the Universe, Five Element Theory, the Eight Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Cycle of Tides, and the role of Qi, Blood and Fluids. This class will begin to introduce the tendino-muscle channels and points along those energy pathways. Students will be able to identify and locate these points through the use of traditional Chinese measurement techniques and bony landmarks. Students will also learn the various clinical functions of these points.
TBA
Required Text: AMMA Therapy (Tina & Robert Sohn)
Recommended Text: Images & Functions (Arne Lade)
Anatomy & Physiology of Energy II
In this class, students will continue their study of the tendino muscle channels and points. The focus of this class is on energy pathways, point locations, and point functions.
TBA
Required Text: AMMA Therapy (Tina & Robert Sohn)
Recommended Text: Images & Functions (Arne Lade)
TCM Clinical Assessment
This class provides the student with traditional Chinese assessment methods to determine patterns which create imbalance in the body/mind/spirit complex. Students will learn how to assess tongue and pulse in this class. TCM principles such as the Eight Principles and the Five Elements will be covered in greater depth as they relate to classical patterns, root cause of disease, and methods of assessment. The emotional causes of disease will be examined in this class in greater depth.
TBA
Required Texts: AMMA Therapy (Tina & Robert Sohn) The Foundations of Chinese Medicine (Giovanni Maciocia)
Recommended Text: Tongue Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine ( Maciocia)
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AMMA Therapy® Applied Technique I
This advanced technique class blends technique with pathology. The basic AMMA Therapy® revitalizing protocol will be expanded in this class and will include the integration of assessment methods in order to assist the practitioner in targeting specific pathologies. The etiology of specific pathologies will be covered from both the Western and Eastern views, with the focus being on Eastern methodology.
TBA
Required Texts: AMMA Therapy (Tina & Robert Sohn)
AMMA Therapy® Applied Technique II
This advanced technique class continues to blend technique with the study of pathology. Clinical assessment methods are applied to help the practitioner create a protocol to target specific conditions. The etiology of these conditions will be covered from both the Western and Eastern views, with the focus being on Eastern methodology.
TBA
Required Texts: AMMA Therapy (Tina & Robert Sohn)
AMMA Therapy® Technique Correction
This class provides the practitioner with the opportunity to refine their technique while still in the classroom environment, working further on body mechanics to avoid injury, deepening their understanding of the holistic model, not only for their clients and patients, but also for themselves and their families. Hand exercises will be continued in this class, and there is more of a forum for personal discussion and sharing. Other holistic notions used in AMMA Therapy® are covered in this class such as therapeutic detox, the neti pot, a review of TCM liniments, and more.
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Required Texts: AMMA Therapy (Tina & Robert Sohn)
AMMA Therapy® Clinic Experience
In this class the student will work with actual clients in a supervised clinical setting, learning to tailor their treatments to the individual's unique circumstances. This Clinic Experience provides the student with individualized attention and the opportunity to develop his or her confidence as an AMMA Therapy® practitioner, hone his or her assessment skills, create a sound treatment plan tailored to the individual, and provide homecare recommendations. Another focus of the Clinic Experience is the charting of of TCM SOAP notes.
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"Rapid technological development has brought with it a loss of the ancient wisdom of man's part in the ecosphere. In recent years we have been forced to reckon with the tragic effects of this loss. We now face a collective crisis in human health, evidenced by the appearance of new drug-resistant infectious organisms and the enormous rise in degenerative disease processes..... By looking at life microscopically, something was lost. By losing the awareness of the relationship between microcosmos and macrocosmos, scientists lost sight of the miracle of a living organism."
From:AMMA Therapy, a complete textbook of Oriental Bodywork and Medical Principles, by Tina & Robert Sohn
