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Dr. Sonia F. Tan & the Tan Academy of Balance Inc’s worldwide teaching schedule.

Note that some courses are through the Certificate Stream and others are via the CEU stream.

Balance System Acupuncture Practitioner – Level 7: Combinations and Cases

February 8, 2025 - February 9, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Vancouver, BC
Certificate Program | In-Person Course | Live Webinar | Mentorship

Certificate program – Balance System Acupuncture Level 7: Combinations and Cases. *Online option available. 

Certified Chinese Astrology Practitioner – Level 6: Stars

February 22, 2025 - February 23, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
Certificate Program | In-Person Course | Live Webinar | Mentorship

Certified Chinese Astrology Practitioner mentorship with Dr. Sonia F. Tan, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP.

Cohort 1 – Level 6: Stars

Imaging making sense of the cycles of the Chinese solar, lunar calendar & constitutional energy and how to live in harmony with it. Ready to put on a life-long lens of understanding people and the life trajectories? Interested in learning how to apply this to Chinese medicine and Feng Shui? You’ve asked, you’ve waited, and now Dr. Sonia F. Tan is ready to deliver.

This is a Certificate program over 2.5 to 3 years. You will be learning how to manage the karmic energy of a person’s constitution; hence it is very important you learn how to be both competent, and mindful in how you treat this knowledge. This method of teaching is how Dr. Sonia F. Tan has chosen to ensure the highest integrity for everyone.

Hybrid learning with both in-person and online options.

Registration is closed. Cohort 2 will begin 2026. Applications due 2025. Email hello(at)tanbalance.com for more information.

 

Balance System Acupuncture Foundations – Levels 1+2: Single+Multiple Systems Balance

February 28, 2025 - March 2, 2025
Time: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
In-Person Course

The Foundations of Balance Acupuncture in a combined three-day course of Levels 1+2: Single and Multiple Systems with hands-on practice and feedback! In-person only, space limited. In Vancouver, Canada at UBC Robson Square.

Our only in-person BSA Foundations course in Canada this year! February 28 to March 2, 2025.

Register now! Space is limited! Early Bird $748 + tax CAD (by January 15, 2025). Tan Shifu Birthday Sale on until November 30, 2024 at $698 + tax CAD. Regular rate is $898 + tax CAD for the 3 day seminar. Course price include the required textbook The Foundations of Balance Acupuncture: A Clinical Reference Manual by Dr. Sonia F. Tan, DAOM.

Registration instructions below. 

Venue location is at UBC Robson Square. Directions and parking info will be emailed out to participants approximately 10- 14 days prior to the event.

 

In part one, learn the basic structures of Single Systems: Balance System Acupuncture Level I and the five main systems of Balance System Acupuncture, an evolution of the Balance Method. Students will learn the history of the Balance Method/System, the basis of each of the Five Systems, and the logical processes for determining the channels to acupuncture, including an easy-to-use format to outline the treatment plan. A detailed explanation of the Holography (Mirroring and Imaging Formats) will also be explained to assist participants in effective point selection. Dr. Tan will show how to use distal points in order to avoid aggravating the area of discomfort and will include demonstrations and hands-on practice. Particular attention will be paid to musculo-skeletal conditions in this introductory level.

 

Part two expands on the basic principles taught in the Single Systems: Balance System Acupuncture Level I. Part two will discuss treatment of functional and internal disorders and how to treat them with multiple systems of  Balance System Acupuncture. Students will expand on the knowledge from Level I (part 1), extending their clinical reach from musculoskeletal (MSK), orthopedics and pain, to treating internal medicine disorders, including the discussion of complicated cases that include both MSK pain and functional internal disorders. Advanced treatments will be discussed for use in clinic such as an Eight-Channel combo for women’s health and a Nine-Channel combo for digestive disorders. A Four-Channel combo will also be discussed as a treatment strategy to treat bronchial disorders, cardiology symptoms, digestive disorders and urogenital diseases. Practitioners will understand how to approach complicated cases involving multiple channels in clinical practice, have hands-on practice with newly introduced acupoints and techniques and have feedback from the teaching team.

Prerequisite: A license to practice Acupuncture*
*Any health care practitioner who is legally able to practise Acupuncture in their jurisdiction, with a minimum 250 hours
 of Acupuncture and foundational training. Acupuncture students that have completed Year 2/knowledge of all channel flow and acupoint location and needling.
Required textbook (included in the course fee):
Tan, S.F. (202). The Foundations of Balance Acupuncture – Clinical Reference Manual. Vancouver: Sonia F. Tan Inc.

Steps to Register

Our registration system now streamlines the process for students to see and register for all available TAB courses, make deposits, early-bird, and pay-as-you-go payments directly, and see course outlines and schedules all from our central www.tanbalance.com!

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Click Here to Register for a TAB Student Account.
  • You can then access the TAB Student Access page and see all available Courses in the TAB Store.
  • Select and register for “Balance System Acupuncture Foundations (Levels 1+2): Single + Multiple Systems – In Person.

Optional certification test May 4 and August 17, 2025, to qualify for as a Certified in BSA Foundations, the Certificate stream as well as entrance to the BSA Certificate Mentorship program September 2025.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY: For course withdrawals submitted in writing or in person 30 days or more before the start of the course, registrants will receive a full tuition refund less a $100 non-refundable registration fee. For course withdrawals submitted in writing or in person more than 14 days but less than 30 days before the start of the course, registrants will receive a 50% tuition refund. Without exception, no refunds will be given for course withdrawals less than 14 days before the start of the course, and after the course begins.

Balance System Acupuncture Practitioner – Level 8: Cases, Reviews and Practicum

March 8, 2025 - March 9, 2025
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Vancouver, BC
Certificate Program | In-Person Course | Live Webinar | Mentorship

Certificate program – Balance System AcupunctureLevel 8: Cases, Reviews and Practicum. *Online option available. 

Eight Extra Channels and Vessels mentorship Module 3: Earth School + Primary Channels

April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
In-Person Course | Mentorship

Eight Extra Channels and Vessels mentorship with Dr. Yvonne Farrell. Strategies for treating psycho-emotional pain and surviving adversity. The Eight Extraordinary Vessels (8EV) Seas Transporters with Luos, Sinews, Divergents and Earth school. Held in-person only.

Cohort 2. Module 3: Earth School + Primary Channels.

Certified Chinese Astrology Practitioner – Final Exam

Date: June 15, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
Certificate Program | In-Person Course | Live Webinar | Mentorship

Certified Chinese Astrology Practitioner mentorship with Dr. Sonia F. Tan, DAOM, RAc, RTCMP.

Cohort 1 – Final Exam.

Imaging making sense of the cycles of the Chinese solar, lunar calendar & constitutional energy and how to live in harmony with it. Ready to put on a life-long lens of understanding people and the life trajectories? Interested in learning how to apply this to Chinese medicine and Feng Shui? You’ve asked, you’ve waited, and now Dr. Sonia F. Tan is ready to deliver.

This is a Certificate program over 2.5 to 3 years. You will be learning how to manage the karmic energy of a person’s constitution; hence it is very important you learn how to be both competent, and mindful in how you treat this knowledge. This method of teaching is how Dr. Sonia F. Tan has chosen to ensure the highest integrity for everyone.

Hybrid learning with both in-person and online options.

Registration is closed. Cohort 2 will begin 2026. Applications due 2025. Email hello(at)tanbalance.com for more information.

 

Eight Extra Channels and Vessels mentorship Module 4: Divergents

July 25, 2025 - July 27, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
In-Person Course | Mentorship

Eight Extra Channels and Vessels mentorship with Dr. Yvonne Farrell. Strategies for treating psycho-emotional pain and surviving adversity. The Eight Extraordinary Vessels (8EV) Seas Transporters with Luos, Sinews, Divergents and Earth school. Held in-person only.

Cohort 2. Module 4: Divergents.

Eight Extra Channels and Vessels mentorship Module 5: EVC: 4 Seas

October 24, 2025 - October 26, 2025
Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
In-Person Course | Mentorship

Eight Extra Channels and Vessels mentorship with Dr. Yvonne Farrell. Strategies for treating psycho-emotional pain and surviving adversity. The Eight Extraordinary Vessels (8EV) Seas Transporters with Luos, Sinews, Divergents and Earth school. Held in-person only.

Cohort 2. Module 5: EVC: 4 Seas.

Eight Extra Channels and Vessels mentorship Module 6: EVC: 4 Transporters

January 23, 2026 - January 25, 2026
Time: 9:00 am - 5:30 pm
Location: Vancouver, BC
In-Person Course | Mentorship

Eight Extra Channels and Vessels mentorship with Dr. Yvonne Farrell. Strategies for treating psycho-emotional pain and surviving adversity. The Eight Extraordinary Vessels (8EV) Seas Transporters with Luos, Sinews, Divergents and Earth school. Held in-person only.

Cohort 2. Module 6: EVC: 4 Transporters.

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