The Pulse of Balance

From the Tan Academy of Balance team!

This is your monthly pipeline newsflash!

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IN THIS MONTH’S NEWSFLASH:

• Tan Academy of Balance Celebration Day! – Apr 26, 2025
• Learning Lab – April 29, 2025
• BSA Foundations Exam – May 4, 2025
• Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival – June 20-22, 2025

We hope to see you soon! 
Martina, Tan Shīfu, Suzanne Lǎoshī and the Tan Academy of Balance Team

See you online, in person, or in the Tan Balance Hub.

Tan Academy of Balance (TAB) Celebration day

April 26, 2025

Just two weeks to go! 

Every year, we honour the many Tan birthdays that occur throughout April, and celebrate this year’s graduates of the Tan Academy of Balance Inc. mentorship programs. 

This April 26, 2025 from 11:00am – 2:00pm Pacific time join us for an exciting day of celebration and learning featuring Keynote Speaker John Mini!

Attend in-person OR stream live online! 

Full Celebration Day Agenda

10:30 am – 11:00 am Pacific Time – Sign in opens

11:00 am – 12:15 pm Pacific Time – Celebration Welcome Address & Graduation Ceremony with TAB Director Dr. Sonia F. Tan, DAOM

Graduating this year are: 

• Certified Balance System Acupuncture Practitioner Cohort 5

• Eight Extraordinary Vessels and Complementary Channels Cohort 1

12:15 pm – 12:30 pm Pacific Time – Lunch begins (lunch will be provided for in-person attendees)

12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Pacific Time – Keynote Speaker John Mini – fellow Dashi Tan Senior 16 student

Keynote Speaker John Mini: “The Future of Our Medicine in the Holistic Context of Our Future as a Planet: Science Fact or Science Fiction”

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Pacific Time – Social and networking time!

Celebrate with us in-person or online:

Tickets are $12.99 + tax, including lunch for those attending in-person. Discount coupons are available for Tan Balance Hub members and alumni and Tan Academy of Balance (TAB) mentorship program graduates. Check for the code on the Tan Balance Hub!

Visit our website www.tanbalance.com/program-documents
or email hello@tanbalance.com for more information on all programs.

April Balance System Acupuncture Learning Lab

April 29, 2025

Join Suzanne Lǎoshī and Howard Lǎoshī for the last in our Zang Fu vs. Channel Learning Lab series, this time focusing on Liver and Gallbladder!

Who should join? Students interested in diving deeper into Balance System Acupuncture, channel theory, holography and Classical Chinese medicine.

Strongly Recommended PREREQUISITE: A minimum of BSA Levels 1 and 2 (Balance System Acupuncture (BSA) Foundations – Level 1: Single Systems + Level 2: Multiple System balancing) through Tan Academy of Balance (in person or webinars) or an equivalent course through another provider.

Join online for one hour from wherever you are!

We’ll begin at 12:00pm Pacific time on April 29, 2025!

Fee: free for premium members of the Tan Balance Hub (the private Tan Academy learning community). Coupon code can be found in the Tan Balance Hub Activity Feed. 

Non-premium members $8.99. Register on the TAB Hub through the Events tile.

* Please note: CEUs are only available for those who attend Learning Labs live online and complete the feedback survey.

* Learning Labs are recorded and available on the Tan Balance Hub Members Area. 

Sign up as a premium member for free access! 

Email hello@tanbalance.com for more information.

BSA Foundations Level 1 and 2 Exam

May 4, 2025

Do you want to be an officially certified Balance System Acupuncture Level 2 practitioner? Are you applying to the BSA Certificate Mentorship Program that begins in September 2025? If so, you are required to pass the BSA Foundations Level 1 and 2 equivalency exam. Your first opportunity to sit the exam is coming up on May 4, 2025 from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm Pacific Time. 

For more information, or to register for the exam, please email hello@tanbalance.com.

Volunteer with the TAB Acupuncture Tent at the Concord Pacific
Dragon Boat Festival!

June 20-22, 2025

BSA Practitioner Certificate Program alumni, we again have our annual exclusive opportunity for you! Show off your BSA skills at the Concord Pacific Dragon Boat Festival TAB Acupuncture Tent this June! TAB is privileged to be invited back for the seventh year as the sole acupuncture provider to the 5,000 paddlers from Vancouver and beyond who are racing that weekend. This is a great opportunity to showcase BSA and drum up business (bring your cards!) for your practice. We are now so well known at the Festival that appointment spots are often booked up within minutes after the tent opens each morning!

Shifts are four hours long, and volunteers receive food truck coupons for each shift they work. Before or after your shift, stay on site to enjoy dragon boat racing, musical and cultural performances and tons of booths with free swag.

Stay tuned for an invitation to sign up for volunteer shifts. In the meantime, learn more about the Festival at https://concorddragonboatfestival.ca/. 

Email hello@tanbalance.com for more information.

Continued Learning Resources

         Books

Tan Academy of Balance Books

Dr. Sonia Tan authored this book as a reference textbook for BSA Levels 1+2: Single + Multiple Balance. It is an essential clinical reference.

Available in English, Spanish & International French!

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