Courses

Learn with Sharon Weizenbaum

Classical Wisdom, Clinical Insight, and Mentorship

Capstone Graduate Mentorship Program

Sharon Weizenbaum brings decades of experience, deep scholarship, and heartfelt clinical insight to the study and practice of Chinese medicine. Through her renowned programs and mentorship opportunities, students are invited into a rich learning environment rooted in classical texts, case-based learning, and a spirit of reverence for the healing tradition. Whether you are expanding your diagnostic skills, refining your herbal knowledge, or seeking guidance from a seasoned teacher, Sharon’s courses offer a rare opportunity to deepen your clinical efficacy and reconnect with the heart of the medicine.

Explore upcoming classes, online study, and in-depth mentorship with one of the field’s most respected educators.

Graduate Mentorship Program ››

Healthy Seminars Courses ››

White Pine Circle Courses ››

Live Teaching Clinics ››

Live In-Person Workshops ››

Healthy Seminars Courses | 2026

All Healthy Seminars Courses start with a free lecture on a Friday at 12:30pm EST and are followed by two 2-hour Saturday classes from 9:30am to 11:30am.

Course 1: The Importance of Blood in Your Obstetric Practice
Completed but recording available!

Free Introductory Lecture
Two Follow-Up Classes

PURCHASE HERE (ON DEMAND)

If you have had patients who suffer from habitual miscarriage, or issues in pregnancy such as preeclampsia, hyperemesis, premature labor, intrauterine growth retardation, or abdominal pain, this course is for you. In this five-hour course, Sharon will draw from her 40 years’ experience and her in-depth translations to help practitioners understand the physiology of blood in relation to a healthy pregnancy. From physiology, Sharon will give explicit instructions for diagnosing and treating blood pathology in pregnancy, based on classical texts. Zhāng Zhòngjǐng gives us clear instructions on how to see the early warning signs of problems to come so that they may never arise. As practitioners, being confident in our ability to address such issues is part of what makes practice a joy.

Course 2: Key Intake Skills for Accurate Diagnosis

Completed but recording available!

Free Introductory Lecture
Two Follow-Up Classes

PURCHASE HERE (ON DEMAND)

When a patient walks into our clinic, we have the power to shape the encounter so that we can generate a rapport, express our compassion, AND get the information we need to do our work well. Often, efficiency and warmth feel mutually at odds with each other. We think that if I am efficient, I might be cold, but if I take the time to connect with people warmly, it will take way too much time. After 40-plus years of practice, Sharon has honed these skills so that the intake process is streamlined, efficient, and warmly connected. If we consider efficiency and warmth a yīn-yáng pair, then we know that they are mutually dependent on each other.

In this course, Sharon will help resolve the unnecessary separation of yīn-yáng that divides efficiency and warmth.

Additionally, Sharon will help practitioners understand what questions and explorations are essential, how to ask them, and how they guide our final diagnosis.

In particular, she will address the following critical areas:

  1. The foundational role of looking for diagnosis according to Zhāng Zhòngjǐng
  2. The importance of understanding the subtleties of thirst, why it is sometimes difficult to get clear information about thirst, and how to get this information.
  3. The vital importance of digging into urination beyond “how is your urination?” What questions do we need to ask to understand a patient’s fluid metabolism fully? How are thirst and urination intimately intertwined?
  4. Asking about poops, knowing what helps you diagnose, and details you can ignore.
  5. Asking about the experience of eating, what it feels like to people, and how this can guide your diagnosis. Asking about cravings, sensitivities, fullness, and the nature of discomfort.
  6. And much more! (sleep, emotions, etc.)

Course 3: Learning Through Cases: In-depth study of cases for clinical effectiveness

Free Introductory Lecture

12:30-1:30 PM EST, April 10, 2026

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Two Follow-Up Classes

12:30 AM TO 2:30 PM EST, April 17 & 24, 2026

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There are many lessons case studies can teach us, and doctors have been recording their cases as well as their thoughts on the cases for hundreds of years. In this course, Sharon will take students through case records she has translated and discuss the clinical lessons she has learned through them. These include lessons on dosages, combining formulas, herb safety, forbidden herbs, diagnosis, and mistaken treatment.

Sharon will share some of her favorite translated texts on case records as well as a book of her case record translations. She hopes that students can see such works as an essential clinical reference.

Course 4: Bridging Nèijīng Theory and Classical Shānghán lùn Therapeutics into Clinical Results

Free Introductory Lecture

12:30-1:30 PM EST, May 1, 2026

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Two Follow-Up Classes

12:30 AM TO 2:30 PM EST, May 8 & 15, 2026

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Sharon has been studying and applying the relationship between the Huángdì nèijīng and the Shánghān zábìng lùn (Shānghán lùn and Jīnguì yàolüè) for many years. When Zhāng Zhòngjǐng’s Shánghān lùn is seen through the eyes of the yellow emperor, the logic of the text shines out unmistakably, which is very exciting! Zhāng Zhòngjǐng himself mentions the Nèijīng as one of the sources of his inspiration.

In this course, Sharon will show the basic circular dynamic physiology that is expressed in the Nèijīng, giving examples from the text. She will then describe how the structure of the Shānghán lùn evolves from this physiology. These dynamics are the dynamics of nature and are very beautiful. However, beyond that, this view and understanding not only illuminates and clarifies Zhāng Zhòngjǐng’s lists of signs and symptoms, but they also reveal the logic of his ingenious formulas.

Wite Pine Circle

White Pine Circle Courses | 2026

White Pine Circle offers in-depth courses that bring classical Chinese medicine to life through careful study of the texts, clinical application, and rich community learning. Sharon’s teachings at White Pine Circle are known for their clarity, warmth, and practicality, guiding practitioners to deepen both their knowledge and confidence in the clinic.

Herb Pair Series: Zhi Shi and Hou Po

April 8, 2026 (12:00-1:00pm EST)

Includes 1 Free Herbal CEU

This is the first class in the White Pine Circle Herb Pair Series, beginning with the foundational herb pair guìzhī and gāncǎo.

This pairing appears throughout the classical canon. Once you understand how these two herbs work together, their action becomes visible across a wide range of formulas.

In this class, we will explore how small, seemingly simple herb pairs function as core therapeutic gestures within larger formulas. These two-herb combinations act as concise “methods” that reappear in many contexts. Learning to recognize them allows practitioners to see formulas more clearly, understand their internal logic, and apply them with greater clinical precision.

Understanding how these small formula units operate within larger formulas is a key foundation for accurate diagnosis, confident prescribing, and flexible clinical thinking.

White Pine Institute Teaching Clinics | 2026

Sharon will be teaching live in 2026 in Portland, Boston, Chicago, Girona Spain, and Tel Aviv Israel. This is a precious opportunity to experience her work in a practical clinical setting.

Girona, Spain: In-Person Teaching plus Clinic

 

Date: March 7, 2026 9:00-5:00 PM EDT (CET)
Location: Academia YinYang • ES, GI, Girona, 17190

Join Sharon Weizenbaum for a unique opportunity to strengthen your clinical skills in a spectacular location in Spain.

When we work with classical formulas, it is often easy to get into the right ballpark with our patients’ patterns. We may recognize that a Cháihú formula, a Guìzhī formula, or a Dāngguī formula is needed—and we may even feel confident that the exact formula matches the presentation. Yet there are nuances that can fine-tune a prescription so that it works in a sometimes miraculous way, like a key turning smoothly in a lock.

In this two-day course, Sharon Weizenbaum will guide you through the Six Conformations, teaching you how to clearly identify which of them needs to be restored to proper function. From there, we will learn the key signs and symptoms that allow us to refine and sharpen a diagnosis. For instance, we may recognize a Cháihú pattern—but when do we add or subtract Bànxià? Both Zhīzǐ Chǐ Tāng and Zhīzǐ Gānjiāng Tāng can be invaluable additions to formulas for insomnia, but which types of formulas do they best complement, and how do we differentiate between them? What questions must we ask our patients to make this distinction? What do we look for in the pulse or abdomen?

These subtleties often make all the difference in a patient’s response to treatment. The skills explored in this class draw from Sharon’s 40+ years of clinical experience, study, and refinement.

Throughout the weekend, students will have the opportunity to calibrate their abdominal and tongue diagnostic skills and ask questions. In addition to lectures, we will conduct several live patient intakes to deepen your understanding and integrate the material in real time.

Washington, DC, In-Person Clinical Rounds Teaching Clinic

 

Date: July 18-19, 2026 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT
Location: 9408 Old Georgetown Rd, Bethesda, MD 20814 (US)

In Zhāng Zhongjing’s Píng Mài Fǎ, Balancing the Pulse Methods, he wrote:

上工望而知之，中工問而知之，下工脈而知之.

“The first work of the physician is to know through observation.
Next, there is knowing through asking.
Finally, there is knowing through touching the vessels.”

Hence, the intake involves:

  • Looking diagnosis, in which we observe and note the patient’s demeanor, complexion, eye contact, posture, responsiveness, tongue, etc.
  • Asking diagnosis, in which we inquire in a focused way to obtain the information we need.
  • Touching diagnosis, in which we all palpate the pulses and abdomen
  • Listening and smelling diagnosis is often considered the fourth pillar of diagnosis, in which we listen to our patients while listening to resonances, inquiring into ourselves about our impressions and responses to the patient.

From Diagnosis to Method to Formula

After gathering information, Sharon will demonstrate her approach to sorting the information to arrive at and articulate a succinct, reliable diagnosis encompassing the entirety of the patient’s presentation. The diagnostic process is based on the physiology as expressed in the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic and as brought to life by Zhāng Zhongjing in his Shānghán Zábìng Lùn. Sharon will demonstrate how a clear diagnosis, when perceived through classical physiology, reveals the formula pattern that will suit the patient’s pattern. Students will see and participate in Sharon’s entire process from diagnosis to formula writing. Sharon is skilled at deconstructing her process for optimum learning.

Throughout this clinical day, there will be plenty of time for all students to ask questions and get feedback from Sharon on palpation of the pulses and abdomen.

Daily Schedule

9am – 12pm: See patients, teaching abdominal, pulse diagnosis and inquiry diagnosis. Write herbal perscriptions. Q+A

12pm – 1pm: Lunch Break

1pm – 5pm: See patients, teaching abdominal, pulse diagnosis and inquiry diagnosis. Write herbal perscriptions. Q+A

14 “Live” CEUs (NCCAOM & California)