Assessing Destiny: the Art of Constitutional Diagnosis in Chinese Medicine

Assessing Destiny: the art of constitutional diagnosis in Chinese medicine. 


In Chinese medicine one’s constitution and how it is unfolding is determined primarily through observation: long considered one of the pillars of diagnosis. In this seminar, Dr. Yuen will teach methods first of assessing the yin factors of the constitution: assessing one's face (heaven), body (earth) and the hands (humanity) and then the yang factors of how the constitution is expressing itself through the colors. By utilizing constitutional diagnostic methods, we are able to further differentiate pathology from physiology and have a much clearer idea of prognosis. The insights gained through constitutional assessment allows us to refine our understanding of how pathology is likely to progress, and how to make changes. As one’s health is intimately connected with one’s psychological and environmental circumstances, prognostication based on constitutional assessment can be an important tool to help patients prevent unfavorable outcomes.

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