Chinese New Year Celebration & Open House February 25, 2007

American College Celebrates Chinese New Year with Free Event
San Francisco, CA– American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) will be hosting a free event for the public on Sunday, February 25, 2007 from 12:00 noon to 5 p.m. as part of its annual Chinese New Year celebration. The college will be offering complimentary auricular (ear) acupuncture treatments, Tui Na (Chinese) and Shiatsu (Japanese) massage treatments, Tai Chi and Qi Gong workshops, and informational lectures.

A special performance by the Eastern Ways Martial Arts Lion Dance Team will kick off the event promptly at 12:00 noon in the college’s parking lot at 555 De Haro Street (at 18th in Potrero Hill). This performance will be a spectacular visual event! The Eastern Ways Lion Dance Team is known for its energetic and engaging performances and has performed all over Northern California and beyond. Lion Dancing is one of the oldest cultural arts of the Chinese people, dating back to the Tang Dynasty, around 800A.D.

Lecture topics will include: “Relax!: How to Manage Stress & Pain”, “Preventing Colds & Flu with Chinese Medicine”, “Women's Health Care: Staying Healthy...Naturally!”, and “Studying Chinese Medicine: What it Takes to Become a Licensed Acupuncturist”.
ACTCM will also provide free refreshments, live musicians, calligraphy demonstrations and certificates for discounted acupuncture treatments in the College’s community clinic (new patients only). The event is free and open to the public.

American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, a non-profit institution, is one of the nation’s oldest and most prominent acupuncture colleges. Since 1980, ACTCM has provided affordable, quality health care to the public and trained professionals in acupuncture and Chinese medicine. ACTCM has been the recipient of many awards for its curriculum, faculty and clinic, and has been voted “Best of the Bay” by both the San Francisco Weekly and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

The National Institute of Health and the World Health Organization have cited acupuncture and Chinese Medicine as an effective means of healthcare treatment. Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine are a safe, gentle, and effective means of healthcare for many conditions including pain, depression, colds & flu, PMS, menopause, pain, allergies, infertility, addictions and more.
In 1998, the Federal Department of Agriculture (FDA) estimated that over 15 million acupuncture treatments were being performed safely each year. In this same year the Journal of the American Medical Association noted that approximately 42% of all Americans were using complementary therapies such as acupuncture and Chinese medicine, spending more than $34 billion annually.

For more information on this event, or to RSVP by February 23, 2007, please call (415) 282-7600 x10.

Official Website: http://www.actcm.edu