Welcome to the Association for Traditional Studies
an education based nonprofit dedicated to
practicing & teaching traditional Chinese medicine
IN PERSON SEMINARS
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR
HANDS ON IN PERSON TRAINING!
Chinese Bodywork for Clinical Practice 2025
with Andrew Nugent-Head
Asheville: April-May-June-August-October
Residency Training Program at the Alternative Clinic
2025-2026 Applications Being Accepted Now
2025 Seminars
• Chinese Bodywork for Clinical Practice, Asheville:
April-May-June-August-October with Andrew Nugent-Head
• Chinese Bodywork for Clinical Practice, Frankfurt:
February-March-May-June-September with Andrew Nugent-Head
• Full Strength Chinese Medicine: Men's Health: London
March 21 with Andrew Nugent-Head
• Full Strength Chinese Medidince–Insomnia: London
May 2nd with Andrew Nugent-Head
• Full Strength Chinese Medicine: Auto-immune Joint Pain: London
June 6th with Andrew Nugent-Head
• Tangible Needling Techniques for Better Success
June 7-8 with David Trevino
• Chinese Medicine in Action: Grand Rounds Treatments, Zurich
June & August with JulieAnn
• Clinical Skills Training Summit, Asheville:
September 12-14 with Andrew & JulieAnn Nugent-Head
• Pacific Symposium, San Diego:
JulieAnn & Andrew: October 31-November 2
• Tangible Acupuncture for Orthopedic Injuries, London
Starting October 2025 with Conny & Zarig Cooper
• 6 Module Herb Immersion Training Course, Frankfurt:
First Module November 15-16 with JulieAnn
What to Plan For
• De Qi & Tangible Qi in the Clinic
February 2026 & 2027
• Tangible Needling Techniques for Better Success
March 2026 & 2027
• Tangible Acupuncture for Orthopedic Injuries, Asheville
2026: April-May-June-August-October
• Tangible Acupuncture for Internal Medicine, Asheville
2027: April-May-June-August-October
Our Mission
The backbone of our mission is education. Teaching seminars around the world in Chinese medicine, health cultivation practices, creating advanced training opportunities & supporting the next generation of educators is what ATS was built to do since 1992.
Interested in hosting a seminar?
Read our requirements here to find out if it makes sense for you
ALWAYS AVAILABLE:
WEEK LONG CLINICAL OBSERVATION TRAINING
WITH ANDREW & JULIEANN NUGENT-HEAD
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