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Face Reading Courses & Five Element Personality Courses
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Face Reading (Mien Shiang): A Taoist Practice
Level One
(9 Lessons)
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Face Reading (Mien Shiang): A Taoist Practice
Level Two
(9 Lessons)
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The Wood Element Personality
(9 Lessons)
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The Fire Element Personality
(9 Lessons)
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The Earth Element Personality
(9 Lessons)
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The Metal Element Personality
(9 Lessons)
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The Water Element Personality
(9 Lessons)
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Putting the Elements Together
(5 Lessons)
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TAOIST FACE READING
Online Courses
Eligibility:
Face Reading (Mien Shiang): A Taoist Practice
Level One
Available on our new platform, Teachable, by September 2022. Check out the curriculum below!
This course is for :
~ those pursuing self-development
~ the healthcare practitioner
Prerequisite:
There are no prerequisites to this course.
Course Curriculum
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Lesson One: Mien Shiang 101—History and Uses of Mien Shiang
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Lesson Two: Reading Faces: Why and What
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Lesson Three: The Twelve Facial Features and Their Primary Personality, Behavior, Character Traits
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Lesson Four: Inherited and Acquired Traits; Age Areas of the Face
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Lesson Five: The Five Basic Taoist Principles and How They Relate to Mien Shiang
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Lesson Six: Yin and Yang of the Facial Features
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Lesson Seven: The Five Element Personalities and Physical Traits
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Lesson Eight: The Features and Their Five Element Associations
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Lesson Nine: The Five Element Cycles
Face Reading (Mien Shiang): A Taoist Practice
Level Two
$499
Eligibility:
This course is for self-development and for the practitioner
Prerequisite:
Level One: Face Reading (Mien Shiang): A Taoist Practice
Course Curriculum
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Lesson One: Face Shapes
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Lesson Two : The Two Sides of a face
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Lesson Three : Yin and Yang Sides of the Face
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Lesson Four : Beyond the Basics of the Primary Features: How to Analyze Features and Traits
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Lesson Five: The ‘Other’ Features of the Face
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Lesson Six : Markings on the Face
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Lesson Seven : Fa Ling Lines
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Lesson Eight : Colors and the Face
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Lesson Nine : The Three Zones of the Face
Taoist Psychology & Mien Shiang:
Personality, Behavior, Character of Each
Element for the Health Practitioner
Taoist Psychology & Mien Shiang:
The Wood Element Personality
$399
Course Curriculum
- Lesson One: Taoist Psychology
- Lesson Two: The Wood Element Personality
- Lesson Three: Wood Element Stress Emotions & Behaviors and Key Concerns
- Lesson Four: The Wood Facial Features, Markings, and Their Meanings
- Lesson Five: The Wood Body and Qi
- Lesson Six: Your (Your Client’s) Wood Element Profile
- Lesson Seven: Your (Your Client’s) Wood Element Emotions Assessment
- Lesson Eight: Your (Your Client’s) Wood Element Behavior Action Plan
- Lesson Nine: Your (Your Client’s) Wood Element Environment Action Plan
Course Curriculum
- Lesson One: Taoist Psychology
- Lesson Two: The Fire Element Personality
- Lesson Three: Fire Element Stress Emotions & Behaviors and Key Concerns
- Lesson Four: The Fire Facial Features, Markings, and Their Meanings
- Lesson Five: The Fire Body and Qi
- Lesson Six: Your (Your Client’s) Fire Element Profile
- Lesson Seven: Your (Your Client’s) Fire Element Emotions Assessment
- Lesson Eight: Your (Your Client’s) Fire Element Behavior Action Plan
- Lesson Nine: Your (Your Client’s) Fire Element Environment Action Plan
Course Curriculum
- Lesson One: Taoist Psychology
- Lesson Two: The Earth Element Personality
- Lesson Three: Earth Element Stress Emotions & Behaviors and Key Concerns
- Lesson Four: The Earth Facial Features, Markings, and Their Meanings
- Lesson Five: The Earth Body and Qi
- Lesson Six: Your (Your Client’s) Earth Element Profile
- Lesson Seven: Your (Your Client’s) Earth Element Emotions Assessment
- Lesson Eight: Your (Your Client’s) Earth Element Behavior Action Plan
- Lesson Nine: Your (Your Client’s) Earth Element Environment Action Plan
Course Curriculum
- Lesson One: Taoist Psychology
- Lesson Two: The Metal Element Personality
- Lesson Three: Metal Element Stress Emotions & Behaviors and Key Concerns
- Lesson Four: The Metal Facial Features, Markings, and Their Meanings
- Lesson Five: The Metal Body and Qi
- Lesson Six: Your (Your Client’s) Metal Element Profile
- Lesson Seven: Your (Your Client’s) Metal Element Emotions Assessment
- Lesson Eight: Your (Your Client’s) Metal Element Behavior Action Plan
- Lesson Nine: Your (Your Client’s) Metal Element Environment Action Plan
Course Curriculum
- Lesson One: Taoist Psychology
- Lesson Two: The Water Element Personality
- Lesson Three: Water Element Stress Emotions & Behaviors and Key Concerns
- Lesson Four: The Water Facial Features, Markings, and Their Meanings
- Lesson Five: The Water Body and Qi
- Lesson Six: Your (Your Client’s) Water Element Profile
- Lesson Seven: Your (Your Client’s) Water Element Emotions Assessment
- Lesson Eight: Your (Your Client’s) Water Element Behavior Action Plan
- Lesson Nine: Your (Your Client’s) Water Element Environment Action Plan
Course Curriculum
- Lesson One: The Supportive and Conflicting Relationships Between the Five Element Personalities
- Lesson Two: Understanding, Communicating, and Problem Solving with Dominant and Less Dominant Elemental Personalities
- Lesson Three: (continued) Understanding, Communicating, and Problem Solving with Dominant and Less Dominant Elemental Personalities
- Lesson Four: Balancing Qi (Energy) Between Excess and Deficient Traits
- Lesson Five: Wrap Up