Learn a complete traditional system for treating emotions and diseases of emotional origin with Ann Cecil-Sterman, author of the acclaimed textbook Advanced Acupuncture: A Clinic Manual.
Live Attendance and Recording Access available
(all local, interstate and internationally registered participants gain lifetime access to the recording)
Melbourne CBD, August 4th-6th, 2025
22 CPDs
This seminar is for you if:
• you would like to provide the most effective treatments available for your patients.
• you’re seeking an authentically classical understanding of human emotion and consciousness that is clinically effective and invites deeper personal cultivation.
• you feel your treatments lack the feeling that initially drew you to this magnificent profession—the actual Heart and Essence of the medicine.
• you would like your practice to feel rooted in the classics and the spirit of the medicine, and not feel like a technician dependent on modern point protocols.
• you would like to provide deeper, more potent, longer-lasting treatments for your patients.
As offshoots from the Primary Channels, The Luo Channels use Blood to keep away from organs all manner of pathogenic factors, including toxins, climatic factors, pollutants, and emotions. The body safeguards the Primary Channels and the daily functions of the Zang Fu organs by building Luo Channels, manifesting as visible reservoirs ranging from spider veins to varicosities and, later, by creating swellings and nodules. The arena of emotional imbalances can be described with the understanding of this innate strategy.
In Classical Chinese Medicine, the Luo Channels are essential for the clearing of emotions and addressing diseases of emotional origin. When saturated, Luo Channels render Primary Channel treatments ineffective for emotional conditions and must be treated directly. Command of Luo Channel treatments is therefore indispensable for all Acupuncturists.
Ann Cecil-Sterman had the privilege of studying with Jeffrey Yuen for over two decades, devoting her career to documenting the clinical application of the complement channels of acupuncture. She is the first person in history to publish step-by-step protocols for the practical application of the sinew, luo, divergent and eight extraordinary channels.
You are warmly invited to join us for a three-day masterclass on the theory and practical application of the Luo Channels, with over 12 live patient treatments. Held only once every five-years in Melbourne, registration is open to participants worldwide.
In this class, you will:
• Understand each zang fu organ’s mental and emotional contribution to consciousness.
• Deepen your own self-cultivation, identifying both the normal and pathological state of each zang fu.
• Learn a reliable and time-tested method of treating any emotional imbalance in a simple, yet profoundly effective way.
• Learn to use the Luo Channels to treat rebellious qi, systemic heat, all blood pathologies, inflammation of the organs, and musculoskeletal conditions.
• Be better equipped to prepare your patients to receive the most effective treatment available.
Thank you for the Luo class… It was interesting for me to feel the lineage moving through it.
I feel like I can sense when something is coming through a lineage tradition and when it is only mind and theory based without the weight and lightness of the generations before. The fluidity of your practice and the presence that is generated is really inspiring… I have been working with the Luo’s a lot and love the depth to which they can go. It feels like a very strong grounding and understanding of the natures of the organs in health... I really feel that the clarity that this brings to my practice has been a truly wonderful and inspiring addition. After 26 years of practicing it’s great to finally feel like there is a possibility of clarity, understanding and focus in the work. So thank you.
- Keith Simpson
This workshop was a beautiful experience for me and my practice, and in ways I had not expected.
My intention in coming was to learn more about the complement channel system and see firsthand Ann’s treatment and needling techniques. All these things occurred and more. The workshop’s surprise center that has fundamentally redirected me was highlighting the necessary context of looking at pathology through the lens of disharmony with spirit. I have often brushed past people’s psychology, preferring to leave it to their therapists. Ann’s masterful modeling of a discovery process and explanations of how these disconnections to spirit become the root of illness have served to reorient my entire approach to practicing this medicine. It is the secret hidden in plain sight that, once pointed out, seems embarrassingly obvious and essential. All my sessions have been different and deeper since getting home. This workshop was remarkable in every way. Deep bow!
- Sharon Kraus
The Luo Channels provide the most effective method for treating psycho-emotional conditions and offer a unique, comprehensive system for addressing all conditions arising from unresolved emotional experiences.
At the conclusion of this class, you will:
• Restore or increase Heart and Essence to your treatments.
• Offer the most effective treatments for psycho-emotional conditions available to your patients.
• Deepen your self-cultivation by understanding how each Zang Fu organ contributes to the normal and pathological state of human consciousness.
• Fill the gaps in your knowledge regarding emotions in Chinese Medicine with knowledge held continuously and passed down for thousands of years.
• Offer deeper and more sustainable treatments of maximum impact to your patients.
• Know how to treat any emotional imbalance or medical condition of emotional origin with great success.
Registration
PAY IN FULL
$800 USD
SINGLE, ONE-TIME PAYMENT
By purchasing this ticket, you are registering to either attend the in-person Melbourne seminar with Ann Cecil-Sterman on the Luo Channels of Classical Acupuncture or access the seminar remotely, with all registrants receiving lifetime access to the professionally recorded footage. Tickets are non-refundable, and if a live attendee cannot attend, they will still have lifetime access to the recording once available. Attendees assume all risks and are liable for any unlawful behaviour or damage to the venue or equipment, and non-compliance with laws or venue rules may lead to refusal of admission or expulsion. Unauthorised recordings are prohibited, and by attending, you consent to being recorded and your likeness appearing in footage, which may be shared with other registrants or used for promotional purposes. If choosing the payment plan, $200 USD is charged immediately, followed by three additional installments every two weeks. This class will be run live on August 4th-6th, and the final edit of the recording is expected to become available to all ticket holders no earlier than September 10th, 2025.
Oh Ann, your Melbourne seminar was incredible!!
I have had such profound changes since, from just witnessing you and feeling the energetics of the Channels that you worked on with the patients!! So grateful for the branch of classical acupuncture you are sharing, it is what I have been searching for! X
- Belle Taylor
These classes have reignited the faith
I had in this medicine when I set out on this path, but was squashed and dampened in acupuncture school. I am so grateful for this.
- Kaleb Kilkenny
Treatment of the Primary Channels can not yield long-lasting results if there are unresolved pathologies in the Luo Channels collaterals, making them vital tools to all practicing acupuncturists.
Hi, I'm Ann Cecil-Sterman
I help Acupuncturists confidently treat chronic disease using the Complement Channels.
For two decades, it has been my mission to help return the practice of acupuncture to its rightful and original status:
a stand-alone, dazzlingly powerful, heart-centered practice that knows no bounds, bringing healing to countless people.
I have helped thousands of Acupuncturists fall deeply in love with their practice and remove limitations to their capacity to help their patients experience profound healing.
A Short History of Acupuncture
My name is Ann Cecil-Sterman, and I’d love to share with you some of the path I’ve been on that has allowed me to delve into the rich history of this ancient practice and unlock its hidden treasures.
By the time of the Han Dynasty, two thousand years ago, acupuncture and other healing practices based on the channels, (including Shamanism) had reached a pinnacle. There existed a fully formed medical practice that was meticulously documented in the Nei Jing—The Yellow Emperor’s Classic, a text so celebrated that it was as ubiquitous in the culture. Countless households still have a copy on their shelves to this day. The complement channels, comprising the sinews, luo, divergent, and eight extraordinary channels, were an integral part of this comprehensive system. Everything was treatable, and acupuncture was a thriving, beautiful and complete medicine until at least the end of the Tang Dynasty in the 10th century.
A significant shift occurred during the next major period—the Song Dynasty—when the Imperial Academy standardized acupuncture. Many classical texts were destroyed, others survived only in revised versions. The Yellow Emperor’s Classic that we know today is a version from this period.
It would be impossible to fill the holes in the written texts without a direct connection to the classical period, and there is one. In the 1960s the great Master Yu Wen brought from China to the United States his grandson, the extraordinarily gifted Master Jeffrey Yuen. Master Yuen possesses a virtuosic command of the Classical texts, the full channel system (and much more) tracing his family’s unbroken lineage back to the Han Dynasty. Through this spectacular oral tradition, he holds a living knowledge of the Nei Jing, enabling classical acupuncturists like myself to practice the complement channels with integrity and experience extraordinary results.
It was my privilege to be a student of Jeffrey Yuen for an incredible 20 years. I dedicated myself to his teachings, following him nearly wherever he went. My sole mission was to practice and then document the application of the complement channels of acupuncture as I understood it from those teachings and my clinical experience.
The culmination of this work can be found in my textbook, Advanced Acupuncture: A Clinical Manual. It is a deep resource that gives step-by-step protocols for the practical application of the complement channels.
My current mission is to teach what I have learned in practicing this remarkable material in more than twenty-seven thousand individual one hour treatments.
I think about the medicine and about teaching all day and am always excited at the opportunity to share my knowledge and experience with you. Through preserving this wisdom of the past and incorporating it into clinical and remote practice, I have consistently witnessed extraordinary transformations in my patients.
The complete channel system, as practiced in accordance with the classical texts in their original form, has proven to be an invaluable tool in providing profound clinical results.
Complimentary Teaching
What happened to the secondary vessels of acupuncture, and why aren’t they taught in college?
How can knowledge of these channels bring clarity on how seemingly minor illnesses, such as the common cold, develop into chronic and often degenerative conditions?
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As a practitioner who has struggled justifying fixing something only to have people stuck in the same physical problem and mind-rut over and over again,
and wonder whether taking away their pain is taking away their impetus for evolution, it is a gift to watch Ann engage her clients’ consciousness on behalf of their healing journey, and bring them wide awake towards wellness. It’s time we all took inventory and responsibility for the ways in which we keep ourselves and our clients stuck in illness. Ann helps to awaken the heart-mind and begin transformative healing starting from the level of the Spirit. The opportunity to observe Ann treat gives me a sense of the greatness and vast possibilities of this great medicine that we practice, which is as profound and transformative as what I believed was possible when I first decided to go to Chinese Medicine school 10 years ago!
- Jeri Ho
I will take any class with Ann that I can take.
Being in her classes and around the community being formed opens me up as a person and clarifies who I am as a healer.
- Yvette Koch
Registration
PAY IN FULL
$800 USD
SINGLE, ONE-TIME PAYMENT
By purchasing this ticket, you are registering to either attend the in-person Melbourne seminar with Ann Cecil-Sterman on the Luo Channels of Classical Acupuncture or access the seminar remotely, with all registrants receiving lifetime access to the professionally recorded footage. Tickets are non-refundable, and if a live attendee cannot attend, they will still have lifetime access to the recording once available. Attendees assume all risks and are liable for any unlawful behaviour or damage to the venue or equipment, and non-compliance with laws or venue rules may lead to refusal of admission or expulsion. Unauthorised recordings are prohibited, and by attending, you consent to being recorded and your likeness appearing in footage, which may be shared with other registrants or used for promotional purposes. If choosing the payment plan, $200 USD is charged immediately, followed by three additional installments every two weeks. This class will be run live on August 4th-6th, and the final edit of the recording is expected to become available to all ticket holders no earlier than September 10th, 2025.
Live Attendee Information
Class Details
📍Location
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC
🗓️ Date
August 4th - 6th
⏰ Time
9:00 am - 5:00 pm. Doors open at 8:30 am, and the seminar will commence at 9:00 am sharp.
📚 Pre-Learning
Recommended texts include:
🚗 Parking & Public Transport
✅ Approved AACMA- 22 CPDs
🎥 This seminar will be recorded, and you will receive permanent access to the recording when registered.
Melbourne Central Station is one block away from the venue. You can take any train in Melbourne heading toward Flinders Station, then, there are two options once you arrive. The first is to get off and jump on the city loop, which will take you directly to Melbourne Central Station, OR, get off at Flinders Station and take any tram heading north along Swanston Street; get off at Lonsdale Street/State Library.
It is recommended that you find the closest train station to your accommodation, park your car there, and take the train (or tram) into the city. Google Maps is excellent at planning trips–simply type in your location, and destination as 210 Lonsdale St, Melbourne.
What should I bring?
Warm clothing: The venue has central heating, however, I recommend also bringing warm clothes.
Personal drink bottle/mug: Mugs, hot water and filtered water will be available.
Writing material: Please provide your own notebooks and writing material
Personal belongings: There will be a designated space for any personal belongings, however, due to the large number of participants, it is recommended you leave all valuable or large items at home. We cannot accept any responsibility for lost items.
For any further questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to Jordan at [email protected]
The Luo Channel seminar is held in Melbourne every five years.
Register this year to avoid waiting another five years to apply these profound and essential channels in your treatments.
The Luo Channels are essential self-cultivation for understanding the emotional roles of the zang fu organs and diagnosing their imbalances via a patient’s psychological state and emotional behavior.
FAQ
The event will be professionally recorded and all live attendees will receive permanent access to the film.
No. The class is recorded with multiple cameras, so the footage is edited afterward by a professional videographer to showcase the best camera angle for each moment.
Yes, this class is suitable for students and beginner-advanced practitioners.
No. It is, however, strongly recommended to have a copy of Ann’s book, ‘Advanced Acupuncture: A Clinic Manual,’ and to be familiar with the zang fu organs.
Certainly. You’re invited to purchase a remote attendance ticket.
This seminar will be registered with AACMA for 22 CPDs.
Registration
PAY IN FULL
$800 USD
SINGLE, ONE-TIME PAYMENT
By purchasing this ticket, you are registering to either attend the in-person Melbourne seminar with Ann Cecil-Sterman on the Luo Channels of Classical Acupuncture or access the seminar remotely, with all registrants receiving lifetime access to the professionally recorded footage. Tickets are non-refundable, and if a live attendee cannot attend, they will still have lifetime access to the recording once available. Attendees assume all risks and are liable for any unlawful behaviour or damage to the venue or equipment, and non-compliance with laws or venue rules may lead to refusal of admission or expulsion. Unauthorised recordings are prohibited, and by attending, you consent to being recorded and your likeness appearing in footage, which may be shared with other registrants or used for promotional purposes. If choosing the payment plan, $200 USD is charged immediately, followed by three additional installments every two weeks. This class will be run live on August 4th-6th, and the final edit of the recording is expected to become available to all ticket holders no earlier than September 10th, 2025.