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Rediscovering Beauty: 2026 Workshops with Dr. Edward Neal
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Rediscovering Beauty: A Weekend Introduction to Neijing Nature-Based Medicine
with Edward Neal, MD
Join Dr. Edward Neal for a two-day in-person immersion into the living roots of Chinese medicine. This workshop introduces Neijing Nature-Based Medicine, an approach drawn from the earliest sources of Chinese medical thought and grounded in more than twenty-five years of Classical Text Archeology.
Together we will revisit the Huangdi Neijing, the foundational text of Chinese medicine, and explore the deeper question it raises: what does it mean to live according to the principles of Nature’s design?
What We Will Explore
Over the course of the weekend, we will examine how early Chinese physicians understood the body, the cosmos, and the natural world as one continuous field of relationship.
The course weaves together:
An introduction to the Huangdi Neijing, the original source text of Chinese medicine
New insights emerging from decades of Classical Text Archeology
Live dialogue, discussion, and group inquiry
Simple embodied exercises that help integrate these ideas
Practical reflections on how these principles inform our work and everyday life
Dr. Edward Neal, MD, MSOM, is the Director of The Apricot Grove and the founder of Neijing Nature-Based Medicine
This is not a technical training. It is an opportunity to reconsider the foundations of how we understand health, the body, perception, and the relationship between human beings and the natural world.
2026 Workshop Locations
Our Spring workshops will take place in three settings:
Richmond, Rhode Island, US
April 25-26, 2026
Dunmanway, West Cork, Ireland
May 30-31, 2026
Barcelona, Spain
June 6-7, 2026
Each gathering will be shaped by place and by those who attend—honoring the land, the people, and the local context as part of the learning environment.
Who This Course Is For
This weekend is open to:
Members of the public interested in nature, the body, and our connection to the cosmos in the greater sense
Healthcare practitioners
Students of medicine and the healing arts
Whether you are new to Chinese medicine and cosmology or have studied it for years, the course offers a renewed orientation—one that restores depth, coherence, and meaning to the study of the body and nature.
Beauty, in this sense, is not decoration. It is a sign of alignment between our lives and the larger patterns of the world and cosmos.
The Apricot Grove is a diverse, purpose-driven community of healthcare professionals, scholars, artists, and others committed to human transformation and global well-being through the study and preservation of traditional medical knowledge.
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Spring News A weekend workshop in Rhode Island, a name that reflects our educational model, and two programs opening for registration. Reimagining Beauty: A Weekend Introduction to Neijing Nature-Based Medicine with Edward NealRhode Island, April 25-26 If you've been curious about Neijing Nature-Based Medicine but haven't had a chance to study it directly, this weekend is a good place to begin. Reimagining Beauty is a 2-day introduction with Dr. Edward Neal, held at the Awaken Wholeness...
