Two free open houses + the door into NNBM


Free Virtual Open Houses

Curious About Neijing Nature-Based Medicine?

Spend an hour with Dr. Edward Neal, no commitment

Two sessions for the US and EU. Bring your questions.

Greetings!

Before Wisdom of the Cosmos and the 2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship open this fall, we would like the chance to meet you.

We warmly invite you to join Dr. Edward Neal for a free, hour-long virtual open house. Together we will consider what Neijing Nature-Based Medicine is, how Classical Text Archaeology approaches the Huangdi Neijing as a living clinical text, and what study this coming season might hold. There will be time to respond to whatever questions you wish to bring.

We are offering two sessions, arranged for the US and EU. You are welcome at whichever suits you best:

Saturday, June 27, 2026

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Pacific Time

Free Online Event

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Pacific Time

Free Online Event


Whether or not you are able to join us live, here is what begins this August.

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Begin Here

Wisdom of the Cosmos

An Introduction to Neijing Nature-Based Medicine and the Patterns of Nature’s Design

Begins August 8, 2026, 10:00am PDT

A complete introduction to Neijing Nature-Based Medicine, and the opening semester of the full mentorship for those who choose to continue. Over the course of one semester, you'll study alongside Dr. Edward Neal in the cosmology, early Chinese history, and the language that give this medicine its foundation, unfolding through recorded lectures, live Sunday sessions, and shared discussion with learners across the world.

It is meant as a genuine beginning rather than a survey: a place for practitioners considering the longer path, and for scholars and serious readers drawn to the depth of the Huangdi Neijing. You begin with a single semester, and you may decide later. Should you continue, your tuition carries forward.


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The Full Mentorship

Neijing Nature-Based Medicine: 2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship

Mentorship in classical medicine, practiced from first principles | With Dr. Edward Neal

Begins August 8, 2026, 10:00am PDT

At the heart of the school is a two-year postgraduate mentorship, in which dedicated practitioners study the original language and philosophy of the Huangdi Neijing directly with Dr. Edward Neal and faculty. Across four semesters, you return to the foundations of classical medicine, the principles most practitioners never encountered in their formal training, and allow that depth to gradually reshape the way you work in the clinic.

The program joins an Online Lecture Series with three seven-day Clinical Practicums at Trout Lake Abbey in Washington, where study moves from text into the hands through diagnosis, touch, and practice, in a setting given as much to rest and renewal as to learning. For those who wish to remain online, the Online Lecture Series may also be taken on its own.

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Tuition & Support

Financial Aid is Available

This level of training is a meaningful commitment, and we want to make it as accessible as we can. Where we can help, we will. A range of assistance options is available:

  • Student and new-practitioner discounts
  • Payment plan option
  • Scholarship opportunities
  • Country parity discounts
  • Auditing discounts
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How to Enroll

A Simple Application

Registration is now required for both Wisdom of the Cosmos and the 2-Year Postgraduate Mentorship. The process is short and straightforward, with just a few questions so we can welcome you properly.

Once you register and are accepted, you may pay your tuition in full or begin a payment plan with your first installment. Either way, you join the Early Start Program and can begin the first 10 lectures and start familiarizing yourself with the material.

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