Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
Understanding Points Name Series
This series consists of five individual modules, which can be purchased separately or as a complete package, including the introduction and all topics. You have the flexibility to deepen your understanding of Chinese Medicine at your own pace, whether by exploring a single module or engaging with the entire series.
Understanding the Point Names | The Complete Series
In this extensive course, the esteemed Sinologist, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée, takes you on a fascinating journey into the…
A Journey into Acupuncture Point Names
In this course, renowned Sinologist, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée, embarks on a fascinating journey into the world of acupuncture…
The Body Reflecting the Earth
Embark on an enlightening exploration of acupuncture point names with Sinologist Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée in this captivating course.…
Points with Shen in their Name
Taking this course, you will be immersed in a profound comprehension of the intricate interplay between these acupuncture points and…
Points on the Back and Chest
Join renowned Sinologist, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée, on an engaging journey into the world of acupuncture points located on…
Ren Mai Points
Embark on a captivating exploration of acupuncture point names situated along the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel) in this comprehensive course…
Advanced Classes with Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
The Way of Water (or The Strength of Weakness)
The Book of the Way and its Potency (or Virtue), attributed to Laozi, is one of the most important texts…
The Beginning of Life: Energetics of Pregnancy and Embryological Development
In this class, we look at the dynamic proper to each of the 10 months of pregnancy as they are…
The Secrets of Qi: The Concept of Qi in Ancient Texts
In this course Elisabeth walks us through the process of evolving notions through time, and points to crucial understandings of…
Journey to Paradise: Immortality, Hun and Po
While following Elisabeth Rochat de la Valleé through the symbols of the incredibly well preserved Ma Wang Dui Funeral Banner,…
Numerology in the Classics: Unfolding the Mystery of Life
In this first of a kind course Élisabeth Rochat de la Vallée explores the meaning of numbers in ancient Chinese…
Sovereign and Ministerial Fire in the Classics
The Fire has multiple aspects, being for instance one of the Five elements (or phases) as well as a pathological…
Understanding the San Jiao in the Classics
The San Jiao is a special organ, sometimes difficult to apprehend. The Chinese vision is multiple and complex. This lecture…
Su Wen 78: A Discourse on Evidence of the 4 Failures
This class explores historical and modern concepts of Su Wen chapter 78, the Discourse on Evidence of the Four Failures.
Fundamental Chinese Medicine Concepts
Clear and Turbid (Qing Zhuo 清濁)
Clear 清 and turbid 濁 are the fundamental qualities initially emerging from undifferentiated primordial matter. They form a yin-yang pair…
Ji 幾 – Incipience
The art of the great practitioner lies in the ability to grasp these passages, to perceive the imperceptible beginning of…
Jing: A Study of the Meridians in the Ancient Texts
Taking us through the ancient text Elisabeth Rochat de laVallée reveals to us the different meanings in which 經 can…
LI 禮 Rituals
Too often the traditional meaning of the Chinese «li 禮» Rituals is misunderstood. This course explores the true meaning of…
XING 形 TI 體 SHEN 身 – The Body in the Classics
In the course Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée explores the three main characters for the body, from 3 different…
Wu Wei 無為: Non-Acting in Daodejing
Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée, world renown sinologist, teaches in this course the term Wu Wei 無為: Non-Acting from the…
Ziran 自然 – Natural and Spontaneous State
Through a choice of texts from different schools, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée elucidates the classical understanding of Ziran.
Xing Ming (性命) – The Nature and Destiny of a Human Being
Health cannot be understood without a reference to one’s original or true nature; the inborn dispositions give anyone their robustness…
MING 明 Light
Through a choice of texts coming from different schools, Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée elucidates the classical understanding of MING…
SHAN 善 Good
In this course Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée focuses on the answer given in Daoist texts as the Daodejing and…
Other Courses by Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
From the Books to the Clinic: Ancient Wisdom in Practice
In this symposium, we had a fantastic line-up of professionals covering a wide range of topics, all related to the…
Inner Flow: Circulation of Qi and Vital Essences
In this course, according to Classical Chinese medical texts, Elisabeth Rochat De LaVallée explains the character of 脈, Mai –…
Thought on the Character 治 Zhi | Treatment
In this short free lecture, senior sinologist Rochat de la Vallée explores the meaning of one of the most fundamental…
Understanding Pulses and Seasons from the Classics
This short paper is a kind of introduction to the presentation on the pulses by my dear friend Deborah Woolf.
Bladder 43: Exploration of a Special Acupuncture Point
This lecture by leading sinologist Elizabeth Rochat de la Vallee will give you deeper insights into these concepts of Bladder…
Articles by Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
志 zhi: A Many-fold Will
志 Zhi: A Manyfold Will By Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée In Chinese medicine, the will (zhi 志) is first perceived as one of the five spiritual powers (wu shen 五神) *1. Linked to the kidneys, the will is
Elation and Joy (喜 樂 – XI LE)
ELATION AND JOY -喜 樂 – XI LE By Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée Translation from the French by Laurence Mourey. ELATION – XI 喜 Elation and anger (xi nu 喜怒) Elation has traditionally been paired with anger:
EMOTIONS ACCORDING TO THE HUANGDI NEIJING
Emotions According to the Huangdi Neijing By Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée Desires and passions are considered by the Chinese thinkers as the main obstacle to the true accomplishment of human life and the fulfilment of one’s destiny. They are
Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée Professional Resume
Senior sinologist Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée holds a Licence and Master Degree in Classical Literature (Paris-Nanterre), Licence and Master Degree in Philosophy (Paris-Nanterre) and D.E.A. in Chinese (Paris-Jussieu).
She has been studying Chinese and collaborating with Fr Claude Larre and Dr Jean Schatz since the ’70. Elisabeth has published numerous translations, books, booklets, transcripts of lectures, and articles. She is currently Dean of Study in the European School of Acupuncture (Ecole Européenne d’Acupuncture, Paris. Senior Lecturer of the E.E.A. (École Européenne d’Acupuncture). Lecturer on Chinese Philosophy in the Jesuit University in Paris (Centre Sèvres).
She is teaching Chinese Medicine texts to practitioners worldwide. Over the years, Rochat de la Vallée has been teaching in leading schools around the world, such as École Européenne d’Acupuncture, Jesuit University of Centre Sèvres, Paris, and the Nantes University of Medicine (medical school) in the context of the Acupuncture Inter-university Diploma. Elisabeth is a senior member of the Editorial Board of the Grand Ricci project and the Organization Committee of the triennial International Colloque of Sinology on the History of Chinese-Western Relationships until 2005.
