Sick of staring at your screen to get your CEU credits? It’s time to step away from Zoom and learn IN-PERSON! Here’s why live, hands-on courses are worth it:

Practice Makes Perfect: Get real-time feedback on your techniques with direct, supervised practice that helps you feel confident in your skills.
Feel the Energy: Facial acupuncture is all about subtle feedback—you can only truly learn this through hands-on interaction.
Stay Focused: No more distractions at home! Being there in person keeps you engaged and fully immersed in the learning experience.
Learn With Others: Share tips, ideas, and laughs with peers while practicing together—it’s way more fun (and helpful) than sitting alone.
See It Clearly: Watching live demos up close gives you a much better understanding of techniques like needle placement and depth.
Get Hands-On With Tools Experience tuning forks, essential oils, and other exciting modalities in real time to take your skills up a notch.
Connect With Your Instructor: Face-to-face interaction makes it easier to ask questions, get personalized tips, and build a real connection.

In-person training isn’t just learning—it’s an experience. You’ll leave feeling confident, inspired, and ready to level up your practice!

Featuring Julie Shillabeer, R. Ac. the Chi-Akra Center for Ageless Aging Certified Teacher for Canada for the last 10 years, with 20+ years of experience.

Facial acupuncture is perfect for your patients looking for a natural alternative to injectables — it’s all about rejuvenation without chemicals that fill your face. It taps into the growing demand for beauty treatments that focus on both looking good and feeling good. Adding facial acupuncture to your clinic makes it the go-to spot for those who want to age naturally and gracefully, without compromising their health or wellness values. Learn protocols that not only focus on renewing the face, but renew the entire individual inside and out.

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FOUNDATIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE RENEWAL™

16 CEUs granted

The Foundations of Constitutional Facial Acupuncture Renewal™ seminar is your starting point for mastering Mary Elizabeth Wakefield’s facial acupuncture techniques. It’s the core of her 3-tiered Practitioner Certification Program and sets the stage for all her other protocols.

In this hands-on course, you’ll learn safe, gentle, and effective ways to renew both the face and body. You’ll discover how to customize treatments by identifying your patient’s 5 Element constitution and addressing the meridian imbalances that play a role in aging. Plus, you’ll dive deep into the 8 extraordinary meridians for powerful cellular renewal techniques.

If you’re ready to build a solid foundation and take your practice to the next level, this course is where it all begins!

This seminar includes

  • The history of facial acupuncture
  • Contraindications/benefits
  • The Eight Extraordinary meridians
  • Specific acupuncture points for face and body
  • Jacques Lavier’s acu-muscle facial needling techniques
  • An introduction to motor point needling for the neck
  • Kidney spirit points
  • Chinese physiognomy: Five Element hand and face reading
  • Important operational information, general rules and supplies needed for facial acupuncture treatments
  • A full topical herbal treatment protocol using herbal masks, creams, and essential oils, and jade rollers
  • The Instructor will demonstrate all techniques, and the participants will give and receive treatments

ADVANCED CONSTITUTIONAL FACIAL ACUPUNCTURE™

16 to 24 CEUs granted (offered in two and three day formats depending on location)

*prerequisite = foundations of constitutional facial renewal (course above)

This seminar covers advanced facial acupuncture techniques, including Japanese scar therapy, intradermal needling, threading, needle depth and insertion, and “wrapping around the bone” methods. We’ll also dive into working with facial muscles and motor points. These techniques can help with conditions like Bell’s palsy, windstroke, facial paralysis, and TMJ (temporomandibular joint dysfunction).

This seminar includes

  • The energetics of the face and the 3 Treasures
  • Skin aging: an overview of the anatomy and physiology of the skin
  • The function of 19 facial motor points; an Oriental medicine perspective
  • Guidelines and a suggested protocol for facial motor point needling
  • Physiognomy: “Balancing the corpus callosum”
  • Five element pathology and constitutional needling protocol
  • A business forum
  • A topical Chinese herbal facial protocol, with soothing botanicals and essential oils, jade rollers and gem discs
  • The Instructor will demonstrate all the protocols, and the participants will give and receive treatments
  • Quiz: facial analysis of a celebrity; open book test, followed by group discussion
  • Practical wisdom: insights drawn from Julie Shillabeer, R.Ac training

BEST VALUE BUNDLE (BOTH COURSES):

Receive 40 CEUs and save!

Taking the Foundations of Facial Acupuncture Renewal and Advanced Facial Acupuncture Renewal courses back-to-back is the ultimate way to dive into facial acupuncture. Here’s why it’s such a game-changer:

  1. Learn Faster, Get Better: You’ll build a solid foundation and immediately put it to use in advanced techniques, locking in your skills through hands-on practice.
  2. Feel Confident: With everything fresh in your mind, you’ll walk away ready to handle a wide range of facial and health concerns like a pro.
  3. Everything Clicks: Learning back-to-back keeps the flow going, so you’re not missing key connections between the basics and advanced methods.
  4. Advanced Skills, ASAP: Nail the fundamentals, then jump right into the good stuff while it’s all still fresh—no awkward gaps or forgotten steps.
  5. Meet Your People: Spend time with like-minded peers and an amazing instructor, sharing tips, ideas, and forming connections that last.
  6. It All Comes Together: See how the basics feed into advanced techniques for a seamless, holistic understanding of facial acupuncture.
  7. Save Time and Money: One trip, one schedule—it’s efficient and makes the most of your investment.

By doing both courses back-to-back, you’ll leave with the confidence, skills, and connections to take your practice to the next level!

WHAT PRACTITONERS ARE SAYING

“Great course to treat both the spirit and inner and outer beauty. Julie took the time to really teach, explain the concepts of facial acupuncture.”

Dr. Mirjana B.

“In addition to treating patients’ exterior, I discovered how much this work is equally about their internal landscape being cared for through these techniques.”

Ala W.

“So grateful for Julie and the time she took to make sure we understood everything and all the hands on practice.”

Alanna A.

“If you’re considering taking a course with Julie, DO IT! You’ll walk away feeling empowered, informed and so grateful for this transformational experience.”

Amanda D.

“Julie is an exceptional teacher, offering a wealth of knowledge and practical insights into facial acupuncture. The training is very hands-on and practical.”

Danzhu M.

“Every lesson felt like a conversation rather than a lecture. I genuinely left each day feeling inspired and excited to continue learning. This course has left me wanting more in the best way possible.”

Jenessa C.

“If you are looking for cosmetic acupuncture, this is not the one. This course is above and beyond just cosmetic. This is a deeper understanding of facial acupuncture transformational ability to address aging and beauty.”

Dr. Marzieh S.