This page contains book and product reviews and other current updates to the quarterly Traditional Health Practitioners Journal periodical.

Traditional Healers Fellowship Seminars:

Please note that seminars listed under this heading are only open to currently accredited Chartered Traditional Healers.

Please also note that since the 1^st of July 2009 Update Seminars are held on the first Tuesday of each month and run for 2½ hours.

July 6th 2010. Commences at 6:30 p.m. Duration ± 2½ Hrs. Venue: CNT.

Subject: New viral diseases. This seminar presents the latest information on newly discovered strains of viral diseases, including swine flu, and presents their distribution, symptoms, severity and treatment. Lecturer T.C. Discipline: General.
 

August 3rd 2010. Commences at 6:30 p.m. Duration ± 2½ Hrs. Venue: CNT.

Subject: Worlds of Consciousness. The human brain is not one single entity, but is composed of numerous interconnecting structures, each of which has its own specific function and evolutionary history. This session presents the "Triune Brain" theory of Paul MacLean and compares it with the Shaman's multiple worlds of consciousness. Lecturer P.H. Discipline: General.
 

September 7th 2010. Commences at 6:30 p.m. Duration ± 2½ Hrs. Venue: CNT.

Subject: Myths, lies and misconceptions 1. Misinformation abounds in the health industry, both in modern medicine as well as the alternative medicine industry. Some of it arises apparently spontaneously through urban legend and the internet, while other misinformation is purposely intended to deceive. This lecture exposes its sources and motivation, and looks at the often sad and sometimes humorous results. Lecturer S.H. Discipline: General.
 

October 5th 2010. Commences at 6:30 p.m. Duration ± 2½ Hrs. Venue: CNT.

Subject: Myths, lies and misconceptions 2. An in-depth discussion on how to counter the medical and other health misinformation that has taken residence in the minds of clients and patients. Lecturer P.H. Discipline: General.
 

November 2nd 2010. Commences at 6:30 p.m. Duration ± 2½ Hrs. Venue: CNT.

Subject: Lesser known TCM practices. This seminar looks at some TCM practices that have not taken the West by storm and are relatively unknown outside China, Korea and Japan. Lecturer C.X. Discipline: TCM, General.
 

December 2010. There will be no update seminar in December.
The members' end of year social and barbeque will be held at the college on Sunday the 5th of December, commencing at 11:30 a.m. 
 

If you are prepared to give a lecture, demonstration or organise a workshop for any of our update sessions in the first half of 2011, please contact Paul by telephone or email.
 

College of Natural Therapies (S.A.) Courses:

Enrolments for the 2011 update course in Graeco-Arabic Medicine will open on the 15th of November 2010.
 

International Seminars and Congresses:

Important notice: The listing of an event under this heading does not imply any recommendation or endorsement by the Traditional Medicine Network or its affiliates.
 

At this point in time we have no notifications of any International Seminars and Congresses for 2010.

Book and Product Reviews:

From time to time we are asked to review books and products related to the profession. These reviews are available in PDF format from our site and may be obtained by clicking the relevant link on this page.
Please note that all reviews are presented from a traditional healer's perspective and may therefore contain information and points of view that are not relevant to non-traditional healers.
 

Book review: No new book reviews have been presented.