Daoist Traditions College of Chinese Medical Arts

"It has recently occurred to me that I started school 20 years ago, meaning Daoist Traditions has been open for 20 years. Congratulations on this major milestone! I am honored to be a member of the first graduating class of your esteemed school. I didn't realize it at the time, but over the years I have come to see that my education at Daoist Traditions was very unique. Not only does the program exceed mere licensure requirements in terms of credits, it also covers material that other schools do not. Jeffrey Yuen, in particular, is a living treasure, a walking encyclopedia of Chinese medicine. Through him, the school teaches an ancient lineage that precedes modern TCM theory and practice, which I feel has given me a deeper understanding of the body and its imbalances. What I was taught about latency and autoimmune disease is particularly brilliant. The program is challenging but the subject is fascinating. Think of it as studying medicine but in a different paradigm that comes not only from another culture but from another time in human history. If you do it right, how you look at everything will shift. It is hard but 100% worth the effort. I feel privileged to practice this wise, ancient medicine. Helping people in a gentle and holistic way is a lovely way to make a living. Thank you, Daoist Traditions!"

"I graduated in May of 2021 after finishing my Masters and Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. The course work can be really difficult but the knowledge gained from four years of rigorous work doesn’t compare with many other schools. Daoist Traditions is one of a few schools that teach classical perspectives of Chinese Medicine, in addition to in-depth channel systems including the eight extraordinary, luo, primary, and sinew meridians. If you’re up for really dedicating four years of your life to a life changing school and career experience to help your community stay healthy, this is the school for you."

"As can probably be gleaned from the reviews, this program is intensive and requires one to dedicate onself fully to learning and living the medicine. Just like a catalytic chamber, the intensive workload creates a milieu where students are forced to face themselves in order to become more coherent healing presences. Like still water with sand at the bottom of the glass, we do not know what resides in the internal terrain to transmute necessarily until perceived turbulence shakes it up. Like flowing water, when one moves with the winds of change without resistance, the Daoist influence of this program can help us grow in unimaginable ways. As I near graduation in my 4th year at this institution, I have come to realize that centering oneself in the heart can pave the way for perception that is hard when seen through the mind filter of past experience that might negativity color a worldview. Daoist Traditions is a beautiful place of heart-centered learning and growth led by knowledgeable practitioners who also walk the path of cultivation. Come to this school if you would like the opportunity to become more of your true self in order to serve as a healing presence for others."

"I'm a graduate of the class of 2021 and am quite confident I received one of the highest quality Chinese medical educations offered in the US. The first two years were heavy on herbs, point actions and indications, and Chinese medical theory with some biomed thrown in. Yes, there are a lot of powerpoints in the first two years - that's because you have about 230 formulas, 350 herbs, and over 300 points to memorize information about. The last two years were biomedicine heavy and also included advanced level Chinese medical theory. My teachers were incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about not only the material, but teaching well. It was always evident that faculty and administration cared immensely about the students and the quality of our education. After having graduated, I have had more contact with practitioners around the US who were educated at other institutions, and it has made me realize just how thorough and comprehensive the program at Daoist Traditions is. I also completed the dual doctoral program while I was enrolled for my masters. The doctoral program definitely had its challenges, but it was also within the first 3 years that the college had even implemented it. By the third year, things were definitely going much more smoothly, higher quality faculty had been recruited across the board, and the classes offered were more streamlined. Some of our advanced faculty included Dr. Randine Lewis, Dr. Evan Rabinowitz, and Dr. Frank Butler, all of whom are esteemed in their fields. The student body is phenomenal. Despite our education having been interrupted by Covid-19, there was still a level of cohesion between cohorts due to interactions in the student clinic. There is a great level of support here among students. Speaking of the student clinic, we have no shortage of on-site and off-site clinical opportunities. You will have more hands-on experience here than probably any other school in the country. The supervisors are INCREDIBLE and the off-site opportunities are enriching. We worked in hospice centers, respite facilities, etc. I learned so much in this area of the program and it made me confident in my practice now. If you enroll in a graduate program here, feel confident you will have no shortage of opportunity to foster meaningful relationships. I graduated with some pretty amazing friends/mentors from every sphere of the college - students, faculty, and administration. I think that says a lot about the quality of people who attend and run the institution. As for Master Jeffrey Yuen - for some people his teachings resonate, for others they don't. I'm personally one of the people who do not resonate with his lecture style or all of his teachings, however this didn't at all negatively impact my experience or my education and I'm grateful for the exposure. Like with any other teacher, take what you find helpful, leave what you don't. For everyone who wrote an overall bad review, I hope you will take it with a grain of salt. People often focus more on the negative than the positive, and your experience here will reflect what extreme you tend toward. The subjective experience will be what you make of it, but objectively you will have access to one of the greatest educations possible in the US."

"Dao rests. Dollar rules. Disclaimers. 1. Before beginning to write this (critical) review, I did attempt to work things out with this “college.” They summarily decided that keeping a few hundred dollars (that they did not earn) is more important than losing the goodwill of the community. Well, so be it. 2. My review is not about their clinic. I have not visited it and have no basis for evaluating it. But I would certainly caution prospective patients to do further research into this establishment before agreeing to any treatment here. 3. I am reviewing their doctoral program. For all I know, their Masters-degree program may actually employ qualified teachers and provide decent education. Totally possible, I suppose. Prospective students are strongly advised to heed what former students think about this place ... then decide. 4. Finally, I am totally biased here. No kidding! I feel dumb being taken for almost 4K ... that I could have spent on my family/kids. Also ... I was thinking over other (negative) reviews. I believe they shed some light on what's really going on there. Notice how carefully they avoid discussing the details. But reading between the lines, I can't help but sense that what's going on here has a strong "cultish" element. If I am right even 30%, this would explain why the "courses" I have taken lacked any true medical substance (neither Western medical no Chinese medical) ... but, instead, included the mandatory "meditation/prayer" foreword. It begins to make sense why we were subjected to hours and hours of recorded schizophrenic lecturing by self-appointed "monk" Jeffrey Yuen. I get it now why I was so weirded out by their Clinic Manual's precise instructions on matters of personal hygiene and hair style. The question that I can NOT answer for myself is how in the world they maintain their Title IV accreditation! I can't be the only person who lost time/money here ... and almost lost my soul."