Velia Wortman (DE)
Velia Wortman studied cultural anthropology at the University of Toronto, medicine at the Royal Free Hospital in London, UK and Chinese medicine in the Netherlands, China and Germany. Among her main teachers are Ted Kaptchuk, Giovanni Maciocia, Dan Bensky and Volker Scheid. She has taught Chinese and natural medicines at several German medical schools and written articles on various topics pertaining to Chinese herbal medicine, acupuncture and dietetics. She has been chairing the Research Section of the TCM Rothenburg conference since 2005.
Classes with Velia Wortman
TCM Research Day
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE), Velia Wortman (DE)DE09:00-12:30, 15:00-18:00 Wildbad - Großer Villensaal
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09:00-09:10
Welcome and Introduction
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE), Velia Wortman (DE) -
09:10-09:50
Body and Brain - Neuroscientific observations of an intimate relationship
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE) -
09:50-10:20
Bodily changes when putting ambivalent issues into the hands - results of a qualitative study
Antonia Pfeiffer (DE) -
10:40-11:20
Early Precursors of the Guiding Paths? A comparison of the figurines of Lao guan shan and Shuang bao shan
Dr. Ute Engelhardt (DE) -
11:20-12:00
Transferred sensations under sensory deprivation - effects of expectation and physical attention
Daria Iwasinski (DE) -
15:00-15:40
Body and sensed body in Chinese life philosophy - theory and practical exercises
Prof. Dr. Gudula Linck (DE) -
15:40-16:10
Therapeutic sensations: The physiological basis of qi and pathways?
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE) -
16:30-17:30
Round table discussion
Prof. Dr. Florian Beißner (DE), Velia Wortman (DE)
