TESTIMONIALS
From happy Practitioners/Students across the world.
USA
“Learning Kampo is essential for any herbalist wanting to be more effective. Nigel presents the Kampo system and thinking to help practitioners process seemingly complex patient patterns and helps to quickly narrow the findings into useable information for accurate prescribing. Kampo is the only system for my practice that is precise enough to produce results every time. “
- Charlie Newberry DOM, Santa Fe, NM
“The Kampo Certificate Program is the better herbal training I have ever attended. Nigel is an excellent teacher and makes it easy to immediately begin incorporating Kampo prescriptions into my meridian therapy practice. I particularly enjoyed the focus on abdominal diagnosis as a way of confirming the herbal pattern.”
- Ehrland Truitt DOM, Santa Fe, NM
CANADA
“Learning Kampo has made my Traditional East Asian Herbal Medicine practice viable. The pragmatic and practical approach to understanding each formula's action plus the use of abdominal palpatory diagnosis to obtain tangible evidence directly from the patient’s body means that I now “Hit the Target” with every prescription and it is only a matter of tweaking (based on tangible physical evidence) to “Hit the Bullseye” for the patient. The actual Kampo program achieves all the marks of a quality post-graduate experience: small, intimate class size with an emphasis on practical, hands-on training, delivered by an experienced and skilled teacher. This all adds up to a direct, results-driven approach to Herbal Practice which has become sustainable for me and, more importantly, which my patients appreciate.”
- T’agyol Daniel Adler RTCMP, Toronto, Canada.
AUSTRALIA
“Taking the KAMPO certification program was a turning point in my practice and clinical understanding on so many levels, beyond learning formulas and their application. This hand-on approach makes the knowledge tangible, accessible and alive. Nigel is a knowledgeable, approachable and gifted teacher, studying with him is a real privilege and joy.”
- Ruth Mayroz RA, Sydney, Australia.
“I started Nigel’s Kampo Medicine course as an acupuncturist with a very limited and basic knowledge of some more common herb formulas. I REALLY enjoyed the course for its depth and practicality, and Nigel’s teaching style is gentle, engaging and rooted in a deep knowledge of the subject. The integration of Chinese Herbs into my practice has gone smoothly and I’m appreciating more confidence and better outcomes.”
- Greg Scanlon RA, Brisbane, Australia
“Completing the Kampo Course with Nigel Dawes has given me the confidence to prescribe herbs to my patients. With only a minimal studies in TCM herbs over a decade ago and as a practitioner of Japanese Toyohari acupuncture (meridian therapy), I was interested in studying a herbal system that was more aligned with, and complimentary to the practice of Japanese acupuncture. The Kampo style is systematic and very direct and is beautifully supported with Hara (abdominal) diagnosis and simplified pulse analysis. Nigel is a very generous and patient teacher and his passion for Kampo and for helping his patients comes shining through his lectures and practical demonstrations”
- Lee-Anne Armitage, Melbourne, Australia
“Since embarking on Kampo studies with Nigel Dawes in 2020, I have seen my ability and confidence in prescribing herbal formulas considerably improve. It’s deeply satisfying to observe more consistent and reliable clinical outcomes with patients. I’m of the opinion that the Kampo approach in differentiating constitutional body types, combined with abdominal palpatory findings, ‘Fukushin’, is an exceptionally useful and practical skill. It directly communicates additional insights and diagnostic information to the practitioner, helping to further inform clinical reasoning. Nigel is an excellent teacher, enthusiastic, patient and generous in his vast wealth of Chinese herbal medicine knowledge. If you are looking for a practical ‘hands on’ course to improve prescribing of classical herbal formulas, I highly recommend this invaluable Kampo Certificate Training with Nigel Dawes.”
- Bernice Lowe, Sydney, Australia
"Nigel's Kampo trainings have significantly enhanced my accuracy in application of formulas in the practice of East Asian Herbal Medicine, and my improved herbal prescribing has led to some excellent success stories for my patients. Narrowing down the formula or combinations of formula based on the disorder and differentiation of Qi, Blood and Fluids as well as determining the patient's constitution and confirming the right formulas through the fast and efficient application of Fukushin (Abdominal Diagnosis) really helps one select the exact appropriate formula(s) for the patient. Having access to Nigel's vast experience with patient cases and stories also fast tracks one's ability in prescribing, as it's like having his years of experience behind you in the clinic. Learning from an open and giving teacher who cares about your development also makes the whole seminar experience unique and enriching. I highly recommend Nigel's Kampo trainings."
- Peter Scarsalletti, Sydney, Australia
Fukushin Kampo Workshop, Brisbane, Australia, 2020