Alchemical Chinese Medicine:
Transform Yourself—
While Transforming Your Practice

MAAP runs on a two-week rhythm. Here’s what your schedule looks like:

Week 1 (Full Week)

• Monday: Meditation Monday session (1 hour)
• Wednesday: MAAP Level 1 class – lecture, meditations, exercises, and discussion (2 hours)
• Friday: Five Element Friday session (1 hour)
• Throughout the week: Daily practices (Qi Gong, meditation – 15-30 min) + Weekly Challenge

Week 2 (Lighter Week)

• Wednesday: Monthly Q&A session (alternates – some weeks off)
• Throughout the week: Daily practices + Weekly Challenge

Once per month:

• Your personal virtual Alchemy session (1 hour, scheduled flexibly)
• Live Q&A Session before Five Element Friday (1 hour)

Total time commitment:

• Live sessions: 2.5-3 hours per week (average)
• Daily practices: 2-3 hours per week
• Independent study/exercises: 1-2 hours per week
• Average: 6-8 hours per week

Yes! Doctors and alternative medicine practitioners are also welcome. If you don’t currently have some type of medical practice, you can still join the core program for your own self-cultivation purposes.

Each year starts in January. We like to give you some time to digest and review the current year’s content before moving forward.

You can take 1 or 2 levels of this 3-level program. Each level also has its own certification process. So you can be certified in level 1 as soon as you finish the requirements and graduate from Level 1.

Coursework ($5,600) gives you the complete Level 1 training: all 26 lectures, your 10 monthly Alchemy sessions, prerequisite courses, Q&A sessions, and access to Meditation Monday and Five Element Friday. You learn the Ghost Points protocol, Stages 1 & 2 of Alchemy, and complete your own transformation. You can advance to Level 2 after completing Level 1 coursework.

Certification ($4,350-$6,150) adds the clinical training components: observing treatments, supervised practice sessions, independent treatments with supervision, and your graduation requirements. This is what qualifies you to offer Ghost Points treatments to clients, gives you 90+ CEUs, and gets you listed as a certified practitioner on our website.

Many students complete the coursework, move to Level 2, and add certification later — often completing their clinical work in their second year. Certification is optional but required if you want credentials, CEUs, or to practice this work clinically.

Ghost Points work is profound and powerful medicine. We strongly encourage clinical supervision and mentorship for this work — which is why we built it into the certification path.

That said, we understand many practitioners take MAAP to deepen their overall practice and for their own spiritual growth. You’ll learn the Ghost Points protocol thoroughly in the coursework. What you do with that knowledge in your own practice is your choice.

What certification provides is structured supervision, feedback on your technique, support as you navigate the depth of this work, and the confidence that comes from guided practice. This is medicine that works at the spirit level — having experienced mentors review your cases and guide your development makes a significant difference in how effectively and safely you can offer this work to others.

If you’re planning to offer Ghost Points treatments as a primary modality, we strongly recommend certification. If you’re integrating Ghost Points knowledge into your existing practice or using it primarily for your own transformation, the coursework may be sufficient.

Yes, you can pay the coursework in full (for a discounted rate of $5,300) if you prefer. 

Certification costs are typically paid as you go through the clinical requirements — observations, supervised treatments, etc. This naturally spreads the cost over time. If you need a specific payment arrangement, contact us to discuss options.

The coursework is entirely virtual, so you can participate from anywhere in the world with reliable internet. For certification, you’ll need to travel to receive and observe in-person Ling-Shu treatments (available in Northampton, MA and other US locations, or at our retreats). Supervised Ghost Points treatments can also be arranged in various locations.

Yes, you can complete the coursework from anywhere. However, for certification, you’ll need to travel to the US for in-person treatment observations and supervised clinical work. We also have students who time their certification work with our retreats or visits to the US.

Yes. Practitioner Certification students are eligible to receive 90+ NCCAOM continuing education credits (or 50+ California CEUs) after completing all prerequisites and certification requirements. Our current year’s program is pending NCCAOM approval, however, every year we receive approval.

We want students who are genuinely ready for this work. Due to the personalized nature of the program and our small cohort size, refunds are limited.

By January 21: Full refund minus a $500 administrative fee.

After January 21: Tuition is non-refundable.

If you’re on a payment plan and need to withdraw, your payments will stop, and you’ll retain access to all materials and recordings you’ve paid for through your withdrawal date.

If you’ve paid in full and need to withdraw, you’ll retain access to all course materials and recordings, and can rejoin a future cohort (if available) without re-paying tuition.

For certification components paid separately (observations, supervised treatments), these are non-refundable once services have been scheduled or rendered.

In cases of documented medical or family emergencies that prevent program participation, please contact us directly to discuss possible accommodation.