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Clinical guides for
licensed acupuncturists

Practical, printable guides from Dr. Lydia Au, DACM, L.Ac. — built from almost twenty years of aesthetic practice and written for the treatment room, not the sales page.

Where are you right now?

The Self-Assessment

TCM Aesthetics

Is Aesthetic Acupuncture Right for Your Practice? cover

Exploring aesthetics

Is Aesthetic Acupuncture Right for Your Practice?

A fifteen-minute self-assessment for acupuncturists who are curious about the face and want an honest answer before they invest.

Cover + 5 pages · printable

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The Consultation Guide

TCM Aesthetics

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In the treatment room

The Aesthetic Acupuncture Consultation Guide

The five minutes before the first needle: what to ask, what to look for, and what to say out loud so she stays for the whole series.

Cover + 5 pages · printable checklist

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The New Grad's Roadmap

TCM Aesthetics

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New to practice

The New Grad's Roadmap to an Aesthetic Specialty

What to learn first, what to skip, and how to build a patient base while you're still training.

Cover + 5 pages · printable plan

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Reading the Face

TCM Aesthetics

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TCM diagnosis

Reading the Face: A TCM Facial Diagnosis Primer

Spirit, colour, location and form: how to look at a face the way our medicine always has, before you ever pick up a needle.

Cover + 5 pages · practice worksheet

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Ready to go deeper?

Radiance Within: The Meridian Lift Method™

The complete CEU training for licensed acupuncturists: pattern diagnosis, facial anatomy, safety and the full Meridian Lift Method™ protocol.