Online
Saturday 22.08.2026. – Friday 28.08.2026.
Live
Ljubljana – Faculty of Sports
Saturday 29.08.2026.
Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Edvin Dervišević
Program of the eight-day APO seminar
1. BASICS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM)
During the seminar, participants will acquire fundamental knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine, which represents the basis for the proper application of auriculotherapy and nutrition according to TCM.
The program includes:
- Five elements – philosophy, physiology and psychology
- Yin and Yang – basics and practical application in auriculotherapy and nutrition according to TCM
- Qi energy – life force and ways of directing it towards health
- Etiology and pathogenesis of disease (emotions and climatic factors)
- Chinese organic clock – the biological rhythm of organs over 24 hours and its practical application
- Diagnostics in TCM:
- language diagnostics
- pulse diagnostics
What is auriculotherapy?
Auriculotherapy is a method of treatment by stimulating points on the ear that represent a reflex projection of the entire organism. The ear is viewed as a microsystem – a map of the human body – in which each region corresponds to a specific organ, function or part of the body.
In the mid-20th century , French physician Dr. Paul Nogier discovered that the arrangement of points on the ear resembled the position of an embryo in the womb. His work laid the foundation for modern auriculomedicine, which is now recognized and practiced worldwide.
Today, there are more than 500,000 auriculotherapists working in the world , and this method is considered one of the safest, most gentle and highly effective complementary therapies.
Auriculoterapy program
- Anatomy of the ear
- Neurophysiological basis of auriculotherapy
- Nogier ear map
- Auricular zones
- Master points
- Functional points
- Local points according to organ systems
- Principles of diagnostics and detection of hot spots
- Stimulation techniques:
- needles
- seeds
- magnets
- electrotherapy
- laser
- Aplication of auriculotherapy in:
- pain syndromes
- stress
- hormonal disorders
- addictions
- functional disorders
Practical part
Practical work in Ljubljana enables:
- direct work on patients
- palpation and finding points
- correct localization of points
- clinical application under the expert guidance of professors.
2. NUTRITION ACCORDING TO TKM
Traditional Chinese medicine nutrition is one of the most important forms of natural therapy. It restores the body’s energy balance, significantly improves the results of auriculotherapy, and can also be successfully used as an independent method in the prevention and treatment of numerous disease
Nutrition program according to TKM
- Basic principles of nutrition according to TKM
- The concept of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements in nutrition
- Thermal nature of foods (cold, fresh, neutral, warm and hot)
- The five tastes and their influence on the Zang Fu organs
- Differentiation of syndromes as the basis of nutritional therapy
- Nutrition in the syndrome:
- Humidity
- Humid Heat
- Coldness
- Heat
- Qi deficit
- Blood deficiency
- Yin deficit
- excess of Yang
- Nutrition guidelines for the most common clinical conditions
- Individualization of diet according to the constitution of the patient
- Nutritional therapy of diseases
- Nutrition for long-lived people
- Analysis of numerous clinical examples from everyday practice
Special emphasis
The special emphasis of the seminar will be on practical application – how to turn theoretical knowledge into concrete, simple and effective dietary recommendations for daily work with patients.
Lecture schedule
Online
22.08.2026. – 28.08.2026.
Every day from 14:00 to 20:00 (break from 15:30 to 16:00 and 17:30 to 18:00)
Practical part
Ljubljana – Faculty of Sports
Saturday, 29.08.2026.
12:00 – 18:00 (break from 14:30 to 15:30)
Certificate
Upon completion of the seminar, participants recieve:
The acquired knowledge enables direct application in one’s own clinics and private practice, in accordance with the current regulations of individual European Union countries.
Seminar price
€900
The price includes:
- complete online education
- practical classes in Ljubljana
- practice worksheets
- both certificates
- the possibility of immediate application of acquired knowledge in everyday practice.
The number of places for the practical part of the seminar is limited.
Learn two powerful natural therapeutic methods that you can apply the very next day in your clinic – auriculotherapy and traditional Chinese medicine nutrition.