ICEAM Marseille

Marseille ICEAM

Marseille ICEAM is the youngest ICEAM branch, and the Institute’s first foray into the South of Europe. The branch is managed by Romain Dulac and Frederic Richard. Marseille ICEAM is currently enrolling students from all over Europe for its upcoming Canonical Chinese Medicine training program. All seminars are recognized as Continuing Education Units (CEU) by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) in the U.S.

To contact Romain or Frederic with questions about the program, please email Romain at rdulac@marseille.iceam.org or Fredric at frichard@marseille.iceam.org.

All seminars will be taught in English and all in-person seminars will be held at the following location:

Auberge De Jeunesse Hi France Bois Luzy
58 Allée Des Primevères
13012 Marseille
France

Transmitting the Full Potential of East Asian Medicine

For almost two decades, ICEAM has been offering one of the most complete & systematic training programs available to practitioners outside of China. The full program was developed by Dr. Arnaud Versluys spent twelve years in China, training in traditional Shanghan Lun discipleship in the Tian Lineage with his master, Dr. Zeng Rongxiu. He is the current most senior lineage holder of the Tian-Zeng Lineage of Canonical Chinese Medicine.

The DCCM program provides clinicians with the rare opportunity to transform their practice by accessing the classics, or canons, that form the foundation of East Asian medicine. Our graduates go on to become outstanding practitioners and renown herbalists united by their passion for clinical excellence and trust in the foundational principles of the Shanghan Zabing Lun.

Why this Program?

East Asian Medicine is exploding in popularity in the West, and yet many practitioners struggle to build busy practices and consistently affect profound change for their patients. Why?

The current model of training is academically rich but inconsistent in clinical application. It is wide but not deep. Many practitioners are bogged down by a lack of structure in their approach and the amorphous nature of their TCM education. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

What if you were able to think on your feet, prescribing quickly and with confidence? What if you no longer felt overwhelmed with complex cases, and became the kind of herbalist other health providers referred to? What if you could get the kind of intensive training and support that was once only available through traditional discipleship in a lineage-based system? What if the great Han dynasty classics, far from being obsolete as some claim, could actually form the foundation of a busy modern practice?

The DCCM program was developed to meet to this urgent opportunity to revive the full potential and efficacy of East Asian medicine by reconnecting to its roots.

There are many Shanghan Lun training opportunities out there, but only ICEAM has been successfully offering the most clinically effective training system for almost twenty years, using the proprietary diagnostic and treatment methods developed by Dr. Tian Heming and the Tian family lineage. Join the thousands of herbalists who have trained in this system and have elevated their clinical herbal medicine skills to the success of their respective practices.

To contact Romain or Frederic with questions about the program, please email Romain at rdulac@marseille.iceam.org or Fredric at frichard@marseille.iceam.org.

Welcome to the Tian Lineage® system

• The Tian Lineage pulse diagnosis– finally! a clear and effective pulse style that quickly leads you to the required formula with precision.
• Modular formula system – use a canonical pharmacy of just 60 herbs when you know how to properly dose and combine Shang Han Lun formulas.
• Complex cases – problem solve without overwhelm using the 5 element & 6 conformation models of pathology and physiology as outlined in the classics.
• Modifying with ease – use the clear rules of pathophysiology and modular formulas to customize throughout the course of treatment.
• What to do when things go wrong – adjust course with confidence and learn quickly from what isn’t working.
• A network of support – when you’re stuck, the ICEAM family of practitioners provides collegial support and feedback you can’t get anywhere else.

Who is this Program For?

Clinicians Looking for Answers

You have a strong sense of how powerful Chinese medicine could be and you’ve had some great wins with patients, but you don’t know how to get consistent results. You’d like to be the kind of practitioner who confidently sends each patient home with a great custom formula. Instead, you often spend hours poring through books and online forums researching complicated cases just to fall back on a patent remedy. You’ve grown weary of feeling like you’re constantly flailing or don’t have adequate guidance. Maybe you’ve even given up on herbs all together and turned to Western supplements. You’ve tried taking some helpful courses here and there, but mixing and matching systems still leaves you confused. You’re a passionate, committed clinician who could help many more patients if you just had a clear system that got results and gave you confidence.

Ambitious Students

Like many of our diplomates, you have a sense even in school that your TCM education was just the beginning of your learning journey. You aspire to a busy, meaningful career and want the structure, support, and teachings that will make that possible. Maybe you know a classically trained instructor or colleague, who just seems more effective and busier than the rest. Maybe you’ve taken a class on the classics that peaked your interest in where Chinese medicine all began. Or maybe you’re just not getting all the answers you’d hoped for in school. Either way, you’re willing to invest time and energy for the ability to quickly effect positive change for your patients. If you understand that excellence in clinical skill requires the best instruction paired with your own diligent hard work and study, then this program is for you!

How Does it Work?

The program is organized into three modules:

• Module I: Canonical Foundations (6 seminars)
• Module II: The Shanghan Lun (6 seminars)
• Module III: The Jingui Yaolue (6 seminars)

This training is delivered in a series of 18 live weekend seminars over the course of 2.5 years with a special emphasis on the Shanghan Lun and the Jingui Yaolue. At almost 300 didactic hours, it is the most complete training in this field. No clinical specialty is left unaddressed, and the successful participant will be able to master the true classical practice of Chinese medicine for greater applicability and efficacy in modern clinical settings. 

Nine (9) weekends will be taught using an online webinar format where the student logs on from the comfort of their own home or office. While the other nine (9) weekends, including the practical pulse and abdomen diagnosis weekends, are taught live, in-person, in Marseille. 

Additionally, students will be allowed access to the ICEAM virtual community where case studies are discussed and senior practitioners respond frequently to questions.

Successful graduates will be certified by ICEAM as Diplomates in Canonical Chinese Medicine®. Diplomates are then eligible to enter into the Clinical Fellowship program (FICEAM®) and/or begin taking advanced training seminars.

All seminars will be taught in English.

Course organizers Mr. Dulac and Mr. Richard are both French-speaking and took the training in English. If you have questions about the program in general, or the instruction language in particular, please email Romain at rdulac@marseille.iceam.org or Fredric at frichard@marseille.iceam.org.

Marseille ICEAM 2026-2028 Training Schedule

Module 1 – Canonical Foundations

30-31 May 2026 – 5 Flavours – (live in-person, Marseille)

11-12 July 2026 – Physiology – (live in-person, Marseille)

12-13 September 2026 – 19 Lines – (live webinar, online)

17-18 October 2026 – Inner Circle – (live webinar, online)

5-6 December 2026 – Outer Circle 1 – (live in-person, Marseille)

16-17 January 2027 – Outer Circle 2 (live webinar, online)

Module 2 – Shanghan Lun

13-14 March 2027 – SHL Core Patterns & Formulas – (live webinar, online)

24-25 April 2027  – SHL Pulse – (live in-person, Marseille)

5-6 June 2027 – SHL Fukushin – (live in-person, Marseille)

10-11 July 2027 – Formula Families – (live webinar, online)

18-19 September 2027 – Modifications – (live webinar, online)

20-21 November 2027– SHL Cases & Clinical Strategies – (live in-person, Marseille)

Module 3 – Jingui Yaolue

15-16 Jan 2028 – Jin Gui 1 – (live webinar, online)

26-27 Feb 2028 – Jin Gui 2 – (live webinar, online)

8-9 April 2028 – Jin Gui 3 – (live webinar, online)

3-4 June 2028 – Jin Gui Pulse – (live in-person, Marseille)

15-16 July 2028 – Jin Gui Fukushin – (live in-person, Marseille)

23-24 Sept 2028 – Jin Gui Cases & Clinical Strategies – (live in-person, Marseille)

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Introductory courses:

As an introduction of the training program, London ICEAM Director Mr. Laurie Ayres will teach a few short introductory online webinars, so anyone who is interested can join to get a taste of the material. The cost to attend these webinars is EUR 15 (USD 17.50).

• 29 Jan, 2026, 7pm CET – Herb Application & formula Structure on a Five Element Model
• 19 Feb, 2026, 7pm CET – Case Studies Demonstrating the Application of Classical Medicine in Modern Clinical Practice
• 19 March, 2026, 7pm CET – An Introduction to the Classical Treatment of Autoimmune Disease
• 23 April, 2026, 7pm CET – Case Examples of the Treatment of Dermatological Conditions with Classical Formulas
• 14 May, 2026, 7pm CET – An Introduction to the Classical Approach to the Treatment of Menopausal Issues

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Registration

Early Bird/Diplomate Rate: Register Before April 1st, 2026 (this price ends on 04/01/26 for regular students. But this price stays the same for Diplomates)

Early Bird Pricing:

Full Course – €7150.00 [USD 8,325.00]

Per Module – €7865.00 (total for full training) [USD 3,065.00 paid per module] 

Per Lecture – €455.00 [USD 551.00]

Full Price:

Full Course – €8580.00 [USD 9,995.00]

Per Module – €9440.00 (total for full training) [USD 3,695.00 paid per module]

Per Lecture – €550.00 [USD 655.00]

Full Course Sign Up
Module One Sign-Up
Module Two Sign-Up
Module Three Sign-Up

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation policy: Cancel more than 90 days before start of seminar: 100% refund minus USD 250 administrative fee; Cancel more than 45 days before start of seminar: 50% refund; Cancel less than 30 days before seminar: no refund.

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Meet your instructors…

Laurie Ayres, BSc, DCCM, FICEAM, LAc

London, UK
Director, London Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine
Fellow of the Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine
Senior Instructor and Senior Clinical Supervisor
layres@london.iceam.org

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Maximilian Beer, BS, LAC, DCCM, FICEAM

Bamberg, Germany
Director, Bamberg Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine
Instructor
Clinical Supervisor
mbeer@bamberg.iceam.org

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Anthony Todd, BSc, MSc, DCCM, LAc

London, UK
Specialty Instructor, London Institute of Canonical Chinese Medicine
atodd@london.iceam.org

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Jean-Paul Staats, B.Ac, DCCM, LAc

Sydney, AUS
Clinical Supervisor
Director, Sydney Institute of Classics in East Asian Medicine
jpstaats@sydney.iceam.org

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