Dr. Tan’s Balance Method Acupuncture — Basic 1, 2, 3 & Global Balance

Dr. Tan’s Balance Method is a structured, results-oriented approach to acupuncture. Distal points are chosen through the meridian network so that treatment can be clear, economical and easy to check in the session. The basic seminar (1/2/3) gives newer practitioners a usable system at the start of practice and gives experienced clinicians another way to read and treat. Global Balance then takes the same logic from pain and orthopaedics into internal disease and emotional disorders.

In June 2027 SZKMA and HDA will host both seminars back to back in Zagreb, Croatia.

• Basic Balance 1, 2, 3 — 25–26 June 2027 (Friday–Saturday)

• Global Balance — 27–28 June 2027 (Sunday–Monday)

Venue: Hotel Central Zagreb, Ul. kneza Branimira 3, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia Time: 09:00–18:00 Language: English Instructor: Adi Fromm CME credits: TBA (application in process)

Participants who complete Basic 1, 2, 3 immediately before Global Balance fulfil the usual prerequisite for the second workshop. Taking the full four-day sequence is the most coherent way to learn the method.

1, 2, 3 — Easy to Learn, Easy to Treat

25–26 June 2027

The introductory seminar teaches the meridian network as a working language: Systems 1, 2 and 3 of balance, meridian palpation, effective needling and Ashi strategy. The aim is differential diagnosis and fast distal treatment of common pain disorders, with results that can often be seen in the first session.

Clinical ground typically includes:

• Orthopaedic disorders — pain of the upper and lower limbs, tennis/golf elbow, knee pain, spinal syndromes, acute and chronic low-back pain, cervical spine disorders

• Neurologic disorders — migraine, neuropathy of the upper and lower limbs, carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJ, undiagnosed pain

• Other presentations — selected urological complaints, hyperemesis, stomachache, PMS, and more

A short historical review of Dr. Tan’s core teachings is combined with practical examples from the instructor’s clinic. Active participation in all sessions is expected.

Global Balance

27–28 June 2027

The Global Balance Method, developed by Dr. Richard Teh-Fu Tan, treats internal diseases and emotional disorders by harmonising the whole body. It gives practitioners a framework for designing individualised treatments based on meridian relationships and is useful for multi-symptom conditions such as fatigue, insomnia, depression, digestive disorders and asthma.

Key ideas:

• Meridian relationships and whole-body balance rather than only local symptoms

• Mirroring, imaging and opposite techniques

• The five systems of balance (Systems 1–3 from I Ching theory; Systems 4–5 from the Chinese clock)

• Immediate clinical feedback during treatment

Prerequisite: completion of Basic 1, 2, 3. The June 2027 sequence is arranged so that this requirement is met on the first two days.

A detailed day-by-day timetable will be published closer to the event.

About the speaker — Adi Fromm

Adi Fromm is a certified therapist and teacher of the Balance Method, with more than 20 years of experience in treatment and teaching. He is a student of Dr. Tan and one of the few instructors officially certified to teach the method. He holds Dr. Tan’s Gold Certificate.

He has taught in more than 12 countries, including the USA, England, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Ukraine, Denmark, Belgium, the Philippines and Israel, and is a regular speaker at European gatherings such as TCM Kongress Rothenburg.

For 17 years he worked at Shamir Hospital, managing the Complementary Medicine Unit (Asaf Harofeh), the first TCM unit in a public hospital in Israel. He was Director of the TCM School at Reidman College for 12 years. He has served as a consultant to an oncology department in China and maintains private clinics in Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion.

Further information: Adi Fromm

Who is this course for?

Clinicians and therapists with basic acupuncture training — experienced practitioners and beginners, medical doctors, dentists, nurses, physiotherapists, midwives, acupuncturists and students. Global Balance is intended for those who have completed Basic 1, 2, 3, or who take both workshops in this four-day sequence.

Registration fee

Waiting-list early bird (both workshops): €600 (SZKMA and HDA members only) Valid for registrations received through the waiting list by 31 January 2027.

Individual early bird: €400 per workshop (SZKMA and HDA members only)

Regular price, non-members: €550 per workshop

SZKMA membership application: membership form

Waiting list / registration: https://forms.gle/ns2XhPVGdQrpSbYA8 Payment: Click this link or scan the QR code

or bank transfer to SI56 6100 0002 3616 452 (HDELSI22) with your name in the reference.

Registration is confirmed upon receipt of full payment. Spaces are limited; early registration is recommended.

Waiting-list deadline for the €600 package: 31 December 2026.

Terms

• Attendance is expected for all sessions of each workshop you register for.

• Cancellation and refund terms will be stated on the registration form.

• SZKMA may cancel or reschedule the workshop; in that case a full refund or transfer will be offered.

• Course materials are for personal professional use only and may not be reproduced.

  
  

To register or for further information, please use the waiting-list form or contact SZKMA at info@szkma.si.

We look forward to welcoming you to Zagreb.