Courses, Workshops & Publications—
Chinese Medicine, Depth Psychology & Somatic Healing
Dr. Brian Falk, PhD, LAc — educator, author, and licensed acupuncturist — teaches at the intersection of two ancient traditions: Traditional Chinese Medicine and depth psychology. Explore online courses, live workshops, and published research below.
Where Chinese Medicine
Meets the Deeper Mind
For over two decades, Dr. Falk has taught clinicians, students, and seekers how the traditions of Chinese medicine and depth psychology illuminate each other. His courses draw on Jungian and archetypal psychology, somatic awareness, dream theory, and the clinical tools of acupuncture and herbal medicine — offering a rare integrative perspective unavailable anywhere else.
Current & On-Demand Courses
Suitable for licensed practitioners seeking continuing education, graduate students, and anyone curious about the mind-body-soul connection.
6 Weeks Online
June 3rd- July 8th, 2026
Chinese Medicine & Depth Psychology:
An Integrative Healing Microcredential
A 6-week online microcredential program for clinicians, researchers, and students. Covers the mind-body continuum, psychic structures, internal organs, anxiety, depression, insomnia, acupuncture, herbs, and dietetics through both Chinese medicine and depth psychology frameworks.
Offered through Pacifica Graduate Institute Extension
On Demand
Air and Wind: Perspectives from Alchemy, Chinese Medicine, and Phenomenology
$30
Explores one of the most fundamental elements through the lens of two ancient traditions—Alchemy and Chinese medicine—and one more recent philosophical movement—Phenomenology.
On Demand
The Psychology of the Five Elements
$50
The Five Elements is an ancient Chinese cosmology that attempts to understand all aspects of life by looking at phenomena through five primary forces or processes (wood, fire, earth, metal, water).
The Psychology of Scent
On Demand
$30
An online course exploring how the sense of smell shapes human emotion, memory, imagination, and meaning — through the lens of depth psychology and somatic awareness.
Topics: sensation & perception · emotions · memory · imagination · cultural scent
Orthopedic Shiatsu Massage
In Person:
July 18th and 19th, 2026
November 7th and 8th, 2026
March 6th and 7th, 2027
Gain a deeper understanding of trigger points and thier impact on the body. Located in person at the Advanced School of Massage Therapy in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Books & Published Research
Circling the Drain (2023)
George Carlin James Hillman, archetypal psychology language, depth psychology book, psychology of culture and language
Psychological Perspectives — "George Carlin: Thinking Like an Archetypal Psychologist" (2020)
Archetypal psychology article, Jungian analysis culture, subversive psychology, depth psychology and comedy.
Journal of Chinese Medicine — "The Collective as Aetiology" (2022)
Journal of Chinese Medicine — "The Collective as Aetiology" (2022) Chinese medicine aetiology, collective illness Chinese medicine, TCM journal article, culture and individual pathology
European Journal of Oriental Medicine— "Splitting of the Doctor-Patient Archetypes" (2019)
Doctor patient archetypes TCM, Chinese medicine archetypes, oriental medicine journal, healer patient dynamic
Smell Your Reflections (dissertation/book)
Scent depth psychology, olfaction soul images, PhD dissertation Chinese medicine, psychology of aroma
Topics Explored Across Courses and Research:
Chinese medicine & depth psychology · Jungian & archetypal psychology
· Somatic awareness · Dream theory & healing · The psychology of scent & aroma
· Mind-body medicine · Acupuncture & the psyche · Herbal medicine & archetypes
· Collective illness & culture · Doctor-patient archetypes · Integrative healing
· Somatic depth psychology · TCM continuing education
· Alchemy & Chinese medicine · Transformational breathwork
Interviews & Conversation
Interview with Depth Psychology Alliance & Pacifica Graduate Institute (29 min)
Chinese medicine and depth psychology interview, Depth Psychology Alliance podcast, scent memory emotions therapy, PhD research Chinese medicine
Scent, Memory, Emotions & Therapy interview (44 min)
Psychology of smell interview, somatic awareness aroma, unconscious and scent, depth psychology podcast
Herbalism, Archetypes, Dreams & Chinese Medicine (71 min)
Herbalism archetypes Chinese medicine, shamanic healing interview, dreams dietetics acupuncture, depth psychology herbalism
Ready to experience this work in person?
Brian's clinical practice in Ventura, CA brings everything you'll find in his courses into the treatment room — acupuncture, Chinese medical massage, somatic depth psychology, and transformational breathwork, all tailored to you individually.