1.     Describe the TCM concepts of Jing (life force) and its relationship to sexual vitality, libido, and overall wellbeing in both men and women.

2.     Identify clinical presentations of energetic stagnation or blocks in the reproductive system from a TCM or energetic perspective and how these can manifest as symptoms or pathology.

3.     Introduce the concept of energetic hygiene to patients, including the clearing of relational and energetic imprints, as a complement to conventional naturopathic sexual health protocols.

4.     Demonstrate simple, accessible Qi Gong practices that can be recommended to patients of all genders as a self-directed tool for sexual health, vitality, and energetic well being.

Dr. Laura Ives Chan is a licensed Naturopathic Doctor, acupuncturist, and certified Qi Gong instructor with over 15 years of clinical experience working with men and women at the intersection of integrative medicine, acupuncture, Qi Gong, and cross-culturally rooted energetic practices.

Dr. Chan earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine and Masters in Acupuncture at Bastyr University and her BA in Medical Ethics from Brown University. Her energy cultivation training has significantly deepened her experience as a clinician: she spent 12 years in direct study under Qi Gong Master Dr. Guan Cheng Sun, earning certification as a Yi Ren Qi Gong instructor through the Institute of Qi Gong and Integrative Medicine in Seattle. She is also a certified Womb Awakening practitioner and facilitator, trained through the Institute of Feminine Arts. This work includes theory and somatic practices which she now teaches clinically and in retreat settings. She is also currently completing certification in men’s sacred sexuality coaching.

Drawing on both clinical practice and extensive training in Qi Gong as student, practitioner, and certified instructor, Dr. Chan brings a framework infrequently heard in mainstream sexual and reproductive system health discourse: one that assesses these systems from an energetic perspective and considers the conscious cultivation and management of one’s energy as an important  aspect of reproductive and sexual health, vitality, creativity, and wellbeing. Her clinical work, recent  publications, retreats and classes explore the energetic and emotional dimensions of  sexual health that conventional medicine often overlooks.

She speaks and teaches from a place of lived experience, clinical rigor, and genuine reverence for the complexity of human healing.