BIRTHING THE TAO MENTORSHIP

BIRTHING
THE TAO

10-month Mentorship Program

The Soul’s Process of Transformation

Every moment life is rebirthed

Deep within every cell is a force that creates; a force that heals.

Too mysterious to be given a name,

The whole earth is pregnant with it.

The time is now to discover it

So the immortal embryo may arise.

The path of the Tao has always been about waking up

From the cosmos to the embryo to you as the microcosm, the soul has been inscribed with everything it needs to reach the pure peace and joy of enlightenment; we were imprinted with our own unique path to discover it in utero. If you don’t know it, feel it, live and practice from your highest level of consciousness, perhaps a little rebirthing course can cast off outdated ways of being so you may arise refreshed.

This journey is for


•  Anyone who longs for the ancient wisdom of the soul’s incarnation

•  Those who feel lost, stagnant or burned out

•  If you’ve lost confidence in yourself, life or humanity

•  If you want a deeper sense of meaning and purpose

•  If you are not feeling complete and usefully whole

•  If you want to offer the same to your patients

Meet Your Mentor


Dr. Lewis is the founder of Eastern Harmony clinic in Houston, Texas, The Fertile Soul Retreat process, and the Continuing Excellence in Fertility Professionals Program. She teaches for the integrative doctoral program at Daoist traditions College of medical arts. She has kept up a regular qi gong and meditative practice and uses elemental self-inquiry and body wisdom meditative and movement processes in her work.

I return to the peace and tranquility in the Heart where I give myself over to the Tao’s whole making function. Here in the cave of renewal it is quiet and dark. Xuan, is the dark, obscure primordial beginning lying in wait to be brought into the light. Suspended in the mystery of inner darkness, the great ancestor and I are one. The moon rises within. The eight winds begin to stir; and blowing in from the eight directions, the eight immortals arrive to assist. I give birth to myself.

This journey is for


Ever since I started working in fertility, I was drawn to the poetic metaphors of the Tao. The process of incarnation takes one from pure Shen by gradations into pure Jing. The “threads of heaven” that hook onto Ming Men remain connected to heaven, and when we cultivate our inner senses, this intuitive guidance leads us back to our soul’s destiny.

MENTORSHIP OVERVIEW & CURRICULUM:

This module will provide a comprehensive look at the role of the IRM specialist and will cover an east/west overview of the menstrual cycle, the archetype as it pertains to fertility, the role of the autonomic nervous system, and the impact of the stress response on fertility.  This module will conclude with a discussion of methods for supporting the ANS and an introduction to the Eight Extraordinary Vessels as a tool for supporting mental health.

This course will the theory and practice of using the Eight Extraordinary Vessels in the treatment of the reproductive system.  A full review of each channel’s trajectory and therapeutics, along with treatment strategies and protocols will be presented.

This course will cover nutrition best practices, supplements for fertility through a CM lens, toxins and environmental endocrine disruptors, and methods for reducing allostatic load.

This course offers a deep dive and integrative approach to treatment for common reproductive disorders, including

– recurrent pregnancy loss,
– endometriosis,
– PCOS,
– immunologic infertility,
– and thrombophilia.

This course will examine diagnoses that often/always require allopathic intervention, including structural abnormalities, age-related infertility, POI as well as hypothalamic and pituitary issues. Detailed instructions will include what a western infertility workup consists of, how key tests are performed, and how to interpret them.  Strategies and guidelines for how and when to provide acupuncture, herbs, and supplements will be discussed.

This course will look at the various ways that immune dysfunction impacts fertility, with an emphasis on understanding the different types of care required when it comes to treating patients with autoimmune diseases. As integrative practitioners, you will learn to identify key markers for autoimmunity, and discuss a multi-pronged approach to disease management for fertility and fecundity, including acupuncture, herbs, nutrition, supplementation, basic lab values and common allopathic approaches to immune system management before and during pregnancy.

This course will cover the role of the CM practitioner when it comes to making recommendations and referrals to ART practitioners. Instruction will cover in more detail the integration of care with IUI and IVF, including donor cycles and cryopreservation, as well as a comprehensive overview of ART techniques, medications, and procedures.  We will end this course with a discussion of third-party parenthood, including egg, sperm, and embryo donation, surrogacy, and adoption.

*All times are listed in Pacific Time (Vancouver/California time zone)

Please note all office hours are on a Wed except the expert conversations they are dependent on the availability of the expert

April 30th  Module 1 Integrative Reproductive Medicine: The Menstrual Cycle, Nervous System and Mental Health and their Impact on Fertility

May 3 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
May 10 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
week of May 17 expert or advanced topic (90 minutes)
May 24 @ 9 am alumni (90 minutes)

May 21st  Module 2 The Eight Extraordinary Vessels in the Treatment of Reproductive Medicine

May 31 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
June 7 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
week of June 14 expert or advanced topic (90 minutes)
June 21 @ 9 am alumni (90 minutes)

June 25th Module 3 Fertility Boosting Diet, Supplements and Lifestyle through a TCM Lens

June 28 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
July 5 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
week of July 12 expert or advanced topic (90 minutes)
July 19 @ 9 am alumni (90 minutes)

July 30th Module 4 Integrative Approach for Common Fertility and Reproductive Disorders

Aug 2 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
Aug 9 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
week of Aug 16 expert or advanced topic (90 minutes)
Aug 23 @ 9 am alumni (90 minutes)

Sept 10th: Module 5 Integrative Approaches to Testing and Treating Complex Fertility Disorders (The course was previously offered as Integrative Fertility: Approaching Fertility Challenges with a Holistic Mindset.)

Sept 13 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
Sept 20 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
week of Sept 27 expert or advanced topic (90 minutes)
Oct 4 @ 9 am alumni (90 minutes)

Oct 15th: Module 6 Immunity, Autoimmunity, and Unexplained Infertility: Supporting Patients with Dysregulated Immune Function

Oct 18 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
Oct 25 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
week of Nov 1 expert or advanced topic (90 minutes)
Nov 8 @ 9 am alumni (90 minutes)

Nov 12th: Module 7 Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) and the Art of TCM Integration

Nov 15 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
Nov 22 @ 9 am (60 minutes)
week of Nov 29 expert or advanced topic (90 minutes)
Dec 6 @ 9 am alumni (90 minutes)

Goals and Objectives