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Training workshop on use of ear acupuncture as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general well being

Dear Friends & Colleagues,
Greetings from Nada India
Nada India Foundation & Indian Association of Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist (IAADS)  are pleased to announce the Training workshop on use of ear acupuncture as per NADA Protocol for addiction treatment and general well being to be held at Indian Social Institute Lodhi Raoad  South Delhi on 29th Jan .2012
The workshop will be conducted by Dr. Michael O. Smith, Psychiatrist & Acupuncturist from New York and facilitated by Suneel Vatsyayan (A brief is attached)
The workshop aims to facilitate a shared understanding of importance of barrier free services and skill in use ear acupuncture as an adjunct treatment at all stages of addiction treatment  (pre admission, detoxification and rehabilitation and after care).  This workshop also provides trainees with skills to use ear acupuncture (NADA Protocol three points) under general supervision of
Dr. Michael O. Smith acupuncturist and psychiatrist .This also enables trainees in building greater confidence in producing effective approach in dealing with people, who avoid treatment,  
The programme brief is discussed below. The course shall provide: 
• Class room inputs 
• Reading Material
• Rigorous hands on practice & 200 needles
• Complementary advisory and troubleshooting support services through electronic media or phone.

If you are interested in the programme please send an email along with dually filled registration form. The registration fee for the workshop is Rs.2000/- (Two Thousand only) which includes a lunch, tea, two hundred needles for practice, a DVD containing presentation, course material and video on NADA protocol etc. and certificate and one year membership fees of Indian Association of Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist. You can send the cheque in the name of “Nada India Foundation”.  A detailed programme schedule is attached with this letter for your kind information.  Since the number of participants for the seminar will be limited, please confirm your participation at the earliest by calling me on tel no. 09310673660 or Ms.Pallavi on mob9810594544
I shall be happy to answer any queries that you may have in this regard.
I look forward to your kind cooperation.
With best regards,
Yours Sincerely,


Dr.Ajay Vats (NADA, ADS)                                                                                Suneel Vatsyayan
President,  IAADS                                                        Chairman, Nada India  
www.acudetoxindia.com                                                                    www.nadaindia.info

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