Join Michelle Gellis, LAc MAc DiplAc, on Sunday October 11, 2026, for a four-hour webinar discussing Five Element acupuncture and how this classical approach can deepen the way practitioners observe and understand the face.
This webinar will cover:
- Recognizing Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water patterns in the face
- Facial color, expression, features, lines, wrinkles, and constitutional tendencies
- Understanding elements when they are in balance and out of balance
- The relationship between emotions, facial expression, muscular tension, and the nervous system
- Using constitutional and body points to support facial treatments
- The spirit and emotional qualities of acupuncture points
- Windows of the Sky and their relevance to treating the face
- Upper Kidney points and their emotional and constitutional applications
- Recognizing treatment blocks that may interfere with a patient’s response to treatment
- Integrating Five Element principles into cosmetic and therapeutic facial acupuncture
Designed for acupuncturists who want to move beyond treating the surface of the face and develop a deeper understanding of the person and patterns they are treating.


