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Alchemist Recovery

A Comprehensive Program of Addiction Treatment Using Traditional Chinese Medicine

By Randal Lyons

Standard Certificate (12), NCCAOM (12)
Access Period: Lifetime
Series Length: 12hrs

Series Overview

The Alchemist Recovery Program is a 10-Part Series that teaches you to use Traditional Chinese Medicine to successfully treat addictions.

To do this, you’ll receive an in-depth emersion into treatment by:
1. Addressing every aspect of the whole person: mental, spiritual, emotional and physical
2. Exploring every Phase of the Cycle of Addiction, identifying its weak points and breaking it there once and for all
3. Repairing the damage done to every close relationship


The Program divides this work into the following 10-Parts with each having its own theme and specific area of focus:

Part 1: Foundations
Part 2: Roots
Part 3: The Cycle of Addiction
Part 4: Water
Part 5: Wood
Part 6: Fire
Part 7: Earth
Part 8: Metal
Part 9: Water - Part 2
Part 10: The Yin Yang of Relationship


Each Part of the Series contains about 5 distinct and different Lessons, and then within each individual Lesson, you will receive:

- A PDF Workbook
- Three videos guiding you step-by-step through the Workbook
- A guided Medicine Journey video
- A guided Medicine Writes video
- Q&A audio
- Checklist: 3 Big Things (a summary for clients)
- Alchemist’s Notebook… for Practitioners


Whether you do one, several or the entire 10 Parts of the Program, you’ll find that every one offers a wealth of material that can be immediately implemented in your treatments or assigned as homework to keep clients engaged and quickly coming back.

Alchemist Recovery - Course 1

Part 1: Foundations

How can we treat addiction if we do not have a definition of, or a diagnosis for this problem? Part 1: Foundations provides you with all of the basics you need to help your clients struggling with addiction. TCM is translated into plain English.
Total CPDs: 5
Standard Certificate (5), NCCAOM (5)
Access Period: Lifetime
Course Length: 5hrs
Course Notes: Notes are provided with this course.

Course Overview

This course is Part 1 of a 10-Part Program that uses Traditional Chinese Medicine to successfully treat addictions. In Part 1: Foundations, we establish clear communication between practitioner and client by defining common addiction terms and removing any preconceived notions. This provides a solid and necessary structure to build clear goals and achieve long-term success. Like most of the 10 Parts of the Program, this course contains 5 Lessons with each of the Lessons consisting of: 1) An PDF Workbook 2) Three videos guiding you step-by-step through the Workbook 3) A guided Medicine Journey video 4) A guided Medicine Writes video 5) Q&A audio 6) Checklist: 3 Big Things (a summary for clients) 7) Alchemist’s Notebook for Practitioners This Program is a holistic approach to comprehensively treat addictions. It does not offer “magic points” that somehow change thoughts, beliefs, feelings and behaviors. It does offer an in-depth emersion into: 1) Addressing every aspect of the whole person: mental, spiritual, emotional and physical 2) Exploring every Phase of the Cycle of Addiction, identifying its weak points and breaking it there once and for all 3) Repairing the damage done to every close relationship Like every Part of the 10-Part Program, Part 1: Foundations offers a wealth of material that can be immediately implemented in your treatments or assigned as homework to keep clients engaged and quickly coming back.

Course Objectives

  • Receive a clear definition, diagnosis and treatment plan for addiction
  • Acquire a TCM understanding of addiction that incorporates Western psychology & modern treatment
  • Create the foundation upon which to build long-term sobriety
  • Learn a language to collaborate with medical & mental health professionals
  • Integrate your unique skills into this non-denominational, plain-English approach.

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1 hrs
Lesson 1: Definitions: Alcoholic, Addict, Addicted Using the industry-standard definitions, we explore and clarify a client's perception of these terms to remove any barriers to treatment.
1 hrs - 2 hrs
Lesson 2: Definitions: Addiction Breaking down the Alchemist Recovery's definition of addiction, we go into detail as to how this directly relates to and draws from TCM.
2 hrs - 3 hrs
Lesson 3: Definitions: Medicine We identify your client’s needs through their exploration of Medicine. Do they want a mental, spiritual, emotional or physical approach?
3 hrs - 4 hrs
Lesson 5: Definitions: Success We build upon the Foundation we’ve established in the first four Lessons by clarifying immediate and long-term goals. We then explain how TCM can help them achieve these, as well as all ongoing Success.
4 hrs - 5 hrs
Lesson 4: Definitions: Medicine-Part 2 We explore the ways to deliver the kind of Medicine our client wants for their addiction. How does TCM provide specific mental, spiritual, emotional and physical answers that our clients can understand?

Alchemist Recovery - Course 2

Part 2: Roots

Course 2 of the Alchemist Recovery Program digs all the way to the roots and explores the deep, underlying causes for an addiction.
Total CPDs: 7
NCCAOM (7), Standard Certificate (7)
Access Period: Lifetime
Course Length: 7hrs
Course Notes: Notes are provided with this course.

Course Overview

Course 2 contains Lessons 6-11 of the Alchemist Recovery Program. It builds upon the foundation laid down in Course 1 where we established clear definitions and an agreed upon language to use with our clients. With this understanding, Course 2 digs into the roots and explores the deep, underlying causes for an addiction. We follow this path: Lesson 6: The 4 Stages of Recovery Lesson 7: Belief - Where the Wound Is Lesson 8: How Did I Get This Way? Lesson 9: The Yin Yang of Addiction Lesson 10: The Voice of TAHL - Your Limiting Core Belief Lesson 11: Truth vs Lies The work we perform here in Course 2 will not only reveal the underlying causes for one’s addiction but it will also explain how this occurs from a TCM perspective.

Course Objectives

  • Learn about the origins of addiction
  • Use Yin Yang theory to simply explain the characteristics and mechanisms that form the basis for an addiction
  • Learn a TCM view of trauma
  • Learn tools to immediately apply into practice

Course Outline

0 hrs - 1 hrs
Lesson 6: The 4 Stages of Recovery. Practitioners can use this model to track a client’s progress through recovery. TCM tools are implemented at each Stage.
1 hrs - 2 hrs
Lesson 7: Belief - Where the Wound Is. An in depth examination of a client’s Belief is performed here. We safely begin to look at trauma, abuse, heartbreak and loss and how these forms of Fright contribute to addiction.
2 hrs - 3 hrs
Lesson 8: How Did I Get This Way? Using the information gather in Lesson 7, we go deeper into the mechanisms that form the origins of addiction.
3 hrs - 5 hrs
Lesson 9: The Yin Yang of Addiction. We use the 8 Principle Theory of Yin Yang to explain basic factors of addition.
5 hrs - 7 hrs
Lessons 10 & 11: Truth vs Lies. We explore how the TCM concept of Zhi relates to the modern psychological term of a Limiting Core Belief. This is the Seed that is planted in Water (to use introduce the 5 Element Model) of the Cycle of Addiction.

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Medical Disclaimer
This series mentions bleeding techniques or the treatment of cancer as part of its historical discussions. Bloodletting and Cancer treatment are not within the scope of practice for most licensees. Furthermore, bloodletting and/or the treatment of cancer may or may not be included in your scope of practice in your particular jurisdiction. The mention of the historical use of these techniques does not certify the learner to use these points or condone the use of these techniques outside the scope of one’s practice in their jurisdiction.
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Taught by Randal Lyons

Randal Lyons has helped himself, and thousands of others, achieve sobriety using TCM for the past 27 years. He uses an online program to collaborate with TCM practitioners, medical & mental health professionals and businesses that need support for those struggling with addiction.
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