About The Teachers
Treating Chronic Pain with Acupuncture’s Extraordinary Vessels - In Person Workshop
$269.00
Details
- Instructors: Daniel Atchison-Nevel & Crystal Cacolici
- Date: May 17th 2026
- Time: 10AM-6PM
- Location: Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine, 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
This workshop will introduce a comprehensive and practical clinical model for utilizing acupuncture’s extraordinary vessels in the treatment of patients with chronic pain. All aspects of the chronic pain experience will be explored with an emphasis on the unique capacity for the extraordinary vessels to treat not only the experience of pain but also the cognitive, imaginative, embodied emotional, psycho-social, and spiritual aspects of living with chronic pain. Treatment modalities, including acupuncture, moxibustion, and cupping, will be presented with an eye toward immediate integration into the clinical practice. The workshop will provide a contextual map for understanding and diagnosing chronic pain and introduce a step-by-step protocol for treatment.
Workshop to Include:
- Overview of the science of chronic pain.
- The invaluable role of the extraordinary vessels in working with chronic pain patients.
- A holistic, contextual model for understanding, diagnosing and treating chronic pain with the extraordinary vessels.
- Review of Chinese herbs for chronic pain, from classical formulas to Extraordinary Vessel applications
- Specific clinical protocols utilizing acupuncture, moxibustion, mechanical acupressure rolling, and topical herbal applications.
- A novel, patient-centered approach for working with people living with chronic pain.
- Clinical tips and case studies from Dan’s forty-plus years of working with chronic pain patients.
- Support materials including 100+ Page Slide Show, 30 Page Treatment Protocol Guide & ongoing access to demonstration videos.
CEUs
- Seven CEUs provided fro Florida Acupuncturists
Tuition
- Licensed Acupuncturists - $269
- Registered Students - $149
Event Highlights
Daniel J Atchison-Nevel
Daniel Atchison-Nevel has been a pioneer in holistic health and acupuncture since 1982. He is the founder of NSEV Healing & Acupuncture and has taught, conducted, and published research and utilized the extraordinary vessels in his clinical practice for the past 40 years. He has a particular interest in and has developed holistic approaches for the treatment of chronic and complex cases including chronic pain.
Crystal Cacolici Dipl. OM, AP
A dedicated practitioner of Chinese Medicine, Crystal brings over a decade of clinical experience to her private practice in Fort Lauderdale. She began her foundational training in Extraordinary Vessels with Daniel Nevel in 2013 and has since cultivated a deep clinical understanding of this lineage. She recently completed a nine-year apprenticeship under Dr. Kevin Clark, specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, the Balance Method, and Non-Somatic Extraordinary Vessels (NSEV). In her clinical practice, Crystal treats a diverse patient population with a specialized focus on women’s health, digestive wellness, and chronic degenerative conditions, including chronic pain. Beyond her private practice, she serves as a postgraduate instructor and clinical supervisor at The Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine.
Testimonials
Efrem Korngold
"Dan Nevel is one of our profession’s most talented and innovative acupuncturists as well as being a wonderfully inspiring teacher. Dan’s Extraordinary Vessel model makes the use of this somewhat mysterious modality not only comprehensible, but an accessible and clinically effective diagnostic and therapeutic tool. Dan’s seminar exceeded my expectations: his presentation was coherent, profound, and practical, enabling me to implement his Eight Extraordinary Vessel protocols with patients the very next day."
Kevin Clark
"I have been fortunate to have used the Extraordinary Vessel model for over 30 years and cannot express how helpful it has been clinically. Please take the time to join us for this incredibly useful model for treating one of our professions most pressing clinical conditions."
Andy Ellis
“Every time I have had a conversation regarding Chinese medicine with Dan Nevel, I have learned something and left with a perspective I did not previously have. Dan is an excellent teacher, there are few people who can transmit complex concepts in such a direct manner. If you have an opportunity to study with Dan, you should do it."
Ashlee Binns, DAOM, LAc
"Dan is a fantastic teacher. He has a unique ability to immerse you into the teachings of NSEV healing so that you not only learn the practical applications for patient treatment, you also get a true sense of how each extraordinary vessel disharmony looks and feels. Learning NSEV Healing has had a profound impact on myself as an individual and as a practitioner. It has heightened my awareness and enabled me to have a clear, visceral understanding of the etiology and disease processes of patients' disharmonies that I encounter in my practice. The NSEV system has elevated my ability to understand and connect with my patients and provide them with the transformational healing they seek"
FAQ
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Paid municipal lot nearby
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Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (ATOM) 100 E Broward Blvd #100, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
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10:00 AM Prompt
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Seven CEUs for Florida Acupuncturists
Workshop begins
Ends Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM EDTWorkshop begins