Learn Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture the way it was handed down.
One lineage, learned in order, from two direct disciples of Professor Ming Qing Zhu.
Next Basics: Bangkok · 26 – 28 March 2027 · all dates
Start where you are.
+ 3 more dates I learned it somewhere else Start again from one complete map with Basics, with the Switch Rate. Bangkok · 26 – 28 March 2027
+ 3 more dates I've done Basics with you Take the Advanced courses by clinical focus on your way to ZSA Fellow, or spend a day treating real patients in the ZSA Lineage Internship. See the options ↓ I did Basics a while ago Sit Basics again at the refresher rate, or book a day of the ZSA Lineage Internship to put it back into practice. Bangkok · 26 – 28 March 2027
+ 3 more dates
From Basics to Fellowship.
Everyone starts with Basics. Then take the five Advanced courses in the order that suits your clinic, starting with the patients you see most. Complete all five to become a ZSA Fellow. The ZSA Lineage Internship sits alongside as a clinical internship, open any time after Basics.
Basics of Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture
The whole system, from assessment to reassessment, with 16 live patient demonstrations.
3 days · 19.5 CPD · No prerequisite Next: Bangkok · 26 – 28 March 2027 → Then: Melbourne · 20 – 22 August 2027 → Then: New York · 17 – 19 September 2027 → Then: Amsterdam · 12 – 14 November 2027 →Five Advanced courses
Five courses, each taking the system deeper into one clinical area. Choose by the patients you see most.
Dates are published as each course is scheduled. Register interest in the ones you want and you'll hear first.
Complete all fiveZSA FellowBasics plus all five Advanced courses, recorded in your ZSA Clinical PassportZSA Lineage Internship
A one-day, one-on-one internship. You treat real patients with the skills from Basics while Dr Shy and Dr Chang correct and guide your hands.
Separate from the Advanced courses. Take it any time after Basics, whenever you want to put your skills to work on real patients.
1 day · one-on-one · 6 CPD · After Basics See the day and register interest →Your road to ZSA Fellow
Your Passport lives in your SustainHealth Academy account. It records each ZSA course you complete with Dr Shy and Dr Chang, with its date, and shows the next date for every course you haven’t done yet. Complete Basics and all five Advanced courses to become a ZSA Fellow.
- A stamp for each course, with its date and teachers
- Your progress to ZSA Fellow, one Advanced course at a time
- ZSA points for every course you complete and every colleague you refer, to spend on your next ZSA course (how points work)
- A public profile with a verification number for your clinic website or CV, if you switch it on
- Your CPD record for every SustainHealth Academy seminar and webinar, ready to copy into your renewal
One map, learned completely.
Scalp Acupuncture isn't one system
There are around ten schools of scalp Acupuncture, each with its own zone map, and they were never unified. Mix two maps and results become hard to repeat. If you've struggled with scalp Acupuncture before, this is often why.
Order is what makes results repeatable
Assessment, then zone selection, then needling, Dao Yin and reassessment, each built on the one before. When you know why a treatment worked, you can do it again.
Supervision shortens the learning curve
About 40% of each Basics day is hands-on, with Dr Shy and Dr Chang correcting your needle depth, angle and technique. The ZSA Lineage Internship then puts you with real patients while they watch. Fewer years of trial and error, and fewer mistakes along the way.
Guides to Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture.
Professor Zhu built it. His disciples teach it.
Professor Ming Qing Zhu spent decades developing Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture. In 2018 and 2019 he taught it in Melbourne for Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture Research and Education Foundation U.S.A. Dr Ru Shan Shy and Dr Sheng Chun Chang trained under him directly, and so did our founder, Dr Scott Ling. Both hold graduate training in neuroscience, and both direct the Zhen Ding Shan Chinese Medicine Clinic in Taiwan. What they teach is what Professor Zhu taught them.
Dr Ru Shan Shy · Dr Sheng Chun Chang · Professor Ming Qing Zhu
What you earn as you go.
- CPD points and a certificate19.5 CPD points for Basics, 6 for the ZSA Lineage Internship.
- A refresher rate15% off to sit Basics again and go deeper.
- The Switch Rate10% off if you completed Basics with another teacher or provider.
- Student and new-graduate support10% off if you're in training or your first year of practice.
- Your ZSA Clinical Passport and pointsA stamp for every course, a CPD record ready to copy, and ZSA points to spend on your next course, on top of any discount. How it works
Acupuncturists who learned it with us.
"Just do it. The teachers are very helpful, they answer all your questions and guide you."
"I came to see if I have been doing it correctly compared with self learning from texts."
"I recommend this seminar to anyone who wants to excel in the TCM field."
"It was really great learning from them — they both have great personalities, and they know so, so much. I'd definitely recommend it if you're looking for a new way of treating neurological conditions, and to incorporate into your practice."
"It's very eye-opening to learn from Dr Shy and Dr Chang. They're excellent lecturers — they take you from basic knowledge into deeper knowledge, step by step, from locating the scalp regions to applying them in real cases."
"The style of teaching is amazing. The professionalism and the hands-on have been awesome — step by step, making sure we really know what to expect and what to do. I'd recommend this to anyone in the field who wants to bring help to their patients."
Where Basics runs next.
Do I have to do the whole journey?
No. Basics is a complete system on its own, and you can use it in your clinic from the following week. The ZSA Lineage Internship and the Advanced courses are there when you want to go deeper.
What do I need before an Advanced course?
Basics first. The ZSA Lineage Internship is separate: a one-day clinical internship you can take any time after Basics. The requirements for each Advanced course are published with its dates.
Which Advanced course should I take first?
The one that matches the patients you see most. Each Advanced course focuses on one clinical area. The requirements and format of each course are published with its dates.
I learned scalp Acupuncture somewhere else. Where do I start?
With Basics. You'll recognise parts of it; what's new is learning one complete zone map in order, with your hands guided. If you completed Basics with another teacher or provider, the Switch Rate takes 10% off your registration.
How is it taught?
Dr Shy and Dr Chang teach in Chinese with English translation throughout. Each seminar page sets out the language, hours and CPD points for that course.
Start where you are.
Past Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture seminars
- Basics of Zhu's Scalp AcupunctureLos Angeles, USA · Held 6 – 8 November 2026
- Basics of Zhu's Scalp AcupunctureAmsterdam, Netherlands · Held 25–27 September 2026
- ZSA Guided Clinical TrainingMelbourne, Australia · Held 3 August 2026
- ZSA Guided Clinical TrainingMelbourne, Australia · Held Apr 2026
- Basics of Zhu's Scalp AcupunctureMelbourne, Australia · Held Apr 2026
- ZSA Guided Clinical TrainingMelbourne, Australia · Held Oct 2025
- Stroke and Brain Injury with ZSAMelbourne, Australia · Held Oct 2025
- Basics of Zhu's Scalp Acupuncture — BaliBali, Indonesia · Held Aug 2025
- ZSA Guided Clinical Training with Dr Shy & Dr ChangSouth Melbourne, Australia · Held Apr 2025
- Basics of Zhu's Scalp AcupunctureHeld Sep 2019
- Neurological & Pain DisordersHeld 2019
- Stroke & Spinal Cord InjuryHeld 2019
- ZSA for Internal Medicine, Psychiatric Disorders, Five Senses & Emergency ConditionsHeld 2019
- Basics of Scalp AcupunctureMelbourne, Australia · Held Nov 2018