Ancient Chinese Wisdom — Medicine for Today

Support and Inspiration for Practitioners of the Chinese Healing Arts

by Sabine Wilms, PhD

How I can help you…

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  • Books and Consulting

    Physical book and ebooks on traditional Chinese medicine, written, translated, and published by Dr. Wilms, and some other things…

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  • Imperial Tutor

    A mentorship for practitioners, about traditional Chinese medicine, history, culture, philosophy, and religion, presented in translation.

    Join in the fun!

  • Classical Chinese

    Resources, from an 8-week FREE course to a membership to an intensive training program, for reading original sources in Chinese medicine

    Come study with me!

  • Podcast

    Old and new stories from China's healing traditions, about Medicine in Heaven and on Earth...and in the sweet spot in between.

    Listen to the conversation!

  • Traditional Gynecology

    Courses, a blog, and other resources on one of the crown jewels of Chinese medicine (and my favorite subject): traditional Chinese gynecology

    Learn more about the female body!

  • Members Portal

    For current members of my two mentorships on “Imperial Tutor” and “Reading the Chinese Medicine Classics,” here is our private platform…

    Enter our members' platform!

Three Gifts For You

  • Free Course: Introduction to Classical Chinese

    My greatest gift: An absolutely free two-month course, distilling my 35+ years of experience reading, translating, and teaching classical Chinese medical literature, because I am on a mission... I really hope you give it a try!

    Sign up for your Free Course!

  • A Tea Time Talk on Accumulating Virtue Power

    Enjoy this free recording of a conversation I had with my student, friend, and colleage Zoe Brenner as one of my popular Imperial Tutor’s Tea Time Talks shortly after launching my book on Healing Virtue-Power.

    Watch the Free Recording!

  • A Lecture on the Daoist Roots of the Fuxingjue/Tangyejing

    Learn about the real history of the mythological “Decoction Classic” in this free recording of “The Daoist Roots of the Fǔxíngjué: Celestial Secrets in Classical Decoctions.”

    Access the Free Video Here!

Our Latest Publications

Happy Goat Productions exclusively publishes books of the highest standard that are translated, written, and produced by Dr. Sabine Wilms. We average about one book a year. Click below for more information on our newest titles or visit the STORE for a complete listing

  • A conversation across time and space, between the seventh-century hermit Sūn Sīmiǎo 孫思邈 and the contemporary translator Sabine Wilms, to address two sets of questions at the heart of the most ancient and precious texts in Chinese medicine:

    How do we find the DÀO 道 OF MEDICINE? How do we walk the PATH OF THE HEALER?

    How do we cultivate DÉ 德 “VIRTUE-POWER”? How do we learn and teach, recognize and transmit, replenish and nurture our HEALING SUPERPOWER? Read more here…

  • The first English translation of a rare medieval Chinese manuscript with the full title Fǔxíngjué zàngfǔ yòngyào fǎyào ("Secret Tips for Helpful Action: The Key to Using Medicinals on the Zàngfǔ Organs").

    In addition to an elegant yet literal annotated translation of the complete text by Dr. Wilms, this book includes a lengthy scholarly introduction, analyzing the history of the text and its relationship to the ancient Tāngyèjīng ("Classic of Decoctions"), as it is often called. Read more here…

  • Your guide to the Great Treatise on the Resonant Manifestations of Yin and Yang, the fifth chapter in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, Plain Questions (Huang Di Nei Jing, Su Wen 黃帝內經，素問) .

    It offers a rare glimpse into a radically different way of interacting with the world from the perspective of ancient Chinese medicine, philosophy, and cosmology through a conversation between the mythological Yellow Emperor and his medical advisor that was recorded about two thousand years ago. Read more here…

  • This four-volume series is a literal translation and discussion of a famous Chinese textbook on gynecology: Qi Zhongfu's Hundred Questions on Gynecology 《女科百問》 from 1220 CE. Our books include the Chinese original side-by-side with Dr. Wilms’ elegant English translation, extensive commentary on the essays and formulas, and clinical notes by leading international contemporary practitioners. Read more here…

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Sabine’s Story

I am Sabine Wilms, PhD, writer, publisher, translator, and teacher. Happy Goat Productions used to be the name of my farming business, through which I sold goat cheese and other products from my biodynamic farm in the mountains of northern New Mexico. Today, I produce books, courses, two mentorships, and other resources for students and practitioners of Chinese medicine who want to learn more about the roots of their healing art. Every aspect of my work flows from my lifelong passion to study, contemplate, practice, discuss, and transmit the "Dao of Nurturing Life" 養 生之道 in the sweet spot between Heaven and Earth.

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Mentorships

Whether you want to learn about Chinese medicine directly in Chinese or in translation, my two memberships — “Imperial Tutor” and “Reading the Chinese Medicine Classics” — allow you to connect to the cultural and historical roots of Chinese medicine, in order to support your clinical practice through inspiration, joy, community, and education. My memberships offer:

  • Weekly written posts and/or recorded videos, sent to your email inbox,

  • Monthly live events on zoom (always recorded and available later if you can’t join, see EVENTS),

  • A revolving library of resources produced and curated by Dr. Wilms, on a members-only platform,

  • Members-only discounts on any other offerings by Sabine,

  • The “Imperial Tutorial” podcast for Imperial Tutor members,

  • A connection to ask me questions, suggest topics, or just say hello, and

  • The knowledge that you are supporting my work.

    So… why don’t you sign up below for a low-cost trial to see if you like it?

    (current members, ENTER THE MEMBERS PORTAL HERE)

Imperial Tutor

Starting in the great pandemic shutdown in spring 2021, this membership began with my popular “Tea Time Talks,” to connect Chinese medicine practitioners to each other and to the academic world of historians, anthropologists, and scholars of Chinese religion, philosophy, and science. Everything else is the cherry on the top….

Reading the Chinese Medicine Classics

Designed for the busy practitioner desiring to reading the Chinese sources in the original but unable to commit to my intensive program. Whether you have no background in Chinese at all, are fluent in modern Chinese, or just need an academically-based refresher in the tips and tricks of sinology, my aim is to engage you on a regular basis in a supportive community of dedicated colleagues.

Upcoming Events

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Introduction to Classical Chinese (FREE!)

What have you got to lose? With just your name and email, you get a written or video post delivered to your inbox twice a week for 6 weeks, completely free. Just because I care and want you to know this information!

Triple Crown Intensive

My most involved year-long training program in classical Chinese. Not for the faint of heart and starting in September every year or two.

Nurturing the Fetus

A four-week clinically oriented virtual course that uses an engaging blend of recorded lectures, asynchronous discussion, and a weekly live Q&A session to teach you about diagnosis and treatment during the ten months of pregnancy. A yearly event happening in March.

“The Purpose of Life is to be yourself as much as you can be, by combining your innate talents and abilities with the wisdom from your life experience and merging them with your intrinsic spirit. Then give yourself back to the world as a gift.”

— Lillian Pearl Bridges

If you appreciate my work and have no need for my books or courses, I gratefully accept donations of financial support.

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