The Oriental College started in 1995 and has since the starting date gone through rapid developments. As a University of Chinese Medicines and Philosophies we are accredited by the World Counsel of Academic Excellence.

We think that the field of Chinese Medicines and philosophies, currently looked upon as “alternative”, should be recognized as a professional field in its own right. Our courses are therefore University-level and we accept credits from other universities around the world, if they fit into the program.

Self cultivation was traditionally the core of Chinese Medicines and philosophies and that’s why we have that as a starting point for all our studies. We use Qigong as a means for this process of getting yourself into a physical, mental en emotional fit shape.

We encourage students to do research and think in a modern scientific way, using the traditional knowledge and means to come to a deep understanding of medicine, the role and process of cultivation and the healing professions.

We have devised our programs in a way that will make it possible for students from abroad or from nearby to fit the study into their daily lives. Besides that, every student has the opportunity to make his or her own personal program.

Besides this we also offer short courses, to get acquainted with the profession or to deepen interest. You will find a list of these on this website.

Our enthusiastic team of teachers are constantly looking for upgradings of programs and content of programs.

The teachers are currently:

René Goris
Désiree Bardie
Natasa Nikolic
Vita Revelli
Professor Zhang Qin
Fang Qin
Harmen Mesker

And many, many guest teachers, who from different perspectives give teachings to enrich the cultural outlook on the profession under study. The purpose of guestteachers is to present alternatives to the mainstream methodology as presented by the school, intercultural perspectives or specific ideas or topics that can be relevant to the study of Chinese medicine in this 21st century.
If people present themselves because they wish to participate in this program as a teacher they will have to present the subject they would like to add to our program and the use they think it will have for the program.

Guest teachers as presented till now:
Tian Liang, Daoist Qigong Wudang Mountains China, James A. Nystadt, Shaolin healing practice, Norway, Sam Holland, Western esoteric healing energetics; Kundalin Rimpochee, Tibetan medicine and psychology, Tibet; Rebbe Yehoshua Witt, Jewish cabala and Cabalistic ways of healing, Israel; John Reynolds, Tibetan Dzogchen, USA; Ron Evans, Native American Medicine and Ritual, USA

We invite you to look further on this website and if you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us.

What is the International Oriental College Way of learning?
- Focus in study on the fields of Chinese Medicines, Psychology, Sports and Cultural Sciences
- Combining self cultivation and self development in combination with professional skills
- All the Core Curricula of other schools and as recommended by WHO and other major organisations and a lot more and with a variety of perspectives
- Personalized program, maximized results
- Combining traditional knowledge with scientific knowledge
- Approach of the study field by means of eastern and western traditions of academic learning and philosophy
- Studying world culture by means of anthropology and sociology
- Distance Learning combined with Contact Learning

What are the benefits of studying the International Oriental College Way?
- The combination of science, self cultivation and professional skills brings an in-depth understanding of Chinese medicines, psychologies, cultural sciences and sports that transcends book wisdom into real wisdom (Confucius, Gehong, Zhangdaoling, Huatou, Taohongjing and all other major medicine thinkers of China)
- It is the ethical approach to not disperse a medicine without making yourself first model for experimentation (Shennong, founder of medicine)
- Prepare yourself physically and emotionally for the hardships of a care profession (reports on stress rates Health care workers show care/medicine workers are highest risk group for burn-out and burn-out related diseases)
- Being able to set ancient practices into a modern world (WHO)
- Developing yourself as a scholarly individual and a nobel practitioner (Huangdi)

What is science?
- Science is any kind of knowledge system that uses a systemized body of references to come to explanation for natural phenomena.
- Science becomes practice where experience and insight are combined to support proper functioning, health and freedom of all human beings
- Science becomes useful when it transcends the individual from being a victim into a champion for health, justice and freedom

What are the fields of Chinese Medicines, Psychology, Sports and Cultural Sciences?
- These are those Chinese medicine, psychology, sports and cultural sciences that depend solely on concepts originating in historical East Asian cultures and believes
- The above but that can be improved upon by means of biomedical observations about body and mind and nature but not be replaced by them.
- The above and in reliance to ancient practices of learning such as self-cultivation, scriptural studies and personalized tutoring due to the combination of standardized systematics and oral transmission

What is self cultivation?
- Self cultivation is all effort to consciously improve on and excel in personal quality as a human moral and biological person as well as a professional
- Self cultivation is the use of personal mind and body to come to understanding of professional practices
- The intent of self-cultivation is to overcome all hindrances to be a successful, healthy and compassionate human being, that enjoys life and is generous in its support for all fellow creatures
- The intent of self-cultivation is to become an independent individual that does not burden the world because of creating self importance by means of suffering
- The intent of self-cultivation is to support the health care community by participating actively in its development as organisation, body of knowledge and experience and reputation, to support fellow workers in the field by generous sharing professional and personal capacities
- The intent of self-cultivation is to make care for the world into a healthy lifestyle

TEACHERS ZHONGWUJIGONG

René Goris, headteacher, holder lineage

Zhongwujigong I

Natasa Nikolic
Désiree Bardie
Jelena Radosavlevic
Marina van de Bunt
René Goris

Zhongwujigong II

Natasa Nikolic
Désiree Bardie
Wudang Fitness I
Désiree Bardie
Jelena Radosavlevic
René Goris
Sabine Schippers
Wudang Fitness II
René Goris
Wudang Fitness III
René Goris
Wudang Taijiquan
René Goris
Wudang Yoga
René Goris

DISCLAIMER
Anyone not on the list above that teaches Zhongwujigong or uses parts of Zhongwujigong is doing so without permission and/or proper training. The Oriental College or the lineage holder cannot be held responsible for any harm/injury/illness that might result from their teaching.

If you know of anyone who teaches Zhongwujigong or uses parts of it or uses Yuanqi or Ling meditation methods that is not on the above list please let us know, so we can contact that teacher and explain the dangers and make public that they are not qualified to teach these methods and by doing so in spite of that might cause harm to their students.