Biography.
DR. JASON GORDON
Author, yogi, acupuncturist, herbalist, self-cultivation catalyst
Education
Dr. Jason Gordon's endeavors are a result of both his business background and his experience in the healing arts. Jason holds a business degree from the University of Michigan, as well as two masters degrees: one in Acupuncture from the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture; and one in Medical Qigong from the International Institute of Medical Qigong. He has a doctorate degree in Chinese Medical Qigong from the Hennan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and graduated from the Herbal Studies program at the Academy for Five Element Acupuncture. He graduated from the four-year healing science program at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, and is trained and licensed in several forms of bodywork and manual therapy, such as Craniosacral Therapy, myofascial release, structural reintegration, Shiatsu, Sotai, Tuina and others.
Medical Practice
Dr. Jason has maintained a clinical practice since 1998. He refers to his practice as inclusionary. By this he means that he includes all possibilities when approaching the customization of an Integrative Diagnosis and Treatment Strategy (IDATS™) with his patients. He believes that timing and circumstance are what should determine healthcare intervention and not medical prejudice or philosophical aversions. In his own training, Jason has been fortunate enough to study with many great masters and combines his experiences to integrate Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, energy medicine, supplementation, herbal medicine, nutrition, various forms of bodywork, Craniosacral Therapy, lifestyle counseling, psycho-spiritual counseling and group facilitation work. He enjoys collaborating with other healthcare practitioners as part of a team of providers oriented around the well being of their clients and patients.
Dr. Jason's clinic has seen everything from physical pain, migraines, TMJ, intestinal disorders, skin problems, allergies, MS, infertility, various forms of cancer, and kidney stones, to depression, anxiety, insomnia, ADD and many other challenges. He believes that healthcare is as much about finding greater vitality as it is about healing something we consider ill, and from this point of view, he sees many patients and clients whose focus is self cultivation and thriving in life.
Alchemical Courtyard & Alchemical Courtyard Foundation
Jason founded the Alchemical Courtyard in 2003 to provide a platform for people to explore the many facets of the human experience. Through education and exposure to life's multitude of practices, healing systems, philosophies and cultures, Alchemical Courtyard supports uncovering what speaks to each of us in order to live life on our own terms. The result is a life inspired by passion that thrives with vitality and wellness. At its best, Alchemical Courtyard provides health, healing, education and refuge to people looking for a greater state of wellness, as well as a deeper experience of themselves in the world.
Jason has also founded the Alchemical Courtyard Foundation with the intention to support and initiate projects that also provide health, healing, education and refuge. Additionally, Alchemical Courtyard Foundation provides business consultation services to start-up and young companies motivated by social and environmental responsibility.
Business
Dr. Jason is a founding member and acting CEO of Soul Tavern, a plant-based gastropub in Miami Beach, Florida. He is also the founding member and acting CEO of Gombu Koko, a responsible mining and mineral trading company based in West Africa. Gombu Koko incorporates infrastructure establishment and farming support in developing countries as part of its mission. Since its establishment in 2009, it has become one of the leading exporters of Coltan from West Africa. Coltan is a commodity essential for making high-end capacitors, processors and other electronic equipment; and so too, Gombu Koko has instilled a cell phone recycling program to recycle the elements of Coltan (Tantalum and Niobium) used in making high-end electronics.
Dr. Jason is also the founder and acting president of {S}SENSE Consulting, a full service branding strategy, business consulting and creative design agency. {S}SENCE Consulting is the firm Dr. Jason uses to support the Alchemical Courtyard Foundation in supplying business consulting services to socially and environmentally responsible organizations that cannot afford them.
Teachings, Writings & DVD's
Dr. Jason is the author of Like a Finger Pointing to the Moon, Vehicles of Transformation and the Common Thread, a book focusing on the art and science of self cultivation. The book was released in the winter of 2017 and has received warm reviews by his students, patients and those interested in realizing where living becomes an art and giving becomes a way of life. He’s toured around the world offering seminars and trainings based on the book's ideas and curriculum.
Dr. Jason also teaches Medical Qigong programs in Miami through the Alchemical Courtyard and in California through the International College of Medical Qigong. He teaches a variety of classes ranging from one-day classes, weekend seminars, and a three-year training program for healthcare providers interested in integrating Chinese Energetic Medicine into their practice and their lives.
He has taught Yoga and Meditation for 15 years and has made two Yoga DVD's: Yoga for Athletes and Power Yoga for Every Body. Today, he teaches a small amount of seminars on Yoga, Buddhism and various other topics on healthcare, wellbeing and consciousness based material.
Dr. Jason has studied Martial Arts on and off for much of his life and has achieved a black belt in Japanese (self defense) Jiu Jitsu and a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do.
He actively participates in infrastructure support and program facilitation for the Hero's Journey Foundation as well. He has guided wilderness-based, self-reflective retreats for young men ages 14-22 through the program. His love of music has led him to learn the guitar and the Djembe, which he incorporates into the retreats.
Further Non-Profit Activity
Dr. Jason is on the board of directors for the Gordon Family Foundation and sits on the board of advisors for the Earth Rose Institute, a non-profit organization whose global outreach provides environmental education and awareness. He is also on the board of advisors for Ayama Healing Arts and Yoga Center in Miami, Florida.
He is one of the core members and supporters of Katog Tingzin Ling in Miami, Florida. Katog Tingzin Ling is a satellite arm of Katog Choling, a Buddhist retreat center in the Ozark Mountains guided by Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche. He has also been an active supporter of Katog Choling activities over the last 18 years and has built a meditation and retreat cabin for himself and his family at Katog Choling. Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche is also the abbot at Katog Mardo Tashi Choling in Eastern Tibet, which he has supported through many years as well.
Dr. Jason Lives in Miami Beach where he maintains his medical clinic and operates his corporate offices.
