BEVAS. Belgian Veterinary Acupuncture Society

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BEVAS. Belgian Veterinary Acupuncture Society

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We are the first and oldest in Europe teaching Veterinary Acupuncture Drs Luc Janssens and Emiel van Den Bosch studied acupuncture in humans at the BVGA.

1976: drs Luc Janssens and Jan Still made the first complete acupuncture maps for dogs, still a reference today: “Acupuncture points and meridians in the dog”

Late 1990’s: drs Emiel van Den Bosch and Jean-Yves Guray made the first complete acupuncture maps for horses: “Acupuncture points and meridians in the Horse”. They would be accompanied by other pioneers, dr Andre Demontoy, George de Bilderling, dr Westermayer and dr Kotbauer, to actively promote Veterinary Acupuncture in Europe, all in their own particular way. Until dr Marvin Cain (USA) introduced them to IVAS, which was about to start the first structured veterinary acupuncture course in the Western world in the late 1970’s.

1984: First IVAS certified Veterinary Acupuncture course in Belgium, and Europe, organized by BEVAS. In the same year, the first ever, international veterinary acupuncture congress was organised at the RUCA in Antwerp, Belgium with speakers from Europe, the United States of America, Africa, Asia and Australia. In the late 1980’s a small group of veterinarians set up the legal structure of non-profit organisation for BEVAS as an official affiliate of IVAS. From the continuing educational efforts and classes in Belgium, various other European societies would emerge. Founded in term by colleagues, who studied veterinary acupuncture with us in Belgium. Since 2013, Continuing education has become obligatory for veterinarians in Belgium. We are proud to communicate that the thorough structure of our courses allowed the Flemish Veterinary Board (N.G.R.O.D.) to accredit us official Continuing Educational credits, which are valid worldwide.

01/11/2026

Bringing Acupuncture into your practice is not about learning a technique ✨ It's about learning to look at your patient differently, and then knowing what to do with what you see.

That's the idea behind our Diplomate 🎓 You start with the foundations of TCM, you learn to build a diagnosis with tools like the tongue and the pulse, and you take it to the hands-on sessions, where you train your touch with your own hands, guided by the teachers 🙌

Many of our students come from conventional medicine, and that's exactly what makes the journey so interesting: you don't start over, you build on what you already know.

If you've been thinking about taking this step, what's holding you back? Tell us below 👇

29/10/2026

Last weekend, after wrapping up Module III, our students put everything together in one place 👉 real patients and full clinical diagnosis 👅🐶🐴
A group working side by side, making decisions the way they will in their clinics.

This is how we understand teaching at BEVAS 🎓 learning by doing, with real cases, until you feel ready to take it back to your own clinic.

🔗 Enrolment is now open for the nex edition of the Veterinary Acupuncture Diplomate, and the link is in our bio.

27/10/2026

At BEVAS, we believe you don’t truly learn acupuncture by reading about it. You learn it with your hands, next to real patients, with someone guiding you every step of the way 🐾

That’s why our hands-on practicals are the heart of the programme. One of our students told us she arrived with no expectations at all, and left motivated and confident about what she can offer her patients 🐶 ❤️‍🩹

That feeling is what we’re building: vets who walk back into their clinics ready to apply what they’ve learned.

Ready to take the next step? 🔗 Discover the Veterinary Acupuncture Certificate through the link in our bio

25/10/2026

Most of us learn TCM through the 12 regular meridians, and for good reason: they are the backbone of the system. But the classical texts describe another layer that works differently.

The Extraordinary Vessels are eight pathways with their own logic. A classical image compares the regular meridians to rivers, and these vessels to reservoirs that receive, store and redistribute what the rivers can't hold. Only two of them, Du Mai and Ren Mai, have their own points. The other six rely on points from the regular meridians. And because the classical texts connect them to Jing and the Kidneys, they are traditionally considered in deep, long-standing presentations that don't fit neatly into a single meridian or organ.

It's a system that is easy to name and much harder to apply with confidence. Our Extraordinary Vessels class is a chance to go deeper into it with a clear framework. It's online, and you can join in the language that suits you best:

📅 October 27, in English
📅 October 29, in French

Have you ever had a case that didn't respond to the usual meridian approach? What did you do? Tell us below 👇

22/10/2026

The secret to longevity, according to Veterinary Traditional Chinese Medicine, starts with a different question 🐶✨

A geriatric patient isn't just a body that wears down. It's an organism that is running out of a specific reserve, and in TCM that reserve has a name: Jing.

👉 Understanding this changes what you ask yourself in the consult. It's no longer just "how do I control this?", but "what does this patient have left, and how do I protect it?"

If you work with older patients, this way of looking at longevity is worth knowing.

What's the first thing you look at when a geriatric patient walks in? Tell us below 👇

20/10/2026

Reading about a diagnostic point and finding it under your fingers are two very different things.

That's why, at BEVAS, learning doesn't stop at the theory. The theory gives you the map 🗺️ what each point means, why it matters and where it fits within the diagnosis. The practice is where you learn to walk it. You train your touch, you notice the small differences from one patient to another, and you gain the confidence to trust what you feel.

And you don't do it alone 🙌 Every step is guided by the people who teach it, so you can correct your technique while you're still learning it, not months later in your own clinic.

That's how we understand training in integrative veterinary medicine: knowledge you can apply, built with your own hands.

What was the first thing you learned by touch rather than by reading? Tell us in the comments 👇

Follow .vet to see how we train integrative vets, and find the link in our bio to learn more about the Diplomate.

18/10/2026

The pulse gives you more than rate and strength — it has a dimension most people never learn to read: depth.

Assessed at three levels of pressure — superficial, middle, and deep — the pulse tells you exactly where a pattern is located. A superficial pulse points to an Exterior condition, still at the body's defensive line. A deep pulse points to an Interior condition, where the organs themselves are already involved.

This distinction changes everything: a patient can present with fever and look like a straightforward Excess pattern — but if the pulse is deep, the pathogen has already moved Interior, and the treatment approach has to shift accordingly.

Locating these three levels with real precision is one of the hardest skills to master in TCM — and one of the most valuable.

This is exactly what's trained in the Pulse Diagnosis class, available on its own or as part of Module III.
🗓️ October 20th, in English
🗓️ October 22nd, in French

👉 Link in bio.

15/10/2026

Hands-on practice is where it all comes together. 🐾

These are moments from the practical sessions of our French-speaking group. At BEVAS, our acupuncture diploma is taught in both English and French, and the practice is always done with real patients. That means learning to palpate, locate and observe on living animals, with our teachers right beside you every step of the way.

And then there’s everything that happens around it: the shared doubts, the laughs between exercises, the “did you feel that too?” moments. It’s a group that learns together and builds something special along the way.

💬 What was the most memorable moment of your own hands-on training? Tell us in the comments.

08/10/2026

Moving from Western medicine to an integrative approach isn't about leaving what you know behind. It's about learning to see the same patient in a new way 💫

Our students share what that shift felt like during our hands-on practices: the doubts, the moment things started to click, and what changes when you stop looking only at the symptom.

If you trained in conventional veterinary medicine, you probably know this feeling.

What was the hardest part of making the shift for you? Tell us in the comments 👇

🔗 Follow .vet for more real stories from inside the diplomatura, and find the link in our bio if you want to know more.

06/10/2026

In TCM, the tongue is one of the most valuable windows into what's going on inside the patient. It's visible, it's accessible in every consult, and it reflects the state of Qi, Blood, body fluids and the organs in a way that few other signs can 👅

That's why tongue diagnosis holds such an important place within the overall diagnostic process. It belongs to inspection, one of the four classic examinations, and it works best when you read it together with the pulse, the history and palpation. In veterinary practice, where the patient can't tell you how it feels, having something direct and observable makes a real difference.

Our Tongue Diagnosis class is a chance to focus on this skill with a clear method, step by step and from wherever you are. It's online, and you can join in the language that suits you best:

📅 October 13, in English
📅 October 15, in French

Do you check the tongue in every consult, or only in certain cases? Tell us below 👇

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Gustaaf Vandenheuvelstraat 139 139
Ramsel
B-2230

Website

http://www.bevas.eu/

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