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TCM Congress
2nd Scandinavian TCM Congress
„Classic Chinses Medicine: Emotions, Spirituality and Alchemy“
Elisabeth Rochat de la Vallée
was born in Paris in 1949 and has studied Chinese literature, philosophy and medicine
extensively, holding degrees in Philosophy and the Classics and in Chinese Studies. She
collaborated with Dr Jean Schatz until his death ( ✝ 1984), and with Fr Claude Larre (✝ 2001) for
nearly 30 years, both as a researcher and translator on classical Chinese thinking and medical
texts. After a year in Taiwan (1974-75), she began teaching at the Ricci Institute in Paris; she has
been later its secretary general until 2005. She worked during more than 12 years on the Grand
Ricci, a comprehensive encyclopedic Chinese-French dictionary, and was its chief editor for the 4
last years before its publication in 2001. She is a senior lecturer on classical Chinese medicine at
the European School of Acupuncture and has exceptional knowledge of the medical classics,
grounded by her experience as an acupuncture practitioner. She teaches Chinese philosophy at
the Jesuit University, in Paris.
She teaches Chinese Philosophy, Chinese classical language and Chinese traditional medicine in
about fifteen countries at various universities, institutes and schools. She has written numerous
books, articles and pamphlets.
Elisabeth ROCHAT DE LA VALLÉE
Born in 1949, in Paris.
After the French baccalauréat, "Lettres supérieures" and "Première supérieure" at Jules Ferry (Paris),
Licence and Master Degree in Classical Literature (Paris-Nanterre), Licence and Master Degree in
Philosophy (Paris-Nanterre) and D.E.A. in Chinese (Paris-Jussieu).
From 1970, collaboration with Fr Claude LARRE and studies in Chinese Language.
Participation to studies in Classical Chinese. Auditor in Chinese at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes
Etudes, with Max Kaltenmark.
1974-75: Stay in Taiwan and studies in Contemporary Chinese at the Hsin-chu Language Institute.
From 1976, collaboration with Fr. Larre and Dr. Jean Schatz on Chinese thinking and on classical
medical texts.
Teaching and seminars at the Paris Ricci Institute (Chinese thinking) and at the École Européenne
d’Acupuncture (theorical basis of Chinese medicine).
Teaching at the Jesuit University Centre Sèvres (Chinese philosophy and spirituality).
Participation to translation works.
D.E.A. (Diplôme d'Études Approfondies) in Chinese (Paris VII-Jussieu). Participation to cooperative
researches on the sciences in China, traditional medicine, connected to the CNRS (National Center of
Scientific Research).
Teacher at the Nantes University of Medicine (medical school) in the context of the Acupuncture
Inter-university Diploma.
Guest teacher in other medical school (Bobigny …)
Editorial board senior member for the « Ricci Dictionary of Single Chinese Characters » (2 vol. 1200
pages each and a volume of indexes published in 1999) and for the « Grand Ricci » (encyclopaedic
comprehensive Chinese-French dictionary, 7 volumes, around 9 000 pages), published in December
2001.
Senior member of the Organization Comittee of the triennial International Colloque of Sinology on the
History of Chinese-Western Relationships until 2005.
Currently:
Member of the Board, Ricci Association for the GRAND RICCI
Member of the RICCI INSTITUTE in Paris.
Dean of Study in the European School of Acupuncture (Ecole Européenne
d'Acupuncture : www.acupuncture-europe.org), Paris.
Senior Lecturer of the E.E.A. (École Européenne d’Acupuncture).
Lecturer on Chinese Philosophy in the Jesuit University in Paris (Centre Sèvres)
Member of the French Association of Chinese Studies (A.F.E.C.).
Member of the European Association of Chinese Studies (E.A.C.S.).
Various teachings in France, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Israël,
Italy, Netherland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United-States (Boston, New-York,
Maryland, Boulder, San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco …), mainly on ancient Chinese philosophy
(specially on the Taoist texts: Zhuangzi, Laozi, Huainanzi...) and on classical Chinese medicine
(Huangdi Neijing ...).
Publications of translations, books, booklets, transcripts of lectures, articles.
Participation to congresses and international conferences.
Books and transcripts of lectures in French, English, Italian, German, Portugese, Swedish ...
ELISABETH ROCHAT DE LA VALLÉE - BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
Suwen, 11 first chapters (La vie, la médecine, la Sagesse)
Les Mouvements du Cœur (English translation: Rooted in Spirits)
La symbolique des nombres dans la Chine traditionnelle
Le Vol inutile (Zhuangzi, chapter 1)
La Bannière - Une dame chinoise allant en paradis
De vide en vide (Zhuangzi, chapter 3)
Les Grands Traités du Huainanzi
Les Énergies du Corps
Aperçus de médecine chinoise traditionnelle (English translation: Survey of Chinese Traditional
Medicine)
La maladie dans la Chine médiévale ancienne - La toux, reasearch group of CNRS program 798,
entitled« Histoire des techniques et des sciences en Chine en Corée et au Japon »).
Le double aspect du Cœur (in Le Cœur en médecine chinoise, Connaissance de l’Acupuncture 1)
Le double aspect de la Vésicule Biliaire (in La Vésicule Biliaire en médecine chinoise, Connaissance
de l’Acupuncture 3)
Booklets
Flûtes et champignons (beginning of Zhuangzi 2)
La saine incertitude (Zhuangzi 2)
De vide en vide (Zhuangzi 3)
La bannière funéraire de Mawangdui
Symphonie corporelle
Plein Ciel (Suwen 1)
Assaisonner les Esprits (Suwen 2)
Vif (Suwen 3)
Par Cinq (Suwen 5)
Fil (Suwen 8)
Cascade (Lingshu 8)
Toux (Suwen 38)
Fragments de tradition orale (Lingshu 28)
Pathologies dites BI (Suwen 43)
Pathologies dites WEI (Suwen 44)
Les points du méridien du Poumon
Les points du méridien du Gros Instestin
Les points du méridien de l'Estomac
Les points du Maître-Cœur
Les émotions
Le double aspect du Cœur
Books published in English by Monkey Press (transcripts of lectures given in London)
The Secret Treatise of the Spriritual Orchid (Suwen, ch. 8)
Heart master, Triple Heater
The Heart (in Lingshu ch.8)
Spleen and Stomach
The Kidneys
The Lung
The Liver
The Eight Extraordinary Meridians
The Seven Emotions
Essence, Spirit, Blood and Qi
The extraordinary Fu
A study of Qi
Yin Yang in Classical texts
The Essental Woman
Pregnancy & Gestation
Other books published in English:
Survey of Chinese Traditional Medicine (TAI, Maryland, USA)
Rooted in Spirit (Station Hill Press, New-York, USA)
Books published in Italian (Jaca Book - Milano)
Dal « Huangdi Neijing » LINGSHU 8 - La Psiche Nella Tradizione Cinese
Huangdi Neijing SUWEN 1-11 - Le Domande Semplici dell’Imperatore Giallo
Elementi di medicina tradizionale cinese
Il volo nell’azzurro (Zhuangzi cap.1)
Simboli cinesi di vita e di porte (nelle picture del drappo funerario di Mawangdui)
La medicina cinese : Spiriti, cuore ed emozioni
Several translations into others languages (German, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish).
Also, many articles in various journals in different countries (France, England, Italy...).