View Curriculum for Elisabeth ROCHAT DE LA VALLÉE - Yumtha

SHORT CURRICULUM
Élisabeth ROCHAT de la VALLÉE
Born in 1949 in Paris.
Degrees in Classical Literature, Philosophy, Chinese.
Colllaboration with Fr Claude Larre († 2001) and Dr jean Schatz († 1984) on Chinese thinking and Chinese
medicine. Co-founder of the Paris Ricci Institute (1971) and of the European School of Acupuncture (1975).
Former General Secretary of the Ricci Institute in Paris and former Chief editor for the Grand Ricci (great
encyclopaedic comprehensive Chinese-French dictionary in 7 volumes, published end of 2001).
Former General Secretary of the European School of Acupuncture,
Dean of the study and senior lecturer for the European School of Acupuncture.
Member of the European Association of Chinese Studies
Member of the French Association of Chinese Studies … (and others)
Lecture on ancient Chinese philosophy and on classical medical texts, in France as well as in several
European and American contries.
Author of numerous books, booklets, articles (translations in English, Italian, German, Portuguese, Hebrew,
Polish, Sweden).
Participation to congresses and international conferences.
Elisabeth ROCHAT DE LA VALLÉE
LONG CURRICULUM
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 Xinzhu 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 Interuniversity
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
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, San Francisco, Seattle …), 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, Hebrew ...
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)
Les Cents et une notions clefs de la médecine chinoise
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 en médecine chinoise
Le double aspect du Cœur
Les fu extraordinaires
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
Wu Xing, the Five Elements in Chinese Classical texts
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
Tao Te King, Il Libro della Via e Della Virtù
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
Filosofia della Medicina Tradizionale Cinese
Several translations into others languages (German, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Swedish).
Also, many articles in various journals in different countries (France, England, Italy...).