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Day 2, Saturday, April 17 (Beijing) Today Beijing was still overcast and a bone-chilling, damp cold slapped at all parts exposed to the elements. We rose early and went downstairs to breakfast at a feast of a buffet that offered American and Chinese breakfasts. It included my favorite bok choy, steamed buns with bean paste [...] Day 1, Friday, April 16 (Beijing) I can’t believe that I’m in China again. Most Americans don’t ever get the chance to go at all. Those few who are lucky to visit usually only go once. Here I am in China a second time, this time on a Healing Journey of exploration. We six from Marco [...] On our recent China adventure, we took a group behind the scenes in a real traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy in China. They got to see exactly how the herbal prescriptions were filled and were introduced to a bewildering array of traditional Chinese medicine herbs. This short video gives you an idea of what it is like [...] We did Qigong in Jing Shan park, part of the Forbidden City on recent China trip. While there we saw this old man doing Turtle Walking Qigong and filmed video of his practice. The turtle is revered in China by the Taoists for its longevity. Several forms of Qigong and breathing are patterned upon the turtle. [...] Our Healing Journey to China has been fantastic. The adventure began in Beijing on April 16, 2010. Our traveling companions for this trip were a great joy. We saw the China the tourists see and quite of bit of “hidden China.” We took some back roads and detours. We learned about Chinese culture, traditional Chinese [...] Our contacts in Shanghai secured a pair of tickets to the opening day at the Expo. The Expo was pretty impressive. The Chinese do things big, in part because big is better – an international event is a way to gain “face”. But they also build public things on a grand scale because they have so many people. [...] Today we did a little sightseeing. We visited Science and Technology Museum and then relaxed by drinking some excellent tea. Then we made our way across the river to the Temple Market area. The Temple Market was destroyed in WWII and rebuilt as a tourist attraction. But tonight the crowd was mostly Chinese. Prices are very [...] Today was a day to rest and relax after the leading the healing journey. We truly enjoyed the company of our students during this trip. It was a great honor to introduce them to Qigong, Tai Chi and Chinese culture in China! We were invited to visit and tour a brand new hospital in the Pudong [...] Today we said goodbye to our group of China adventurers. Some of them returned to Beijing for a direct flight home. Part of the group continued their journey on to Tibet. Yinong and I travelled to Shanghai to visit her relatives. We flew from Lijiang to Kunming and then onto Shanghai via Farmer Wong’s field… Yes [...] Our group began the day with our final Tai Chi and Qigong class. We closed with a lecture on Nature and Man as One. We covered a great deal of material in this journey: body opening Nei Gong, Eight Pieces of Silk Brocade, Qi Gathering and Replenishing Techniques, External Qi Healing, and medical Qigong. All [...] |
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