Tuina/Qigong (used to be Hi Skip)

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Hi Diane,

 

Here in the Midwest it is difficult to get a single source of training

so my wife and I have been using a variety of resources. Our primary

resources are Dr. Frank Yurasek, who is an AOBTA Certified Tuina

Instructor and resides in River Forest, and our own Tuina/Qigong

doctor who we have known for three years and has been practicing for

over 30 years. We also take classes at Ohashiatsu where we pick up the

Japanese style of bodywork. In many ways the Japanese approach appears

to be more " classical " than the Chinese. My guess is because it has

not been tampered with as much by government edicts and directions. We

have also taken some classes at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.

Our goal is to become an AOBTA Certified Practitioner which will allow

us to practice under the new massage Illinois Licensing laws.

 

We (our family) and our friends have utilized a variety of alternative

medicines during the last 20 years - most especially acupuncture,

Chinese herbs, and homeopathy/cranial-sacral. In our experiences with

ourselves and our many friends, the combination of Tuina and Qigong

has been the most effective with the broadest use in both acute and

chronic conditions. The results appear to be very rapid, predictable

(more so than acupuncture and herbs), and longer lasting and complete.

Our family no longer uses any acupuncture or herb treatments since

they have become superfluous to our needs. We also have not seen an

" allopathic physician " in over 20 years nor do we take any type of

pharmaceutical drugs (My wife and I are in our 50s).

 

So our overall experience with Chinese medicine has been excellent as

we continue to pursue our own studies and advance our knowledge.

Interestingly, the more we learn, the more simple the paradigm becomes

- as long as we are willing to view it from a simple perspective of

" flow " .

 

I would like to network with other practitioners - students and

professionals - to share experiences and knowledge so any ideas that

you or any others on this group would like to share with me woudl be

greatly appreciated

 

Chinese Medicine , thechidoctor@a...

wrote:

> Rich,

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> Where are you studying Tuina? I am interested in learning more

about it.

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> Skip, nice to hear from you. You really get around!

> Diane Bryson

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