TCM
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is an ancient healthcare system rooted in Daoist philosophy, which views the human body and mind as an integrated, unified whole, each influencing and balancing the other.
Health is achieved when the body's vital energy, or "qi" (pronounced 'chee'), is harmonious and in balance. If the body's balance is disrupted, disease results.
Chinese medicine uses a variety of techniques to bring the body back into balance and restore health. These techniques include acupuncture, Chinese herbs, nutritional counseling, and qigong therapy.
Chinese medicine treats the whole person, rather than focusing on specific symptoms of disease. Because of this, it is not only effective for physical conditions, but also emotional and psychological disturbances.
Medical qigong is one of the oldest branches of Chinese medicine.
It is a therapeutic method for improving health and wellbeing, regaining and maintaining mind/body balance, preserving health, and enhancing longevity through the training of the mind, the breath and the physiological processes of the body.
Treatments usually involve gentle bodywork, energy therapy, and/or personal exercise instruction.
