Idiom: sai weng shi ma 塞翁失马
This Chinese idiom means: the old man loses horse; how do you know it’s not good fortune? As in my story, it illustrates how a temporary loss could turn out to be a gain.
The above slideshow shows how I discovered TCM and qigong. Both TCM and qigong have made a great difference to my health. This is why I like to share my experience with others.
Modern western medicine has helped millions of people and brought us great things like antibiotics, surgery and diagnostic tests, such as Ultrasound and blood tests. But like everything, it also has its limitations. Sometimes, we need to find other safe and effective options.
I learnt most of the basics of TCM from Dr Shu Wang, who has treated me since 2001 and recommended that I learn qigong.
It is largely through his acupuncture and herbal treatments, and qigong, that my health has significantly improved.
Dr Wang comes from a long line of TCM doctors and at the age of 17 was introduced to TCM through an apprenticeship with an elderly family member. Subsequently, Dr Wang has studied both Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine at the Chinese Medical University in Tianjin. He has held the position of Physician at the Tianjin Chinese Medical University Hospital before immigrating to Australia to join his family. He has been practising medicine since 1968 and he specializes in combining the ancient knowledge of TCM with modern western medicine to treat cancer and auto-immune diseases.
Professor WenQing Lui is my qigong "mother." She taught me the essentials of Moving Qigong. I am particularly honored to have been a student of such a highly regarded qigong academic and WuShu expert. In China, Professor Liu was Director of Qigong at Shanghai City Hospital, and has held the posts of Professor in Fudan University,
University of Jaiotong and Shanghai No2 Medical Hospital. Professor Lui's knowledge of WuShu (KungFu) enabled her to modify the exercises until I was well enough to perform them correctly.