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Internal work

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Series of 2012 workshops run by Roy Jenzen in UK, Germany, Austria, Bali and Australia. Subjects addressed include 5 Animal Qigong, XingYi, Bagua and Neigong. Some workshops are open to beginners, some are available only to his current students. Please see Internal Intent website for further details. Please consider early booking as spaces are limited [...]

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Qigong – what is this all about?

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Qigong – a set of physical exercises traditionally practiced in China with a purpose of maintaining one’s health. Not to be mixed up with tai chi, although it would make sense for it to contain elements of correct qigong. Also I do not agree with use of chi kung writing form due to the fact [...]

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Acupuncture for neurological disorders, Cochrane review

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Wang D. Yang W. Liu M. Acupuncture for neurological disorders in the Cochrane reviews: Characteristics of included reviews and studies Neural Regeneration Research. 6 (6) (pp 440-443), 2011. Date of Publication: 2011 Abstract Objective : To summarize Cochrane reviews of acupuncture for neurological disorders, and characteristics of included reviews and studies. Data sources : A [...]

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Is TCM really TCM?

Large portion of those who know about acupuncture will know that TCM stands for Traditional Chinese Medicine. However, do we know what the ‘traditional’ represents in this term? Merriam-Webster dictionary explains ‘tradition’ as: 1 a : an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior (as a religious practice or a social custom) [...]

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Shonishin – acupuncture for children

Shonishin – a little man’s needle. Came about as a separate acupuncture style in 16th century Japan. Has been developed slightly over years, however remains a mainstream treatment approach for children in Japan nowadays. Shonishin is not an acupuncture per se as there is little to none of traditional needle insertion. Instead, the practitioner uses [...]

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To guidetube or not?

Most traditions nowadays use guidetubes and it has become a norm. There are some schools though, which believe use of a guidetube is a big no-no! Guidetubes, since their early days, have ensured quick and pain-free needle insertion, better cross-infection control and practitioner protection from accidental punctures. Use of guidetubes also provided a space for [...]

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