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| October 2011
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The future medicine
is ancient way.
Ming
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| Gua Sha - An Age Old Healing Technique |
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Origin of Gua Sha
Gua Sha originated as a folk medicinal technique, and has a very long history. In "Effective Formulas Handed Down for Generations", written in 1337 by Wei Yilin, a physician of the Yuan Dynasty, it says, "With wet hemp scrape the surface of the neck, elbow, knee and wrist until there is military cutaneous bleeding. Cover the body with thick clothes and quilts. Then administer orally a little porridge or decoction of Chinese green onion and fermented soybean, or fresh Chinese onion tea. After sweating, the illness will be healed. This is an effective method of loosening and relaxing the skin." Technique
The book is a systematic Gua Sha therapy. The technique is to scrape the skin of certain parts of the body to loosen the pores in order to get rid of evil Qi, that means to wake up the Zheng Qi to clean out the evil Qi or wind, and let the body heal itself. That is the purpose of treatment after Gua Sha. There should be military bleeding under the skin in different degrees. Gua Sha therapy used as a folk medicine technique without systematic theoretical foundation is mainly applied in the case of common colds, fever, heat-stroke, pain in the shoulder, back, legs etc. The tools are materials with smooth edges, such as chinaware, silver coins and lubricated with Wan Hua oil (ten thousand flower oil).
Summary
Although there are more than 140,000 kinds of disease in modern medicine, all diseases are related to dysfunction of 14 meridians, according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. The objective of Gua Sha therapy is to correct the unharmonious in the meridians to recover the normal bodily function. Thus, the Gua Sha of a set meridian and points can be used to treat many diseases. Gua Sha is simple, convenient, and effective and has no side-effects; it has been practiced for centuries by the Chinese people. It is regarded as "a form of acupuncture which does not penetrate the skin, a massage therapy not using the hands directly."
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Dinner for Kidney Yin Deficiency
This food may be a natural aide in the following conditions:
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Recipe
- 4 oz. Organic Sweet yam
- 1 oz. GOJI Berries
- 1 Cup Organic Sweet Brown Rice
- 2 to 3 Cups Water
- 1 Tbs Organic Coconut Oil
Combine all ingredients and cook in rice cooker for 50 mins.
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Price: $80/month ($20/class) Take Both Monday & Saturday Classes Price: $100/month Free Wu Healing Qi Gong Class Mondays: 5 - 6pm45 South Main St. West Hartford, CT(led by Erik Harris) Tong Ren HealingMondays: 7 - 8pm45 South Main St. West Hartford, CT(led by Dr. Ming Wu, $10) Free Wu Healing Qi Gong ClassTuesdays: 5:30 - 6:30pm76 Nason St. Maynard, MA(led by Cynthia Durost) Tai Chi ClassWednesdays: 9:30 - 10:30amHealth & Wellness Center - Emerson Hospital(led by Dr. Ming Wu) Wu Healing Qi Gong ClassWednesdays:10 :30 - 11:30amHealth & Wellness Center - Emerson Hospital(led by Dr. Ming Wu) Free Wu Healing Qi Gong ClassWednesdays: 5:30 - 6:30pm76 Nason St. Maynard, MA(led by Cynthia Durost) Tai Chi Class Thursdays: 6 - 7pm Health & Wellness Center - Emerson Hospital (led by Dr. Ming Wu, $98/8 weeks, $15/class) Tong Ren Healing Thursdays: 7 - 8pm Maynard, MA (led by Dr. Ming Wu, $10) Free Wu Healing Qi Gong ClassFridays: 9:00 - 10:00am 45 South Main St. West Hartford, CT(led by Margaret Stewart) FREE Kung Fu Tea CeremonySaturdays: 8am - 9am45 South Main St. West Hartford, CT(led by Dr. Ming Wu, No Charge) Tong Ren Healing Saturdays: 11am - 12noon45 South Main St. West Hartford, CT(led by Dr. Ming Wu, $10) Free Wu Healing Qi Gong Class
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Tai Chi: 8 hour class, 8 units
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