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Traditional Chinese Medicine
Chinese medicine employs a wide range of therapies to treat illness and injury:
• Lifestyle Modification/Philosophy of Living
• Meditation
• Qi Gong Exercises/Physical Therapy/Martial Arts
• Dietary Therapy
• Internal Herbs: decoctions, pills and powders
• Tui Na: Chinese Medical Massage
• Acupuncture & Moxibustion
• Zheng Gu: Bone and Joint Manipulation
• Externally Applied Herbs: poultices, plaster. soaks, washes etc.
Eight Pillars of Chinese Medicine
These therapies can be viewed as a series of interlocking triangles, each of which is bound by a different set of theories that also interconnect and interpenetrate with each other. The triads illustrated below can be connected in many ways to create a dynamic multi-faceted approach to treatment and rehabilitation.
Qi Gong/Nei Gong ClassesPlease e-mail if you interested in future classes, and want to receive an e-mail announcement. We are planning another Nei Gong class in September and future classes in other Qi Gong/Nei Gong methods later in the fall.
XING YI NEI GONG
(Form-Intention Internal Exercise Method)
This set of health and longevity exercises was created by Wang Ji Wu, a famous martial artist and doctor of Traditional Chinese medicine. Wang, who lived to be over 100 years old, designed these exercises to serve as both a system of health exercises that would prevent illness and improve health and to be an adjunct to martial arts training. These sixteen simple exercises work the body from head to toe, combining breathing with gentle yet precise movements. The exercises take 20-30 minutes to perform and can be learned by almost anyone. When practiced daily, they have been shown to increase vitality, improve strength, coordination and balance. They can also calm the spirit, aid sleep, improve resistance to disease and reduce joint pain.
Recommended Text: Xing Yi Nei Gong: Xing Yi Health Maintenance and Internal Strength Development by Dan Miller and Tim Cartmell
New York Internal Arts is committed to teaching traditional Chinese medicine in conjunction with internal martial arts. Our partnership with Zheng Gu Tui Na LLC. (www.zhenggutuina.com) allows interested students to learn many facets of Chinese medicine without attending a formal school.
Zheng Gu Tui Na Medicine Class Video
For those interested in treatment, New York Internal Arts is affiliated with the 5th St. Acupuncture Clinic
(212-475-0037), a collective of experienced New York State licensed acupuncturists who practice the wide variety of therapies listed above.
