Vol 17, Issue 3/2004

My friend the tree
Trees in support of Qigong practice.

Many people feel intuitively attracted to trees. Some establish real friendships with a tree – or with several – and enter into a silent communication with it. In Qigong we can learn to use the energy of the trees more effectively by practicing close to them or even doing special exercises with them. Petra Hinterthür pays tribute to this holistic healing power of trees, but also points out that specific therapeutic work requires not only a diagnosis in accordance with Chinese medicine but also knowledge of the energetic processes of trees in accordance with yin/yang classification and the five transformatory phases.

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