I was born in a small island in the middle of the pacific
ocean and spent my early childhood in an idyllic natural
setting. My grandmother, `Oya´ Bitud, was a farmer,
traditional herbalist, and craftsman and lived up to the
ripe age of 103 years, despite Osteoporosis. She had an
exemplary attitude shown in her daily life activities. To my
recollection, she was a one of a kind storyteller, who
synchronized songs and poems in her stories. I´ve often lost
track of time, because I can ´t get enough of the
mystical legends, the powerful creatures, loving people
and angels, who always appear at the right time to help the
poor and helpless. What I heard orally is an ancient art,
like Qi Gong. It is alive andcan be passed on to others who can
use it.
As a child, I have always enjoyed movement expression in
games, dances, musical instrument demonstrations, and even
in military exercises. As an adolescent, I experimented in
changing my own behavioral patterns, but it was only when my
children and their friends outgrew the daily backyard games,
that I started the participatory research and obtained
training in dance movement theory & practice focused on the body & mind.
Prior to my very first Qi gong experience, I first had
the privilege of completing a body-focused practice called
Nia (Neuromuscular Integrative Action). For me, my five
years as a holistic dance teacher are not unlike external
martial arts training, which is indispensable for training
internal martial arts, such as Qi Gong.
Up to the present, I not only obtained a Qi Gong
certification, but also an official certification from the
People ´s Republic of China in the advance level Daoist
medicine. I have found that the basic healing techniques of
acupressure, moxibustion, cupping, scraping, fire healing,
etc., including the higher Daoist arts Yi Jing, chanting,
and rituals, all leads to the facilitation of
self-elimination and self-healing capacities.
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