Human Intention Affects Health

Speaking from a Chinese medicine perspective, intention is crucial towards effective treatment. In one class, Liu Ming described how one doctor at Five Branches School was so effective in treating patients that other teachers and students wanted to learn his “secret.” They came and observed his clinic shift. They saw the patients getting positive results but did not see anything special that he did—he needled the same points as other doctors. In other words, there was nothing special or mysterious that he did. Finally, people asked him what his “secret” was. He said that when treating his patients, he truly and sincerely wanted to help them and his mind was completely focused on treating them. That was it! Intention, positive energy, and concentration allow one to focus on the treatment and make it possible for the maximum conduction of qi from doctor to patient.

Kirlian Photography

Kirlian photography may help us understand that our body is ultimately an energetic entity. And because it’s energetic, it could be healed using energetic therapies such as qigong and acupuncture. Kirlian photography can also be used as a diagnostic tool. It could eventually be tuned to reveal areas of stress and even cancer. Who knows, maybe it could also be a better airport security tool than the body scan machine. It could reveal mental and spiritual state of a person.

Acupuncture as Effective Energy Medicine

It is essential to understand the basic concept of Qi and how practicing building up one’s qi through Qigong could improve one’s health. Acupuncture is basically the art of using qi to heal the body. I would also explain that the body has various meridians by which qi travels. If the doctor practices qigong, his or her treatment is more effective than a doctor who does not. If a doctor is really good, she could use the “one needle” acupuncture technique in which a needle is inserted in one point, usually the crown of the head. Then, the doctor would transfer her own qi to the needle and, using her mind, guide the qi anywhere in the patient’s body. Overtime, qi could heal the myriads ailments.