1 7 TT H h W Oe R LE D aC Os N tG RW E S S e O Ns Qt I GA O Nc Ga · dT A eI Cm H I ·y T Ro A Df I TH I O eN Aa L lC iHn I N gE S EA M Er D tI Cs I N E PRESENTS WELCOME LETTER FROM THE CONGRESS CHAIR HOTEL WHITCOMB th SEP 2-5 2016 THE WOR LD CONGRESS 17 on Traditional Chinese Medicine 第十七屆全美氣功學會會議 第十七屆世界氣功研討會暨 SAN FRANCISCO, CA A N D M O R E 1 ! Jane Moore Grandmaster Sibbett Wang Jian Dr. Terry Shintani Master Bill Douglas Master Marisa VoccaDame Dr. Effie Chow Dr. Shin Lin Ctystal C. Chu Dr. Chong Pin Ong Violet Li Dr. Wang Yan Master Cathy Mu 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E WELCOME LETTER FROM THE CONGRESS CHAIR Tui Na Ahn Mo Qigong Therapy Augmented by: Qi Emission (Classical Chinese Massage) Cupping Moxibustion Herbs Nutrition EastEast WestWest AcademyAcademy ofo fHealing Healing Arts Arts (EWAHA) (EWAHA) is is a a 501(c)3 501(c)3 nonprofit nonprofit organizationorganization existingexisting sincesince 1973,1973, dedicateddedicated to integratingintegrating holisticholistic ComplementaryComplementary andand Alternative Alternative Medicine Medicine (CAM) (CAM) and and Modern Modern Western Western Medicine Medicine (MWM) (MWM) with with a a special special focus focus on on Traditional ChineseChi-nese Medicine Medicine (TCM) (TCM) and and Qigong. Qigong. We We foster foster the the practice practice of of excellence excellence in in promoting promoting optimum optimum health health through through educational,educational, clinical, clinical, and and research research activities. activities. To do To so, do weso, utilizewe utilize holistic holistic subtle subtle energy energy healing healing concepts concepts of Body, of Body, Mind, Mind, and aSpirit.nd Spirit.Our goals Our include goals include bringing bring the -besting the of healthbest of care health for careall people, for all people,giving hope giving and hope results and forresults our clientsfor our with clients serious with seriousand minor and conditionsminor conditions where allwhere else all may else have may previously have previously failed. Wefailed. celebrate We celebrate the miracle the miracle of life. “Theof life. International "The International Children Children and Youth and YouthProject Project for Healingfor Healing and andPeace” Peace" will emanatewill emanate this thismiracle. miracle. EAST WEST ACADEMY OF HEALING ARTS EAST WEST ACADEMY OF HEALING ARTS 117 TOPAZ WAY, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94131 . USA Email: [email protected] Web: www.eastwestqi.com Tel: 415 285-9400 Fax: 415 647-5745 Email:2 [email protected] Web: www.eastwestqi.com 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E WELCOME LETTER FROM THE CONGRESS CHAIR Dear Friends, About 6 years ago a critical situation turned the Congress into a healing event. One of our Qigong masters could not come to receive the Qigong Award of the Year because his wife was in the hospital riddled with internal and external cancerous tumors and was predicted to die in a few days..In presenting his award remotely, I asked all the masters and audience to meditate together for about 10 minutes for her healing. Three days later, the Master reported that after our mass meditation, all the tumors gradually reduced the following day and suddenly disappeared by the third day and was discharged! She lived for a number of years following. The urgency of this critical situation is impassioning me to transform the Congress beginning September 2, Friday Grand Opening evening into an individual and collective healing session continuing through the week with all these powerful masters! Everyone is welcome FREE to healing Friday and all other seminars (no food). You can bring photographs and articles of your loved ones to be blessed. You are invited to bring flowers and/or donations of gratitude. This event will be live streamed by Master Lama Tantrapa so that people all over the world can tune in and send healing Qi to Meg or participate for your own or others’ healing. Thank you for dropping your worries and stress for 3 days and be joyful with us which may be a life-changing experience for you as it has been for thousands of others! Learn how to self-heal your outstanding problems with Qi or to become super healthy! You can turn around and help heal others, and expand your career or create a new one in the healing field which is now noted as the largest and most sustaining industry! One of our major thrust is working with the Veterans with success for PTSD, physical or emotional pain, preventing suicides and other problems. The other two thrusts are with cancer, its ever increasing threats, and Hepatitis B a serious problem in the Asian communities. We welcome you to our Congress for some serious learning with lots of fun! Our prescription is to have at least 8 hugs and 3 belly-aching laughs a day! However, even if you get 100 in one day, you have to start with number 1 the next day! You can start right now! Much Blessings….In Loving Qi with hugs and laughter, (please enjoy at least 8 hugs and 3 belly-aching laughs a day) Dame Dr. Effie Chow Congress Chair 1 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E COMMENDATION LETTERS Office of the Mayor Edwin M. Lee City & County of San Francisco GREETINGS FROM THE MAYOR On behalf of the City and County of San Francisco, it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 17th World Congress on Qigong/TCM, being held in San Francisco on September 2nd -5th 2016. Qigong and traditional Chinese medicine are used for self-healing. For the last 17 years, the East West Academy of Healing Arts and Effie Chow, Ph.D., R.N. have convened the World Congress on Qigong/TCM and the American Qigong Association Conference. The Congress is designed for all people who are interested in their own health and in helping others with their healing; seminars and workshops at the conference can also help health care providers improve their existing practice, or present new personal and business opportunities. Congratulations to all those that have made the 17th World Congress on Qigong/TCM and American Qigong Association Conference a success! With warmest regards, Edwin M. Lee Mayor 1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE, ROOM 200 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94102-4681 TELEPHONE: (415) 554-6141 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E COMMENDATION LETTERS 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E COMMENDATION LETTERS 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E COMMENDATION LETTERS 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E COMMENDATION LETTERS 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E COMMENDATION LETTERS 1 7 T H W O R L D C O N G R E S S O N Q I G O N G · T A I C H I · T R A D I T I O N A L C H I N E S E M E D I C I N E ABOUT THIS YEAR’S CONGRESS PROGRAM GOAL As we step into this new era, the need for Healing on every level - Self, Community and Planetary - is evident, yet the established institutional approaches are failing. Evident is the increased medical failures; cancer and heart conditions on the rise; climate change; air, water and food pollution; economic downturn; and social stressors in our everyday lives.