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 acupuncture
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This 4000-year old Chinese healing technique of acupuncture is
now accepted as a therapeutic element in modem hospitals. It is
the only therapy in the world that deals directly with the human
energy system. Western medicine treats the body with drugs and surgery
and the mind with psychoanalysis, but has nothing for energy. In
the Chinese system, energy is the most important aspect of all,
as it forms the vital bridge between essence and spirit.
Energy imbalance is regarded as the foremost cause of disease,
and the direct manipulation of energy is the foremost cure. The
results of acupuncture speak for themselves with symptoms such as
back pain, paralysis, nausea, tumours and addictions being effectively
treated. Acupuncture has also been used as an anaesthetic by causing
the secretion of endorphins the body's natural opiates which are
more powerful than morphine.
Acupuncture awakens the body's self-healing response and maintains
the balance of yin and yang. In Thailand, you will find acupuncture
clinics at leading hospitals in Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket.
 WHERE
TO GO
Danielle Wiedmann
Niti Court No. 21, 9/1 Soi Prabhansak,
Nang Linchee Road, Bangkok 10120
Tel/fax: 0 22131110
Oanielle Wiedmann is a certified teacher of yoga, reiki, and shiatsu
teaching in English, German and French.
Suchada Marwah Centre
Lake View Apartment # 1A, 146 Soi 16, Sukhumvit Road,
Bangkok 10110
Tel: 0 22581671, 0 22581677
Fax: 0 2258 1677
alt_medicine@hotmail.com, Suchada@9sisters.com
An affiliation status with the International Multi-disciplinary
Scientific Society on Alternative Medicines. The centre provides
an opportunity for natural healing, acupressure, reiki, therapeutic
massage, colour therapy, yoga transformational awareness, and ascension
energies.
Yoga Asana
310/1 Soi Ekamai 16,
Sukhumvit Road,
Bangkok 10110
Tel: 0 2392 9869
Classes on Mon-Fri at 7.30-12 am and 2 pmS pm, Sat at 7.30 am-12
am and 1.30 pm- 3pm. Individual guidance given in Thai, English
or Japanese. Closed on Wed and Sun.
Hathayoga Centre
129/79 Chiang Mai Villa 1,
Chiang Mai 50100
Tel/fax: 0 5327 1555
Marcel Kraushaar teaches yoga in a tropical garden. Ten-hour classes
or 10-day courses i[1 English and German. Meditation, healing, Tarot
and more are also available.
Sunshine House
24 Kaew Nawarat Soi 4, Chiang Mai 50000 Tel: 0 5326 2574
The centre, created by Asokananda, offers meditation, yoga, tai
chi and massage courses, spiritual library, vegetarian food and
accommodation. Courses and retreats in the jungle, mountain villages
or caves, and pilgrimages also available.
Yoga Centre
65/1 Arak Road, Chiang Mai 50200
Tel: 0 5327 7850. Fax: 0 5381 4206
yogacntr@chmai.loxinfo.co.th www.infothai.com/yogacenter/
Yoga classes for beginners and advanced students by Knut Jungmeier
in a building surrounded by a quiet garden.
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There
are many kinds of yoga but the most widely practised is Hatha yoga
in which a series of postures are taught along with a system of
controlled breathing exercises.
In
the yogic system, all movements are slow and gradual with proper
breathing and relaxation. Whenever it is seriously practised, remarkable
changes occur. People find themselves healthier, and have the feeling
that something heavy has been lifted from them. This is the result
of the mindbody-spirit harmony that yoga promotes and these very
qualities are the ones which travellers are sure to discover in
the beautiful environment of Thailand.
