WISH offers a variety of educational lectures and seminars on medical qigong and general health topics to the public and other organizations (with a minimum cost, mostly a symbolic fee for the non-profit organization). Please take a look at these topics to see if they will fit your need. These lectures can be customized to fit your need, and most takes from 1.5 hours to 3 hours each. Please contact WISH office for more information and scheduling.

• Introduction to Qigong and Its Medical Applications
  (by Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH )

  This lecture will introduce one of oldest traditional Chinese forms of exercise and healing -- Qigong meditation -- with some basics in the concept, history, forms and its development in Chinese medicine, as well as its relationship with acupuncture and other meditation like yoga. It will differentiate the internal qigong meditation from external qi-energy healing, and explore its medical applications. As one of the few scientists who have both knowledge of qigong and are actively involved in qigong research in the US, Dr. Chen will also introduce some of scientific studies he was personally involved in --- applying qigong therapy in treatment of addiction, arthritis and cancer.

• Yin-Yang Perspective of World and Diseases, and How to Practice Taiji Five Element Qigong
  (by Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH, or Andy Rosenfarb, L.Ac )

  This lecture will introduce the basic Daoism view of world and the Yin-Yang perspective of diseases. It classified all diseases into two categories and 4 types, and different diseases may need different methods for effective treatment. Taiji Five-Element Qigong was created by Mr. Binhui He, a renowned medical qigong master from China, in response to the fact that modern medicine has failed to provide cure for many chronic diseases, and that many drugs used to treat these diseases have long-term side effects. The instructor will explain step-by step of the three major forms of Qigong five-element qigong, including magnification, classic meditation and purification, when to practice, and how to practice well. It is the basics that every qigong practitioner can benefit immediately.

• Inhibitory Effect of External Qi Therapy on Cancer Growth: A Review and Its Implications in Cancer Treatment
  (by Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH)

  To increase our understanding of the role that bioenergy plays in cancer treatment, and to explore the potential healing effect of qigong therapy, this lecture reviews some major in-vitro and in-vivo studies of external qi and bio-energy therapy for cancer preformed in the past 20 years. The typical in-vitro study involved randomly dividing the laboratory-prepared cancer cells or other cultures into different groups with one group being treated with bio-energy therapy, plus one or two control groups. Sometimes, one group was treated by sham healer as a control. The typical in vivo study involved the injection of tumors or cancerous cells into mice, and then randomly dividing the animals into various groups with one group treated by bioenergy therapy. The control group could be either non-treatment or sham treatment (placebo). Most of the studies have demonstrated the inhibitory effect of bioenergy on the growth of various cancer cells in comparison with the control or sham-treated groups. Most in vivo studies reported that the bio-energy treated group often had significantly reduced tumor growth and/or longer survival lives among the cancer-infected animals. There is a lot of evidence suggesting that external qi therapy or human bio-energy has an inhibitory effect on cancer growth. However, human bio-energy therapy for cancer treatment is an area that is often neglected by mainstream medicine and research, and it should be seriously examined and considered as an important supplement to conventional cancer treatment.

• Scientific Evidence and Applicable Methods of Mind Healing
  (by Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH)

  This lecture examines evidence from in-vitro and in-vivo lab experiments suggesting that human intent and mental state may influence a variety of biological subjects. These influences include: a) acceleration and inhibition of growth rates of micro-organisms, plants, and cells; b) changes in the functional activity, conformation, and other characteristics of biomolecules and cells, and c) mutagenesis or mutation in cells and bacteria. This evidence suggests that intent and mental influence may play an important role in health and healing by setting in motion physiological processes that are either healthful or pathological. Although the mental influence may originate either within the subject or from an external source, mental influence originating from within the subject is probably more common and might be as potent as that originating from external sources. These studies raise profound questions about the role of intent and mental state in perhaps all illnesses, including those presumed to be primarily genetic in origin.

  Dr. Chen will also teach some practical methods of mind healing that can be used in everyday life, including positive thinking, strengthen mind power through meditation, critical timing of applying mind power, and communicating with the sickness location.

• Introduction to Qi-Meditation and Its Application in Stress Management
  (By Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH)

  This lecture will introduce one of oldest traditional Chinese healing methods -- Qigong meditation -- with some basics in the concept, history, forms and its development in Chinese medicine, as well as its relationship with acupuncture and other meditation like yoga or TM. It will differentiate the internal qigong meditation from external qi-energy healing, and explore its applications in daily stress management. Research found that 80% primary doctor visits in the U.S. are related to stress, therefore, an effective stress management strategy will greatly reduce your health problem; increase your work efficiency and quality of life. You will meditate with Dr. Chen for 10 minutes to experience the true relaxation of both mind and body, and then learn some easy-applicable methods of daily stress management, based on qigong theory and methods.

• Meditation As Medicine ---Medical Qigong (Taiji Five element Qigong form)
  (By Lilly Lei, M.D.)

  Learn about this ancient meditation technique that will: Improve your health and increase your vitality. Harmonize your emotions, increase your intuition and intellect, and increase your sense of purpose in life. Your will learn to connect with your human energy field and increase the understanding of the Law of the Universe.

• Your Body Does Regenerate
  (By Lilly Lei, M.D.)

  Evidence of biological regeneration potential. The Bio-field and the regeneration potential. What affect the flow of the Bio-field? How to keep the Bio-field flowing in the correct way to maintain health? How does the mind affect the Bio-field? Modalities that encourage a balanced flow of energy. How can we test the Bio-field in everyday lives? Kinesiology (muscle testing).

• Are You Providing The Right Nourishment To Your Body?
  (By Lilly Lei, M.D.)

  Nourishing the matter. Natural vs. processed foods/medicine. What’s wrong with processed foods? Why is the chronic intake of chemical pharmaceuticals detrimental to your health? How much water does my body need? Sleep regenerates the body.

• How Imbalanced Emotions Cause Chronic Diseases
  (By Lilly Lei, M.D.)

  When symptoms keep reoccurring despite all possible physical changes and treatments, what else are we missing? Emotion as energy. What does Chinese Medicine say about emotions? Evidence of emotions in Science. What did Darwin think about emotions? Evidence of emotions in Medicine (Classical conditioning – Pavlov) Scientific evidence of how imbalanced emotions cause chronic diseases. Need to balance emotions. How?

• Introduction to Drug-Free Therapies: A New Direction of Medical Development
  (by Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH)

  • What is drug-free therapy?
  • Major benefits of drug therapy
  • Major problems of current drug-based therapies
  • Examples of major drug-free therapies
  • Advantages of self-healing based drug-free therapies
  • Successful cases of drug-free healing

• Chinese Qigong Meditation and Its Applications in Treatment of Drug Addiction
  (by Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH)

  • What is qigong?
  • How Qigong works for health and healing?
  • General medical applications of qigong
  • Qigong Therapy for treating drug addiction – Preliminary findings
  • Qigong induced "mental disorders"

• Scientific Re-findings of Human Self-Healing Capabilities
  (by Kevin Chen, Ph.D. MPH)

  • Amazing Placebo Effects – It works!
  • Spontaneous remission -- confirmation of human self-healing power
  • Melatonin – The most powerful "drug" from within
  • The Effects of meditation on human brain and health in general
  • The major methods of developing human self-healing capabilities
  • Examples and stories of self-healing recovery

• Natural Solutions to Stress Reduction: Taiji Five Element Qigong Applications for Managing Stress
  (By Andy Rosenfarb, L.Ac. National Board Certified in Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine)

  Research has shown that the leading cause of chronic illness and suffering. Stress comes in many forms: bio-chemical, structural, mental, emotional, electron-magnetic, and psycho-spiritual. This workshop will show how stress effects your physiology. High stress causes biochemical, neurological, hormonal, and energetic imbalances that may get in your body's ability to heal itself. Stress management it one of the most important areas to master in order to preserve health and wellness.

• Natural Solutions to Arthritis: Taiji Five Element Qigong Applications for Managing Arthritis
  (By Andy Rosenfarb, L.Ac.)

  Arthritis has reached epidemic proportions and is a degenerative process that modern medicine has been able to little for. Taiji Five-Element Qigong helps to stimulate the body's own healing response; increasing circulation, reliving pain, and restoring function. Taiji Five-Element Qigong has been researched as one of the best therapies for alleviating pain associated with arthritis.

• Natural Solutions to Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia: Taiji Five Element Qigong Applications for Managing Fibromyalgia
  (By Andy Rosenfarb, L.Ac.)

  People who are suffering with Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia are desperate for relief from the constant nagging symptoms and pain associated with it. Taiji Five-Element Qigong provides a unique approach and a effective natural health alternative to treat these condition.

• Natural Solutions to Hormone Imbalances: Taiji Five Element Qigong Applications for Managing Hormonal Imbalances
  (By Andy Rosenfarb, L.Ac.)

  Hormone imbalances are becoming more and more problematic for women these days. Issues with menopause, PMS, infertility, endometriosis, fibriods, cysts, osteoporosis, etc. This modern health concern is real for today's women. Taiji Five-Element Qigong is restorative in nature and balances all the systems of the body, when stress is reduced in the mind & body, hormones levels will be brough back to normal.

• How Your Disease Came About & Why It's Not Getting Better: Taiji Five Element Understanding to the Root-Cause of Disease and Applications of Qigong Self-Healing
  (By Andy Rosenfarb, L.Ac.)

  There has been great controversy about the definition of "cause of disease." Many systems claim to address the cause of illness. This workshop will explore and identify the term "root-cause" and "branch-symptom." You will understand what causes disease, why you are not healing, and how Taiji Five Element Qigong can correct your underlying imbalances and restore healing.