WOW!… is all I can say about the Great Wall of China. Even great wall is an understatement. I wasn’t expecting to be as moved by the experience as I was. It was overwhelming in its greatness. There was a power to the wall that was palpable. It was as though it exuded an energy of strength…. But it wasn’t military strength or power. It was more like the power of earthiness, mother earth, being of the earth. It was very inspiring. I was taken there by the CEO of the counseling center (http://psychcn.com/ )that brings me here and the vice president of the center. When we were there, the CEO told me that many great companies in China bring their entire staff to the wall because it is believed that when the company visits here, they will become very successful simply because of the power inherent in the wall. This was a beautiful gesture on his part because he believes so much in TRE and its potential here in China. They see TRE as an Eastern modality that was brought here through a western mind. They equate it with the inherent power of the Tao (道 ) which is a concept found in Taoism, Confucianism, and more generally in ancient Chinese philosophy. The character itself translates as “way,” “path,” or “route”. Their experience of the bodily tremors reminds them of a way back into the nature of their bodies. It is so organic and natural that they feel it speaks of the true essence of the body’s potential.
After the Great Wall we had the idea to go to the China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences or the academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). We met the vice president of the hospital and explained TRE to him. He was very interested and very excited. He invited us back to teach TRE to a group of 20 TCM students. He wants them to have the experience and then try to articulate what they believe is happening in their bodies from a traditional Chinese perspective. While we were there I could not pass up the opportunity to have acupuncture once again. I was interviewed by an amazing young doctor that had both the skill and confidence of a master. He immediately won over the trust of the entire group of counseling staff and several of the staff members who had never received acupuncture agreed to experience with this unusually competent doctor. He also will be among the people whom we hope to recruit to help explain the bodily tremors of TRE from an eastern medical perspective.
Tomorrow we meet with one of the most famous news broadcasters in China. She has supported the work of this counseling center since its inception. She has heard about TRE and wants to meet me while I am in Beijing. After our meeting with her we will be traveling to the earthquake zone once again to provide workshops for the teachers and students of the earthquake zone.
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