Sechelt Inlet

The the journey to get here provided me with another 1st time experience in my life. I don’t have many more first time expereinces given all the amazing expereinces life has already given me. However to get to this spectacular place, I had to take a sea plane.

Iflew to Vancouver, BC and then took a taxi to the Sea Air Terminal.

Harbour Air Terminal

From here I boarder the plane and rode shot gun (in the co-pilot seat) to Sechelt, BC which is a 20 minute plane ride from Vancouver.

Boarding the plane

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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People born in the Year of the Ox (1913, 1925, 1937, 1949, 1961, 1973, 1985, 1997) are patient, speak little, and inspire confidence in others. They tend, however, to be eccentric, and bigoted, and they anger easily. They have fierce tempers and although they speak little, when they do they are quite eloquent. Ox people are mentally and physically alert. Generally easy-going, they can be remarkably stubborn, and they hate to fail or be opposed. They are most compatible with Snake, Rooster, and Rat people.

Predictions for the year of the OX are: Year Ahead:  “The OX year is a conservative year, one of traditions and values. This is not a year to be outrageous. A slow but steady year. This OX year will bring stability and growth where patience and diligence pays off. This is a year of Harvest – when we reap what we have sown. Take care of business this year, do not let things slide. “

Since this is a 10 day holiday, I have had the wonderful opportunity to see a bit of China that I did not do last time I was here. Instead of going straight to work, they decided to show me the sites of Beijing.

First we went to the Olympic Square to see the Bird’s Nest and the ice Cube. They were as wonderful as we saw on TV. Then we went to the Forbidden City. It was amazing as most of the Chinese architecture and rich history has demonstrated.

The Forbidden City was the Chinese imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is located in the middle of Beijing, China, and now houses the Palace Museum. For almost five centuries, it served as the home of the Emperor and his household, as well as the ceremonial and political centre of Chinese government.

Built from 1406 to 1420, the complex consists of 980 surviving buildings with 8,707 bays of rooms and covers 720,000 square metres (7,800,000 square feet). The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments in East Asia and elsewhere. It consists of beautiful names such as: Gate of Supreme Harmony,  Hall of Supreme Harmony, Hall of Central harmony, Hall of Preserving Harmony, Hall of Heavenly Peace & Hall of Terrestrial Peace. I just loved walking around in such an imense place that was at one time considered holy and sacred. I still believe there is strong spiritual energy there.

I also had the wonderful pleasure of being taken to traditional Chinese restaurants. They wore clothing that was reflective of a rich heritage and provided performances that were once performed in front of Chinese royalty. At one point, I was obliged to be part of the performance of a juggler. Some men stuffed me inside a giant metal flower pot, then a group of men hoisted me up onto the powerful legs of a woman who juggled me around in the pot. It was both humiliating and humbling but I could only laugh at how much the Chinese people seemed to enjoy watching.

Tomorrow it is off to the GREAT WALL OF CHINA! I can’t wait.

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I spent the entire day yesterday getting briefings on the very developed counseling program called “psychcn.com” Their outreach is far more advanced than I initially realized. Through their on-line training program they have taught over 30,000 students the basics of counseling. They have an elaborate training program that utilizes up to date on-line schooling methods. They run internet seminars, psychology courses, teachers training and a lot more.

The pictures I am sending come from a new magazine that was published by “Psychcn”. It highlights the work this organization has done in the past year to provide trauma and stress management services to the Chinese people affected by the earthquakes. Since it is in Chinese, I am only sending the pages that have pictures of the work I was involved in last year.

Peace,
David

Tilted house

School office

Pleasure

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Although my time here is over, I have two more videos I will be posting
and some more pictures of an earthquake zone I recently visited. I will
also be going to Toronto, Canada the day after I arrive in the USA and
then to Europe shortly afterward. I will continue this blog as a way of
continuing to document the spread of TRE throughout the planet.

Being here has confirmed the need for TRE. So many people benefited from
it and were so grateful to have a way that they can heal themselves from
within themselves. This is such a self-empowering and self-awakening
process for people. It was confirmed once again, that no matter what
country I go to, all the bodies respond in such a similar fashion to the
exercises.

I will be writing more about this after I rest a day in Phoenix and before
I leave for Canada.

Peace and a smile to all,
Dave

I realize I have not put much on the blog lately. I have been traveling.
Some of it for pleasure. We just had a national holiday in which many
Chinese travel. Their goal is to have four generations at the same dinner
table together. It is a little like the US Thanksgiving in its customs
although the holiday is kind of a national celebration day like Labor Day.

What was most striking about the holiday is that people who have just
experience some very severe tragedies in their lives still got together
the celebrate. Maybe the celebration meant even more because of their
recent confrontation with death.

Humans are an interesting species. Not only here, but in the war torn
countries I have worked in, I remember being amazed at how people can
continue to smile and love each other even, or maybe more so, during such
difficult times. The children also continue to play in the stress, giggle,
tease each other and laugh even though they have lost siblings or parents.

Human resiliency is quite astounding. It continues to remind me that we
are no strangers to trauma as a species. Most of us have experienced many
traumas in our lives, from minor car accidents to natural disasters and
yet we learn from the experiences and continue on in life.

I am about to do four 15 hour days because of the travel and workshops in
remote places. We will be working with teenagers today and then teachers
for the next 3 days. This means I will probably not have the time or the
energy to submit another entry to the blog until this week-end. I will
however try to provide you with some pictures of the next few days.