East Meets West
A Three-part series on Chinese medicine in Canada
Tuesday, Feb. 6: Triumph of the Chi
Tuesday, Feb. 13: The A-Z of herbs and potions
Tuesday, Feb. 20: Breathing, movement and meditation
Tuesday, Feb. 20: Breathing, movement and meditation
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New hopes for an old practice
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By EGLE PROCUTA
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By day, Douglas Ying runs an acupuncture clinic in Vancouver where he's had resounding success healing people with chronic pain. By night, around the stroke of 12, he sets time aside to practise ancient Chinese exercises that help him maintain his own well-being.
Tuesday, Feb. 13: The A-Z of herbs and potions
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Take one begonia and call me
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By KRISTA FOSS
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Laurie Beck had all but stopped walking. She sat at home with her arms laid out at shoulder level and her wrists crooked with pain despite the handful of medications she was taking.
Tuesday, Feb. 5: From fringe to frontline
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Triumph of the chi
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By CAROLINE ABRAHAM
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On spring and summer mornings, before the slaughterhouse odours choke the air, elderly Chinese women wearing comfortable shoes gather for tai chi in a humble Toronto green space called Stanley Park.
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