Featuring a Talk by Qigong Master Sam Suen, Ph.D.
“Integrated Medical Qigong (IMQ)”
Do you know what “Qi” (pronounced as chee) is? Are you able to sense or feel your “Qi”? Do you know that practicing Qigong can help maintain or improve your health, increase vitality and solve some health issues?
The presentation will provide a better understanding of what “Qi” is and describe the various practice levels for “Integrated Medical Qigong” (IMQ), a modern integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western medicine to achieve best results of healing that was developed by Qigong Master Sam Suen.
About Our Presenter:
Dr. Sam Suen, Ph.D. has a BS in Foreign Language & Literature (National Taiwan University), MA in English (WVU), Ph.D. in Comparative Literature (SUNY-Binghamton, NY) and MS in Computer Science (SUNY-Binghamton, NY). His career path included being an Adjunct Lecturer (SUNY-Binghamton, NY), Assistant Professor (Union College, Schenectady, NY), IBM Staff Software Engineer. He retired in May 2014 from being an Instructor at Cape Fear Community College (CFCC), Wilmington, NC.
Qigong Master Suen’s qigong journey began in January 2009 when he partially lost the use of his right hand (cannot grab or squeeze but can gently pull) and suffered a severely frozen left shoulder (very painful when touched and cannot raise his left hand or arm). His primary care physician prescribed pain / anti inflammatory medication.
In March 2009, he saw a neurologist at Duke University and was tested (CAT scans, probes, etc.) by 3 physicians. He was diagnosed with “root nerve damage” and was told there was no cure (Note: He recalled that 18 years before his car was rear-ended and he suffered a whip-lashed; medical examination and tests did not reveal any injury).
He was prescribed and performed physical therapy exercises with no improvement. His wife signed him up for diagnosis and treatment on May 26, 2009 by a visiting Qigong Master from California. His wife also signed him up for qigong classes the next day. During treatment and classes, he experienced strong external movements.
One week later, he began to regain the strength of his right hand and three weeks later his left shoulder was completely healed. He continued to practice qigong and began intensive research on qigong and TCM. At the same time, he realized he had attained a high level of qigong practice.
In August 2009, he started to treat people (mainly his relatives) for minor health issues, with some experiencing positive results.
In early 2010, he began intensive research and studies in Western medicine, with the view of using this knowledge when performing Qi diagnoses and treatment.