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The Fifth World Congress on Qigong, and the 5th American Qigong Association Conference
November 1-4, 2002, Golden Gateway Holiday Inn
Sponsored by the East-West Academy of Healing Arts* and many Cosponsors

SEE INCREDIBLE PHYSICAL FEATS!  MEET DEEPAK CHOPRA!  OVER 40 INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS!  26 MASTERS WORKSHOPS!  PERSONAL MASTERS CONSULTATIONS!  EXHIBITORS' BOOTHS!
Dear friends, family, and associates,

Do you have conditions or situations in life where nothing seems to help - or do you simply want to be healthier?  Do you wish to witness and experience extraordinary healing skills, spectacular feats and demonstrations that - though seem "unbelievable"- have helped millions of people.  

Qigong, the Chinese subtle energy healing system that is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is for everyone!  Learn to take control of your own life, as people have been doing in China for 5000 years.  Mayor Willie Brown, the co-sponsors and I invite you to join us for an extraordinary, cutting-edge Fifth World Congress on Qigong and the Fifth American Qigong Association Congress, November 1 through 4, 2002, in dynamic San Francisco at the Golden Gateway Holiday Inn where you will witness and experience the "unbelievable".  Only seeing and feeling the experience makes it believable.   

This year's theme is: Medical Qigong in Self Care and Healing, giving the individual the power to help one's own healing is one dominant answer to the exorbitant cost of health care and the ineffectiveness of many medical treatments, especially for chronic degenerative conditions as admitted by medical professionals themselves.    As never before, prominent research scientists will be doing on-site studies at our 5th World Congress of renown Qigong Masters who will be demonstrating and/or teaching their skills, such as the immediate release of pain and immobility of many years; relief from serious fibromyalgia symptoms, life-long-life-threatening asthma, side affects of cancer and treatment, cerebral palsy and other chronic degenerative conditions; significant improvement in intelligence and memory; and long-distance healing.  You will witness extraordinary feats such as: a Qigong Master standing on raw eggs and painting a beautiful large art-piece in less than 2 minutes; a western trained surgeon Qigong Master can pick up a pail of water with the long thread that is held under his one eyelid; another can place the sword tip at his throat and bend the sword by pushing into it; yet another master using the Qi empowered male appendage can pull and move a truck filled with 10 people....and more activities are described below.  

The hypothesis is that surely if ordinary human beings can develop themselves to this exciting level of function, then it must logically be possible for the human being to develop their vital life force or Qi, with the practice of Qigong, to a level that they can at least take charge and create optimum health for their own bodies ordinarily, and rid themselves of disease as well.  Be sure you are here with us for a mind-blowing experience.

This inspiring, world-class event is a gathering place for directing energies toward health and holism, a historic occasion for a planet and a people in need of revitalization of body, mind, spirit, and environment.  The 5th World Congress on Qigong will pay tribute to those who have suffered from the continuing threats of terrorism globally. Participate in the scientists' discussions about cutting edge research on Qigong! Learn and practice new skills as Qigong masters demonstrate their exceptional power and knowledge of ancient wisdom for modern use.  Experience exhibitors' exciting products and services!  

According to Public Health Service surveys, health care in the US continues to be exorbitantly expensive.  Despite its apparent cost, people with many conditions, including cancers, diabetes, heart disease, and cerebral palsy, report that they derive very limited benefits from it.  Furthermore, this year the catastrophes of September 11, 2001 have left almost everybody angry, fearful, enraged, and hurting in mind and spirit.  The Fifth World Congress on Qigong, scheduled for November 2002, will therefore focus on the unique and exciting potentials of Qigong to empower people to heal themselves and the world environment in crises like the present ones.  Qigong is an ancient Chinese system for manipulating energy, or qi, present in the body and in the Universe, to promote healing in body, mind, and spirit. The Congress will reveal Qigong as a powerful vehicle of self-help, self-care, and self-healing, which allows people to dramatically increase control over their lives.  It will present evidence that Qigong practice not only strengthens people physically, but also that enables them to surmount trauma by being brave, courageous, and loving rather than violent, reactive, and revengeful.  It will publicize the growing scientific evidence of Qigong's effectiveness.  It will survey the benefits derived from Qigong by people ranging from Olympic athletes to long-term cancer survivors and children recovering from drastic paralyses.  It will also inaugurate the Children and Youth Foundation for Healing and Peace, and publicize the benefits that can come of making oneself pure and direct like a child.

The Congress will be a springboard for raising much-needed funds for Medical Qigong Research and begin our support of the USA Wushu Sports Team's participation in the World Olympics, Beijing in 2008!  It is indeed exciting that China's national sport Wushu and Tai Chi may be part of the World Olympics at that time and hopefully permanently.  Also come help launch the Children and Youth Foundation for Healing and Peace!  Certainly donors and sponsors as well as supporters with in-kind or exchange services are welcome!

The Fifth World Congress will cap off World Qigong Week, October 28 through November 3, 2002. And remember to be there on World Qigong Day on Saturday, November 2, 2002.

As always, many influential leaders will be involved at the Fifth Congress. Letters came from former President Clinton, Senator Harkins, the AMA, World Health Organization and others for previous congresses.  Each Congress has been a tremendous success, attracting increasing numbers of significant presenters and doubling numbers of participants from more than twenty countries.  

Qigong, an ancient science and art of health, is a traditional form of Chinese energy exercise and healing for the body, mind, and spirit.  Qigong is practical for all ages and physical conditions. Over 80 million people practice Qigong daily in China!   Qigong is ideal for establishing emotional balance in today's stressful lifestyles, for training top Olympic and world-class athletes, and for helping to heal seriously ill people-those struggling with chronic degenerative conditions such as paralysis, cancer, asthma, cardiovascular, and other life situations.  Qigong is categorized in various ways.  There is hard Qi that is the Martial Arts with spectacular demonstrations; the soft Qi that is the healing and medical Qigong.  The time has arrived where there needs to be a blend of the two to develop the super strength in human and all living things resulting in greater health benefits.  It is very timely for science to take a serious look at methods or systems that can produce super human strength of body, mind and spirit instead of merely looking at the physical disease to study the negative outcomes.   

This is also an invitation for you to participate as Exhibitors or Sponsors or Donors or Advertisers or Fundraisers or Presenters!   OR...just come and enjoy learning and experiencing and increase your network!!

Email qicongress@aol.com    Fax:  415-647-5745     Tel: 415-285-9400
Website:  www.eastwestqi.com   and click on Congress.

We look forward to your being part of our 'Qi family' at this extraordinary healing event as we move toward greater heights of health and wholeness with Qigong!

Warmest wishes,
Dr. Effie Chow
Congress Chair„


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Or call: East West Academy of Healing Arts
(415) 285-9400 – San Francisco, USA