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Yes, your concern is valid. One disturbing aspect of Western Medical research for example, is the dismissal of the “placebo effect.” From a Western research perspective, if a drug doesn’t cause a positive reaction to our health . . . then that reaction doesn’t exist. This would look bizarre to anyone not herded thru the gates of narrowing of thought. But, to the average Western researcher, this somehow makes sense.

Tai Chi and Qigong, which are part of TCM, help practitioners learn to develop the part of their physical, emotional, and mental consciousness to produce desired effects in their health, a part of the mind that is likely linked to the placebo effect.

If the mind has the ability to heal the body, then technologies that enable people to cultivate that ability . . . like Tai Chi & Qigong could be, and in fact according to emerging research ARE profound health tools.

But, if a Western research approach is designed to boil out the essance of TCM’s core benefits . . . then the Westernization of the study of TCM could be a problem.

People will continue to seek out and use TCM, regardless of what Western researchers dictate . . . WHY? . . . because it works. If people who practice Tai Chi & Qigong feel more calm, see their high blood pressure lower, and their immune system strengthen . . . they won’t be herded by Western researchers who may or may not set up a system that ignores the obvious benefits of TCM.

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