Experiencing Chi

In September 2003, I attended a Tong Ren workshop in Nanaimo given by Tom Tam. Part of the training was to participate and observe Guinea Pig sessions which are open to the public at no charge. At one of these sessions, about 35 to 40 people turned up, each with their own particular health problem. Myself and the other students stood or sat near Tom as he was talking to and treating each person in turn while we observed and supported his treatment.

When one older man in the audience told Tom about his painful knee, Tom directed Chi energy to him and, as students, we tapped our Tong Ren dolls. At that moment, I felt a rush of warm energy flood my own right knee which is often quite painful. It was a specific and unmistakable experience. It confirmed what Tom had explained to us in the workshop: Chi is intelligent, once the energy starts to move, it will move throughout the room to whomever and wherever it is needed in the body. I was totally won over to the beneficial and real value of Tong Ren therapy.

Dale Chandler
Errington, B.C.
Canada