When qigong and taiji master Daniel Tan met the teacher of famous actor and wushu exponent Jet Li recently, the latter left him with some wise words. The best way for qi to flow through your body is through acts of kindness, said the shifu.
And Master Daniel did just that by sharing his expert knowledge of Qigong with Macular Degeneration Society members last Saturday. For more than an hour at the Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, he demonstrated how breathing techniques could help improve particular organs of our body.
He also brought along a big team of volunteers who patiently taught nearly 30 MDS members how to coordinate breathing with stretching. Most importantly, the volunteers guided members through the deceptively simple posture of standing meditation.
Exco member Anny Leow, who had recently hurt her back, said she felt perceptible improvement after the hour-long session and tingling sensations through her injured back.
It was the first time MDS has organised a Qigong event and the novel exercises appropriately rounded up the year. See you in 2014!
