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This article is extracted from a local publication – Good Paper (http://www.goodpaper.sg) . It was published on page 6 and 7 in the Fifth edition and you may download the publication here -> Goodpaper – 5th Issue
THE void decks of Singapore’s heartlands have many uses — weddings, funerals, chill-out spaces for residents, play areas for children. Energy healing sessions are probably one of the more unusual activities.
The “Healing Camp” at Block 324 in Teck Ghee estate was clearly getting curious stares from pedestrians passing through the block. People were quietly seated in chairs with their eyes closed, attended to by one or two other people who seemed to be busy waving their hands in the air around them.
A couple of large banners at the void deck gave some insight – “Free Pranic Therapy”, said one. “Headache? Shoulder Pain? Neck Pain? Family/Work Stress? Modern Pranic Therapy can help YOU!”
It certainly seemed to help Mr Lee Fok Seng, 72, with his chronic knee and ankle pain. He was visibly thrilled after about 30 minutes of therapy and was beaming with delight as he walked away, stopping every few steps to test his now pain-free leg. For the elderly and budget-conscious like him, this voluntary service of the Pranic Healers from the Centre for Inner Studies (CIS) is a bright spark in their lives.
Pranic Healing
So, what is Pranic Healing? Its name comes from the Sanskrit word “prana”, meaning life force energy. The Chinese know this as chi or qi, as used in the healing aspect of oriental arts like Qigong or Taichi. More recently, the popularity of Reiki, Quantum Touch and other alternative healing therapies in Singapore has brought energy healing to a wider audience in our modern, scientific and often skeptical world. What these energy healing modalities seem to have in common is the use of life force energy to help people heal, physically and emotionally.
Pranic Healing was an art and science practiced by ancient Rishis, Chinese Taoists, Tibetan monks, among others. It is known in ancient China, Egypt and India. This knowledge has since been demystified by Master Choa Kok Sui, a Chinese from the Philippines. He spent some 20 years studying and refining it into a simple, systematic practice through carefully recorded practices and observations.
By 1987, he had a healing methodology that could be easily understood by anyone with an interest to help themselves or others, and one that could complement modern medicine. He called it Modern Pranic Healing. This is taught and practised by CIS volunteers. Volunteers at the Teck Ghee Healing Camp are all students of Pranic Healing and have experienced it helping themselves, their loved ones, and their lives. Hwee Yng, for example, has learnt to understand that when she gets dizzy and breathless, it is usually due to stress. The doctors may tell her there are no medical reasons for her illness. With Pranic healing, she says she has learned to be mindful of the feelings that are causing her to feel ill, and she takes time out to heal herself.
Volunteer Naresh admits that Pranic Healing has been great for him. In fact, “it’s been great in my family life also,” he says. “It has taught me to listen more, be more patient and it has allowed me to detach myself from the people around me and then help them in a better way rather than (worrying).
One of the recipient, Tyginn used Pranic Healing on himself and his father, who has Parkinson’s. “Once you know it is benefiting you and your family, you want to let others know and spread the teaching — not as a sales pitch but as something you have learnt and you think the whole of mankind will really benefit from, because everybody is so emotional, so angry and stressed out.”
Outreach programme of CIS at Teck Ghee started in July 2009. It is manned by volunteers, who also buy the materials needed for the event.
“The whole intent is to let people know what Pranic Healing is about,” said Hwee Yng. “People come with cynicism, which is fine. You need to question. It is good to question. So they try, and if it works, that’s good! “We compile a database so that we would know its effectiveness. We get people to fill in the forms so that it’s clear we didn’t write those figures for them.
From the records, there is usually an average of 50 per cent reduction in pain levels.” Possibly the most heart-warming story out of this exercise is of an elderly man wheelchair-bound by a stroke. In the first two rounds, he was sleepy and unresponsive. By the fifth round of healing, not only was he beginning to acknowledge being spoken to, he surprised everyone by uttering three words. “It’s these little things that we are so thankful for,” said Hwee Yng.
Modern Pranic Healing was founded in 1987 and is practised in 120 countries around the world. It arrived in Singapore in 2006. To find out more about Pranic Healing and how it can help you and your loved ones, contact the Centre for Inner Studies at 6338-6624 or contactus@pranichealing.sg, or log on to www.pranichealing.sg
