Would you travel 14,000 miles for a cure for Chronic Back pain?

Article Published in Ireland's Issues and Kerry's Eye newspaper

This is what Kerrywoman Joan Browne did, following six years of constant crippling back and neck pain. She travelled to Malaysia to Shaolin Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit, after reading his book 'Chi Kung for Health and Vitality'.

"I had tried most forms of conventional and alternative therapies, but was only getting relief for a day or two at most." Says Joan. "I couldn't return to work as a Nurse and felt very depressed and dejected, constant pain just wears you down." A MRI scan showed two fused discs in her neck and four protruding discs in her upper back. Surgery was ruled out because of the danger of ending up as a quadriplegic.

Joan then started reading self-healing books and when she happened to read Master Wong's book, his knowledge and experience really impressed her, within 2 months she was in Malaysia funded by a credit union loan. "Master Wong or Sifu as his students call him is a lovely man, exuding health and vitality himself. He is always smiling and very approachable." She says.

He teaches Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung, the oldest of the Traditional Chinese therapies and his teaching has descended directly from the Shaolin Temple in China. It was kept a secret by the Chinese until the mid 1980's and was previously only taught to the elite and Imperials of China. It includes relaxation, Chi Kung patterns, breathing techniques and mind focus. It also includes induced or spontaneous Chi Flow where the body sways gently when the energy starts to flow and clears blockages or stagnant areas of chi. It is excellent for many chronic illnesses, e.g. migraine, asthma, arthritis, cancer, back pain, diabetes, M.E. M.S. depression, anxiety, sports injuries etc. In 1997, Master Wong was awarded ' Chi Kung Master of the Year' for his work with cancer patients by scientists and doctors in America and has written many best selling books on Chi Kung, Kung fu, Zen and the Shaolin Arts.

Following eight months of practise Joan was completely pain free. "The pain relief gradually extended, from a day to a week to a month, there were some bad days as the Chi was clearing blockages, but I immediately gave up the pain killers and anti inflammatories. It took eight months of constant enjoyable practise and I haven't looked back since" says Joan. ?To me it was almost like a miracle, as I had been told by western consultants to live with the pain as best I could. This meant taking at least 12 painkillers a day and the prognosis was that I would eventually end up in a wheel chair. Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung must be one of the greatest arts available today, it is such a pity that Western doctors are not more open to its benefits. Surely in helping people to become pain-free and reducing depression, western medicine should explore all possibilities.?

At Joan's invitation Master Wong has conducted three W/E courses in the past 18 months here in Ireland with another scheduled in March. She was also very honoured to be accepted as a student instructor by Master Wong and was given permission last year to teach Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung in Ireland. An honour more revered as there are only seven instructors worldwide outside of Malaysia.

"Shaolin Cosmos Chi Kung is very empowering, it works on the whole person, not just on the presenting problem, I am much more content and happy now. It is both curative and preventative and is excellent for the immune system," declares Joan.

" An interesting thing happened, after coming home from Malaysia, I went to bingo three weeks later, and hadn't been there for about four years and I won the jackpot, it was the exact amount of the loan that I had taken out to go to Malaysia in the first place. Believe it or not.!!!"

NOTE FROM JOAN: This article was first published in Kerry's Eye newspaper and Ireland's Issues magazine a few years ago. Since then, Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit has been to Ireland conducting many more hugely successful courses from weekends to the latest Valentine's week in 05.  I am very honoured  to be a disciple of our beloved Sifu and teaching in Ireland and London. 

Smile from the Heart!

Joan.

To write to Sifu Joan Browne, please email her at wahnam@eircom.net,or

call her at: Tel. No. 066 7147545-087 1212249.