Chapter XII
Personal Experiences
with the Microcosmic
Master Chia: When I first came to the U.S. I practiced acupunc-
ture. In time I discovered that many of my patients had been re-
ferred to me by a doctor who was interested in Chi Kung. When-
ever he had problem patients who didn’t respond to conventional
western medicine, he sent them to me. Many of them responded
quite well to what I had to offer. Now I’ve been in this country for
about four years and it was at least two years before I met the good
doctor. He was excited about the way many of his referrals had
responded. He asked to interview my students, half of which were
his patients. I agreed and in time he published a book called “Re-
ports of the National Clearinghouse for Meditation, Relaxation and
Related Therapies”, his aim being, to interest the American Medi-
cal Community in what he called, “Investigative Reports” regarding
meditation in relation to physical and mental health. (This report
can be obtained by writing to: National Clearinghouse for Medita-
tion, Relaxation and Related Therapies, P.O. Box 3184 Church
Street Station, New York, N.Y. 10008).
The case reports were of people who had headaches for many
years, others who had asthma and various other ailments such as
allergies, insomnia, hypertension, stomach ulcers, constipation,
heart problems, hemorrhoids, chronic fatigue, overweight and low
back pain. Doctor Young feels quite confident that these methods
will be taught here to doctors as part of their training within ten to
twelve years. In fact, it has great promise in the field of preventive
medicine and as a means of fulfilling one’s potentials.
I offered a workshop at the American Holistic Medical
Association’s annual congress held at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Many
physicians, nurses and holistic health professionals attended.
At this workshop was a nurse who had practiced the meditaition
of stilling the mind for four years. She reported that lately she had
felt heat in her head, especially in her palate. Sometimes during
practice periods, her tongue seemed to automatically reach up
Personal Experiences with the Microcosmic