Inside Falun Dafa: How an American Boy Got Into Chinese Qigong

A Yankees fan on why he practices Falun Dafa. I am an American, born and raised in the southwestern United States. Currently, I live in Manhattan. I work in the computer software industry and have a fairly wide circle of friends. I am a New York Yankees fan, listen to anything from Bob Marley to Bach, and have a soft spot for deep pan pizza.

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Preventing Disease Versus Protecting Life: 3 Different Approaches to Medicine

Falun Dafa as a “science for life”. Falun Dafa is a powerful mind and body cultivation system that has its roots in prehistoric China. Surveys strongly attest to Falun Dafa’s healing efficacy, in many cases resolving conditions that other therapies could not. As a physician myself, studying the practice has also helped me further my own understanding of medicine and its relationship with human life. Here, I want to compare three different approaches to medicine, and outline their effects on patients.

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