How I Began My Spiritual Journey, Part 2

My wife Mimi had had an interest in ancient Chinese energy and spiritual arts such as tai chi and qi gong for a while, but never really took the time to pursue this interest. So the ad she saw in the San Francisco Chronicle for Dr. Sha, a “renowned qi gong master and healer,” piqued her interest. But the real reason we went to see Dr. Sha at the Whole Life Expo was much more dire. Mimi had been in extreme physical suffering for months from trauma she suffered in physical therapy. I can’t describe her condition any better than she did herself in Chapter 12 of Dr. Sha’s book, Power Healing (HarperSanFrancisco, 2002), and maybe I'll share that description with you one day in this blog. For now, I’ll just say that she had been in excruciating pain for months. Numerous visits to all kinds of western medical doctors, including the gamut of specialists, and practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine not only brought no relief whatsoever, she couldn't even get any clear diagnosis. Mimi’s health had already started to deteriorate in mysterious ways a few years prior. This beautiful, vibrant, resilient and optimistic woman seemed to have hope taken away from her, to the point where she entertained serious thoughts of suicide. And that wasn't all . . .

to be continued . . .