Woman Restores Health by Balancing Mind, Body and Spirit

Published: September, 2006 by Bay Area Businesswomen News
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Woman Restores Health by Balancing Mind, Body and Spirit 

If you were to ask Suzanne Friedman, LAc, DMQ (China) about her philosophy of healthcare, she would tell you, “A true doctor teaches her patients how to stay well.” By teaching patients self-healing techniques, she believes this places power in the patient’s hands. Friedman puts this philosophy to work in Berkeley and San Francisco, where she focuses her practice on treating patients with cancer, as well as mood
disorders.

Friedman provides medical qigong (chi kung) therapy to patients at the AIMC Berkeley Integrative Medicine Clinic, where her patients not only receive treatment but also learn exercises they can do at home that address their specific needs. “Medical qigong therapy is a form of energy healing based on Chinese Medicine principles, but does not require prior Chinese Medicine training to master,” stated Friedman.

As Chair of the Medical Qigong Science Department of the Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine College, Berkeley, Friedman runs a program in Medical Qigong practitioner certification, where students learn how to treat patients, gain clinical experience, and begin practices of their own. This is the only program of its kind in the Bay Area.

David Caruso-Radin, a graduate of the program, remarked on his experience: “She is one of the easiest teachers I have ever learned from; she has an engaging style that really keeps students interested.” AIMC Berkeley faculty member Taj Moore reports, “Suzanne doesn’t hold out with any ‘secret knowledge’. She gives you everything up front and in a practical way you can use immediately. I love that!”

Friedman received her doctorate degree in Medical Qigong Oncology from the Beijing Medical Qigong & TCM Research Institute in Beijing, China. She released two books in 2006, Medical Qigong Exercise Prescriptions: A Self-Healing Guide for Patients & Practitioners, and The Yijing Medical Qigong System.

For additional information in Berkeley, visit http://www.aimc.edu/medqi, call (510) 666-8248, or stop by 2550 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley. For information in San Francisco, visit http://www.daoclinic.org, or call (415) 505-8855.