dr thomas jahn
Dr Thomas Jahn practises Chinese Medicine from his beautiful home in the Deep South, 48 Mountain Rd, Kommetjie. He is available on Thursdays at Cape Town Medi-Spa, 99 Kloof St, Gardens
Qi gong classes take place from 8:00 to 9:30 on Wednesdays next to St Joseph’s church in Kommetjie and on Thursdays from 7:00 to 8:30 in Company Gardens
To book an appointment for acupuncture, herbal therapy, tui na massage, cupping or moxibustion please WhatsApp the practice on +27 66 490 4382
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Chinese Medicine
an introduction
Living and functioning in society, our daily routines are often structured according to rigid time slots, which is commonly not conducive to allowing for efficient or sufficient recovery from illness or injury.
For many people this leads to the development and maintenance of so-called ‘sub-states of health’, which in turn are often times chronically medicated for the symptoms they can provoke. The expression of these symptoms will manifest relative to the vulnerability of the individual.
The scope of application of Chinese medicine is very broad, & is fundamentally twofold:
1) As a form of medical treatment
2) As a preventative modality to enhance the potential of the body to make future medical interventions less likely due to an increased resilience of general vitality.
This preventative branch of traditional Chinese medicine is termed yang seng 養生, which directly translates to “Nourishing Life”, for which the application of Nèi Gong principles (posture & breathing exercises) are key.
Chinese medicine offers very safe and effective strategies to treat, recover from and prevent illness, as well as to improve ‘sub-states of health’ to develop towards actual states of health.
The body is enabled to function independently of any therapeutic modality. Any and all medicine must work with the body in order to secure and enhance the potential to regain independence from any form of treatment, conventional or ‘alternative’.