It may be difficult for students to seek help proactively; however, they may have been giving out signal to you secretly. We provide different scenarios and reminders to equip teachers with skills to help out those students.

Ba Duan Jin Qigong is a set of traditional Chinese exercises combining calisthenics, stretching and breathing. The name of the exercise represents eight sets of rules, which, when put together, are health regimen tips. The focus of the exercise is to improve a number of areas, including performance of organs, stress release, prevention of muscle strains, degeneration and pain on shoulder, neck, chest, spine, hip and legs. To witness its healing effect and attain a healthy body, learners are encouraged to persevere and practise it on a regular basis. Given the complete yet simple exercises, and without many constraints by space, Ba Duan Jin Qigong is most suitable for urbanites in this highly hectic city.

There are four seasons in a year, with rules governing what are best to do in each season. The 24 solar terms include Spring Commences, Spring Showers, Insects Waken, Vernal Equinox, Bright and Clear, Corn Rain, Summer Commences, Corn Forms, Corn on Ear, Summer Solstice, Moderate Heat, Great Heat, Autumn Commences, End of Heat, White Dew, Autumnal Equinox, Cold Dew, Frost, Winter Commences, Light Snow, Heavy Snow, Winter Solstice, Moderate Cold and Severe Cold. During time of spring and summer, the flow of Yang increases and the weather is humid and hot; as for autumn and winter time, weather becomes cooler and drier. Therefore, dietary focus should be around reducing dampness and relieving heat during spring and summer, whereas in autumn and winter, dietary focus should be around nourishing the Yin and supplementing the Yang.

Acupressure is an integral part of Chinese medical science, using Chinese medical theories as the guiding principles, and meridians and acupoints science as the basis. It adopts massage as the primary treatment, achieving both cure and prevention of illness. Acupressure can stimulate specific acupoints of a body. It promotes the flow in the meridians, giving fuel to the vitality of the body. Some benefits of acupressure include relaxation of muscles, tiredness removal, regulation of body functions, boosting immunity, all of which helps in balancing the overall yin-yang and soothing the tiredness of working people.

The guts are important organs of nutrient absorption. It is also correlated with emotions, overweight, eczema, etc. Colorectal cancer is even one of the top killer diseases in Hong Kong. Our nutritionist will teach how we can better manage with our guts in this workshop.

This workshop teaches and illustrates different stretching exercise, espicially helping those suffer from back pain or knee pain.

Do you experience any knee pain walking up and down the stairs or after being sedentary in the office for too long? Physiotherapist will show you how to strengthen your body functions and reduce pain!

In order to prepare for marathon, this workshop teaches how we should practice running and the keys of choosing suitable running shoes. It also covers the topics of preventing injuries and its management if injuried.

This workshop introduces the tips of hiking and the keys of choosing suitable hiking shoes. It also covers the topics of preventing injuries and the management if injuried.

This workshop covers topics including common health problems of using computer screen, computer desk design, proper posture, working environment, and incorrect postures of using protable devices.

Sleeping is a time to renew and restore your body. It is called “beauty sleep”, for quality sleep has a beautifying effect; and it is free of charge! How can we attain maximum effect from sleep? By understanding and mastering the technique of quality sleep, you can also have your sleeping quality improved.

Menopause is a normal physiological change of all women. General symptoms include light sweat, hot flashes, irritability, poor quality of sleep etc. These symptoms appear in varying degree in women affected by menopause. The main cause for these symptoms is degeneration of ovarian functions causing imbalance of hormones, plus factors like body constitution, nutrition, social environment, cultural quality etc. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, these symptoms are related to the decline of kidney energy and the approach of the end of menstruation, causing insufficiency of vital essence and blood and imbalance of yin and yang. Understanding menopause will help reduce stresses every working woman has to face.

“Daily work-outs drive illness away!”
The hectic life of urbanites and the long hour of work in front of a screen significantly reduce a person’s physical activity and eventually affect the health. The situation will become even worse if he / she becomes a phone snubber after work. The worsening air quality in our busy city makes us vulnerable to common cold. To build a strong body, some light exercises will certainly help!

Do you have problem of incorrect posture, back pain, fatigue or tensed muscles? How do we practice to achieve fabulous abs at home? This workshop helps you to understand the theory and usage of fit-ball.

Do you have problem of mucsle fatigue? What's the difference between muscle strength and muscle endurance? How do we exercise different parts of muscles at home? This workshop helps you to understand the theory and usage of fitness rubber ban.

Tonic soup is good at balancing the effects coming from different environmental factors like wind, chill, damp, heat and dryness as the seasons move. It can also nourish and warm the body. According to the Five Elements Theory, different organs need to be nourished under different seasons. For instance, spring belongs to Wood in the Element, corresponding to Liver in the Five Internal Organs; summer belongs to Earth, corresponding to spleen; autumn belongs to Metal, corresponding to lung; winter belongs to Water, corresponding to kidney. There exists huge knowledge in the theory. If participants combine the recommendations on health regimen in different seasons with suitable therapeutic diets, they can cure and prevent many possible illnesses.

Chinese medicine has long suggested the interaction between physical and mental health. It emphasizes body-mind as a whole and the interaction of emotions and internal organs. Thus, there are sayings such as "diseases that trigger by the mind" and "First cure the mind, then the diseases". This workshop makes use of elements of Chinese medicine theory from Shaolin and introduces its theory to the participants.

Chinese medicine suggested four diagnostic methods, while observation is the first step. There are many people in daily life omitting their bodily feedback and have missed the signal from our body. For example, what health condition does an acne growing reflect? How does it differ as it grows on the forehead or besides the mouth? The Chinese Medicine Practitioner will introduce some observable traits of health problems.