Born in Vietnam, Hồ Viết Minh has been practicing acupuncture in Montreal, Rimouski and other towns across the province of Quebec since 1989. A descendent of Quang Trung Emperor, Hồ Viết Minh is also a Master of Tây Sơn, an ancient Vietnamese martial art. Vietnamese believe that traditional medicine, acupuncture, pharmacology and martial art come from the philosophy of Yi King that describes the various physical laws of the universe and their evolution. His particular art of acupuncture has been a tradition in his family for generations. He's been practicing acupuncture since 1970 and is the 6th generation to practice this art, learning from many masters including his grandmother, a descendant of the royal physician to emperor Quang Trung from the Tây Sơn dynasty. And now he is passing down his knowledge to his daughter, Caroline Quý Châu Hồ, who has graduated from the Toronto School of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Ho Acupuncture differs from other types of acupuncture in that it has, throughout generations, married the science of acupuncture with the ancient art of Vietnamese diagnostic methods to more effectively treat illnesses. He also gave a lecture at the world congress of acupuncture in Paris, which was very well received by the professors and doctors of the field of acupuncture. You can read about this conference below.
Ho Acupuncture philosophy is based on the ancient Vietnamese saying that ``For the tens of thousands of illnesses, there is only one acupuncture.``
Đông Sơn drums (also called Heger Type I drums) are bronze drums fabricated by the Đông Sơn culture around 600 BC in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam. The patterns on the drums depict the daily life of ancient Vietnamese people and reflect various fields such as astrology, religion, army, and medicine; much like the philosophy of Yi King that describes the various physical laws of the universe and their evolution.
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