International speaker and teacher from Denmark, Peter Lund-Frandsen, will be giving a 3-hour workshop on energy medicine titled: The New Biology, at the Hood River Library on Friday, October 3, 2014, from 6-9 p.m.
Reflexologists in the area know Peter Lund-Frandsen from previous visits teaching reflexology with his wife Dorthe Krogsgaard, but this is the first opportunity to hear Peter give an extended talk about his passion: Energy Medicine. Marie Louise Penchoen, who is the local sponsor of this event, recently interviewed Peter:
What is your professional background?
I studied medicine at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, for five years, along with complementary medicine and alternative ways of viewing disease and healing. I received training in reflexology, started a small practice, and then decided to leave medical school behind, as I saw myself unable to practice as a Medical Doctor in the conventional system. Prior to my medical studies, I had received a grant and spent a year at the University of West Georgia studying modern physics and philosophy.
What drew you to the field of Energy Medicine?
As a young medical student, I stumbled across two books that ignited my interest in enlarging the world view of biology, “The Physics of Tao” by Fritjof Capra, and Larry Dossey’s “Space, Time and Medicine.” During the more than 30 years that has passed since then, I have closely followed the development of fields such as biophysics, cybernetics, chaos theory, particle and astro physics, consciousness research, etc. I find it highly fascinating that western sciences are slowly catching up with ancient eastern traditions and are developing new theories that may actually explain some of the mysteries of biology, such as the generation of form, self-organization, and spontaneous healing. Body and soul, which for so many years have been separated in western thinking, are now finally coming back together — not only in the minds of “new age thinkers” but now supported by scientific evidence.
What will you be able to cover at the Friday night class?
I will invite attendees to join a voyage through the frontiers of our present understanding and propose new ways of looking at the world and ourselves.
What audience do you hope to attract?
Everybody is welcome, and anyone with an interest in the big questions of life should find inspiration in the new and newly discovered knowledge that I am going to present. Someone working within healthcare (both established and complementary) would perhaps discover new ways of understanding the body and healing processes. Everyone would learn more about how everything is connected, from the tiny particles of an atom to the vastness of the universe.
The event will take place in the Gaulke Meeting Room at the Hood River Library, Friday Oct 3, 6-9 p.m. The event is open to all and will give therapists in the area an opportunity to earn 3 CEUs. Cost is $85; seniors over 70: $50. For reservations call 541-386-7998 or email mlpenchoen@g-mail.com.
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