At The Hutong we offer a variety of healthy courses that allow you to have fun, exercise and break free from the stress of daily life – and also make new friends in our cozy traditional hutong surroundings. Kick start your way to health one of our healthy habits courses, visit our calendar for class times.
Kick start your way to health with…..
Preventative Health Practices Using Chinese Medicine
Alex Tan, our resident TCM doctor, offers a unique Blend of Eastern Medicine with a Western Perspective.
Alex runs a Traditional Chinese Medicine clinic at the Hutong 5 days a week.
Straight Bamboo TCM Clinic: is open 5-days a week for Chinese Medicine and related treatments. Services include Acupressure, Moxibustion, Cupping, Gua-sha & Massage, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Lifestyle Consultation.
Alex is a trained TCM clinician with a passion for preventative health and strongly supports health education. Alex runs, Chinese Medicine inspired, preventative health programs and workshops that allow you to immerse yourself in a new perspective of health and learning.
Preventative health programs and workshops empower people through the learning of Eastern health information and practices that allow a better understanding of the relationship between our environment, lifestyle and health.
The aim is to help you discover the transformative powers of Eastern Health practices for restoring and maintaining balance, health and happiness.
Alex’s most comprehensive workshop about TCM and preventative health is:
Eat, Sleep, Breathe 2-hours x 5 sessions, next scheduled workshop starting Aug 18 – In this five-session program Alex gives you a complete theory and practical on how and why you need to incorporate Asian health and lifestyle practices into your daily routine – private workshops available by request
You can find out more if you attend
Free Preventative Health Talk 2-hours, August 11 - We will investigate how such different models of health and medicine developed in the east and west. How can we use both eastern and western ideas to improve our health and how to incorporate these into our daily lives?
Other workshops include:
TCM Dietary Therapy – Part 1 Food Energetics 2-hours, May 31, June 5 – How is nutrition explained in the East? What are the key differences? Can we use this information in a practical sense?
TCM Dietary Therapy – Part 2: Eat well and stay healthy the TCM way 2-hours, Find out how we use Chinese food energetic information in a practical sense to harmonize seasonal change, or your own personal imbalances according to Traditional Chinese Medicine.
TCM Culinary Series 2.5-hours, May 17, June 10 & 20, July 18 & 25 - Come join us in our kitchen and take a step into the realm of the nutritional wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. While TCM adheres to no “one diet fits all” perspective, there are certain nutritional and culinary guidelines that you can learn and take back to your home kitchen. In each class you will learn three healthy and delicious seasonal recipes that follow the principles of the Traditional Chinese Medicine’s nutritional ways. And each class will bring you a step closer to a heavenly kitchen and a healthier diet.
The Benefits of Breathwork 2-hours, May 17, June 21 - Breathing is a master key to the self-healing. We will explore the dynamics and methods of breathing well from both an ancient Eastern and modern medicine point of view
Introduction to Chinese Herbs 2-hours, May 24, June 16 – Ever wanted to know how to use all those Chinese medicines on the shelf in the local pharmacy? How does herbal medicine work?
Qi Gong classes suspended indefinitely, by private booking only – and have been replaced with the ‘China Essential – morning qi gong’ TCM tour program
Alex also provides unique Chinese Medicine Programs in Beijing that are ideal for travelers who want to use their ‘China travel experience’ to delve deeper into ‘old Chinese culture’ and themselves!
Chinese Medicine Tour Programs in Beijing: Scheduled tours in May, June – The Path to Health, Longevity & Immortality: Morning Qi gong, half-day and full-day tour programs - private tours available by request
