* Balance Health welcomes Ben Lai, Osteopath

* Kari Schroeder, massage therapist joins Balance Health.

* Treehugger.com

* Tong Ren Group Healing Class (free, bilingual)

* Katherine Lucas has created a spiritual resource site for Hong Kong

* Paua Spa at CentreStage

* HK's first designated organic, Fair trade clothing store

* Introducing: Shakti Healing Circle

* Urban Angels in Central

* Looking for Traditional Chinese Medicine doctors

* Life café opened Hong Kong 's first fully organic shop

* The Unitarian­Universalist Church

* The Iyengar Yoga Centre of Hong Kong has moved

* HK Outdoors: www.hkoutdoors.com

* Buddhist Teachings at the Dharma Drum Mountain

* New Massage Centre in Lyndhurst Terrace, Central

* A new organic health food shop in Sham Shui Po

* Harmony in Causeway Bay: New café in Causeway Bay

* IMI moves back to Stanley Street

* A mouse with heart

* Hong Kong has a Freecycle group

* Core moving to a new location

* Travellers Bookstore

Balance Health welcomes Ben Lai an Australian trained and registered Osteopath. Ben is available full-time from Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 6pm and is also available on Saturdays, 9am to 2pm.

Ben Lai Osteopath, B.App.Sc (Clinical Sc) / B. Osteopathic. Sc, Cert. Fitness instruction (NSW), Member Australian Osteopathic Association.
Ben graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) (Australia) in 2003.  Ben’s training involved a four year course, integrating an extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathology, orthopaedics, neurology, biomechanics, exercise physiology, pharmacology and clinical methods such as x-ray analysis.
As a Certified Fitness Instructor Ben was the Canberra Tigers AFL Football Club team Osteopath & Sports Trainer.  Since graduating Ben has completed Post Graduated Studies in Cranial Osteopathy and Pediatrics. Since 1997, Ben has been a volunteer leader for Kids Under Kanvas (KUK), an Australian non-profit organization that provides young disabled people the opportunity to participate in recreation and camping activities, assisting in developing new skills and self-confidence.

To make an appointment with Ben, call 2530 3315 or email customercare@balancehealth.com.hk.

Kari Schroeder, a highly experienced massage therapist has joined the team at Balance Health.

Kari is a nationally certified Massage Therapist with the American Massage Therapy Association and holds a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (USA). Kari has been working as a Massage Therapist in Hong Kong for 4 years.

For her work, she draws upon her years of experience within various clinical settings including sports medicine, emergency medicine, oncology, and integrated health. She believes in treating the whole person
 and brings an informed and caring touch to her work.

Kari is available Monday & Wednesday’s and Friday afternoons, and is also available for home consultations. To make an appointment call 2530 3315 or email us at customercare@balanceasia.com.hk.

Tong Ren Group Healing Class  (free, bilingual)

Tong Ren Therapy is a healing system using energy and the collective unconscious. It has proven helpful in a wide range of cases, including many conditions that are difficult to treat such as Cancer, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes and Parkinson's Disease.

 When practicing Tong Ren, there is no physical contact between the healer and the patient. It is not transformed into any form of chemical, so it won't cause any chemical side effects or chemically interfere with the medicine patients are taking. Patients are only asked to do nothing in the class - just sit, relax and quietly receive the healing energy.There is no special diet, exercise or religious beliefs required to practice Tong Ren.

http://tongrenhk.com/index_eng.html
http://tongrenhk.com/GPChk_eng.htm

Katherine Lucas has created a spiritual resource site for Hong Kong. Check it out at: www.spiritualresources.spaces.live.com

Paua Spas are opening this flagship Paua spa at Centrestage. Paua Spa at CentreStage
108 Hollywood Road, Central (entrance on Bridges Street)
T: +852 2522 3054
El: customerservice@pauaspas.com.hk
W:  www.pauaspa.com

Organic clothing
Xtreme Green, HK's first designated organic, Fair trade clothing store brings you a range of clothes: Babywear, children's outfits,  adult clothing, yoga apparel.  Please visit our online store at www.xtremegreen.com.hk or call us on 28507137 for more details. 

Shakti Healing Circle
The Healing Circle has expanded and moved from the 27th March '07 into a beautiful new space in the heart of Central, and added the vibration of Shakti (Divine Power within) to its name.

Shakti Healing Circle offer a wide range of services including Energy healing (Reiki, Sekhem, EFT and more), Kundalini Yoga and Meditation, Personal Mastery, Kinesiology, Hypnotherapy, Nutritional advice and Ayurvedic consultations, New Age therapy etc. They also host workshops, talks and consultations with international visiting practitioners throughout the year.

3/F, Waga Commercial Centre
99 Wellington Street
Central
Hong Kong
Tel: 2521 5099
Email: info@ShaktiHealingCircle.com
www.ShaktiHealingCircle.com
Monday to Saturday 10.30 am to 6.00 pm
Other times by appointment

There is a new holistic venue called Urban Angels offering courses. Urban-Angels, 2/F, 42 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central, Hongkong. Contact: T: 2543 5496 E: aimie@urban-angels.com

On Saturday Life café opened Hong Kong 's first fully organic shop called Life Organic Wholefoods. It's three blocks down from its Shelley st restaurant at 20A Aberdeen St. Soho, Central. Tel: 2810 9777.

HK Outdoors. A really great website is www.hkoutdoors.com Have a look and see the depth of information on our natural heritage. It also has a very lively forum and information sections as well as good stuff on trails and lots of pictures turning up. The Lantau maps images in this issue of Holistic HK came from Martin Williams who runs the site.

Dharma Drum Mountain was established by Master Sheng Yen in 1989. DDM emphasizes on spreading and promoting the authentic teachings of Buddhism, particularly Chan. Their centre in Hong Kong is located in Room 205, 2/F BLK B, Alexandra Industrial Building, 23-27 Wing Hong St., Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon. Tel: 852-2865-3110. Fax: 852-2591-4810. E-Mail: info@ddmhk.org.hk. URL: www.ddmhk.org.hk

Green Life is a new organic health food shop in Sham Shui Po. They also deliver organic vegetables from their farm in Yuen Long all over town. Green Life, Flat A, 3/F, Sui Cheong House, 269-273 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon. Tel: 2483 1400. email: ins@netvigator.com

Harmony in Causeway Bay: New café in Causeway Bay. Harmony café describes itself as a 'Holistic community in the heart of Causeway Bay '. They offer vegetarian and organic dishes and also vegan, seasonal, raw and health foods. Harmony café, 1/F, 21 Tang Lung Street, Causeway Bay. Tel: 3109 3152. email: harmony_café@yahoo.com.hk, www.harmonycafe.com.hk

IMI move: The Integrated Medicine Institute have moved back to Stanley Street, where they used to be when they were just called 'Stuart-Bradshaws'. The new address is 17/F, Kailey Tower, 16 Stanley Street. (next to Lok Yu building).

A Mouse with Heart

You can help search the internet and also benefit charities. A new webs service called everyclick.com sends half its revenues to charity. If you register then you can nominate one of over 290 different charities to benefit.

Personally I (Peter the editor) have nominated The Nepal Trust, British based charity doing great work in Nepal.
Raise money for The Nepal Trust  just by searching the web.

everyclick.com is an internet search engine with a big difference -  it donates half its revenues to charity! It does not cost us, or you, a penny. Now you can support The Nepal Trust every time you search the web. Just make http://www.everyclick.com/uk/thenepaltrust  your home page and make sure you use it whenever you search the web!

The Freecycle NetworkT is made up of many individual groups across the globe. It's a grassroots movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Each local group is run by a local volunteer moderator (them's good people). Membership is free. www.freecycle.org

Core formerly of Hillwood Road has moved to a new location. Address: CORE Cosmic Resources Centre, l0 B, Comfort Building, 86-88A Nathan Road, TST, Kowloon (MTR Exit B1, building next to the HSBC- entrance just by SASA. Opposite to the Islamic Mosque/Kowloon Park. New email: core1@netvigator.com  Tel: 2735 3261/62  Fax: 2735 3260  

Travellers Bookstore

There is a funky little bookstore in TST, Kowloon. I went to check out the Buddhist bookstore - Lotus and it is just above it. It carries a very interesting selection of travel books, and lots of guides both new and second hand. Additionally they have regular speaking events going on there. It is well worth a visit.

The Travellers Home
2/F, 55 Hankow Road, (entrance on Lock Road) TST, Kowloon
Tel 2380 8380
Email: travelbookshop@yahoo.com.hk
Mon- Sat 12.30 - 9.00
Sun 1 - 7.30