Five Pillars of Traditional Chinese Medicine Explained for Westerners

Learn tools and resources to apply the Five Pillars of Chinese medicine to your life.

What are the Five Pillars of Chinese Medicine?

1. Acupuncture and Acupressure (AKA Chinese energy meridian theory)

2. Nutrition

3. Qi Gong

4. Herbs

5. Massage Therapy

Watch the video above to learn more about each pillar from Master Qi Gong Teacher and Licensed Acupuncturist Lee Holden.

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[laurewinkelmans]

I believe in a synergistic harmony between western and eastern medicine. It's a combination of the two that makes us healthy.

[japprivera]

The best 7 minutes of my day.... Thanks Mr. Holden

[joanna]

chinese medicine saved my life many times

[kitsgirl]

Thank you, Lee. I have many of your videos, etc; purchased years ago. You have such a lovely presence which makes watching you easy! I feel like you are with me and coaching me via You Tube!

[isabelledebaumarche]

Very instructive. These are important messages for staying healthy physically and mentally. We need this kind of knowledge in our society. I wish they could teach us this in school. Not everyone has a QiGong master as a father. Thanks for opening our awareness 🙂🙏

[YongnianTaiChiUSA]

Nice, i tell my patients 4 pillars (nutriton and herbs, acupuncture, tui-na/acupressure, qigong), great info! excellent explainations!

[tonismith]

I have sibo. I love yr mini workouts, they are clean, gentle, and i dont have to swallow anything!

[doublell]

Enjoying this and using it. Thank you!
Self healing, especially!!

[luisavaca]

Thank you Lee! I truly enjoy your lessons. In your short videos I have learned tremendously. My wish and hope is that one day in a short future I can take your teaching training course. Many thanks! 🙏🏽

[Yurick]

I once told my social worker D>H> about the TCM concept of the lungs, I told her they believe the lungs start with the nose . She told me leave the politics out of it., lungs are lungs.I took her advice to please her and I came down with Afib 4 years later..

[siriusbalter]

You explained this really well. Thank you!

[davidjames]

Excellent information, perfect presentation; thank you.

[venkataswamyparagati]

Excellent and detailed explanation which gives hope to the viewers.

[lbobrov]

I remember the mutual-massage for the ears, end of the winter season, 12.3.2020 (when the Covid pandemic started growing and growing...)

[YinTeing]

Very well explained in a way that the English speaking world would understand. I have friends with digestive issues and constipations. They ate salad and yogurt for breakfast. I tried to tell them their system is too 'yin' and they need food like porridge and hot noodle soups and not salads 🤣. They still hv constipation and later even often get reflux.

[johnmerven]

Oh man, watching your videos make me so calm and motivated, i noticed that you are very much in shape, any videos on that ? Whats your diet ? Exercise routine? Any recommendations

[gladysponnie]

God bless good excercise thank you brother god blez

[Vivldi]

This was so good, Licht und Liebe <3

[Vivldi]

Memo: Pillar 1 Accupuncture/Accupressure, Pillar 2 Food, Pillar 3 Chi Gong (Art of effortless Power), Pillar 4 Herbs, Pillar 5 Massage,

[dr.gaosclassroom]

Love your video!! Your explanation of TCM is so simple yet informative, wonderful work!!