Dong-mei Wang
Department of Psychology, Fu-Jen University
Based on the field study of a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) doctor from the Silk Road of China, this article discusses the mechanism of healing in TCM. In TCM, the Body-Mind dichotomy can be understood from a different perspective. “Qi,” a very important role in both therapy and practice in Ancient China, is the basis of the concept of “field being.” “Field being” can be understood as a way of human existence, one that naturally balances the body, the mind, social structures, historical connections, and the universe with the nature of structure and active energy. I argue that “field being” is a prerequisite of “presence” in psychotherapy. Only through field being can the therapist and client really “encounter” each other in mind and body, and only then can “mind-body recovery” and subsequent spiritual development become possible.
Keywords: body-mind, Qi, field being, presence, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)