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Tianjin TV China has interviewed Inga Spatari PhD (at that time student in her Master
Degree, 2004) .
First Inga studied Western Medicine for 9 years in her country Moldova, than came to
China to continue with Chinese Medicine.
Inga: There are situations where Western Medicine is very efficient, and unfortunately there
is also a big variety of patterns where Western Medicine can support only clinical manifestations,
while Traditional Chinese Medicine[TCM] has great results in treatment of the pattern
from the very root cause. That's why I decided to come to China to learn TCM.
Even being a medical doctor, I work very hard to gain my TCM knowledge and skills. Once
my Supervisor told me: do not force yourself, the amount of knowledge that you are aiming
for will come to you gradually.
Inga: Knowing Western and Chinese medicines, I am confident to say, that the best healing
results are achieved while both medicines are contributing to healing together.
Professor Zhao Jian Guo: In China TCM is used in every hospital, but in the Western World,
Acupuncture is still unknown to many people. We have very high demands to our foreign students,
because we want them to bring to take along from China the real knowledge of TCM.
Do not think that Inga was that skillful with needles from beginning.
Inga: at the beginning I was thinking that the skin is very thick and that is why the
needle wouldn't go in. My teacher said that this is my Mind. I tried on myself and I realized
that I can make it.
Beside her regular schedule, Inga also takes classes with tutors.
The needle inserting skill- the teacher is asking Inga to perform on his own arm.
Inga: Lao *** (teacher), do you feel it painful? The teacher: no pain, very good!
Inga ( smiling): Shell I use a stronger needle stimulation ?
Inga confesses that the more she studies TCM the more she realizes how powerfull and boundless
it is, how much more left to study.
Even for Chinese students, learning TCM is a challenge. As about Inga, her teacher sais: She is sharp and perseverent, she is
becoming an excellent TCM Doctor, I entrust Inga to prove to the people outside of China,
that Chinese Medicine is a big ocean of healing resources!