Phuket Post - A Different Kind of Newspaper
Sitting with a Shaolin monk
The 50’s in Soviet occupied Hungary was far from a cheery place, not ideal for a happy childhood and definitely not a perfect breeding ground for Shaloin monks. As a lad growing up in the communist era in the Eastern bloc, Laszlo Demmel found that instead of being full of wonder and boundless limitations, his childhood years were rather closed and restricted.
Accepting the force
Mon 15 Feb 2010
“In other martial arts and in Western sports we are used to following through with power or action for a definitive goal or end result, but with Tai Chi you recede and come back.”
Meeting the Mind Man
Thu 28 Jan 2010
“Thailand is a modern, 21st-century society. The education system is coming from a modern perspective, but the monks and the teachings are traditional, basing their teachings on ancient texts written down hundreds of years ago. There’s a lot of work to do in order to adapt ancient Buddhism to modern day life.” - Dr Alan Wallace.
Getting in touch with your feminine side
Before I begin, I’d like to state that I consider myself a metrosexual man; yes I like lotions, nice clothes and pampering, but I also like fighting, vomiting and football...
Everybody must get stoned
Fri 18 Dec 2009
When you work hard the whole work week, what better way to de-stress than to attend a spa, and the Radisson Spa offers such an experience that claims to ‘enhance a customer’s well-being; mind, body and spirit.’
Get a grip
Golf tips with Brett Brasier
Mon 14 Dec 2009
There’s no doubt about it-- the hardest part about a good golf swing is the grip.
Keep an eye out
Fri 11 Dec 2009
The Public Health Office of Phuket has revealed that there are approximately 1300 patients currently suffering from conjunctivitis in Phuket.
Holistic Healing with Dr Orawan
Dr Orawan realized very early on in her career, that as medicine was always developing, she too would need to develop and continue studying.
Tue 27 Oct 2009
THE word anaemia defines a state in which the level of haemoglobin is found to be below that expected for both age and sex.
Healing Hands
Thu 22 Oct 2009
FRANCESCA D’Cruz is young, strong-minded, beautiful and very passionate about acupuncture. She has been practicing traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture for 11 years having graduated from Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne Australia where she attained her University Degree as a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture.