Professional Trainers

Yves Réquéna

Yves Réquéna is a medically trained doctor and a specialist in Chinese medicine. He is an international speaker and teaches Qi Gong, acupuncture and phytotherapy in Europe, the USA, Québec et Latin America. He has written 17 books on acupuncture, phytotherapy and Qi Gong, for example : Acupuncture and Psychology ; A Practical approach to Chinese moxas ; Acupuncture and Phytotherapy ; a Guide to Well-being and Chinese medicine. He has published several books on Qi Gong, the medical and anti-stress Chinese exercise per se : Qi Gong, Chinese exercise for good health and longevity ; Discovering Qi Gong ; Qi Gong, exercise for happy people. Y Réquéna is also the author of numerous scientific publications on acupuncture, namely in the area of gastro-enterology and tobacco detoxification, which earned him a post of lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine in Marseilles and a position as hospital consultant.

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Estelle Lefèvre

Estelle Lefèvre is a qualified midwife, and for the last 15 years, has been a journalist specialising in health. She is also a health consultant and author of a number of books on well-being. During the course of her practice, she has become increasingly aware of the importance of preventative action. She left midwifery for consulting on health issues in order to work on prevention, and more generally to inform the public in general. While working with Dr Yves Réquéna on the book « Stop smoking with one acupuncture session » (Guy Trédaniel Edition), she was given further opportunities to assess the increased damage caused nowadays by tobacco to women and to the foetus. It then became obvious to her that she should join in the fight against tobacco smoking by pregnant women, and for all women in general. She then suggested training midwifes to the Chiapi method. Her work includes : Pregnancy, softly ; The heart in good shape ; A diet without salt (Hachette Editions) ; Qi Gong, exercise for happy people ; and Stop smoking in one acupuncture session, with Yves Réquéna (Guy Trédaniel Edition).

Dr René-Michel Penciolelli

Dr René-Michel Penciolelli qualified in sports medicine and biology, and specialised in stomatology and maxillo-facial surgery. After being a registrar (Où???) he later taught at the Medical school of Marseilles. Having taken a number of training courses in general practice, he became convinced that medicine is holistic ; one should treat the whole person rather than just the symptoms of a disease ; to that effect, one must go beyond one’s own specialty and look further, in particular at alternative medicines. As a specialist, he has treated a wide range of illnesses, from a simple wisdom tooth to cancerous lesions.
Assistant at the Anti-Cancer Centre in Marseilles he noted an increase in cancers related to the consumption of tobacco and alcohol, namely among women and young people. He has taken an interest in various anti-smoking treatments such as homeopathy, auriculotherapy, and especially acupuncture.