TCM – The Mind & Body Therapy by David Corby

David Corby is head of the College of Complementary Medicine in Sydney, Australia. His therapeutic approach focuses on extended possibilities for the treatment of chronic diseases such as Alzheimer’s, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, as well as cancer and inflammatory bowel disease. His therapeutic approach should not be understood as being directed against the “conventional medical” treatment of these illnesses, rather we see it as a complementary extension.

The foundations of his therapeutic approach can be seen in recent scientific findings on topics such as mitochondrial research, the microbiome, as well as epigenetics and psychophysiology. In addition to these findings, traditional Chinese medicine and its treatment approach also play a major role.

What is really new about his therapy is that he bases his diagnosis of the causes of the illness on the fundamental emotional orientations prevailing in the patient. Starting from this basic psychological disposition, he develops a fascinating view of the holistic causes of chronic illness, which he literally gets to the root of and thus changes the individual’s exchange with his environment, which has an impact on the entire life process of the organism.

What is convincing is that he has systematized his therapy in such a way that he can assign his patients to specific archetypes of Chinese medicine through a sequence of certain questions and thus make their emotional dynamics understandable.