She believes that you need to balance your seven chakras (energy centres in the body) to improve the flow of qi (vital forces), which, in turn, can trigger self-healing. According to this approach, illness is a result of our chakras being distorted, or even stagnant.
In order to balance the problematic energy centres, Niederer says she has integrated a variety of practices to form her own techniques and will soon be certifi edin Quantum-Touch, which follows the notion that you can heal by using touch to create high-frequency life forces around a patient.
But it’s not all just chakras; Niederer also combines tarot and Lenormand cards with a pendulum to solve individual queries during a healing treatment, and even says she can heal from afar (as energy can be honed in with the right intentions).
A spiritual healing session is 600RMB for 60 minutes; a tarot reading is 300RMB for 30 minutes. In Shanghai, she has two meditation groups, and hopes to set one up in Beijing this month.
Through these groups she performs exercises such as aura drawing, which helps train the sixth sense, and also holds workshops to train psychological and spiritual development. Places at these sessions usually cost around 100RMB per person.
Neiderer is available from Monday 21 to Tuesday 29 and is holding a free introductory talk on Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 from 7 to 8.30pm at Kocoon.
These talks are limited to 10 people per evening and a reservation is required. Kocoon will also be bringing over two practitioners from Hong Kong in the next few months, so look out for Eric Faider and Brigitta Dünki, who both specialise in ‘Body Harmony’, a practice containing the essence of 60 different healing methods.
Kocoon Third Floor, Nali Garden, 81 Sanlitun Bei Lu, Chaoyang district (5208 6068; www.kocoonspalounge.com). Open 11am-9.30pm daily. 朝阳区三里屯北路81号那里花园三层
Reiki and colourpuncture Amy Li
Amy Li incorporates both colourpuncture and reiki alongside counselling and physical therapy techniques. First off, colourpuncture involves focusing coloured light on chakra points on the skin in order to energise powerful healing impulses. Violet or blue cures insomnia; red stimulates the immune system; while yellow improves the memory.
Li believes you can’t solve problems unless you help yourself. As a result, she customises programmes to help people release locked up emotions.
Once a successful businesswoman, Li felt unfulfilled until she discovered meditation. She says that most of her clients are successful business people and that alternative treatments have come a long way since the days they were practised by dreadlocked hippies.