Article: My aim is to take qi-gong to the masses. If I achieve that, then my work is done; Vietnam vet Shen on the mystical powers that heal mind, body and soul.(News)

Byline: NATASHA WEALE

AT first glance, he looks like any ageing hippy, with biblical robes and a long ponytail.

But this Vietnam veteran, ex-CIA mercenary and professional Thai boxer, is privy to the most closely-guarded secrets of the Orient.

Shen, as he is now known, is the only Westerner qualified to teach qi-gong, a form of yoga which promises profound physical and spiritual healing benefits.

At 48, Shen has already been through a number of lives, including surviving two bomb blasts and witnessing the slaughter of his platoon in the ...

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