Healing Arts of the Philippines
     Indigenous Science
     Two Sides of a Coin
     Traditional Filipino Healing into the Future
Revival and Re-introduction of Traditional Filipino Healing Practices into American Society
     Colonization of the Philippines
     Assimilation into th American Way of Life
     What Traditional Filipino
Manual Medicine Is and Is Not
     Revival and Re-introduction of Filipino Traditional Healing Practices through Formal Education and Written Works
Ablon Manual Medicine
Workshps & Testimonials

     Virgil Mayor Apostol has dedicated himself to the research, development, and promotion of Filipino cultural and healing traditions. He descends from a paternal and maternal bloodline of healers and from the teachings of respected elders. Through clinical practice, he continues to refine Ablon manual medicine as a science, while his research into Filipino spiritual practices rounds out his holistic approach to health and healing. His background in the Filipino martial arts also enhances his intuitive knowledge as a healer.
     Apostol has a Bachelor in Business Administration, and has also attained certification as a Holistic Health Practitioner. He co-authored the book, Healing Hands of Hilot, and recently came out with his highly-acclaimed, Way of the Ancient Healer: Sacred Teachings from the Philippine Ancestral Traditions. His association with the Chopra Center for Well Being, where he refined, systemized, and discreetly incorporated the intricacies of Filipino Ablon along with the Indian Ayurvedic therapies offered, earned him a favorable reputation, not to mention the most demanded therapist and healer. This inspired Deepak Chopra and the center’s medical director, David Simon, to encourage Apostol to promote his teachings through workshops.
     Wanting to pursue the clinical application of his practice, Apostol joined various health care providers including: Neurologist Norman Narchi, MD, Founder of Radiance Health and Wellbeing in Westlake Village, CA. Brett Davis Nutrition, Inc. in Chula Vista, CA. Integrative Health Care Center in Grand Terrace, CA. and Jeff Cohen and his Hilot Therapy Clinic in the Bay Area where, on occasion, is invited to provide Ablon to members of the San Francisco Ballet for injuries sustained in the course of their practice. He also collaborated with Lobsang Dhondup, physician of traditional Tibetan medicine at theTibetan Healing Center in San Diego, CA. increasing the affectivity of Tibetan herbal medicines to their patients through the introduction of Ablon.
     Apostol was personally encouraged by Alfonso T. Lagaya, MD, MDM, who was then the Executive Director of the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care (PITAHC - Philippine Department of Health) to promote Ablon and other Filipino healing practices in the United States. His publicity included presentations as a selected featured speaker at the Hawai’i Healing Garden, a statewide festival held on Kaua’i, Maui, O’ahu, and Hawai’i; sponsored by Hawai’i Health Guide and the Hawai’i Tourism Authority. He is currently based in Dayton, Ohio.

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