Friday, April 19, 2013

More and more Swiss turning to unscientific "healers..."

Denis Vipret moves around the circle of 20 people waiting for his healing touch, touching their shoulders and pumping his right hand lightly to transfer its energy to each patient.

Vipret is a star among a soaring number of healers in Switzerland, and during his lightning visit to Geneva he expects to treat some 300 people eager to experience the "magic" in his hands.

"With my left hand I detect what is wrong and with my right hand I heal," says Vipret, a heavyset man wearing a plaid shirt, jeans and clogs.

 Switzerland may be home to some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, but it is also proving fertile ground for traditional medicine healers like Vipret, who have been seeing booming business in recent years. Full story...

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