{"id":925,"date":"2015-03-04T16:03:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T16:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simonbelair.ca\/?page_id=925"},"modified":"2025-05-30T02:11:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:11:59","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simonbelair.ca\/en","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-3.14.44-PM.png?resize=241%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-3.14.44-PM.png?resize=241%2C300&amp;ssl=1 241w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Screen-Shot-2022-09-23-at-3.14.44-PM.png?w=597&amp;ssl=1 597w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Simon B\u00e9lair Acupuncturist<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Montreal Acupuncture<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Acupuncturist in Montreal since 2003.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Teacher for the Ordre des acupuncteurs du Qu\u00e9bec and for the Centre Ost\u00e9opathique du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Co-director of the Clinique des M\u00e9decines Alternatives de la Petite-Patrie (MAPP).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Founder of the IFARI platform, dedicated to research on fascias and acupuncture.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Member of the Ordre des Acupuncteurs du Qu\u00e9bec.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">More than 1500 hours of post-graduate in acupuncture and related disciplines such as Tuina and Qi Gong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;A sustainable health model based on prevention and balance.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/simonbelair\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Simon B\u00e9lair<\/a> has been practicing <a href=\"\/en\/treatments\/acupuncture\">acupuncture<\/a> in Montreal since 2003. He is also a medical <a href=\"\/en\/treatments\/qi-gong\">Qi Gong<\/a> therapist and a <a href=\"\/en\/treatments\/tui-na\">Tuina massage<\/a> therapist in addition to being a teacher for the OAQ (Ordre des acupuncteurs du Qu\u00e9bec) and for the COQ (Centre Ost\u00e9opathique du Qu\u00e9bec).<\/p>\n<p>Inspired by the experience he acquired in Vietnam, where he had the opportunity to do two post-graduate internships at the H\u00f4 Chi Minh City Traditional Medicine Institute, he now favours a <a href=\"\/en\/treatments\">therapeutic approach<\/a> combining traditional knowledge and methodology with contemporary norms and standards. He cumulates nearly 2000 hours of post-graduate classes and he is now studying the ancient medical text of the Nei Jing with world renowed Dr. Edward Neal, Md.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3708\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ES-web-34.jpg?resize=561%2C316&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ES-web-34.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ES-web-34.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ES-web-34.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ES-web-34.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Acupuncture looks at the individual as a whole, in his or her physical and psychological entirety. It emphasizes the activation of the patient\u2019s healing resources by seeking <a href=\"\/en\/traditional-chinese-medicine\/main-concepts\">balance between his or her different physiological systems<\/a>. For several millennia now, this holistic approach has treated the root causes of imbalances and has guided patients towards good health maintenance and disease prevention.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Inviting the patients to understand and participate in their health by adjusting their lifestyle according to their constitution and environment.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Acupuncture consists of inserting thin needles into specific points in the body in order to re-establish circulatory and physiological balance. The needles stimulate the vascular, myofacial, neurological, endocrine and immune systems to induce a global response, aiming to re-establish health and to relieve pain. Acupuncture can be used in a preventive or curative manner and is a recognized <a href=\"https:\/\/simonbelair.ca\/en\/treatments\/conditions-treated\">treatment for a number of acute or chronic illnesses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;This approach aims to support the patient\u2019s general health and to allow them to find long-term balance.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/salle-attente-mapp-1.jpg?resize=559%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"559\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/salle-attente-mapp-1.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/simonbelair.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/salle-attente-mapp-1.jpg?w=559&amp;ssl=1 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon B\u00e9lair Acupuncturist Montreal Acupuncture Acupuncturist in Montreal since 2003. Teacher for the Ordre des acupuncteurs du Qu\u00e9bec and for the Centre Ost\u00e9opathique du Qu\u00e9bec. Co-director of the Clinique des M\u00e9decines Alternatives de la Petite-Patrie (MAPP). Founder of the IFARI platform, dedicated to research on fascias and acupuncture. 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