Our Legacy

The Legacy

Being mindful of the opportunity - Remaining resilient with the journey

The word "legacy" brings forth numerous definitions and examples in the world at large, currently more so in business than in healthcare. Concurrently, our founder Dr Mark has been in healthcare for over 42 years, understanding that there are multiple schools of thoughts (theories) in lifestyle medicine, wellness, psychology and neuroscience. This diversity we believe adds strength and greater perspective, not confusion, to how a person, a family, a community and or an institution/business can create, build, sustain and grow their quality of life. As Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274) once said so eloquently in Latin: "homineum unius libri timeo." In other words, "I fear the man of a single book." At Flourish Asia and the Centre for Stress Management our legacy in healthcare and wellness has many books of life we have drawn from to collaborate with our clients to become the best version of their authentic self for all areas of life.

Hence, our legacy has come about by way of the "many books" we have read and continue to read, acknowledging and accepting our past, but maintaining a growth mindset of the journey in the now, and remaining resilient and optimistic for tomorrow. Our legacy is grounded in the discipline of discovering who we are (our authentic self - values, passions, competencies), what aspirations we desire to seek (get the gig - get ahead - get the sweet spot), what motivations (intrinsic and extrinsic) can we call up to enhance our growth (personal and professional), and how can we socialize with the self and others for a sense of identity and belonging (self actualization). In short, we help each client develop their own purpose statement for life (what "to be") and supporting purposeful behaviors (how "to do") that unfolds an authentic legacy that evolves as a person learns and grows.

One "book" in particular that has been key in our legacy are the writings from UNESCO and MGIEP. UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, and the Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), have a vision "building kinder brains" that resonates within our legacy. UNESCO and MGIEP focuses on education for peace and sustainable development to support their vision. At Flourish Asia and Centre for Stress Management we design our counselling - coaching - training - consulting services around educating our clients on optimizing their mental and physical well-being through self-compassion (saying kind things about our self) and self-love (doing kind behaviors with our self). This in turn reduces our internal tension and stress to unleash more energy for life's daily challenges and opportunities.

Our legacy also focuses on the researching, designing and delivering state-of-the-art healthcare. This journey includes Dr. Mark having experience in trauma, infectious diseases, healthcare management, business consulting, academic lecturers, professional and personal coaching, NGO - charity leadership, designing substance abuse rehab centres, anti-ageing research, and counselling for children, teens and adults. Dr. Mark also developed wellness programs for various types of organizations and schools, clinical supervision for students in counselling and psychology, public speaking on wellness, and providing pro bono services to various healthcare charities and NGO's.

Today Flourishing Asia is building upon our legacy by integrating lifestyle medicine, neuroscience, nutritional therapy, physical activity (more than just exercise), positive psychology, mood regulation (EQ) and healthy lifestyle macro and micro life skills. Embracing our value that healthcare is a fundamental human right, we have strived through our mission and vision to provide a most affordable, state-of-the-art wellness centre for our community in Hong Kong and Thailand to survive an thrive in their daily lives. We look forward to collaborating with each and every one of you on a journey of learning, growth for optimal wellness - a quality of life you can experience and be thankful for.

4 Pillars of Our Legacy