About Sonny – Easy steps to enlightenment

Early years

Sonny Chin (Chin Hang Sun in Chinese) was born in 1957 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. His parents, Edward and Tay Weng Chin, have five sons and one daughter. Sun (Sonny) is the youngest of the boys.

Sonny’s journey started when he was only 7 years old with wrestling at the local sports club. After several years of hard work and persistence, he became an Otago champion in different weight classes. Going forward, Sonny took on training in Kung Fu at the age of 15, as well as practicing Judo and still doing a bit of wrestling. At the age of 18, he started teaching Kung Fu to the youth, forming lifelong relationships along the way. Some of his students and fellow training partners carried on with martial arts and combat passing on the knowledge and the skills to the army and the general public.

Sonny’s ability to see potential in others, knowing their strengths and weaknesses, as well as how to harness their abilities, allowed provincial students to elevate themselves to the national and even the world champions. In 2002, his students won numerous prizes at the Open all Style Karate tournament and the Open Black belt section.

While passing on his martial arts knowledge to others, Sonny developed an interest in massage and healing to help treat injuries. He studied Reiki and undertook a number of courses such as “Muscle balance analysis”, Tai Ci for healing, “Overcome neck and back pain”, “Trauma workshop” and the list goes on. This eventually resulted in Sonny teaching a course at Polytech on Trigger Point therapy in 2005, and Tai Chi at Otago Sports Institute in 2006.

It’s qi time

The year 2003 was a pivoting moment for Sonny when he met two Chi gung masters and decided to go more into energy and healing work. He became a master of two more styles of Chi gung in 2006 and 2019. Over decades of study and practice, Sonny collected the knowledge and fused it into his very own Hang Sun Technique.

Hang Sun Technique
In his work, Sonny uses The Hang Sun Technique. The Technique incorporates both ancient and present knowledge: deep tissue massage, reflexology, trigger point therapy, sound therapy, Qigong, and martial arts.

Sonny is a highly skilled professional who has mastered the bodywork on physical, emotional, and energy levels. He matches the right method to the individual’s needs.

Looking at the individual from a holistic perspective, a range of complaints can be alleviated and resolved using the Hang Sun Technique. Physical problems (neck and back pain, sciatica, etc.) caused by accidents, poor posture, or overuse can be overcome. Mental conditions and emotional difficulties (anger, fear, anxiety, depression, heartache, migraines, stress) caused by traumatic experiences in the past or present can be helped.

Many of Sonny’s clients experience a vast improvement in both, their physical and emotional states, after just one session: increase in mobility; significant pain reduction in the back, hips and knees; increase in vitality; greater confidence; a more positive self-image; a sense of empowerment and new positive perspective on life.