Over 60 spots at five carparks become health awareness spaces

Parking Day event lets participants share ideas on improving health and wellness

- Mike Yeo

Mike Yeo Correspondent Instead of manning his shop, Mr Francis Tay took a Saturday afternoon away from his traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practice on Sept 14 to show people how to relieve pain symptoms in a Queenstown carpark.

The TCM practitioner was part of the 2024 Parking Day event, which saw more than 60 parking spots at five carparks across Singapore transformed into spaces for participants to share ideas on how to improve their health and wellness. The Parking Day event was introduced here in 2013.

Mr Tay, who usually operates out of his shop at Everton Park, told The Sunday Times that he took the opportunity to educate visitors on the finer points of TCM during the Queenstown event, which was run by the community group Queenstown Kakis and was held at a carpark in Stirling Road.

He dished out tips on how to massage one's acupoints and meridians to relieve symptoms of back and shoulder pain or insomnia. According to TCM principles, acupoints and meridians are crucial healing points that correspond to various vital organs in the body.