NADA is popular amongst the poorest Roma people in Hungary combining moxibustion Ajandok Eory, Emese Eory, Katalin Szamosi, Ramona Toth

Community and TCM modalities with NADA  Drug addicts  Homeless people  Gipsy people  Needling  Moxibustion  Seeds  Meridian exercise  Meditative music

 European Union funding for health promotion activity for the poorest roma people in most underdeveloped areas.  Hungarian Malthese Charity  Mobile ambulance car with trained staff  One day health promotion activity Gipsies and NADA

 4 different rural places  Altogether 80 volunteer participants mainly male with drinking and tobacco problems  Ear acupuncture were applied in the five points in both ears for 30 minutes.  Moxatherapy for the whole ears for those had common cold;  Live gipsy music, creative and arts programmes were also organised for them

 Initial fear from needles releaving by kindness and empathy of the stuff and the offer of various types of treatments (e.g. seeds, moxatherapy)  After trying they become very enthusiastic inviting other family members and friends to the treatment  It is challenging for them, they are fearful of the needles meanwhile driven by the excitment of the new situation Behaviour regarding acupuncture

 NADA can be a bridge between different cultures within the same country  This is a special metacommunication channel – „love transmitted by filiform needles”  New method to improve well-being – initialisation hopefully followed by teaching and volunteer education. Conclusions