Retired navy boys go feng shui

A peculiar sight can be seen these days on Sattahip Naval Beach in Thailand, as retired officers have taken to a feng shui technique of burying themselves in sand. A number of retired Naval officers in the area come to the beach each morning to perform the therapy that is said to aid in spinal disorders, paralysis and beriberi. Specifics of the therapy are that the patient should bury themselves in sand with their heads facing north, preferably with a mountain behind them and their feet pointed south.

Pattaya Daily News reporters say that practitioners have seen improvements in their physical ailments after the therapy, and the naval commanders were quick to point out that there was no damage to the beach because of their practices. The retired seamen expect to see more and more people flocking to the special geography of the beach to try the treatment for themselves as the summer moves on.