Subscribe to or Bookmark our Massage Video Blog
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Chinese Massage Video - Chi Nei Tsang Video
This Chi Nei Tsang video is a great introduction by Master Mantak Chia.
Chi Nei Tsang can be called the "Internal Organ Chi Massage" and it mainly focuses on the abdominal area. It works through manipulation of lymph, blood and reflexology points.
Taoism says that: "You are as young as your abdominals".
This doesn't refer to a six pack, but to the state of the abdominal organs.
In this video Mantak Chia refers to the small intestine as the second brain, the heart as the third brain. This is also according to Taoist philosophy. The abdominal organs do not just play an important role for our physical well being, but also for our mental and emotional state of health.
The manipulations in Chi Nei Tsang are usually soft, and applied sometimes deep sometimes superficial, depending on which layer or organ you are working on. Goal is to release tension from the abdominal area, to start working on unprocessed emotions and to have the organs work more efficiently.
Like in the video posted yesterday, it is important to know that the massage therapist has to learn Qi Gong (Chi Kung), actually Chi Nei Tsang can be seen as a form of "applied Chi Kung".
Enjoy this Chi Nei Tsang Video:
For more chinese massage video clips
Chi Nei Tsang can be called the "Internal Organ Chi Massage" and it mainly focuses on the abdominal area. It works through manipulation of lymph, blood and reflexology points.
Taoism says that: "You are as young as your abdominals".
This doesn't refer to a six pack, but to the state of the abdominal organs.
In this video Mantak Chia refers to the small intestine as the second brain, the heart as the third brain. This is also according to Taoist philosophy. The abdominal organs do not just play an important role for our physical well being, but also for our mental and emotional state of health.
The manipulations in Chi Nei Tsang are usually soft, and applied sometimes deep sometimes superficial, depending on which layer or organ you are working on. Goal is to release tension from the abdominal area, to start working on unprocessed emotions and to have the organs work more efficiently.
Like in the video posted yesterday, it is important to know that the massage therapist has to learn Qi Gong (Chi Kung), actually Chi Nei Tsang can be seen as a form of "applied Chi Kung".
Enjoy this Chi Nei Tsang Video:
For more chinese massage video clips
Labels: asian massage video, chi nei tsang video, chinese massage video, mantak chia
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Mantak Chia talks about Self Protection in Massage
Mantak Chia who is known amongst massage therapists for his Chi Nei Tsang is a controversial figure in Taoism, but I want to show you this video, because there is much to learn from these 6 minutes.
When I started doing massage, I noticed that I was always very drained afterwards. The worst time was when I was giving massages to cancer patients in a hospital. The patients always looked forward to the massage, because they felt great about it.
I talked to a fellow therapist at the time and he told me that it is because good massage therapist are actually channeling energy from the outside, while I was just using up my own energy. It's almost like I merged energetically with the client.
There is always some sort of energy exchange between therapist and clients, but it is important to know that not all energy is the same, some energy is almost toxic. And I don't mean this in an esoteric way. It's just experience.
So you need to learn to at least protect yourself and shield yourself in a treatment session. I had a chinese teacher who told me that I should always imagine a glass cylinder around me, that doesn't let any energy go through. He said I would need to do that, because I was not able to draw chi from the environment or the breath.
And I started doing this. First in session, then even in public places and on the subway and it works. Try it out yourself.
Here is what you can read on wiki about Mantak Chia:
Mantak Chia (謝明德, born 1944) is an author, teacher and self-described healer. He is best known for his books and teachings on Taoism and qigong. Mantak Chia is a controversial figure in Taoism, alternately praised for public disclosure of long-held secrets and condemned for idiosyncrasies such as a heavy focus on Taoist sexual practices. Mantak Chia claims to make esoteric Taoist practices more accessible to a modern Western audience. He has closely worked with several students with a background in Western esoteric studies, especially Michael Winn, Eric Yudelove and Dennis Lewis.
Enjoy Mantak Chia's talk about self protection in Massage
When I started doing massage, I noticed that I was always very drained afterwards. The worst time was when I was giving massages to cancer patients in a hospital. The patients always looked forward to the massage, because they felt great about it.
I talked to a fellow therapist at the time and he told me that it is because good massage therapist are actually channeling energy from the outside, while I was just using up my own energy. It's almost like I merged energetically with the client.
There is always some sort of energy exchange between therapist and clients, but it is important to know that not all energy is the same, some energy is almost toxic. And I don't mean this in an esoteric way. It's just experience.
So you need to learn to at least protect yourself and shield yourself in a treatment session. I had a chinese teacher who told me that I should always imagine a glass cylinder around me, that doesn't let any energy go through. He said I would need to do that, because I was not able to draw chi from the environment or the breath.
And I started doing this. First in session, then even in public places and on the subway and it works. Try it out yourself.
Here is what you can read on wiki about Mantak Chia:
Mantak Chia (謝明德, born 1944) is an author, teacher and self-described healer. He is best known for his books and teachings on Taoism and qigong. Mantak Chia is a controversial figure in Taoism, alternately praised for public disclosure of long-held secrets and condemned for idiosyncrasies such as a heavy focus on Taoist sexual practices. Mantak Chia claims to make esoteric Taoist practices more accessible to a modern Western audience. He has closely worked with several students with a background in Western esoteric studies, especially Michael Winn, Eric Yudelove and Dennis Lewis.
Enjoy Mantak Chia's talk about self protection in Massage
Labels: chi nei tsang, chinese massage video, mantak chia
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Tuina Massage Video - Chinese Reflexology
This Tuina Massage Video is another video from Errol. Here he talks about Chinese or Tuina Reflexology treatments.
It looks a lot different than Classic Western Reflexology foot massage. The main reason because he uses some kind of cream, which is interesting for an energetic massage technique, because it makes the energy to crossover between meridians, which is usually avoided.
The use of cream makes it possible to utilize friction techniques, that you are in general not using on dry skin..
The most important thing that he says in his video (and I have pointed this out on all articles about foot reflexology) is that just because you have a finding in the foot, it doesn't necessarily mean that the corresponding area in the body is affected.
So don't use foot reflexology as a means to diagnose, if you are don't have a lot of experience in chinese Tuina reflexology. The diagnosis of the foot is much more complex than that.
Enjoy the video:
see more Tuina Massage video clips here
It looks a lot different than Classic Western Reflexology foot massage. The main reason because he uses some kind of cream, which is interesting for an energetic massage technique, because it makes the energy to crossover between meridians, which is usually avoided.
The use of cream makes it possible to utilize friction techniques, that you are in general not using on dry skin..
The most important thing that he says in his video (and I have pointed this out on all articles about foot reflexology) is that just because you have a finding in the foot, it doesn't necessarily mean that the corresponding area in the body is affected.
So don't use foot reflexology as a means to diagnose, if you are don't have a lot of experience in chinese Tuina reflexology. The diagnosis of the foot is much more complex than that.
Enjoy the video:
see more Tuina Massage video clips here
Labels: chinese massage video, reflexology massage video, tuina massage video
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Chinese Massage Video 1 - Tuina Massage Video 1
This Chinese Massage Video series will start with Tuina Massage.
Tuina means literally "push" (Tui) and "pinch" (Na). It is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and is many times used in combination acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine, cupping etc.
There is a vast amount of research in China about the benefits of Tuina and even though is was historically mainly used on infants and seniors, it offers treatment options for a variety of clinical situations: orthopedics, traumatology, cosmetology, rehabilitation, sports medicine, etc.
I will show you three techniques that will show the difference of Chinese Massage to massages of other cultures, but at the same time will also show similarly used techniques (just in a different context maybe)
Chinese Massage (in this case Tuina) is based on the concept of energy (Chi). Chi is the life force that flows through distinctive channels within the body (meridians). Scientific studies cannot directly proof Chi within the body, but has to accept the concept of Chi, because it can proof the results and changes within the body that stem from manipulation of the Chi (in form of Chinese Massage, Acupuncture and body exercises like Tai Chi or Qi Gong)
Chinese Massage Video - Tuina Massage Video 1:
I will start the series with a general intoduction by Errol Dexter Lynch about Tuina Massage.
He shows in this video the very basic techniques used in this chinese massage.
Take note of the flow, the ease of the movements, the importance of posture and the energizing effect of the movements.
It includes Gun Fa (which I will show in a later post), vibration, slapping and elbow techniques.
To see another Chinese Massage Video that is not part of Tuina massage
Tuina means literally "push" (Tui) and "pinch" (Na). It is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and is many times used in combination acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine, cupping etc.
There is a vast amount of research in China about the benefits of Tuina and even though is was historically mainly used on infants and seniors, it offers treatment options for a variety of clinical situations: orthopedics, traumatology, cosmetology, rehabilitation, sports medicine, etc.
I will show you three techniques that will show the difference of Chinese Massage to massages of other cultures, but at the same time will also show similarly used techniques (just in a different context maybe)
Chinese Massage (in this case Tuina) is based on the concept of energy (Chi). Chi is the life force that flows through distinctive channels within the body (meridians). Scientific studies cannot directly proof Chi within the body, but has to accept the concept of Chi, because it can proof the results and changes within the body that stem from manipulation of the Chi (in form of Chinese Massage, Acupuncture and body exercises like Tai Chi or Qi Gong)
Chinese Massage Video - Tuina Massage Video 1:
I will start the series with a general intoduction by Errol Dexter Lynch about Tuina Massage.
He shows in this video the very basic techniques used in this chinese massage.
Take note of the flow, the ease of the movements, the importance of posture and the energizing effect of the movements.
It includes Gun Fa (which I will show in a later post), vibration, slapping and elbow techniques.
To see another Chinese Massage Video that is not part of Tuina massage
Labels: chinese massage video, tuina massage video
