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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
