Chi Nei Tsang is a form of abdominal massage that is utilized to improve the function of the digestive organs (Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas, Stomach and Intestines). This massage can provide benefit to those suffering from many types of digestive diseases including Irritable Bowl Disease (Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis), Irritable Bowl Syndrome (IBS), Digestive Disturbance, etc & and to promote proper function of the digestive system.
It has long been a tenet of natural health practitioners that good health depends on a digestive system which works well. Research also tells us that good digestion has an emotional component and many internal disorders are exacerbated by Stress. Why is it that we pay more attention to massaging the back, neck and limbs than we do to the very core of where our emotions are processed & our Belly? Massage schools teach few techniques that work directly on the abdomen and the center as it is called by the holistic healers. Procedures like Chi Nei Tsang are entirely overlooked. The physical body expresses our current emotional issues via its structure, metabolism, breathing and movements so when we are experiencing stress, it shows-up as disturbances in our bodies functioning, i.e. digestive disturbance.
Chi Nei Tsang, loosely translated means Inner Organ Chi Transformation, helps that process occur. Chi Nei Tsang addresses the whole person at the physical, emotional and spiritual level and accesses healing through the persons abdominal internal organs. In order to find a conduit to those emotions buried in our core, presence of mind of the person and the therapist is required. This is no lay-back-and-enjoy-it massage. Sessions are focused, with the persons breath being directed to wherever the therapists hands move. A great deal of attention is also paid to the energy needed by the therapist to help the person feel comfortable with this type of massage and to allow them the time and space to work through these emotional issues at their own pace.
Such allowing for healing to take place is a quality of the Taoist principles on which Chi-Nei-Tsang is based. Chi Kung and the Five-Element Theory of traditional Chinese medicine are also at its roots. Chi Nei Tsang was developed by Mantak Chia who created what he termed The Healing of Tao System, of which Chi Nei Tsang is one element, the one which encompasses massage. Whatever ones motivation, this esoteric form of abdominal massage is growing in popularity and having a profound effect on peoples health and lives. Could Chi Nei Tang someday be recommended as a standard treatment for chronic digestive complaints such as Irritable Bowel? Steve Goldschmidt, M.D., Chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Arizona Medical Center, thinks it could. He states: Irritable Bowl Syndrome is a very difficult condition to treat with conventional medicine. I think people with this disorder would respond very well to a therapy which involves intimate touch.
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