Chi Nei Tsang : $b chi massage for the vital organs

An ancient Taoist system for detoxifying and rejuvenating the internal organs • Presents techniques to clear blockages in the body’s energy flow • Includes illustrated exercises to relieve common ailments, revitalize the organs, and enable readers to take charge of their own health and well-being • Focuses on the navel center, where negative emotions, stress, and illness accumulate The techniques of Chi Nei Tsang evolved in Asia during an era when few physicians were available and people had to know how to heal themselves. Many people today have symptoms that modern medicine is not able to cure because a physical source for the problem is not easily found. The energies of negative emotions, stress, and tension—all common in modern life—and the weight of past illness accumulate in the abdominal center, causing energy blockages and congestion. When this occurs, all vital functions stagnate and myriad problems arise. By practicing the techniques of Chi Nei Tsang, this stagnation is removed and the vital organs surrounding the navel center are detoxified and rejuvenated. Master Chia teaches readers how to avoid absorbing negative energies from others and take full charge of their health through the self-healing techniques of Chi Nei Tsang. He offers fully illustrated exercises that show how to detoxify the internal organs and clear the energy (chi) channels throughout the body. He also presents methods for balancing emotions, managing stress, and observing the body in order to recognize, ameliorate, and prevent maladies before they become a problem. THE TECHNIQUES OF CHI NEI TSANG EVOLVED IN ASIA DURING AN ERA WHEN FEW PHYSICIANS WERE AVAILABLE AND PEOPLE HAD TO KNOW HOW TO HEAL THEMSELVES. MANY PEOPLE TODAY HAVE SYMPTOMS THAT MODERN MEDICINE IS NOT ABLE TO CURE BECAUSE A PHYSICAL SOURCE FOR THE PROBLEM IS NOT EASILY FOUND. THE ENERGIES OF NEGATIVE EMOTIONS, STRESS, AND TENSION--ALL COMMON IN MODERN LIFE--AND THE WEIGHT OF PAST ILLNESSES ACCUMULATE IN THE ABDOMINAL CENTER, CAUSING ENERGY BLOCKAGES AND CONGESTION. WHEN THIS OCCURS, ALL VITAL FUNCTIONS STAGNATE AND MYRIAD PROBLEMS ARISE. BY PRACTICING THE TECHNIQUES OF CHI NEI TSANG, THIS STAGNATION IS REMOVED AND THE VITAL ORGANS SURROUNDING THE NAVEL CENTER ARE DETOXIFIED AND REJUVENATED. MASTER CHIA TEACHES READERS HOW TO TAKE FULL CHARGE OF THEIR HEALTH USING THE SELF-HEALING TECHNIQUES OF CHI NEI TSANG. HE OFFERS FULLY ILLUSTRATED EXERCISES THAT SHOW HOW TO DETOXIFY THE INTERNAL ORGANS AND CLEAR THE ENERGY (CHI) CHANNELS THROUGHOUT THE BODY. HE ALSO PRESENTS METHODS FOR BALANCING EMOTIONS, MANAGING STRESS, AND OBSERVING THE BODY IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE, AMELIORATE, AND PREVENT MALADIES BEFORE THEY BECOME A PROBLEM. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix PUTTING CHI NEI TSANG INTO PRACTICE xi INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS CHI NEI TSANG? 1 CH 1: WORKING IN THE NAVEL CENTER 8 CH 2: TECHNIQUES FOR PREPARING, TRAINING, AND PROTECTING YOURSELF 52 CH 3: OBSERVING THE BODY: LOOKING, FEELING, AND ASKING 112 CH 4: OPENING THE GATES AND CHASING THE WINDS 140 CH 5: DETOXIFYING THE SKIN AND THE LARGE AND SMALL INTESTINES 160 CH 6: BALANCING EMOTIONS AND TONIFYING ORGANS 198 CH 7: DETOXIFYING THE ORGANS 223 CH 8: DETOXIFYING THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM 252 CH 9: CENTERING, BALANCING, AND FLUSHING 268 CH 10: APPLYING CHI NEI TSANG TO COMMON AILMENTS 286 CH 11: WORKING PROCEDURES CH 12: CHI NEI TSANG AND STRESS MANAGEMENT 346 CH 13: CHI NEI TSANG AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 356 CH 14: INTERVIEWS AND CASE HISTORIES 368 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RECOMMENDED BOOKS 393 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 395 THE UNIVERSAL TAO SYSTEM AND TRAINING CENTER 396 INDEX 398 "Master Chia teaches readers how to take full charge of their health through the self-healing techniques of Chi Nei Tsang. He offers fully illustrated exercises that show how to detoxify the internal organs and clear the energy (chi) channels throughout the body. He also presents methods for balancing emotions, managing stress, and observing the body in order to recognize, ameliorate, and prevent maladies before they become a problem."--Back cover