LEVEL 2 ADVANCED CHI NEI TSANG "CHASING THE WINDS"
Chi Nei Tsang (CNT) is a centuries-old variety of healing touch therapy from China. It focuses on deep, gentle abdominal massage in order to "train" the internal abdominal organs to work more efficiently, which in turn is said to improve physical and emotional health. The words Chi Nei Tsang translate to "working the energy of the internal organs" or "internal organs chi transformation". CNT is based on the belief that unresolved emotional issues are stored in the digestive system and that poor "emotional digestion" is one of the main reasons for ill health. CNT was first used a thousand years ago by Taoist monks in their monasteries to help detoxify, strengthen and refine their bodies in order to maintain the energy needed for their spiritual pursuits.
What conditions should Chi Nei Tsang be used for?
CNT treatments aims to:
- Improve elimination and stimulate the lymphatic and the circulatory systems. CNT is also said to strengthen the immune system. The CNT Institute claims that clients using CNT before and after surgery recover better and faster, but an online search of medical literature yielded no studies on the issue.
- Correct postural problems and relieve tension. CNT is also used to treat chronic pain in the back, neck and shoulders as well as problems related to the misalignment of the feet, legs and pelvis.
- Facilitate the "unfolding of emotions and the clarification of our emotional life". The CNT Institute website states that this modality has been successfully used in combination with psychotherapy, but no studies documenting this claim turned up in a medical literature search. However the personal experience of your teacher for this course can ratify the above mentioned at this point: in my learning process with teacher Kruh Au, disciple and intimate collaborator of Mantak Chia creator of the style of Chi Nei Tsang that we practice here, took me from an initial skepticism to the deepest and most natural of the convictions that unresolved emotions stagnate in the depths of our being not only in an spiritual way but also in a physical way, and a therapy is needed to help channel them and release them, Chi Nei Tsang is this therapy
- Teach techniques to improve breathing and provide personalized nutritional guidance as well as instruction in visualization and meditation that clients can do at home to enhance the effects of treatment.
According to the "Official website" of "Chi Nei Tsang World Headquarters", CNT treatment "clears out negative influences and is particularly useful in relieving intestinal blockages, cramps, knots, lumps, scar tissue, headaches, menstrual cramps, poor blood circulation, back pain, infertility, impotence, and many other problems... as well as speed healing from injury, trauma, childbirth or surgery".
In order to work with the winds in your student's body, you must first integrate the procedures of Basic Chi Nei Tsang. This involves carefully sensing and touching the abdomen, clearing the large and small intestines, toning, detoxifying and pumping the organs and clearing the lymphatic system. If the person's abdomen is full of knots and tangles, the winds will not be able to circulate and leave the body. Releasing the abdomen may take a few sessions. Once you have released the main blockages, you can then begin with the work on the winds.
