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    Chi Self-Massage: The Taoist Way of Rejuvenation
    Chi Self-Massage: The Taoist Way of Rejuvenation
    Chi Self-Massage: The Taoist Way of Rejuvenation
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    Chi Self-Massage: The Taoist Way of Rejuvenation

    By Mantak Chia

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    Energetic massage techniques that dispel negative emotions, relieve stress, and strengthen the senses, internal organs, and nervous system

    • Shows how Chi Massage employs one’s own internal energy to promote rejuvenation

    • Presents Chi Massage techniques for every organ and bodily system

    • Provides a daily practice routine that requires only 5 to 10 minutes to complete

    The Western concept of massage primarily concerns muscle manipulation. In the practice of Chi Massage, internal energy, or Chi, is manipulated to strengthen and rejuvenate the sense organs--eyes, ears, nose, tongue, teeth, and skin--and the internal organs. The Taoist techniques in this practice are more than 5,000 years old and, until very recently, were closely guarded secrets passed down from master to student with each master often knowing only a small part of the complete method.

    In Chi Self-Massage Master Mantak Chia pieces together the entire system of Chi Massage into a logical routine, revealing the methods used by Taoist masters to maintain their youthfulness. He explains the energetic theory behind Chi Massage and how negative emotions affect the organs and nervous system. By practicing the exercises outlined and following the daily routine that requires only 5 to 10 minutes to complete, readers can strengthen their senses--most notably vision, hearing, and taste--detoxify their internal organs and glands, help control negative emotions, relieve stress and constipation, and improve their complexion, teeth and gums, and overall stamina.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInner Traditions/Bear & Company
    Release dateJun 5, 2006
    ISBN9781594778803
    Chi Self-Massage: The Taoist Way of Rejuvenation
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    Mantak Chia

    A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Healing Tao System in North America in 1979 and developed it worldwide as European Tao Yoga and Universal Healing Tao. He has taught and certified tens of thousands of students and instructors from all over the world and tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Tao Garden Health Spa and the Universal Healing Tao training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 50 books, including Taoist Foreplay, Inner Smile, Cosmic Fusion, Sexual Reflexology, and the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man.

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    • 4/5
      this is a wonderful summary set of massage exercises cribbed from many different traditional sources, and i would guess a few original additions. its simple and sparse.2 cons:1) this is one of the few times ive seen chia incorporate contemporary western quackery into his work; usually when he bring together multiple traditions, chia tries to syncretically connect them and demonstrate their interconnections. when discussing e.g. iridology, he does not. a bit disappointing2) while i admire chia's goal of making his introductory material as approachable as possible, i think it would actually b easier to build a personal routine if the book was more systematic in its explanation of the reasons for and connections bw the diff massage practices. this would help w both practical structuring, internalization, and deeper understanding. he usually does this elsewhere, so i was disappointed to see it lacking here

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    Chi Self-Massage - Mantak Chia

    Introduction

    The Rejuvenating Power of Chi Self-Massage

    From ancient times to the present, Taoist masters have been remarkably youthful, appearing and functioning at least twenty years younger than their actual ages. One source of their vitality has been the practice of Taoist self-massage rejuvenation: using one’s internal energy, or chi, to strengthen and rejuvenate the sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, skin) and the inner organs. These techniques are about five thousand years old and until now were closely guarded secrets passed on from one master to a small group of students. Even so, each master often knew only part of the practice. Based on my studies with a number of different Taoist masters, I have pieced together the entire method and organized the material into a logical routine. By practicing this routine daily, you can improve many aspects of your health, including your complexion, vision, hearing, sinuses, gums, teeth, tongue, and general stamina.

    Chi Self-Massage rejuvenation works by clearing blockages from the meridians, or energy channels, of the various senses and vital organs. This is done by the unique Taoist practice of bringing energy, or chi, up from the sexual organs and anus to the face, hands, and senses, and then directing it to specific areas and organs of the body. When the organs—which are believed to store and generate positive and negative emotions—are energized by Chi Self-Massage, they become healthier, which, in turn, fosters positive changes in emotional and personal characteristics.

    In my ten years of teaching this simple self-massage, I have seen many people use it to improve their emotional, personal, and social lives. One of my students, for example, had strong fears that easily brought on anger. This resulted in moodiness, irritability, and stomach pain. Naturally, someone who feels this way is unlikely to be very sociable or friendly. After a few weeks of practicing Chi Self-Massage, along with other techniques of Tao rejuvenation, this person’s disposition improved, his moodiness decreased, and he became friendlier. He says that since he began studying with me, the greatest benefit has been to his family life, especially his relationship with his children. He no longer needs to use the alcohol he used to rely on to cover up his pain and forget his stress. His employer and coworkers have also noticed the change, and other workers have been encouraged to study the system.

    Another person paid for one of her coworkers to study with us, wanting her coworker to find a way to better cope with stress on the job. She later told me that it was the best investment she had ever made, because she no longer had to contend with her coworker’s emotional swings.

    Chi Self-Massage is only one part of the Universal Tao system of self-development, which enables individuals to complete the harmonious evolution of their physical, mental, and spiritual bodies. Each of my books is an exposition of one important part of this system, and each sets forth a method of healing and life enrichment that can be studied and practiced by itself, if the reader so chooses. However, in the Taoist system each of these methods implies the others and they are best practiced in combination. Therefore I suggest that you also become familiar with the basic practices and exercises that form the foundation of Chi Self-Massage, particularly the Microcosmic Orbit and Inner Smile meditations outlined in the appendix and the Cosmic Healing Sounds outlined in my book Taoist Cosmic Healing. While the present book follows from all that has gone before it, you can begin with this book and learn from it the full range of Chi Self-Massage. Once you begin to practice and experience the benefits of this method of Taoist rejuvenation, however, you will no doubt wish to master the others, and you will find resources for further study at the Universl Tao Training Center (www.universal-tao.com).

    In the pages that follow you will find the techniques for raising and directing chi to bring its rejuvenating effects to all parts of your body, with chapters focusing specifically on the hands, head and sense organs, internal organs and glands, and knees and feet. Special attention is also given to the prevention and treatment of constipation, and the book concludes with comprehensive instructions for a daily practice to maintain abundant emotional and physical health.

    1

    Preparing for Chi Self-Massage

    A few simple guidelines should be followed to prepare yourself for doing Chi Self-Massage on any of the areas of the body shown in this book:

    Wait at least an hour after eating.

    To obtain the best results, try this practice immediately after doing the Inner Smile, the Microcosmic Orbit meditation, or the Six Healing Sounds (see my book Taoist Cosmic Healing).

    Sit comfortably on your sitting bones at the edge of a chair. Make sure that your legs are grounded. Those people who cannot get out of bed can practice the routine there.

    RAISING THE CHI: PERINEUM POWER

    In Tao rejuvenation the chi flow is very important. Without bringing chi circulation to the part of the body being massaged, it is just a simple, normal touch or massage. Raising the chi from the perineum region of the body and then directing it to where it is needed is a very important part of the preparation for Chi Self-Massage.

    The perineum (Hui Yin) region includes the anus and sexual organs. The Chinese term Hui Yin means the collection point of all the yin energy, or the lowest abdominal energy collection point. It is also known as the Gate of Life and Death. This gate lies between two other gates. The sexual organ, known as the Front Gate, is the big life-force opening from which energy can easily leak out and deplete the organ’s function. The anus, known as the Back Gate, can also easily lose life-force when not sealed or closed tight. When these gates are open, the life-force and sexual energy can become rivers of no return, flowing out and not recycling back. That is why Tao

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