Ebook: Chi Nei Ching: Muscle, Tendon, and Meridian Massage

Cover Image; Title Page; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Putting Chi Nei Ching into Practice; Introduction: The Concepts of Chi Nei Ching; Part 1: Eastern and Western Anatomy for Chi Nei Ching Practitioners; Chapter 1: Western Medical Anatomy: The Muscles and Tendons; MUSCLES; TENDONS; LIGAMENTS AND FASCIA; NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS; THE SPINE; Chapter 2: Thai Medical Anatomy: The Sen Lines; THE NAMES OF THE TEN ENERGY CHANNELS; DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SEN SIB; Chapter 3: Chinese Medical Anatomy: The Tendinomuscular Meridians; THE TENDINOMUSCULAR MERIDIANS;This final book in the Chi Nei Tsang series presents massage techniques that unblock chi, release tight tendons and muscles, and alleviate pain. The authors explain techniques such as Tok Sen which uses a wooden hammer to send vibrational energy deep into the fascia and muscles, and Gua Sha--the scraping of the body to clear blood stagnation and promote metabolism.