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Restore
and Rejuvenate with Chi Nei Tsang
by Gilles Marin
"Only when we are in touch with
ourselves can we be in touch with others." - Gilles Marin
Gilles Marin, in his article "Restore
and Rejuvenate with Chi Nei Tsang," asks, "
must
doing massage lead to physical and emotional exhaustion?" He
answers, "not according to those who practice chi nei tsang."
Literally, "internal organs chi transformation," chi nei
tsang, writes Marin, is an ancient self-care practice that provides
a method for unblocking energy, and allows the body to fully function
to its potential. Marin discusses chi nei tsang as a practice for
balancing positive and negative emotions, as a remedy for chronic
pain, immune disorders, and distresses of the emotional and spiritual
kind. To help promote a healthy metabolism, Marin describes several
exercises for practicing chi nei tsang as a meditation, such as
the inner smile shower and bath: Visualizing "a shower bag
full of smiles
showering down on you" or "
sink gradually, layer after layer
absorbing the smiles like
a sponge." A chi nei tsang self-massage that stimulates detoxification
and can help to "unravel deep-seated patterns of tension"
is given with step-by-step instructions and pictures.
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