The Chi Nei Tsang® Healing System
Chi Nei Tsang® I - Organ Detox is an important part of the Universal Healing Tao® System and is based on a traditional Taoist form of therapy involving healing touch with the hands, which is applied to the abdomen.
This massage technique is used to stimulate and work on the muscles and associated tissue in the abdomen, the organs (stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, uterus, lungs) and parts of the body's systems (circulatory, lymphatic and nervous systems).
With Chi Nei Tsang®, anyone can learn to work on themselves, observe changes and blockages in the body, and act accordingly with the aim of becoming more relaxed and healthier.
Chi Nei Tsang® I - Organ Detoxification
Chi Nei Tsang® I is the basis for all further levels. This level focuses primarily on various hand techniques and the use of elbows to develop a feeling and sensitive perception of different body tissues.
In the Chi Nei Tsang® massage system, most of the work is done in the abdominal area. The navel is of particular importance here. After conception, the first cell of the embryo is formed in the navel, and all parts of the body then develop in a spiral from this first cell. Since the navel is directly related to every other part of the body, therapeutic work in this area has a reciprocal effect on the entire body.
Negative emotions and toxic energies in the body constantly seek release and thus accumulate in and around the organs in our body. The organs are regularly able to process parts of this emotional waste. However, energetic blockages can remain, which hinder the flow of energy in the body.
This can eventually lead to illness. Negative emotions in particular can generate such excessive heat in the organs that functional disorders develop or even cause total organ failure.
Energy losses can also be caused by overwork, stress, accidents, surgical procedures, drugs and toxins, poor and contaminated food, and especially by job insecurity.
Self-Regulation of the Internal System
In a healthy, balanced body, there are differences in temperature and moisture levels between the organs.
This helps to maintain homeostasis (the self-regulation of the internal system) and ensures a healthy flow of energy. However, if individual elements in the organism do not function properly, the whole body becomes unbalanced.
All Organs are Interdependent
All organs work together, their functions are interdependent, they belong to different bodily systems, and their functions are connected to our emotions according to the five elements theory.
The organs are surrounded by layers of fascia and are supplied by cardiovascular vessels. If veins are blocked or fascia is hardened, this leads to insufficient supply, then to functional limitations and even symptoms of illness. To counteract this, Chi Nei Tsang® uses various massage techniques.
Chi Nei Tsang® techniques are used to work on the reflex points associated with the organs and, in the deeper layers, on the organs themselves. This keeps the tissue in the abdomen supple and permeable.
When the body and mind are in balance, all organs function healthily.
However, if too many negative emotions develop due to various life circumstances, physical blockages occur as described above.
Small knots can form, but these can also be released using certain techniques.
For example, poor nutrition, bad posture, injuries, negative emotions, and stress can block the meridians (energy channels) and cause discomfort. This condition affects all bodily functions and often leads to complaints such as headaches, migraines, pain, heartburn, and much more.
Influence of Nutrition
In order for the body to function without disorders, it must be supplied with the right combination of nutrients. Negative factors include nutrient-poor foods, unsuitable food combinations, and poor eating habits.
According to Taoist belief, wind accumulates in the abdomen when digestive problems occur. This results in what is known in the West as “gas.” Since many vital organs are located in the abdominal area, accumulated wind disrupts their natural functions and can cause a variety of complaints.
Emotions and Blockages
Emotions are an essential part of the human lived experience. According to Taoist wisdom, emotional energy is considered an indicator of organ health. Emotions have a direct impact on the body. Unbridled anger generates expansive heat in the body, while fear generates constricting cold. Jealousy and frustration create an acidic environment.
Emotional changes lead to biochemical reactions in the organism. These are essentially hormonally controlled processes. Research at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) has shown that certain hormones are released in the body when people are emotionally charged.
The highly vascularized fasciae are considered to be one of the storage locations for these emotional manifestations in the physical body. Fasciae permeate the entire body as an enveloping and connecting tension network. They are highly innervated with sensory receptors that signal pain (nociceptors), changes in movement (proprioceptors), changes in pressure and vibrations (mechanoreceptors), changes in the chemical environment (chemoreceptors), and temperature fluctuations (thermoreceptors).
In general, we protect ourselves from feelings that are unpleasant or too intense by ignoring or blocking them, especially by restricting our breathing, which causes such emotions to be stored in the body. Our body reacts to entrenched emotions with symptoms that allow us to digest and process encapsulated emotional energies. In this way, blockages can become freely flowing energy that is available to us for useful purposes.
Energy Channels can be Blocked
Every organ has an internal wind that flows in a healthy way, ensuring the vitality of that organ. However, if the internal energy channels are blocked, the winds become renegade forces that throw the organism out of balance.
External confrontations with hot, cold, cool, or sick winds affect our health. Unhealthy winds can enter an unbalanced body through the navel, the back of the head, the forearms, and the lower legs, or they can arise inside the body.
Once the unhealthy winds have settled in the body, the natural flow of energy is further impeded. If this state of stagnation is not converted back into a vital state, Degenerative symptoms and damage to organs, nerves, and the circulatory, lymphatic, and immune systems can occur, and emotional stability is affected.
Working on the physical body prevents the mind from hiding and obscuring suppressed emotions. By strengthening our awareness and allowing ourselves to accept our experiences, we can reconnect with our true selves on a deeper level.
Self-protection for Chi Nei Tsang® Practitioners
In Grand Master Mantak Chia's Universal Healing Tao®® system, self-protection is an essential part of Chi Nei Tsang® practice and training.
When performing therapeutic Chi Nei Tsang® work, there is a potential risk of absorbing diseased energy from the person you are working with. Since bones have a crystalline structure, energy can easily become trapped in them.
It is advisable to train self-protection techniques well as part of Chi Nei Tsang® training so that even if we absorb diseased energy, it can be immediately discharged from our own bones and organs into the ground.
Chi Nei Tsang® ... where chi and matter meet
The Chi Nei Tsang® massage system allows access to the places where energetic patterns manifest in the physical body, ... where chi and matter meet.
The connections between organ functions and emotions outlined in the 5-element theory are increasingly being confirmed by modern science and conventional medicine. The high effectiveness of the Chi Nei Tsang® massage system is finding increasingly astonished and enthusiastic followers.
It should always be noted that Chi Nei Tsang® should not be used for the direct healing of diseases and acute or chronic problems. However, Chi Nei Tsang® can help to halt the degeneration of organs and tissues and improve and strengthen their overall condition.
You can find more on this topic in the book Chi Nei Tsang® Basis. A complete 4-day workshop with Mantak Chia is available as a video course at: Chi Nei Tsang® 1 - Organ Detox.
Josefine Reimig
UHT Senior Instructor