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Chi Nei Tsang abdominal massage was developed thousands of years ago by Taoist monks to strengthen their bodies.  We can use these techniques today to improve our health and help others.  It can be administered to a friend or family member as well as yourself.  A few minutes of CNT can become a part of your daily health routine just like brushing your teeth.   Receiving Chi Nei Tsang from a trained practitioner can help address a wide range of health problems.

We focus on the belly because emotional tension often held here interferes with proper organ function.  It affects the ways we take in energy to nourish ourselves (through digestion and breathing) and our ability to eliminate toxins.  During a CNT session gentle manipulations are used with guided breathing to release physical and emotional blockages.   Once these blockages are cleared your energy (chi) can circulate freely, improving the flow of blood and lymph.  As toxins are eliminated and the cells can receive more nutrients, organ function is restored and your body returns to better health.  You have more energy, sleep soundly and are able to enjoy life at its fullest! 

Chinese Medicine recognizes a direct relationship between the organs and emotions.   Strong emotions can weaken an organ, and organ disease can  cause its corresponding emotion to come forth.  Someone who is grieving a long time can develop lung weakness.  Worry leads to digestive problems.  Alcoholics with liver damage become irritable and easily angered.   Another example is someone who receives good news, like winning the lottery, and soon after has a heart attack. Here are the relationships: Liver & Anger; Fear & Kidney; Heart & Joy; Spleen & Worry; Lung & Grief
    
Chi Nei Tsang sessions invoke a deep level of relaxation and help you become more aware of your physical body.  Treatments are very individualized, your practitioner will gauge your response and go at the pace your body is ready for.  A series of treatments leads to improved digestion and elimination, a higher absorption of nutrients, deeper breathing, better circulation, reduced pain, more restful sleep, a stronger immune system, more energy and a greater sense of well-being.  CNT abdominal massage is an integral part of detoxification, which is a cornerstone of any anti-aging program.  

Chi Nei Tsang can help treat many different conditions, such as:
Asthma
Acid reflux (Heartburn)
Hiatal hernias
Diarrhea or Constipation
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease
Abdominal pain
Gall bladder inflammation
Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
Irregular or painful menstruation
Fibroids
Endometriosis
Prevention of Hernias
Prostate problems
Auto-Immune disorders
Neck & back pain
Pain in other parts of the body
Sinus problems
Insomnia
Anxiety
Depression

Janene Mitchell trained with Gilles Marin at the Chi Nei Tsang Institute in Berkeley, CA and has been a certified practitioner since 1995.

For more information go to the Chi Nei Tsang Institute’s website at www.chineitsang.com where you can find the following books:

“Healing from Within with Chi Nei Tsang”, by Gilles Marin

“Unwinding the Belly: Healing with Gentle Touch”, by Allison Post & Stephen Cavaliere

“Chi Nei Tsang”, by Mantak Chia