There are several abdominal applications to offer a receiver in the art of yoga-massage therapy. A dedicated...
Traditionally trained anatriptic [touch] influence to the belly produces positive therapuetic results that rival in effectiveness ANY other sophisticated medical modality including pharmacology and surgery. I would not state this is if I didn’t have many individuals as references to confirm their overwhelmingly transformed health status from receiving concentrated ‘intentional energetics’. Attending with the palms, the fingers, the forearms or the elbows to a recipient’s abdominal sensitivities with focused knowledge and talent will instantly initiate vibrational change towards better balance.
I am not being so foolish either as to suggest that anyone should forego a physician’s examination and diagnosis because that suggestion is illegal. However, if touch manipulation is NOT recommended or if it is ignored, then it is to be determined that an integral remedy has gone unsatisfied and unfullfilled.
Massage therapy in the USA , despite the fact that half of doctor’s prescriptions in many parts of Europe and South America are for massage therapy, still remains low on the hierarchal totem pole of medicine. The scholastic representation of the massage arts is just now becoming seated with a voice to be listened to. The massage arts profess knowledge and experience of the field of intuition/wisdom and logic. A merging is desired between intuition and logic. Logic on its own in medicine is a scientific devouring of itself with exclusivity given to rational introspection and microscopial psychological dissection due to disassociating itself from spirit/soul.
I have performed over 10,000 treatments and I am beyond convinced that when the 12 major abdominal organs absorb conscious pran/chee [life force] from an enlightened practitioner, then precision functioning of the viscera and genuine medical contribution occurs. In Japan , belly manipulation is called Hara-Ampaku. In India it is calledManipura/Nabhi Balancing and there are specialists who offer treatments that last an hour. My belly sessions have many times extended to 30 minutes and more. Patience is an absolute essential.
Mr. Ohashi was asked how much time should one dedicate to belly massage technique? He responded by saying “if you have to be concerned about time, don’t get involved”. References are numerous amongst those massage therapists who have obligated themselves to the required time, patience and energy for achieving a masterful significance with abdominal manipulations.
PROCEDURE
The technique begins by standing along side the receiver’s abdominal area. It is taught in the formality of Nuad Borarn to always approach a woman from the left side and a man from the right side. This is cultural etiquette. We want to be well grounded and certainly becoming conscious of and activating the mulabandha constellation.
Upon the receiver’s belly, draw an imaginary central line running from pubic bone to ziphoid process with two lines on either side of the central line about a fist’s width away running parallel. ‘Reinforce’ your thumb by placing your thumb pad over your thumb nail. Have the top thumb use the bottom thumb as a tool. The middle fingers can also reinforce each other. Place your thumbs on the closest line and place your middle fingers onto the corresponding line on the other side of the belly.
Begin with a rhythmic wave-like rocking motion as if you were ‘stitching’ the two lines together. Begin with ultra-subtle flowing motions and develop the intensity with rhythm to quite vigorous rocking motions.Then abruptly change to gentle wave-like motions again. Personally, I like to use the image of moving sand. Repeat these abrupt changes consistently and frequently. This will send an encouraging and courteous suggestion to the receiver to release any muscular/organ tension and stress. We want this stitching motion to also ‘travel’ from the pubic bone to the rib cage and return to repeat several more times.
Conclude this application by resting your hands upon the tummy. Mold your hands to cover as much of the surface of the tummy as possible. Begin the rhythmic wave-like rocking motion again using your contoured hands. Remember to include the abrupt tempo changes also. It is important to have the receiver’s entire body affected with a sinuous [snake-like] motion including the legs and torso. You have offered the receiver both detailed [fingers] and general [hands] applications.
It is taught to access at different intervals all four classical levels while offering this therapy. The 4 levels, as I have written previously, are the auric level, the skin level, the muscle level and the organ/bone level. Remember to always begin and end this protocol with stillness where the hands are resting upon the receiver’s belly like ‘a leaf resting upon a lake’. There is an astounding volume of positive results occurring in this stillness. Enjoy it while envisioning a pond of crystal clear water.
For the fortunate receiver, this experience is commonly emotional and profound. Perhaps the usually-separated awarenesses of the cerebral [brain-astral-heaven] and somatic [feet/body-organic-earth] merge and become integrated into a sense of oneness thus creating a joyful release of tears and emotions. This is excellent/superb medicine! This particular belly procedure can require as much as 3 continuous minutes of rocking but never administer less than 1 minute. Take at least 1 minute to rest your hands in stillness also.
“Remembering to hold the bow, the paint brush, the sword, the pen, the drum sticks and the baby with the belly and mulabandha will manifest full natural grace.” -mukti
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