Chinese Health Theraphy

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The manipulation with the hands does wonders: it supports your body, mind and spirit, and also works for your beauty.

The benefits of massage

When you hit something, you rub it to ease pain. This is a natural instinct to heal what hurts you, it’s a massage, is an ancient form of healing, says Dr. Alejandro Oropeza, a member of the Mexican Association of Medical Acupuncturists. Massage is a rub on the surface of the body and performed from the tenth century with creams and others to not hurt the skin with friction. They did it to relieve pain, but also as a beauty ritual.

A gift of health

The Chinese massage applies pressure to specific points that trigger energy, shown by the acupuncture, but is an important alternative for those not wishing the application of traditional needles. Chinese massage is performed with varying degrees, causing muscle relaxation and a general beneficial effect on the body. Its original name is Tui-Mo, which means to press and rub.

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Tui Na massage, along with acupuncture, the Chinese diet, Chinese medicine and energy exercises (Qi Gong and Tai Chi), one of the five branches of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It is based on the vision of both “energy” and very practice that is unique to the MTC and is presented in the form Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Tui means “push” and Na “seize”. These are the 2 types of manipulation most commonly used in Chinese massage therapy. Sometimes the term Anmo, meaning “support” (year) and “rub” (mo), is connected to the word Tui Na, as these two movements are also behind the approach.

Tui Na massage differs from Western massage techniques, mainly because of the energy concept on which it rests (harmonization of Qi), but also because of the many types of manipulations. Indeed, the practitioner uses a variety of techniques depending Read the rest of this entry »