1/28/2008

Tuina massage

I'm supposed to give 10 Tuina massages for my class, and hand in "reports" filled in by the volunteers, pretty simple stuff. I'm hesitant to give the Wiki definition because it has pictures of nekid peoples. The version we learned is fully clothed! Tuina is a form of Chinese massage meant to stimulate the flow of qi and blood along the meridians - or energy channels - in order to assist the body to restore a state of health, i.e. - balance between yin and yang. This is done by palm pushing and rolling, and the use of knuckles, forearms and more. There are three options I'll be practicing: the back protocol, the legs protocol, and the shoulder and neck protocol.
Any volunteers?

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