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Eastern Theory
Shiatsu, Ayurveda, and Thai Massage
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Asian Bodywork Therapy | the use of pressure and manipulation to treat the body, mind, and spirit, including the electromagnetic or energetic fields that surrounds the body |
| moxibustion | stimulation of acupoints with heat from burning an herb called mugwort or moxa applied above or on the acupoints |
| gua sha | skin-scraping technique |
| cupping | a warmed cup is placed upside down on the skin, creating a vacuum that suctions the skin |
| Energy | life force is called ki in Japanese, chi, qi , or ch'i (pronounced “chee”) in Chinese, or ojas in Sanskrit. |
| Tai Ji | symbol represents yin and yang formed by a complete circle and means completeness. The circle is divided into two sides symbolizing duality, or the dynamic struggle between opposites |
| 4 aspects of Yin & Yang | (1) opposite, yet relative, (2) interdependent, (3) mutually consuming, and (4) intertransforming. |
| Yin | “the dark or shadow side of the hill” |
| yang | “the light or sunny side of the hill.” |
| Yang Pain | a feeling of heat, agitation, and restlessness; the area appears red, is warm to touch, and feels hard and inflamed |
| Yin Pain | A feeling of cold, weakness, weight, and lethargy; the pain is dull rather than sharp, and feels deep |
| Channels | In Chinese medicine, energy circulates through pathways in the body called meridians or ___________ |
| Tsubos | specific points called where energy concentrates and surfaces. Japanese for “container” or “vase.” |
| Cun | the body inch unit, is proportional measurement that is determined by the client's body, not the practitioner's body |
| Kyo | means empty, yin, depleted, or not enough ki in the tsubo |
| Jitsu | means full, yang, excessive, or too much ki in the tsubo |
| Zang | the yin organ systems: Heart, Liver, Lungs, Kidney, Heart Protector, and Spleen. They tend to be solid organs |
| Fu | the yang organ systems: Small Intestine, Gallbladder, Large Intestine, Bladder, Triple Heater, and Stomach. They tend to be hollow organs |
| Chinese Elements | Fire, Earth, Metal, Water, Wood |
| Fire | HT/SI/HP/TH, Summer, Red, Tongue, Joy |
| Earth | SP/ST, Late Summer, Yellow, Mouth, Pensiveness |
| Metal | LU/LI, Autumn, White, Nose, Grief |
| Water | KID/BL, Winter, Black/dark blue, Ears, Fear |
| Wood | LIV/GB, Spring, Green, Eyes, Anger/Frustration |
| Shen | Creative/generating cycle: how a phase feeds, nourishes, or generates the next phase in line. This is often described as the mother/child relationship. |
| Ko | control cycle is a system of checks and balances, which keeps any one phase from overacting. For example, when a tree (wood) gets too tall, an axe (metal) is used to control its height |
| overacting cycle | a pathologic version of the control cycle where there is excessive control weakening or suppressing the phase being controlled |
| insulting cycle | inverts or goes in the opposite order of the creative cycle |
| Evaluating Energetic Imbalances | looking, listening and smelling, palpating, and asking. |
| Shiatsu | Japanese Asian bodywork therapy that uses pressure along energy pathways to restore, maintain, or balance the flow of ki energy; "finger pressure" |
| Zen Shiatsu | a type of shiatsu that focuses more on the mental state of the practitioner |
| principles of Zen Shiatsu | • Relaxation • Use of body weight, not force • Move from the hara • Use two-handed connection • Stationary, perpendicular penetration • Project of ki • Continuity |
| Hara | the body's center of gravity and balance |
| Dan Tien | A point within the hara; located an inch or two below and behind the navel called the sea of ki and is the center of focused power and action and where all bodily movement originates |
| Hara Evaluation | Palpating the client's abdomen to assess reflex areas of the channels |
| Ayurveda | a science of health and medicine designed to maintain or improve health through measures such as dietary modification, massage, yoga, and use of herbal preparations |
| Ayurvedic Elements | earth, air, fire, water, and space or ether |
| Dosha | Sanskrit word means a “fault” or “defect.”; five elements combine in such a way as to produce the three psychophysic elements; The three are vata (wind), pitta (bile), and kapha (phlegm). |
| Vata | means “wind” and is composed of the elements air and space |
| Pitta | “bile,” is made up of the elements fire and water or, according to some references, just fire. It governs enzymes and hormones and is responsible for digestion, pigmentation, body temperature, hunger, thirst, sight, courage, and mental activity |
| Kapha | shleshman means “phlegm” and is composed of the elements of earth and water. It connotes the principle of cohesion and stability |
| Dhatus | The seven tissues, are responsible for sustaining the body |
| Malas | the waste products of digested and processed food and drink. Ayurveda delineates three principal wastes: urine, feces, and sweat |
| Agnis | literally means “fires,” are enzymes that assist in the digestion and assimilation of food. They are divided into three types |
| Jatharagni | the enzymes that are active in the mouth, stomach, and gastrointestinal tract and help break 340down food. The waste product of feces results from this activity |
| Bhutagnis | The five enzymes located in the liver are the bhutagnis. They adapt the broken-down food into a homologous chyle and assist the chyle to assimilate with the corresponding five elements in the body. |
| Dhatvagnis | The seven enzymes synthesize the seven dhatus from the assimilated chyle homologized with the five elements |
| Ama | one of the major causes of disease, is formed when a decrease in the activity of the three agnis occurs. A product of improperly or incompletely digested food and drink |
| Srotas | the vessels or channels of the body through which all substances circulate |
| Prakriti | A person's unique natural constitution; is determined at the moment of conception and remains until death. |
| Nadis | channels in the body where prana energy flows |
| Thai Massage | form of ABT that consists of stretching and compressive massage techniques along energy pathways and on points to balance energy and restore health (Nuad Bo'Rarn) |
| Sen | Thai energy pathways |
| Chakras | the energy centers in the body located long the central channel or sushumna; comes from a Sanskrit word meaning wheel or circle |
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