Comments for massageping.com Blog http://massageping.com/blog Therapy and Rehab Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:46:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Chen style practical method, silk reeling, and meridians by Mary Fisher http://massageping.com/blog/2008/06/23/chen-style-practical-method-silk-reeling-and-meridians/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Mary Fisher Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:46:58 +0000 http://massageping.com/blog/2008/06/23/chen-style-practical-method-silk-reeling-and-meridians/#comment-31 Great explanation of silk reeling. The example of rotating your forarm nicely illustrates the mechanics of the sensation. I enjoyed learning which meridians are affected by the lower and upper body movements. The point about minfulness is probably key to the practice and being able to feel the twisting and extending in every movement. My experience has been that there are very profound health benefits to this Tai Chi practice and especially in combination with the yoga practice. Great explanation of silk reeling. The example of rotating your forarm nicely illustrates the mechanics of the sensation. I enjoyed learning which meridians are affected by the lower and upper body movements. The point about minfulness is probably key to the practice and being able to feel the twisting and extending in every movement. My experience has been that there are very profound health benefits to this Tai Chi practice and especially in combination with the yoga practice.

]]> Comment on Yin Yoga and Tai Chi by Administrator http://massageping.com/blog/2008/01/27/yin-yoga-and-tai-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Administrator Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:34:50 +0000 http://massageping.com/blog/2008/01/27/yin-yoga-and-tai-chi/#comment-5 You capitalized two words, ALLOW and FORCING. How precise! I see so many people FORCING yoga poses, from beginners to advanced yogi. Sometimes, if ego is in my way, I still force poses. Though less frequent than before. Yin yoga and "power"/Ashtanga yoga are different. Power yoga develops strength, both muscle and core. When you practice power yoga, you need to engage target muscles. You cannot practice power yoga in the Yin way. I won't say Yin yoga is better than "power". I practice both, though I do Yin daily, do "power" only once or twice a week. You capitalized two words, ALLOW and FORCING. How precise! I see so many people FORCING yoga poses, from beginners to advanced yogi. Sometimes, if ego is in my way, I still force poses. Though less frequent than before.

Yin yoga and “power”/Ashtanga yoga are different. Power yoga develops strength, both muscle and core. When you practice power yoga, you need to engage target muscles. You cannot practice power yoga in the Yin way.

I won’t say Yin yoga is better than “power”. I practice both, though I do Yin daily, do “power” only once or twice a week.

]]> Comment on Yin Yoga and Tai Chi by Sue Solberg http://massageping.com/blog/2008/01/27/yin-yoga-and-tai-chi/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Sue Solberg Thu, 07 Feb 2008 02:44:19 +0000 http://massageping.com/blog/2008/01/27/yin-yoga-and-tai-chi/#comment-4 So the goal is not to stretch the muscles but the tendons, ligaments, and tissue around the organs? I hadn't really had that visualized in doing yoga, though I try to visualize that sort of internal stretching with tai chi. I guess I need to move my yoga further inwards. In thinking about the concept of yin yoga, it's definitely a less Western approach to yoga than is most commonly practiced. It's not just the lack of "science" in it, but also the element of surrender that makes it more challenging for the American mentality. You have to ALLOW the stretching to happen rather than FORCING it to happen. So the goal is not to stretch the muscles but the tendons, ligaments, and tissue around the organs? I hadn’t really had that visualized in doing yoga, though I try to visualize that sort of internal stretching with tai chi. I guess I need to move my yoga further inwards.

In thinking about the concept of yin yoga, it’s definitely a less Western approach to yoga than is most commonly practiced. It’s not just the lack of “science” in it, but also the element of surrender that makes it more challenging for the American mentality. You have to ALLOW the stretching to happen rather than FORCING it to happen.

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