Muscle Fascia

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Do any of the list members know about muscle fasia and can give some

basic info on the subject?

 

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Fascia is a menbrane enveloping muscles. it is fascia stores Energy and has

Energy goes thru so the body can function.

 

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How does fascia store energy ?

Thanks

Frederic

 

BICH DO wrote:

 

> Fascia is a menbrane enveloping muscles. it is fascia stores Energy

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> Energy goes thru so the body can function.

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[Guest guest]

I knew both Ida Rolf and Moshe Feldenkrais – both of whom had

profound understandings about the role of the Fascia. Their concepts

have added to the ancient Yogic and Taoist understandings of this

subject. Dr. Rolf believed that the `Image' is held in the fascia –

and is the primary factor involved in the development of

personality. Her system of Structural Integration called Rolfing is

based on her theory that posture is a precise mirror of health and

or pathology. Yogis have been studying these ideas for thousands of

years. The classic yoga of Patanjali has as one of its basic

premises that shortening of the muscles and the fascia is the source

of the nervous system imbalance which interferes with the

functioning of the organs and dislocation of the joints. Hatha Yoga

(the taking of `postures') attempts to reintegrate the body by

stretching the Nadis (nervous system) and the joints – many believe

that Yoga is a system of strengthening the muscles (like modern

physical development) – this is not correct – Yoga is a system for

strengthening the nervous system and opening the joints and fascia –

thereby facilitating the flow of the Qi (prana) through the

meridian's (Srota)– when the joints are open the energy can flow

freely and this is what heals the organ and muscle systems. The

Taoist's developed many systems based on these understandings – Tai

Chi, Chi Kung, etc.

 

In modern times many thinkers have pursued these ideas and developed

brilliant systems of reintegrating the body (Soma) – one of the

original modern thinkers was D. D. Palmer – the founder of

chiropractic – he postulated that the subluxation of the spinal

processes diminishes circulation to the organs and muscles and this

is the cause of most disease processes – it is the fascia that hold

the joints in a subluxated position. My favorite modern thinkers in

these fields are Rolf, Feldenkrais, F. M. Alexander, Alexander

Lowen.

 

This is a very important study especially for body workers as the

study of the work of the various structural Integrationists will

help us to understand many problems of functioning. In fact for

those who have studied Five-Element theory – combining these

theories will give a powerful understanding of the reasons why we

hold our bodies in certain positions and the consequences of doing

this.

 

 

Two important works by Ida Rolf are –

 

Rolfing : Reestablishing the Natural Alignment and Structural

Integration of the Human Body for Vitality and Well-Being

 

Rolfing and Physical Reality

 

Two basic texts of Feldenkrais are –

 

The Potent Self: A Study of Spontaneity and Compulsion

 

Body and Mature Behavior: A Study of Anxiety, Sex, Gravitation, and

Learning

 

This is F. M. Alexander's basic exposition of his theories - The Use

of the Self

 

Alexander Lowen the founder of Bioenergetics wrote many books – my

favorites –

 

The Betrayal of the Body

Fear of Life

Language of the Body

He also wrote interesting books on Pleasure, Joy, and Depression – I

do not recall the names of these works but they can be found by

searching his name. Leon Hammer – the TCM psychiatrist – was a

student of Lowen and combines acupuncture with his Bioenergetic work

with great success – his book is Dragon Rises, Red Bird Flies.

 

For those serious students I feel an important work done in this

area (structural integration) was done by one of the great thinkers

of the last century – Wilhelm Reich the founder of Orgonomy– he

wrote extensively and has been written about even more extensively –

four of his most important writings are – The Function of the

Orgasm – Character Analysis – Beyond Psychology – The Cancer

Biopathy.

The passive system of Chinese bodywork that I advocate for all who

can not exercise is Five Element Massage.

 

Everyone must have open free flowing joints, fascia, and meridians

to be healthy. How to do this is a big but important study.

[Guest guest]

The acupressure tradition called Jin Shin Do bases part

of its foundational theory on the writings of Wilhelm Reich.

 

Masunaga reintroduced 5 Element theory into the practice

of shiatsu. Several traditions of shiatsu have evolved out

of he marketed as " Zen shiatsu'.

2 of these traditions are Ohashiatsu and Mi Zai Shiatsu.

 

> For those serious students I feel an important work

> done in this area (structural integration) was done

> by one of the great thinkers of the last century

> – Wilhelm Reich the founder of Orgonomy– he

> wrote extensively and has been written about even

> more extensively –

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> The passive system of Chinese bodywork that I

> advocate for all who can not exercise is Five Element

> Massage.

[Guest guest]

Chinese Traditional Medicine , " Penel " <hyldemoer> wrote:

 

> Masunaga reintroduced 5 Element theory into the practice

> of shiatsu. Several traditions of shiatsu have evolved out

> of he marketed as " Zen shiatsu'.

> 2 of these traditions are Ohashiatsu and Mi Zai Shiatsu.

 

'Penel' mentions the monumental work of Masunaga which reminds me to

reccomend the work of Matsumoto for those serious about the study of

structural energetics.

 

Matsumoto's - Hara Diagnosis: Reflections on the Sea written with

Stephen Birch is a work of profound genius. In chapter 8 of that book

will be found Modern Anatomy & Physiology of the Fasciae & Connective

Tissues - this has all of the basics on the subject we have been

discussing on Fascia. Master Mantak Chia has also made available a

system working on the 'Sinews' - the body integration processes in his

system begin seriously in his work on development of the 'Iron Shirt

Chi Kung'- he also has published books on manipulation of the fascia

in the abdomen - that system is called Chi Nei Tsang - another step in

his system is Bone Marrow Nei Kung.

 

The Japanese and others are developing very creative new body work

systems.