hara diagnosis [was Emotions

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> Any other comments would also be

> very much appreciated. Especially on

> the subbect of " diagnosis " . In the

> Shiatsu tradition, one tries to

> diagnose the Jitsu/Kyo (Yang/Yin) of

> the Hara (middle, lower abdomnen)

> not much unlike pulse diagnosis

> (albeit in an entirely different

> region of the body). But I am somewhat

> confused concerning the " objectivity "

> of such a diagnosis. For example,

> (I have noticed) that an overly Yin

> person (relative to myself) will always

> " diagnose me as being too Jitsu (of

> course), and a Yang person (relative

> to myself) will diagnose me as being

> too Kyo. This of course makes sense, but

> the diagnosis seems to be very subjective.

 

Rich,

Regarding hara diagnosis, I don't understand your question.

 

In the shiatsu tradition we two study the object is to find which of

the Elements the client is most jitsu (excess) and most kyo

(deficient).

One can attempt to sedate the most jitsu but the most effective

method suggested by Masunaga is to attempt to tonify the most kyo.

 

(I should mention that I realize Masunaga isn't standard TCM theory.

I'm not here to confuse the other students.)

 

The client's whole hara might be more jitsu in

relationship to mine but there will be elements/pathways of energy

presented by their hara that are more kyo than their more jitsu.

 

I must admit that since the grand bulk of people who come to my futon

are middle aged women the first time I had a client in her early 20s

I was quite impressed by the over all magnitude of ki expressed in

her hara.

 

That was a subjective anticipation on my part. Realizing that

gave me a barometer of how much of my own personal and cultural ego

had entered the practice.

If the client's hara was indeed a reflection of the universe, her

ability to accommodate the universe would be reflected there as well.

 

That acknowledged, there was a kyo to be found and that is where we

went in the session.

 

Penel