Eastern Ashiatsu Training

Contents

Essays

• About Pei-Ching Lu, Rainbowfire
• Da Bei Zhou
• Tera Gaia Mission
• Chinese Healing Arts: A Brief Honoring of History and Men
• My Teacher Weiwei
• Purpose and Principles of Oriental Massage and Bodywork
• Five-Element Theory in our Healing / Practice: The Hara
• All Motion Originates from the Belly — by: “Mukti” Michael Buck
• Attuning to Higher Consciousness: Your Body a Vehicle of Power and Grace
• Meditation: Your Healing Room as a Sanctified Space, Five-Element Theory in Mind and Motion
• Never Fall Always Sink — by: “Mukti” Michael Buck
• Humility is the Doorway to Compassion and Divine Service
• Terminology References for Barefoot Massage
• Chi and the Path of Chi
• What are Meridians and Their Formations?

ESSENTIALS OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE

PART 1: YIN-YANG

• Taiji & the 1st Correspondences
• The Four Seasons
• The Four Aspects of Yin-Yang Relationship
• Application of Yin-Yang to Medicine
• Yin-Yang and the Body Structure
• Basic Yin-Yang Qualities in Clinical Practice
• Clinical Signs Associated with Yin-Yang
• Summary: Rainbowfire

PART 2: THE FIVE ELEMENTS

• The Five Elements: Introduction
• Five Element Theory
• Five Element Correspondences
• Five Element Interrelationships

PART 3: VITAL SUBSTANCES

• The Vital Substances: Introduction
• Functions of Essence (Jing)
• The Three Treasures
• Qi
• Classification & Production of Qi
• Basic Functions of Qi
• Pathology of Qi
• Mingmen, Yuan Qi and Yuan-Source Points
• Axis, Root and Outer Wheel
• Blood
• Shen
• Connective Tissue (San Jiao or Interstitium)
• Ashiatsu as Bodywork Magic

The Art of Traditional Chinese Massage and Bodywork

• Supine: Hara Abdominal Activating/Pacifying Sequence
• Supine: Barefoot Routine on Legs
• Supine: Bended Knee Sequence
• Prone: Barefoot Routine on Legs
• Prone: Bended Knee Sequence
• Prone: Backwalking Routine
• Five-Element Theory in our Healing / Practice: The Hara
• Prone: Wheelbarrow Sequence