Chi Self-Massage

A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Healing Tao System in 1979. He has taught tens of thousands of students from all over the world and tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Tao Garden Integrative Medicine Health Spa and Resort training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 25 books, including the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man.

• AcknowledgmentsPutting Chi Self-Massage Into PracticeIntroduction: The Rejuvenating Power of Chi Self-Massage 1 Preparing for Chi Self-MassageRaising the Chi: Perineum Power 2 Healing HandsThe Palms and the Pericardium PointCorrespondence Points on the HandsHand Massage 3 Head, Neck, and ShouldersSkull MassageFace MassageEye MassageEyeball ExerciseStaring PracticeNose MassageEar MassageEardrum ExercisesMouth MassageGums, Tongue, and Teeth Massage and ExercisesNeck Massage 4 Detoxifying Organs and GlandsMassage of the Thymus GlandSlapping Massage of the Internal OrgansMassaging the Small and Large IntestinesKidney MassageSacrum Massage5 Relieving Constipation: A Major Cause of IllnessAbdominal Massage: Wonder of Healing6 Knees and FeetKnee MassageMassage for the Feet, Roots of the Body 7 The Daily Practice of Taoist RejuvenationCleaning the Nine OpeningsUsing the MirrorClean Water: Whole System CleanserTao Rejuvenation throughout the DayEnding the Day“Oh, No! Not another Obligation!”Appendix: Energetic Preparations for Tai Chi Chi KungInner SmileMicroscopic Orbit MeditationAbout the Author The Universal Tao System and Training CenterThe Universal Tao SystemThe Universal Tao Training CenterIndex

"Written with clarity and purpose, these pages offer readers a solid introduction to the principles of chi self-massage. . . . [Chia's] logical progression of ideas allows readers to quickly grasp this new information and to build on it as the pages turn. . . . For such a short book, the overall explanation of this system is explicit, providing a most impressive view of these techniques. Chi Self-Massage presents a wealth of information that can positively impact the health of readers."