Montreal Gongfu Massage, Dan Reid

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Now also taking client appointments in Hochelaga-Maissoneuve!

The Amazing Immune Boosting Power of Japanese Moxibustion - Montreal Gongfu Research Center   For several weeks, Dr. Shimetaro Hara was the oldest living male in Japan. Only four years into his retirement as the oldest active medical doctor, the 108 year old preeminent scientific...

Tuina beats celecoxib for osteoarthritis of the knee Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Tuina in relieving the pain, negative emotions, and disability of patients with knee osteoarthritis.Design: Single-centre, parallel, randomized controlled trial.Setting: Shanghai Guanghua Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Shanghai,

Tui-na (littéralement "pousser et saisir") fait partie intégrante de la médecine traditionnelle chinoise depuis des milliers d'années. Dan G. Reid est hautement compétent dans les modalités du tui-na qui incluent l'ostéopathie chinoise traditionnelle et le massage sportif, le massage des tissus profonds, les techniques de mobilisation des articulations, les ventouses, l'acupression et la phytothérapie topique. En plus du tui-na, Dan offre la thérapie crânio-sacrée, la réflexologie plantaire thaïlandaise et les exercices et étirements traditionnels chinois prescrits dans le gongfu (kung fu), le qigong et le neigong. Le tui-na est une modalité naturelle qui vise à améliorer la santé et la vitalité du corps et de l'esprit en restaurant l'équilibre et l'alignement (正).

Contactez Dan à [email protected] pour un rendez-vous au Montreal Gongfu Research Centre (à la Petite-Patrie).

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Tui-na (literally "push and grasp") has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years. Dan G. Reid is highly skilled in tui-na modalities which include traditional Chinese osteopathy and sports massage, deep tissue massage, joint mobilization techniques, cupping, acupressure and topical herbal medicine. In addition to tui-na, Dan offers craniosacral therapy, Thai foot reflexology, and traditional Chinese exercises and stretches prescribed in gongfu (kung fu), qigong, and neigong. Tui-na is a natural modality that aims to improve the health and vitality of body and mind by restoring balance and alignment (正).

Contact Dan at [email protected] for an appointment at the Montreal Gongfu Research Centre (in la Petite-Patrie).

[SÉMINAIRES SUR LA MOXIBUSTION JAPONAISE]
Il reste encore du temps pour vous inscrire aux séminaires de Felip Caudet de Okyu Barcelona sur la moxibustion japonaise. Ils auront lieu au Centre aux dates suivantes :
28-29 mai : Introduction à la moxibustion japonaise
2-3 juin : Kinseikyu (Équilibre postural avec la moxibustion)
4-5 juin : Fukayakyu (les style de moxibustion Fukaya)
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Felip, un expert reconnu à travers le monde pour ses connaissances en moxibustion japonaise, nous visitera d'Espagne pour partager son expertise avec nous.
Les séminaires sont ouverts à tous et toutes, pas de pré-requis.
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Tous les détails sont ici :
https://www.montrealgongfu.com/seminaires/instructeurs-invites
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Pour vous inscrire ou pour toutes questions, écrivez-nous à [email protected]

An article I wrote for our clinic's blog. Thanks to Dolly Yang for permission to borrow a section of her dissertation, Prescribing ‘Guiding and Pulling’: The institutionalisation of therapeutic exercise in Sui China (581–618 CE) which will be available next year as an ILLUSTRATED book published by Purple Cloud Institute, which is super cool.
"So when reading a 10th century Chinese medical text on prescribed exercises for physical ailments, it comes with a laugh of “but of course the longest-running medical tradition in the world thought of this first!” when I find an exercise now referred to by physiotherapists as the McKenzie Technique and “watching tennis in the sky.” These techniques, now as in ancient China, are used to relieve neck and back pain by lengthening the spine. Physiotherapists may also prescribe part of these exercises to release a pinched nerve in the neck that may be causing pain and numbness in the arms and hands, and to reduce forward-neck posture—so often the source of back and neck pain."

https://www.montrealgongfu.com/en/ancient-chinese-exercise-for-neck-and-back-pain-now-used-by-physiotherapists?fbclid=IwAR0pwu8pfPkoOqRDHbfwLgOS_arbxWvKqox_Td-3tl2yhTlyKqOUlG3n7C0

Ancient Chinese exercise for neck and back pain now used by physiotherapists - Montreal Gongfu Research Center Illustration: “Technique for curing dizziness” (xuanyun), a 19th century recreation of the Daoyin Tu (Diagrams of Therapeutic Movement) from approximately 200 BC. Illustration by Kun Lan, dated 1875.   By Dan G....

Qigong as Dharma ©2022 Kenneth S. Cohen "Awaken the mind without fixing it anywhere." This famous phrase from the Diamond Sutra could apply equally to the concept of qi, life energy. When the mind is fixed, limited by static words and concepts, it loses touch with the ever changing, fluid reality. Similarly, when t...

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Some next-level gongfu tuina massage 😂😂😂

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A helpful explanation of how Chinese medicine achieves desired results by applying common principles of nature.

Part 3. What's different about how a skilled chinese medicine doctor thinks? In this final section of my Lamperter Uni session we consider the issue of complexity in medicine and, using a couple of examples, we see how Chinese medicin...

Spring is gaining stride. This is the time of the wood phase, fed by the water phase of winter. The wood phase benefits from the innate will-power (zhi) of the kidneys and transforms it into the upward movement of wood. The emotion of wood is anger, but anger is the result of wood being stifled. Wood is the “grandparent” of earth, meaning that wood teaches earth. Notice how plants prevent soil erosion by keeping the earth from becoming too dense or too loose. At times, however, earth can “insult” wood. If wood does not break through earth, this is not a harmonious relationship. So, in spring, wood needs to move, to sprout, to flourish, to break through. Wood phase contains the “hun spirit” which is the creative, expressive, intuitive level of the spirit, somewhat more pre-conscious than the shen-mind. Spring is the time for breaking through the weight of earth as the season nourishes the liver and the gallbladder – the sources of energy for decision making and acting on those decisions, respectively. The wood-phase organs in the body represent the military leaders, and martial arts are a great way to exercise this part of our being. We don’t need to imagine an enemy, however, to awaken the strong wood phase inside of us. We have daily opportunities to overcome the earth inside of us, and break through to the light on the other side of the soil.

Those who know others, are wise
Those who know themselves, are clear-sighted
Those who overpower others, have strength
Those who overpower themselves, have fortitude
Those who know contentment, are rich
Those who exercise this fortitude, have will-power
Those who do not lose their station, continue
Those who die but do not disappear, live long
– Dao De Jing, chapter 33

Diet suggestion:
Add some fermented or pickled ingredients to feed the gallbladder.

Fast and easy blackbean recipe (1 serving)
1) 2tbs fermented black soybeans (ideally, rinsed and soaked for a several hours), mash in a bowl, mix with 2 pinches of 5-spice and a 1 tsp tamari. Add to 1 cup boiling water and simmer for 15 mins to reduce slightly (increase all by 50% per additional serving).
2) While boiling some noodles (al dente), saute some greens with lots of fresh ginger in a pan until dark green,
3) Add noodles to pan and pour sauce over noodles, mix and cook until water is absorbed.

Serve protein on the side, or just snack on some shelled pumpkin seeds.

Self kidney massage on the “chamber of will-power (zhishi)” to refresh the mind and promote jing circulation.

In TCM principles, the kidneys play a vital role in brain function, memory, will power, and mental vitality in general, as well as the bones, marrow, body temperature, immunity, and more.

Here is a simple way to encourage and nurture the kidneys, promote flood flow and jing circulation, and prevent lower back problems. The effect of this will be especially noticeable if you do the massage when you feel your mind fading after sitting or studying for longer periods of time.

To begin, sit up straight in a chair with both feet on the ground about shoulder width apart.

First, reach both hands behind your lower back so that your left finger tips can rest on top of your right finger tips. Now, with your fingers touching, use your thumbs to feel down the side of your rib cage and gently find the lowest ribs at the side of your body. Be careful as these flexible “floating ribs” are potentially vulnerable, and you don’t want to push into your liver. Now, place your thumbs just below those ribs, keeping your fingers in the above-mentioned position, and push your thumbs slightly into the oblique muscles. Your thumbs are now covering point #25 of the gallbladder channel: Capital Gate (Jingmen, kidney front-mu point).

Now, with the sides of your index fingers resting on your back, find the area next to your spine at the same level as where your thumbs are. You’ll know the spot because it will feel good when you squeeze your hands in this position with the intention to massage your kidneys. Your index finger right next to the spine is now laying across point #23 of the bladder channel – Kidney Shu (shenshu) – and also on point #52 of the bladder channel – Chamber of the Will-power (zhishi) – which you’ll feel further away from your spine as you squeeze your hands and your index fingers slide across your back. Note that when you squeeze your hands, you’re not to dig into your muscles. Just close your hands as though you’re trying to mimic a talking duck with your hands.

Now, with your hands in the starting position (left finger tips rest on top of your right finger tips, thumbs under the ribs) let your belly expand into a breath. When your lungs are about 65-75% full and the inhale tapers off, begin squeezing your hands and let your fingers slide across your back, and coordinate the squeezing with breathing into the rest of your lungs. When your fingers have slid a few inches across your back, relax your hands and breath as you exhale. When ready to inhale again, begin again from the starting point.

Do this for 9 breaths, then rest and absorb with your eyes closed for another 3 or 4 breaths.

Starts at about 6m30s.

See video in comments for postures to target different areas of the lungs.

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As mentioned in the article found in the comments below, these pumping techniques were extremely helpful during the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, used at the time by osteopaths (much of osteopathy has long existed in tui na, and likely showed up in the west via railway workers).

See comments for more techniques mentioned in the article.

Lymphatic Treatment Brandon Parker discusses a few indications and contraindications to lymphatic treatment, goes over some lymphatic anatomy and then shows a few techniques to ...

Acupressure for “Frozen Legs” and Pain During Sitting Meditation

Meditation teachers will often insist that students “sit through” the pain of numb or sore legs. While I am not suggesting whether or not you should do this, after some research and experimentation I have found that the following acupressure points help to relieve soreness in my legs and bring the feeling back when they’ve gone “frozen” from prolonged sitting. These points are also indicated in Traditional Chinese Medicine for pain and numbness in the legs.

The sequence below may be especially useful at the beginning of a meditation session if you are experiencing discomfort while adjusting to a new cross-legged sitting posture.

Though I do not recommend unnecessarily fidgeting around with acupressure points during meditation, these points can be very helpful as a last resort before breaking posture in certain situations.

Disclaimer and cautions:
Though using these points will not, and should not, give you indefinite stamina in sitting, they may assist in extending the amount of time you can remain seated, which is a goal for many meditators. Please be advised that these points may relieve discomfort even though your body has not yet fully adjusted to the posture. As such you might be able to sit longer than your body is ready for, and subsequently experience more discomfort and difficulty than usual when trying to uncross your legs after sitting for an extended period of time. If you try to move joints that are numb or in pain, muscles that support those joints might not properly engage and so injury could result from forcing a movement of your limbs. Thus, extra caution and support of your limbs is needed when uncrossing your legs after an extended period of sitting. Readers should use their own discretion and consult their doctors before engaging in any of the physical exercises contained below. The author shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly by reading or following the instructions in this article.

Further, do not apply any pressure on “spider veins,” broken veins, or vericose veins as pressure to these areas is known to cause blood clots. These damaged areas are very sensitive, and so simple light touch with guided intentional energy may be effective.

Acupressure tools:
As the leg muscles are quite large, you may want to use an acupressure tool, ideally the shorter three-pointed variety that can access your thighs when your legs are crossed, and a second tool of the same kind so that you can press on both legs at the same time. When using an acupressure tool, palpate the acupressure point with your finger first to connect with the point, and then position the tool onto the point before pressing down. You can also put your ring finger over your middle fingernail to make a hook that will fit under your thighs when they are facing the floor.

Pressure:
If your legs are completely numb due to lack of blood supply as a result of prolonged sitting, apply only mild pressure to the acupressure points. Deeper pressure can be applied if they are not numb or only somewhat numb. When applying deeper pressure, be sure to release the pressure gradually, slowly, and gently. For the given purpose (prolonging sitting meditation), these points should be held from 5 to 10 or up to 30 seconds, and released if they cause “bad pain” rather than “good pain” – good pain being pain accompanied by the sense that blockage is being removed and some measure of simultaneous relief.

Finding points:
If you find pressure is more effective (creates circulation) within about a half inch from the point, then use that spot as the point. Your finger will usually sink more easily into a point than it will next to it. To help you find these points when you need them, give the points below a strong press while you read this (unless you’re already feeling pain there) so your body will remember the spot. If you’re sitting in a chair, while pressing the spot rest your ankle on the opposite knee so you can see where the spot moves to when your legs are crossed.

Sequence:
I suggest following the sequential order of points below, but as you get a feel for which points address your particular restrictions, feel free to use them individually as needed.

Points:
note: GB33 means point #33 on the gallbladder channel
posterior = towards the back; anterior = towards the front; lateral = externally to the side; medial = towards centre; inferior = below; superior = above

1. Firstly, though no TCM channel points actually appear in this spot, feel the muscle attachment just inferior to the head of the fibula (outer shin bone) on the posterior side – ie., the attachment of the peroneus longus. Press and hold down this attachment until you feel a change, subtle or otherwise. Doing so may also bring relief to the soleus, a deeper muscle in the calf, which is accessible from this area. This point/tendon may accept deeper pressure even when the legs are numb, but only if this pressure does not cause “bad pain.”

2. GB(Gallbladder)31: the point on the lateral thigh where the middle finger touches when the arms rest at the side while standing. Located on the posterior side of the femur, approached from the lateral side of the thigh.

3. GB32: just slightly less than half way between GB31 (see above) and the large bony end of the femur (lateral epicondyle of femur). Located on the posterior side of the femur, approached from the lateral side of the thigh.

4. GB33: feel the bony end of the femur on the lateral side above the knee. Feel how that bony protuberance slides in and up at an angle towards the centre. GB33 is where that angle meets the shaft of the femur on the posterior side of the femur, approached from the lateral side of the thigh.

5. BL(Bladder)39: found on the lateral side of the crease behind the knee joint (medial border of the biceps femoris tendon). If your legs are crossed, squeeze your middle finger in the crease behind the knee and hook upwards to find the tendon.

6. GB34: the depression anterior and inferior to the head of the fibula. This is the “He-Sea Point” of the GB channel which helps to remove obstruction from the channel.

7. ST(Stomach)36: (medial and inferior to GB34) Feel the lateral side of the head of the tibia (shin bone), inferior and lateral to the kneecap, then follow the angle that slides down toward the centre and finishes at the shaft of the tibia where there is another bump (the tibial tuberosity). Find ST36 slightly below and off to the lateral side of this bump, in the muscle about 1 finger width below and lateral to this bump.

8. GB44: found on the skin right next to the corner of the toenail of the 4th toe (the toe closest to the baby toe), at the corner of the toenail closest to the baby toe (the lateral proximal corner).

Uncrossing your legs:
Applying pressure to these points holds zero guarantee that you will relieve all pain in your legs, or that it will be easier to get up afterwards, or that they will make it safer to “sit through the pain.” Getting up may be just as difficult and painful after using these points as if you had simply sat through the pain for the same amount of time. So, be careful and gentle with your body if you’re in pain when you try to move your legs. Start by supporting your knees with your hands and rocking side to side and then use the angle created by the rocking to slowly and gently uncross your top leg, supporting both your knee and your shin or foot. Once your foot or both feet are on the floor, you can do the following to help relieve discomfort in the knees and leg:

Place your palms on the lateral and medial side of your leg and jostle the muscles back and forth with the same movement as rubbing your hands together, as though you’re rolling a ball between them. Jostle the muscles like this and continue doing so as you move your hands down your leg, from the lower thigh, over the knee, and down over your ankle. Repeat as necessary.

While sitting on the floor with the sole of your foot on the floor and knee at about chest height, hold your thumbs about 1.5 inches apart and push the tips of your thumbs into the crease behind your knee as though trying to slide them between the deeper muscles above and below this crease. Hold for about 20 seconds. Then apply pressure to ST36 for about 20 seconds. Finish by jostling the muscles again. When you stand up, remain in a tall “horse stance” until your joints feel sturdy and flexible again.

Additional acupressure for sitting meditation

Hips:
If you feel pain in your hips, especially as you take the cross-legged posture, put your thumbs on the tendon that pops up on your upper thighs when your legs are crossed (tendon of the sartorius), about 1 finger’s width from the corner made between your thighs and torso (close to Liver10). Do not press on this tendon, but let the weight of gravity gently sink your thumbs down against the tendon until it accepts the pressure and relaxes. If this is painful or the tendon becomes tighter, you’re using too much pressure.

Back pain:
If you’re experiencing pain in the muscles near the spine (fairly common in meditation posture), put both hands behind your neck and palpate the large bump where your thoracic spine meets the cervical (neck) spine. Now move your fingers 3 finger widths down the spine and then 2 finger widths away from the spine on each side. Press gently into the muscle (lower trapezius), then move down 1 or 2 finger widths and press again, and then move down 1 or 2 finger widths and press again, pressing a total of 3 points on each side, simultaneously. If you only have one acupressure tool, do 3 points on one side, then 3 points on the other side.

Next, put your fingers on the side of your ribs and your thumbs higher up next to the spine on the mid back, 2 finger widths away from the spine. Press gently into the muscles and then move down 1 or 2 finger widths, repeating until to you reach the bottom ribs on your back. This is best done in rhythmic sets of three, with an emphasis on the 3rd press, so moving from mid back to bottom ribs should be completed in 6 steps down the back, ie. 2 sets of 3.

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About the author:
Dan G. Reid is Licensed/Registered Massage Therapist in Montreal, Quebec, who specializes in tui na (the bodywork and massage of Traditional Chinese Medicine and martial arts, with similarities to osteopathy and other rehabilitative therapies). He is also the author and translator of The Heshang Gong Commentary on Lao Zi’s Dao De Jing, and The Thread of Dao: Unraveling Early Daoist Oral Traditions.

pdf available at:
https://www.academia.edu/42131359/Acupressure_for_Frozen_Legs_and_Pain_During_Sitting_Meditation

“Who, by the power of their stillness
Can make clouded water slowly become clear?
Who, by the power of their serenity
Can long sustain this progress until life slowly arises?
Those who maintain this Dao do not desire fullness
It is because they are not full that they can remain covered
And not let what is new come to an end”
– Daodejing, chapter 15

Honoured to have my book, "The Thread of Dao: Unraveling Early Daoist Oral Traditions," reviewed in The Lantern: A Journal for Practitioners of Chinese Medicine.

It's great starting a Monday knowing that, thanks to my weekend Tuina sessions, an elderly woman now has feeling in her 3rd and 4th fingers that were frozen for months, a young woman with pain and restriction in her knee is now walking free and easy, and a middle aged woman with severe back pain is feeling pain free this morning. Hopefully the few others I worked on are still feeling open and unburdened today as well. Have a great Monday 🙂!

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(Voir français, ci-dessous)

Tui Na Chinese bodywork and massage therapy

Dan G. Reid is a registered massage therapist specializing in Tui Na (Chinese bodywork, lit. 推 pushing and 拿 grasping), and Chinese Medicine. Services include soft and deep tissue sports massage in conjunction with acupressure, herbal compresses, ointments, liniments, heat (moxibustion), “fire cupping,” and/or cranial sacral therapy, depending on a client's needs.

Massage therapy insurance receipts can be provided 🙂

Tui Na clients remain clothed, wearing loose clothing.

Tui Na Chinese bodywork and massage therapy
• Relaxes as well as energizes
• Can focus broadly, or more specifically on pain points in the head, neck, shoulders, arms, hands, back, hips, legs, and feet
• Includes “Chinese sports medicine,” re-alignment, traumatology, rehabilitative exercises, massage, etc
• Focuses on root causes as well as specific problems, whether acute or a chronic pain associated with the joints, muscles or skeletal system, including stress and headaches

Qigong training
Dan is an authorized teacher of Five Treasures Qigong – a powerful qigong system that
• Enhances, cleanses, balances, and circulates qi
• Benefits the body with stronger alignment and mind-body coordination
• Enhances lung capacity
• Cleanses the body and mind of negative emotional energy and naturally cultivates a harmonious state of mind
• Dan teaches Five Treasures Qigong in conjuction with Daoist and Buddhist meditation practices to cultivate greater peacefulness, awareness, and compassion

Taoist Studies
Dan is an acclaimed scholar of Taoist studies
• A frequent contributor to The Empty Vessel: Journal of Taoist Philosophy and Practice
• Author/translator of The Heshang Gong Commentary on Lao Zi’s Dao De Jing
• Author/translator of The Thread of Dao: Unraveling Early Daoist Oral Traditions in Guan Zi’s Bai Xin (Purifying the Heart Mind), Xin Shu (Art of the Heart-Mind), and Nei Ye (Internal Cultivation)

Image: setting out herbs to turn into a muscle and tendon healing poultice at Montreal Gongfu Research Centre

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Thérapie corporelle et massothérapie chinoise Tui Na
Dan G. Reid est un massothérapeute agréé spécialisé dans le Tui Na (travail corporel chinois, lit. 推 pousser et 拿 saisir) et la médecine chinoise. Les services comprennent un massage sportif des tissus mous et profonds en conjonction avec l'acupression, des compresses à base de plantes, des onguents, des liniments, de la chaleur (moxibustion), des ventouses et/ou une thérapie cranio-sacrée, selon les besoins du client.
Des reçus d'assurance en massothérapie peuvent être fournis 🙂
Les clients de Tui Na restent habillés, portant des vêtements amples.
Thérapie corporelle et massothérapie chinoise Tui Na
• Détend et dynamise
• Peut se concentrer largement ou plus spécifiquement sur les points douloureux de la tête, du cou, des épaules, des bras, des mains, du dos, des hanches, des jambes et des pieds
• Comprend la « médecine sportive chinoise », le réalignement, la traumatologie, les exercices de rééducation, les massages, etc.
• Se concentre sur les causes profondes ainsi que sur des problèmes spécifiques, qu'il s'agisse de douleurs aiguës ou chroniques associées aux articulations, aux muscles ou au système squelettique, y compris le stress et les maux de tête
Entraînement au Qi Gong
Dan est un enseignant autorisé de Five Treasures Qigong - un puissant système de qigong qui
• Améliore, nettoie, équilibre et fait circuler le qi
• Bénéficie au corps avec un alignement et une coordination corps-esprit plus forts
• Améliore la capacité pulmonaire
• Nettoie le corps et l'esprit de l'énergie émotionnelle négative et cultive naturellement un état d'esprit harmonieux
• Dan enseigne le Qi Gong Five Treasures en conjonction avec les pratiques de méditation taoïste et bouddhiste pour cultiver une plus grande paix, une plus grande conscience et une plus grande compassion
Études taoïstes
Dan est un érudit acclamé des études taoïstes
• Un contributeur fréquent à The Empty Vessel: Journal of Taoist Philosophy and Practice
• Auteur/traducteur du Commentaire Heshang Gong sur Dao De Jing de Lao Zi
• Auteur/traducteur de The Thread of Dao : Unraveling Early Taoist Oral Traditions in Guan Zi’s Bai Xin (Purifying the Heart Mind), Xin Shu (Art of the Heart-Mind) et Nei Ye (Internal Cultivation)

Image : préparer des herbes à transformer en un cataplasme cicatrisant pour les muscles et les tendons au Centre de recherche Gongfu de Montréal