Institut for Muskulær Zoneterapi v/Christian Slot

Looking forward to it. England - hosted by Reflexmaster Carol Samuel and Belgium - hosted by Happy Hands Academy. For the first time and fully booked courses. :-)

God gennemgang ☺️

Muscles can feel tight even when they are not physically shortened. This sensation of tightness can be due to several factors:

Neurological Factors:

1. Muscle Guarding: The nervous system may cause muscles to tighten as a protective mechanism in response to perceived threats or pain, even if there is no actual shortening of the muscle fibers.
2. Altered Sensory Feedback: Dysfunctional sensory input from muscles and joints can lead to an increased sensation of tightness without any structural changes.

Muscle Tone and Activity:

1. Increased Muscle Tone: Muscles may have increased tone or tension due to prolonged static postures or repetitive activities, leading to a sensation of tightness.
2. Myofascial Trigger Points: These are hyperirritable spots within a muscle that can cause referred pain and a feeling of tightness without actual shortening.

Psychological Factors:

1. Stress and Anxiety: Emotional stress can lead to muscle tension, creating a sensation of tightness that is not related to muscle length.
2. Somatic Awareness: Increased awareness of body sensations, often due to stress or anxiety, can amplify the perception of muscle tightness.

Other Contributing Factors:

1. Inflammation: Low-grade inflammation in muscles or surrounding tissues can create a feeling of tightness.
2. Fatigue: Muscle fatigue from overuse or prolonged activity can result in tightness, even if the muscles are not shortened.

Management Approaches:

• Neuromuscular Techniques: Techniques such as proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) can help the nervous system and reduce the sensation of tightness.

Understanding that the sensation of muscle tightness is not always due to physical shortening can help guide more effective treatment and management strategies.

Skal du bruge de overskyede sommerdage på lidt faglig læsning? Eller på lidt fornyelse til din klinik?
Den danske bogudgave bestilles ved en mail til [email protected]. Plakaterne – se linket herunder.
Are you going to spend the overcast summer days on some professional reading? Or on a bit of renewal for your clinic?
https://eanatomi.dk/collections/akupunktur-og-zoneterapi-med-christian-slot
https://eanatomi.dk/en/collections/acupuncture-and-reflexology-with-christian-slot

In English below…
Så blev der tid til en lille illustration igen: Lungen og diafragma. Lungen i den øverste halvdel af brystkassen og under den diafragma, der fra 7. ribben og ned til ribbenskanten skaber en stor hvælving under brystkassen. I den nedadgående retning skaber den via fascien forbindelse til psoas-musklen ud for L1 – L3.
Vi kender diafragma som den vigtigste vejrtrækningsmuskel og som musklen, der deler brysthulen og bughulen og som en muskel knyttet til lungens energi – en forståelse fra kinesiologien snarere end kinesisk medicin.
Diafragma er nok den mest reaktive muskel i forhold til lungeenergiens tilstand. Denne muskel kan derfor være en perfekt vejleder for, hvordan en behandling bør gribes an.
Er musklen spændt, kan vi, ud fra en vestlig forståelse, vælge at behandle musklen direkte eller via bækkenbunden, der fungerer som en modspænding.
Vi kan også se spændingen som et udtryk for en energetisk ubalance – som ophobet energi fra lungen, hvilket betyder at behandlingen skal indeholde en teknik til at flytte energien væk fra Lungen – og til et område, der er i underskud.
Eller vi kan opleve, at musklens spænding også når frem til forsiden ved ribbenskanten dorsalt på foden. Dette indikerer oftest tilbageholdelse af følelser, især sorg, som kinesisk medicin også forbinder med lungen. Variationerne og forståelsen, der ligger til grund, er afgørende for valget af behandlingen.
Dette er måske et af de mest spændende aspekter ved zoneterapien - at en zone ved ømhed og/eller vævsforandring kan udtrykke en forstyrrelse eller ubalance og at denne information ikke nødvendigvis formidler at direkte behandling på det givne område er påkrævet, blot at området, det være sig organ, muskel eller andet er involveret og bør indgå i overvejelserne om hvordan behandlingen så bør sammensættes.
Time for a little illustration again: The lung and diaphragm. The lung in the upper half of the chest and below it, the diaphragm, which from the 7th rib down to the rib edge creates a large arch under the chest. In the downward direction, it connects to the psoas muscle via the fascia at L1 – L3.
We know the diaphragm as the most important breathing muscle and as the muscle that divides the chest cavity and abdominal cavity, and as a muscle linked to the lung's Qi – an understanding from kinesiology rather than Chinese medicine.
The diaphragm is probably the most reactive muscle in relation to the state of the lung qi . This muscle can therefore be a perfect guide on how to approach treatment.
If the muscle is tense, we can, from a Western understanding, choose to treat the muscle directly or via the pelvic floor, which acts as a counter-tension.
We can also view the tension as a sign of an energetic imbalance – as accumulated energy from the lung, which means that the treatment should include a technique to move the energy away from the lung – and to an area that is deficient.
Or we may experience that the muscle's tension also reaches the front at the rib edge dorsally on the foot. This often indicates emotional retention, especially grief, which Chinese medicine also associates with the lung. The variations and foundational understanding are key factors in determining the treatment approach.
This is perhaps one of the most exciting aspects of reflexology – that a reflexzone, through tenderness and/or tissue change, can express a disturbance or imbalance, and this information does not necessarily convey that direct treatment on the given area is required, only that the area, whether it be an organ, muscle, or otherwise, is involved and should be considered in how the treatment should then be composed.
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Sammen med Hagar Basis Reflexology – Jeg blev lige anerkendt som en af deres topfans! 🎉

Nu også godkendt efteruddannelse for zoneterapeuter i USA :-)
www.muskulaerzoneterapeut.com
Now also approved continuing education for reflexologists in the USA :-)
www.muscularreflexology.com

Så gennemførte de første 11 hollanske zoneterapeuter Muscular Reflexology level 1 arrangeret af RZT-TOP. Det var en fornøjelse.
Tak for engagement, fordybelse, grin og gråd. Vi ses igen.
So, the first 11 Dutch reflexologists completed Muscular Reflexology Level 1 organized by RZT-TOP. It was a pleasure.
Thank you for your engagement, immersion, laughter, and tears. See you again.

Forberedelser til 2. del af Muskulær Zoneterapi level 1 i Almere, Holland. Glæder mig til fortsættelsen med de dygtige hollanske kolleger. ☺️
Preparations for Part 2 of Muscular Reflexology Level 1 in Almere, Netherlands. Looking forward to continuing with my skilled Dutch colleagues. ☺️

NYHED – Den er klar og den er på lager nu! :-)
Denne plakat fra plakatserien ”The Esssential Charts” Reflexology ll – Muscular System” repræsenterer for mig kulminationen på omkring 25 års arbejde med fokus på lokalisering og behandling af muskler via zoneterapien. Den har principielt været undervejs i mange år og takket være mit samarbejde med eAnatomi.dk – er det nu lykkedes at samle essensen af den Muskulære Zoneterapi i dette smukt designede overblik. Plakaten er en naturlig forlængelse af bogen Muskulær Zoneterapi. Plakaten kan derfor bruges både af eleven under træning – af den færdige zoneterapeut og til et æstetisk, professionelt og fagligt udtryk på klinikken. Jeg håber at I vil tage godt imod denne nyhed - som måske endda er en verdensnyhed! Se mere her: NYHED – Den er klar og den er på lager nu! :-) https://eanatomi.dk/products/plakat-om-muskulaer-zonterapi-muskelsystemet-af-christian-slot
Now it is in stock :-)
This poster from the series "The Essential Charts – Reflexology II: Muscular System" represents for me the culmination of about 25 years of work focused on locating and treating muscles through reflexology. It has been in the making for many years, and thanks to my collaboration with eAnatomi.dk, we have now succeeded in encapsulating the essence of Muscular Reflexology in this beautifully designed overview. The poster is a natural extension of the book "Muscular Reflexology." Therefore, the poster can be used by students in training, by experienced reflexologist, and as an aesthetic, professional, and academic expression in the clinic. I hope you will warmly welcome this new release – which might even be a world first 😊
https://eanatomi.dk/en/products/poster-muscular-reflexology-by-christian-slot-and-eanatomi

De fantastiske fødder og vores fantastiske fag.

Exciting news for reflexology and how medical science views the human body! 👣🧠

As part of a medical school research project, thousands of brain scans were taken while participants received foot reflexology.

Neuroscientists were 'blown away' by the results, with the lead investigator saying the brain was 'activated like a Christmas tree'.

What stumped the researchers most was that reflexology activated parts of the brain that have no direct connection to the feet!

Here's a summary of the results from Kevin & Barbara Kunz who shared the findings in a webinar for reflexologists last week:

https://barefootholistics.com.au/blog/reflexology-and-the-brain-neuroscientists-blown-away-by-findings

Kevin Kunz

11 nye kursister igennem Muskulær Zoneterapi del 1 - og det hele på TKZ-skolen i Varde. Tak for engagement og hyggeligt timer :-) Vi ses på Muskulær Zoneterapi del 2 :-)

NYHED
Denne plakat fra plakatserien ”The Esssential Charts” Reflexology ll – Muscular System” repræsenterer for mig kulminationen på omkring 25 års arbejde med fokus på lokalisering og behandling af muskler via zoneterapien. Den har principielt været undervejs i mange år og takket være mit samarbejde med eAnatomi.dk – er det nu lykkedes at samle essensen af den Muskulære Zoneterapi i dette smukt designede overblik. Plakaten er en naturlig forlængelse af bogen Muskulær Zoneterapi. Plakaten kan derfor bruges både af eleven under træning – af den færdige zoneterapeut og til æstetisk, professionelt og fagligt udtryk på klinikken. Jeg håber at I vil tage godt imod denne nyhed – som måske endda er en verdensnyhed! Se mere her:
https://eanatomi.dk/products/plakat-om-muskulaer-zonterapi-muskelsystemet-af-christian-slot
This poster from the series "The Essential Charts – Reflexology II: Muscular System" represents for me the culmination of about 25 years of work focused on locating and treating muscles through reflexology. It has been in the making for many years, and thanks to my collaboration with eAnatomi.dk, we have now succeeded in encapsulating the essence of Muscular Reflexology in this beautifully designed overview. The poster is a natural extension of the book "Muscular Reflexology." Therefore, the poster can be used by students in training, by experienced reflexologist, and as an aesthetic, professional, and academic expression in the clinic. I hope you will warmly welcome this new release – which might even be a world first!
https://eanatomi.dk/en/products/poster-muscular-reflexology-by-christian-slot-and-eanatomi

The first 2 days of Muscular Reflexology level 1 in Almere, Holland, went well. Thanks to the dedicated students and to RZT. Looking forward to seeing everyone again in four weeks 😊

Så er rejse forberedelserne i gang :-) Glæder mig til at besøge Holland med Muskulær Zoneterapi. :-)
Travel preparations :-) Looking forward to visiting the Netherlands with Muscular Reflexology. :-)

Happy news :-)

Welcome to our newest CPD provider Christian Slot with the courses Muscular Reflexology levels 1 and 2.
For more information on this course please visit https://www.muskulaerzoneterapeut.com/en