JustShiatsu Podcast

This episode continues our journey through the Su Wen. 

This is continuing our journey through the Su Wen exploring fundamental concepts in Chinese Medicine to deepen our understanding of how to use this medicine to bring about healthy changes in ourselves and others. 

This is the first Chapter of the Su Wen. This is one of  the foundational texts in the medicine and I am sharing my reimagined or rewritten version where I am trying to condense the text to its foundational principles to get a deeper understanding of the medicine and than using those to explore ways to use them in my Shiatsu practice. In the first chapter it is just setting up the idea of what it means to live in a healthy way. If you have listened to any of the earlier podcasts I often express what is said here! 

In this episode I cover the direction I will be going with the podcast for awhile.  This was one of my original ideas for the podcast. Exploring the classical writings for fundamental truths that can be used in bodywork. I have spent many years going over the Su Wen to understand the medicines foundations and in that process have rewritten all of the book in my words to add clarity for myself.  This wasn't done with the intention of sharing it with the world but to add something to the medicine for me personally. After a few conversations with others I always get asked the question if I plan on publishing this because someone else might appreciate it. This is my attempt to share this with the world so I hope it adds value to you as it did me. in this episode I kind of go over the flaws in my technique as well as what that might mean for the spawning of new ideas too. Good or bad I will let you be the judge. 

In this episode I explore if healing touch and pleasurable touch are one and the same.

In this episode I finish my analysis of the five elements. I go over waters functions of spirit and how one of a water disposition may be seen as moving through the world. If you missed the other podcasts on each element, I recommend you go back and listen to those as well. When you get an understanding of them all, you can understand them individually better too! 

In this episode I continue the exploration of the elements in their many facets.  

In this episode we explore the concept of earth in the medicine.  From the functions of its paired organs to the presentation of someone strong in these qualities and how it effects the way they move through life. 

In this episode we continue the elemental series of the life dynamics. I examine the function of organs, specifically through this aspect of spirit, and how it can influence the way you move through the world. 

in this episode I explore what is means when someone talks about your liver or gallbladder in Chinese medicine. It is not probably what you think! I go over general ideas of what this can mean and then explore the presentation of what it might look like if someone tends to move through the world in a wood presentation. If you don't know what that means listen to find out!