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The Chi
Machine – Full Body Massager
By: Jackie King, COTA/L, LMT, CIMI
The Chi Machine is a unique health generating product that is based on German
exercise physiology. It is a simple technological item incorporating the precise
oscillatory action to ensure extensive health benefits without risk or harm.
If you suffer from:
> Lack of Exercise
> Tired and sore muscles
> Poor digestion, constipation
> Arthritis, back pain, bone spurs
> Nervousness, general pain and insomnia
> Poor functioning of internal organs
> Asthma and tracheal inflammation
> Period pain, anemia
> Chronic conditions
> Overweight
Using the Chi Machine alone or in conjunction with your massage will be
beneficial to you.
A full body massage, including the internal organs and all body systems, occurs
with the Chi Machine use. 15 minutes of use is estimated to be the equivalent of
walking ten thousand paces (about 90 minutes), in terms of body oxygenation. If
used with proven relaxation techniques, there is no limit to the potential scope
of healing and fitness enhancement for the body and mind.
75 trillion cells provide the body with energy to carry out every brain
function, body movement and needs of all body systems and organ function. Each
cell has only two needs to produce this energy, nutriment from food intake and
OXYGEN. Oxygen starvation of cells can result in immune dysfunction, cardiac
symptoms, sleep and respiratory disorders, blood chemistry disturbances,
intestinal problems, anxiety, depression, headaches, fatigue, stiff neck
shortness of breath, dizziness, and the list goes on.
Because the ‘exercise’ massage is done lying down, in a relaxed position, with
all loads and stress reduced on the spine and other body areas during maximum
oxygenation and subsequent energy production, the sense of well-being arising
from the massage is immediate and very noticeable. Most people experience a deep
sense of relaxation during the massage and a pleasurable to exhilarating feeling
following the massage. Some may feel a bit sluggish or some soreness in areas.
This might suggest a healthy circulation is being restored. Soreness might also
relate to an old injury or “Chi” energy flow blockage. If the soreness occurs,
you may want to reduce the massage time and gradually work your way up to a
15-20 minute session as the soreness ceases.
The spine’s design permits a sideways snake-like movement that serves to relieve
vertebral joint pressure and thereby promote greater well being. Modern man
fails to exercise this design feature, partly because stress of mind creates
body tension and rigidity. Spinal movement has been reduced to a forward and
upright bending action and even in walking, the natural twisting, sideways
movement of the spine from arm, leg and upper torso momentum is restrained by
body tensions. Think to yourself how you bend, stretch and twist your body in
that same snake – like movement as you arise each morning. And think how
wonderful it feels to move and stretch your spine in all of those various
directions. This is due to your lungs filling with air, oxygenation of the
cells, pressure on the intervertebral discs momentarily releasing and the
Autonomic Nervous System being stimulated.
The Chi Machine is designed to provide the oscillatory movements while you are
in a relaxed position on your back. This gentle side to side, swaying movement
will help to release blocked energy and allow for:
> Cellular Activation - Massage stimulation to the Sympathetic Nervous System
opens the bronchioles to provide maximum oxygen access to the lungs, and
simultaneously the blood flow to and from the lungs is increased, enhancing
oxygen exchange from the lungs is increased. With improved blood flow and
improved oxygen to and from the lungs, every cell in the body is encouraged and
excited with increased cellular metabolism.
> Spinal Balancing - While using the Chi Machine in this relaxed position,
certain conditions or misalignments may be realigned or even corrected.
> Improving the Immune System - Use of the Chi Machine will stimulate globulin
production which increases the immune system’s defense capacity thereby
providing greater freedom from disorders and disease.
> Blood Production - Blood is produced in the spleen and in the bone marrow of
the spine. Reduction of the spleen’s blood production can arise from the
spleen’s susceptibility to damage. The Chi Machine gentle massaging action on
the spine stimulates the Sympathetic Nervous System which increases spinal
marrow blood production. Any form of anemia can be benefited by this massage
action.
> Restoring Balance to the Autonomic nervous System - If the Parasympathetic and
Sympathetic Nervous Systems fail to ensure balance of function, insomnia,
excessive dreaming, digestive problems, stomach pain, palpitation, anxiety,
constipation, neurasthenia and extensive forms of aches and pains as well as
mental street may surface. The influence of the Chi Machine on the Sympathetic
Nervous System can restore the vital balance to the nervous system, resulting in
restoration of health from these conditions.
> Exercise to the Internal Organs - The Eastern medical philosophy believes that
energy channels or meridians flow throughout our bodies. This energy is also
referred to as Chi. When the Chi is blocked, and does not flow to the internal
organs, pain, discomfort and dis-ease or disease occurs. Using the Chi Machine
will help restore normal energy flow to the organs and will ensure improved
function of impaired organs.
G.K. Chesterton, a famous English writer once wrote “Whenever I get the urge to
exercise, I lie down until it passes off”. Even though exercise is extremely
important for maintaining a healthy cardio-vascular system, it does put some
strain on the body. And there are some people who, for various reasons, simply
cannot exercise. Maybe Chesterton’s words are actually words of wisdom,
considering that you can get some of the same benefits from using the Chi
Machine as you can from exercise.
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