Description

dr. Nida Chenagtsang: Ku Nye – Traditional Tibetan Medicine MassageThis DVD is demonstrated by dr. Nida Chenagtsang. At the beginning it shows the preparation for the therapist – the 9 purification breathing – and then he explains the stages of Ku Nye Massage: Chug pa (application of oil), Nye Pa (work on muscles), Sang Nye (points work), Tsa Nye (work on meridians and tendons) and Phyis (removing the oil).Running Time: 1 hour and 5 minutes(the DVD is in Russian with English subtitles)About Ku Nye massage:The most famous Tibetan external therapy is the traditional Ku Nye (bsku mnye) massage, who has been in practice  since the 7th Century and was mentioned in the Four Tantras of Medicine in the 13th Century, by Yuthok Gompo. By ours days, this treatment is  in common usage in Himalayan hospitals for number of disorders.This complete massage is especially efficient in prevention and treating rlung (wind energy) disorders, relative to stress, depression insomnia, nerve system dysfunctions, with main effect to balance the internal elements of the body.  In that way, Ku Nye can be used for almost every patient, and is very helpful  to soothe and relax tension of the body and the mind.Ku Nye can also be use in more curative intent for specific individual disorder like:Chronic pain, Insomnia, sleep disorders, Nervous system and autoimmune disorders, such  Fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s, Multi-sclerosis, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Muscular disorders (contractions, spasms, cramps, frozen shoulder), Spinal and peripheral injuries, Mood imbalance, depression, Inner organs disorders, such intestinal pain, diaphragmatic pain, chronic hiccough, chronic liver diseases), Chronic headache, sinusitis ,Prenatal and postnatal healthcare (for pain relief, better rest,  emotional disorders like baby blues,  structural issues which arise in pregnancy and childbirth, and to avoid bearing-down syndrome)Ku Nye Massage has many forms of application according to the patient and his conditions. Following a well defined frame, each Ku Nye will be in fact tailored for each patient, the practitioner using specific oil, specific additional technics or focusing on certain parts of the body during his treatment.There are 3 principals stages in the Ku Nye procedure:‘Ku’, (bsku), a preliminary treatment with oil application, general joints movement  warming up the cold part of the body with hot compresses or hot stones, etc.‘Nye’, (mnye), the actual massage including different methods (kneading, rubbing, tapping, palpate-rolling, acupressure points), instruments (shells, hot and warm stones, gemstones, wooden stick, horns) and  treatment of specific locations etc.‘Chi’, after-treatment, to clean the organism, such as removing the excess of oil with different kind of powder, bath or shower.Additional technics care frequently add to this frame to treat specific condition, such acupressure points employed during the massage to work on the nervous system and organ levels. There are other specific technics and movements designed to open the channels (particularly paralysis channels, channels specific to Traditional Tibetan Medicine) and increase energy flow and vitality. Tibetan Massage incorporates work on the head and the cranium to release facial and neck tension and to balance the jawKu Nye originates from the practice of tantric yogis who used various methods, like massage, oil application, Yuk Cho (stick therapy), particular yoga, on themselves to balance their energies and health. In Tantric practices, any stagnancy or blockage of energy in the subtle channels leads to create disorders and difficulty  to control the mind during meditation and will disturb deeply the yogi’s aim. The effect wished under these treatments was to clean and open the energetic channels,  to obtain a clearer mind, stable and free from emotional perturbation. With generation of practice, the understanding of the subtle body channels increased and lead to the development of the Tibetan chakra system and to a better understanding of the energy pathways, with a huge implication in Sowa Rigpa, the Tibetan science of Healing.  From this origin, various technics of massage, with different  oils, fats, herbal decoctions, applications with stones, shells and herbs during massage, compress applications, for very specific conditions, emerge and compose the rich tools-box of the Ku Nye.About dr Nida Chenagtsang:Dr Nida Chenagtsang was born in Amdo, Tibet. Interested in the traditional medicine of his people, Dr Nida began his early medical training at the local Traditional Tibetan Medicine Hospital. Later he gained scholarship entry to Lhasa Tibetan Medical University and completed his medical training in 1996. Dr Nida gained his practical training at the Traditional Tibetan Medicine Hospitals in Lhasa (Lhasa Mentsi Khang) and Lhoka.Dr Nida has published a number of articles and several books on Traditional Tibetan Medicine. He has extensively researched ancient Tibetan medicinal treatments, specialising in the revival of external therapies, which has brought him high acclaim in the field of Tibetan Medicine in both the East and West. Dr Nida is Director of the International Academy for Traditional Tibetan Medicine (IATTM) and the Co-Founder of the International Ngak-Mang Institutes (NMI), established to preserve and maintain the Rebkong Ngakpa culture within modern Tibetan society.Dr Nida’s teachings are widely known throughout Asia, Europe, Russia, the USA and Australia, where he has trained students in Traditional Tibetan Medicine, Ku Nye Massage, Mantra Healing, Diet and Behaviour, Dream Analysis, Sa Che (geomancy), as well as Birth and Death according to Tibetan Medicine. All courses, seminars and public talks are organised through the IATTM and NMI.