Universal Healing Tao
Tok Sen - Healing Harmony
(CHI NEI TSANG 3)
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TOK SEN - Healing Harmony
In Thai, tok sen means to take off energy lines. It is a technique for clearing blocked energy that uses mechanical and sound vibration to work deeply through the fascia and muscles. This unique healing technique is found in the Chiang Mai area of northern Thailand (Lanna). Tok Sen is thought to date back over 5,000 years and was developed in Lanna, while acupuncture was developed in China. It is an energetic healing technique still practised in Thailand today.
Tok Sen helps improve energy flow and relieves aching muscles, which is therapeutic bodywork for myofascial pains. By tapping the body (using the wooden “hammer” and “pestles”), vibrations are sent through the nerves, muscles, and fascia to treat muscle and tendon pain. With light “hammering” of varying degrees of contact to the different body regions, the vibrations provide benefits by loosening both the tendons and the muscles. This improves blood circulation that nourishes the tendons and muscles, quickly releasing blocked energy and leaving a feeling of vibrancy.
Tok Sen treatment
Tok Sen Technique
A therapist’s fingers can get tired and sore, and with extensive use for most hands-on treatments, they become less effective. In Tok Sen, the fingers examine the areas that need treatment, and the work is done using a variety of hammers and pestles selected according to the area of the body being worked on.
However, the tapping is not the only important element; the “tempo” is also used. In most cases, the tempo is three beats: one, two, three, and again one, two, three. This aids in a deep, soothing vibration that encourages relaxation and release and penetrates long after the session.
Just as in a traditional massage, one can work on oneself. Of course, some areas are unreachable, and another person is needed.
Tok Sen Benefits for loosening muscle tendons and meridians
stimulates organs, muscles, tendons, and meridian lines in the body for radiant health and well-being.
increases circulation
-relief from stiff and tight muscles
improvement of nerve functions
Releases pain from many causes:
Headaches from nerve problems, migraines, brain degeneration, blurred vision and hearing loss
Shoulder pain, neck sprain, shoulder tendon tightness, immobile arm
Compressed joints, back muscle tightness, scapular problems, and back pain due to shortened tendons.
Lower back pain, spinal cord inflammation, difficulty bending trunk easily
Lumbar pain and nerve compression
Thigh pain, hamstring muscle tightness, and patella dislocation
Calf pain, sole pain, and numbness
Arm pain, elbow pain, arm numbness, and hand numbness
There is a saying: “Young tendons—young and healthy body.” When the tendons are flexible, the bone structure is smooth, and the muscles are flexible and do not press on arteries, veins, lymphatic ducts, nerves, or meridians, all body layers are adequately nourished and function properly.
Treating the entire body is one of the best forms of maintenance. This has been established through centuries of application.
Self-massage with Tok Sen
PROGRAMME
Therapist Self-care
Senior instructor Gillian Reid will guide you in techniques for ensuring good health and energetic protection for therapists, which is essential to all Chi Nei Tsang training levels.
During this four-day retreat, you will be guided through simple yet effective exercises to maintain your physical and emotional health and protect yourself from absorbing negative energy from your clients.
Physical Care
Recognising and charging the body's main energy centre, the lower Tan Tien, will supply the ongoing energy to work with clients without depleting one's vital reserve.
Finding physical alignment to protect the spine from stress.
Reinforcing tendons and softening the fascia will reduce joint wear and tear.
Tao Yin/Chinese Yoga encourages a strong yet flexible body, which in turn reflects on the state of mind
Emotional/Psychic Care
Simple iron shirt positions will help ground, thus ensuring unwanted energy is released to the earth.
The inner smile and 6 healing sounds meditations help sustain emotional stability
Muscle-Tendon-Meridian body: “Young tendons – young and healthy body”
SCHEDULE
SUN 14
9:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00-13:00 Therapist self-care
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
14:30-17:30 Therapist self-care
17:30-20:00 DINNER
20:00-21:00 6 Healing sounds
MON 15
7:30-8:30 Therapist self-care
8:30-10:00 BREAKFAST
10:00-13:00 Tok Sen training
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
14:30-17:30 Tok Sen training
17:30-20:00 DINNER
20:00-21:00 Tao Yin & 6 Healing sounds
TUE 16
7:30-8:30 Therapist self-care
8:30-10:00 BREAKFAST
10:00-13:00 Tok Sen training
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
14:30-17:30 Tok Sen training
17:30-20:00 DINNER
20:00-21:00 Tao Yin, 6 Healing sounds
WED 17
7:30-8:30 Therapist self-care
8:30-10:00 BREAKFAST
10:00-13:00 Tok Sen training
13:00-14:30 LUNCH
14:30-17:30 Tok Sen training
Accommodation Booking & Information
Where: Junior Family | hotel & apartments, Cavallino Treporti-VENICE, Italy
Language: Italian and English
Beginner friendly
Dates: 14-17 September
Cost: Full price 550 euro from 4 - 18 September
Early bird 480 euro until 3 September
Accessibility
Beginner-friendly, no preparation needed.
WORKSHOP PAYMENT TERMS
To reserve your place, you must pay a 100 euro deposit, with the balance due on the first day of the course.
Junior Family | hotel & apartments
Special workshop rate for accommodation, the maximum per person is 60 euros per night half-board.
To book, please get in touch with Romina by email using this accommodation code: TOKVE1
Accommodation booking email: info@junior-family.it
NOTE: After enrolment, reservation is made directly with the hotel.
Special workshop rate maximum per person is 60 euros per night half-board.
GUIDE
Senior Teacher Nataša Kovač
She is a certified Universal Healing Tao Instructor from the school of Master Mantak Chia, Inner Alchemy Qigong Instructor Level 1, and senior teacher and practitioner of Chi Nei Tsang 1, 2, 3 (Tok Sen), and 5 (Life pulse).
Her greatest passion is Tok Sen, where she has specialised over the years, exploring and refining the techniques she joyfully shares with her students.
https://www.universaltaoinstructors.com/nataa-kova-5686/
Guided by Senior Teacher Nataša Kovač, students will benefit from learning effective massage techniques and an Eastern medicine perspective on healing oneself and assisting others in their healing.
With the expert guidance of teacher Nataša Kovač, each technique will be introduced with slides and a demonstration. Students will then practice the massage techniques on each other, receiving physical and emotional detox benefits.
As a result, people experience increased energy and positivity, relaxation and stress relief, a stronger connection to spirituality, and possibly a release of negative emotions or experiences.
Participants often feel great relief from heaviness or emotional burden and may also experience relief from pre-existing physical discomfort or pain.
At the end of the course, students receive an attendance certificate.
Tok Sen tools are available from 80 - 150€
Tok Sen tools