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Hwal Gong Massage Program
BRIEF HISTORY
Hwalgong is a system
of massage theory and technique from the Korean tradition of
healing arts, with its recorded history of near 10,000 years.
Superficially similar to the Shiatsu Massage, which takes its name
from the Japanese-adapted Chinese characters literally meaning
‘Acupressure’, Hwalgong seeks to relieve pain and induce relaxation
by facilitating the flow of life energy through the energy channels
of the body called the ‘Meridians’ by using highly specific and
refined system of massage motions and techniques.
THE
FOCUS
Hwal gong massage has a deeper and more important goal of
sensitizing the patient’s body to the flow of the energy and using
this sensitivity to enhance the natural healing powers of the
body. The Hwalgong healer is not just a
manipulator of muscles and deep tissues, but a conduit through
which the energy of the universe flows through to reach the
patient, injecting a fresh current of positive energy and
unblocking the energy blockages through the body – source of pain
and disease – through its powerful flow.
Hwal Gong healer’s main goal is to
enhance the patient’s natural sensitivity to energy and to lead the
patient to utilize the newly recovered sensitivity to effect and
manage the healing process within one’s own body by consciously
directing the specific flow of energy.
Hwal Gong, therefore, is not just a
simple relations massage, but a self-empowerment exercise in
self-healing, affecting not just the body, but also the mind and
the spirit. It is more of an education in
healing than a simple treatment and thereby includes breathing
techniques, meditation, energy sensitivity training, and other
techniques within its array of tools. Hwalgong
equips the patient to treat themselves.
HEALTH
PRINCIPLES
The human body is a miniature but an accurate representation of the
universe, subject to the same movements and laws.
Thus, in accordance to the principles
of ‘Sooseung Hwagang,’ one can maintain a balanced and healthy body
when the water energy generated by the kidneys travel upwards into
the head along the spine, and the fire energy of the heart travel
downward along the chest into the lower abdomen (Dahnjon).
If this cyclical flow is blocked or interrupted for any reason, we
often experience such common symptoms as fever, headaches,
blood-shot eyes, stiff neck and shoulders, and
more. We also experience continued fatigue,
despite getting enough sleep. Chronic blockages
will bring about other more serious problems such as inefficiency
of digestive and intestinal organs and weight gain that could lead
to back problems. Just as you don’t notice a
settling of dust until if forms a noticeable layer, you won’t
notice the worsening health conditions until painful symptoms start
to appear.
Hwal Gong massage is designed to teach you to achieve effective
healing results by combining the detailed knowledge of the Meridian
System of the body with the proper and appropriate use of your own
natural healing powers, transforming your hands and fingers into
tools for healing, whatever the condition and whoever the
patient.
Every life on Earth is affected by her energy gradient, which is
hot at the core and becomes cooler as you travel outward into the
exterior. A four legged
animal has an anatomy which places the heart
(fire) lower than the kidneys (water), following the energy
gradient of the Earth – this creates a naturally healthy energy
balance, allowing animals to avoid any serious illnesses until
infirmity of old age.
However, human anatomy is contrary to the Earth’s energy gradient –
thereby, an effort to maintain the ‘Suseung Hwagang’, energy flow
of ‘Water Up, Fire Down’ is even more crucial to achieving good
health.
Such natural laws of energy movement’s forms the foundation of all
fields of Asian practice, from Fen Shui in land formation and
construction, Acupuncture in Oriental Medicine, and Tai Chi,
Ki-gong in martial arts.
Hwal Gong Massage Program concentrates in directly dealing with the
energy that lay at the center of all these disciplines.
