The bodywork modalities Marty practices engage your body's energetic system as well as visceral organs, skeleton and musculature for the promotion, maintenance and restoration of health.

Bodywork can:

• Relieve the body of physical, emotional, and energetic pain and stagnation at various levels.

• Improve elimination and stimulation of the lymphatic and circulatory systems.

• Strengthen the immune system, enhancing resistance to disease.

• Enhance other treatment types to achieve optimal results−for example, use it before and after surgery to recover faster.

• Reduce or relieve chronic pains, such as back, neck and shoulder pains and problems related to misalignment(s) of the neck, pelvis, legs, and feet.

• Balance the visceral structures and properly position internal organs, stimulating greater ease and efficiency in body functions.

What to Expect

Initial Treatment

• 2 hours

• Review health history

• Receive bodywork

Ongoing Treatments

• 1 hour

• Receive bodywork

• Frequency depends upon your needs

Marty practices the following bodywork modalities in combination with acupuncture:

• Maya Abdominal Massage
• Chi Nei Tsang
• Medical Qigong
• Shiatsu

Maya Abdominal Massage
This modality addresses the position and health of the pelvic and abdominal organs and frees the flow of blood, lymph, and chi (energy) throughout the body.

An ancient Mayan technique, this bodywork is best known for the correction of the prolapsed, fallen, or tilted uterus and for the prevention and treatment of benign prostate enlargement in men, and for relief of many common digestive disorders.

Chi Nei Tsang

A Taoist abdominal massage designed to provide deep healing, Chi Nei Tsang works directly on internal dysfunction and energy blocks.

Like acupuncture and other modalities of Chinese medicine, Chi Nei Tsang is based on the ancient Taoist experiences of the inner and outer forces that create and maintain life. Healthy and vibrant life depends on the harmonious, unobstructed movement and transformation of these forces.

In the human organism, they manifest as three energies: jing or essence; chi and spirit or shen. Through the work of self-awareness and inner growth, it is possible to increase the natural transformation of jing into chi, and chi into shen, for spiritual growth as well as for good health.

Excessive stress or negativity, improper breathing, poor diet, overwork, traumas, injuries, bad posture, environmental toxins, and so on can bring about energy blockages in the human being. These blockages disrupt the transformative equilibrium of yin and yang and the movement through the five phases of energy and therefore are the causative root of many of our health problems.

According to the ancient Taoist masters, although these blockages can appear anywhere in the body, they are generally rooted in the abdomen and constrict not only the free flow of energy throughout the organism, but also the transformation of jing to chi and chi to shen.

These blockages cause certain organs and tissues to receive too little or too much energy. Because the organs cannot work properly without the appropriate energy, the body's various systems, including the immune system, cease to function at optimum strength, and toxins begin to accumulate in our tissues, which further aggravates the problem. And because each organ is directly associated with our perspectives and emotions, our psychological life is also adversely affected.

As a Chi Nei Tsang practitioner, Martin has learned to sense these blockages in the body along with their associated energy patterns and work to bring balance and healing through Chi Nei Tsang as well as acupuncture and other modalities.

Medical Qigong "Qi" (pronounced chee), means air, breath of life, or vital energy that flows through all things in the universe. "Gong" (pronounced gung, as in lung) means the skill of working with, or cultivating, self-discipline and achievement.

Marty draws upon his ability to sense and align energy developed through dedicated study and self-cultivation, uses qi emission and/or teaches medical qigong exercises and meditations based upon a differential diagnosis rooted in Chinese medical theory to restore health and wellness. For more information, please read about Chi Nei Tsang above.