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.fc1 { fill:#000000; }.fo1 { fill-opacity:1; }.sc1 { stroke:none; }.fs1 { font-size:30px; }.ff1 { font-family:"Arial-BoldMT"; }.fs2 { font-size:18px; }.ff2 { font-family:"Arial-BoldMT"; }.sc-link-box { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0; fill:blue; cursor:pointer; }.sc-link-box:hover { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0.2; fill:white; }MERIDIANYOGATHERAPY:ThePainBookByRoseErinVaughan,MSAcwithMelissaSoong&HeatherEllis
.fc1 { fill:#000000; }.fo1 { fill-opacity:1; }.sc1 { stroke:none; }.fs1 { font-size:12px; }.ff1 { font-family:"Arial-ItalicMT"; }.ff2 { font-family:"Arial-ItalicMT"; }.sc-link-box { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0; fill:blue; cursor:pointer; }.sc-link-box:hover { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0.2; fill:white; }Paindoesntgoawaybyordinarymeans.Itisateacher.Wecantransformpainandbetransformed.Wecanhelpourselvesbyhelpingothersthathavethesameproblem.Thebookisdedicatedtoallbeingseverywhereinalloftime.Mayweallbefreefromsufferinganditscause.
.fc1 { fill:#000000; }.fo1 { fill-opacity:1; }.sc1 { stroke:none; }.fs1 { font-size:17px; }.ff1 { font-family:"Arial-BoldMT"; }.fs2 { font-size:12px; }.fs3 { font-size:10px; }.ff2 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.sc-link-box { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0; fill:blue; cursor:pointer; }.sc-link-box:hover { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0.2; fill:white; }TABLEOFCONTENTSPART1:WhatisPain?13711212525343536WhatisPain?TypesofPainfromtheEasternPerspectiveAWesternPerspectiveonPainEasternMedicine:TheBreathisBreathingItself.Yourstateofmindisrelatedtohowyourbodyfeels.5PointsonEmotionsThe5VoicesPainandForgivenessPainandGratitudeCompassionandCommunityisHealing:MelissaSoong39AddictionandCompassionateHealing:HeatherEllisPART2:AskingQuestionsandMakingaPlan4244474848636686Whatisyourpattern?TheMainMeridiananditsPartnersAskingQuestions:ListeningtoyourselfAskingotherpeoplequestionsAssessmentToolsCautionsTheQuestionsWhatyoucandoaboutyourpain.86ThePhysicalTechniques:SeeingwithYourHandsApproachingResistancePART3:AcupressureSelf-HealingTechniques97111140152173185201215223233241KidneyMeridianBladderMeridianSpleenMeridianStomachMeridianLiverMeridianGallBladderMeridianPericardiumMeridianTripleHeaterMeridianHeartMeridianSmallIntestineMeridianLungMeridian249LargeIntestineMeridianPART4:Movement,BreathandMind257258259299304310MovementandPainYogaAsana/Postures:StretchingandActivatingthePathwaysMeridianYogaTherapySequenceBreathingTechniquesCuppingTherapytoRemoveStagnationMoxibustionandHeatApplications316UsingtheMindtoHealtheBody320341342343CaseStudiesAppendixPainandFoodTheQuestions
.fc1 { fill:#000000; }.fo1 { fill-opacity:1; }.sc1 { stroke:none; }.fs1 { font-size:14px; }.ff1 { font-family:"Arial-BoldMT"; }.ff2 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.ff3 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.fs2 { font-size:8px; }.ff4 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.sc-link-box { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0; fill:blue; cursor:pointer; }.sc-link-box:hover { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0.2; fill:white; }Whatispain?Painiswhatevertheexperiencersaysitis.Ifsomeonesaystheyareinpain,thenwemustbelievethem,evenititisntapparenttous.Painisacom-pletelysubjectiveexperiencethatonlytheexperiencercandescribe.Painisnotproportionaltoanymeasurablephysicalstate.AttemptstomeasurepainobjectivelyhaveadvancednofurtherthantheVisualAnalogScale.(VAS)ItisPaincanappeartobephysical,emotionalorspiritualinnature.But,thereisnoclearboundarybetweenthesemanifestations.Physicalpainisstillanemotionalexperience.Itcanbestressfulorfrightening.Stressandfearareinevitablyrootedinthespiritualrealm.Similarly,emotionalpainalwayshasaphysicalaspect.Whenwegetmad,itcausesmuscletension,clenchedfistsandjaw,highbloodpressure,sweating,andchangesinthebreath.Whenwearesad,ourposturecollapsesandthebreathisshallowandweak.Intenseemotionalpain,evenexistentialpain,causeschangesinthephysicalbodyposture,breath,bloodflowandhormones.Itisneveronlyemotional.Itisal-mostasiftheemotionalandphysicalhappensimultaneously.Ourexperienceofpaincanbeeithermorephysical,moreemotional,ormorespiritualdepend-ingonourtendenciesatthattime.Everyonehaspain.Pain-bothphysicalandemotional-isthemaincomplaintthatpeoplehaveaninvisibleandimmaterialthing.VASPainScale1
.fc1 { fill:#000000; }.fo1 { fill-opacity:1; }.sc1 { stroke:none; }.fs1 { font-size:14px; }.ff1 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.ff2 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.fs2 { font-size:8px; }.ff3 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.sc-link-box { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0; fill:blue; cursor:pointer; }.sc-link-box:hover { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0.2; fill:white; }whethertheyseekhelpornot.Peoplemostlycomplainaboutsomekindofpain.Thereareotherwordsforpainlike:tension,hurt,discomfort,irritation,pressure,ache,depression,heartbreak,isolation,separation,confusion,sor-row,rage,frustration,hunger,thirst,suffocation,loss,emptiness,suffering,burning,constraint.Evenpovertyorothermisfortunesareonlyaproblembecausetheycausepaindirectlyorindirectly.So,painisanimportantproblemthatweneedtoexamineinlife.Painisveryinteresting.Canapersonactuallydiefrompain?Some-timesitfeelslikeacertainpaincankillus.Ouremotionalreactionstopaincanbeextreme.Paincanevenbepleasurableinsomecases-likewhenyougetadeeptissuemassageorworkoutatthegym.Whenpainisintenselynegative,weperceiveitasathreat.But,peopledontdiefrompain.Insomecases,paincansaveyourlife.Sometimes,paincanletyouknowthatsomethingiswrongsoyoucanfixit,changeit,orhealit.Infact,nothavinganypainisasurewaytodiefaster.Therearerealcasesofpeoplewhohavenopainsincebirthandtheyoftenhaveaveryshortanddangerouslife.(Congenitalinsensitivitytopain).Wecanalwaysbegratefulfortheinformationthatpaingivesus.Wecanlistentoitandchange.Manyofthemoderndiseasesthatpeoplesufferfromaresilent,mean-ingthattheyarenotpainfuluntilitistoolate.Chronicdiseaseslikediabetes,cancer,HBP,andheartdiseasearedeadlybecausetheyarenotverypainfuluntilafterthediseaseshaveprogressedformanyyears.Ontheotherhand,muscletension,whichcanbequitepainfulinitially,doesnotseemtoprogressintoalife-threateningconditionasfaraswecantell.Whatdoesthismeanabouttheexperienceandimpactofpaininourlives?FromtheEasternperspective,painisusuallyseenasablockageintheflowofenergy/Qiorbloodinthebody.Thiscanbecausedbydailyhabits,injuriesorquiteoftenbyimbalancedemotionalstates.Blockagesinthenatu-ralflowofQiarerelatedtobreathingpatternsandcanleadtotightmuscles,headaches,PMS,digestiveproblems,jointpainandstiffnessandevenswell-ing.Energyblockagescanbeeasytofixiftheyareaddressedinthebeginningstages.But,ifignored,theycangodeeperandcausemoreseriousproblemsintheorgans.Fixinganenergyblockagecanbeassimpleasbecomingawareofthebreath,sighing,massagingaspecificpointorstretchingintherightdi-rection.FromanEasternperspective,muscletensionisthereforareason.Itservestostoreexcessenergyfromblockedemotionsorothercausessothatitdoesnotdamagethevitalorgans.Intenseemotionscanliterallyburnusfrom2
.fc1 { fill:#000000; }.fo1 { fill-opacity:1; }.sc1 { stroke:none; }.fs1 { font-size:14px; }.ff1 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.ff2 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.ff3 { font-family:"Arial-BoldMT"; }.fs2 { font-size:8px; }.ff4 { font-family:"ArialMT"; }.sc-link-box { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0; fill:blue; cursor:pointer; }.sc-link-box:hover { stroke-width:0; fill-opacity:0.2; fill:white; }theinside.Angerislikeacidorfire.But,theintelligenceofthebodyknowshowtoprotectusfromourowninternalemotionalstates.Energyblockageleadingtomuscletensionisthemostcommon,leastseriousandusuallytheeasiesttofix.But,thereareothertypesofpainaswell.Sometimes,therecanbeamixtureofdifferenttypesofpain.TypesofPainfromtheEasternPerspective:EnergyblockagesarealsoknownasQistagnation.QiStagnationmostoftenarisesfromtheLiverortheflowofemotions.Itcanmanifestasmuscletensionandsoreness,headaches,spasms.Itcanalsoarisefromposturalstrainorrepetitivestrain.OnekeyfeatureofQiStagnationisthatitcanchangelocationorcomeandgoquickly.Itisnotfixedinlocation.Thistypeofpainandtensionrespondswelltostretching,breathing,movementandmassage.Itevenrespondstolaughing,cryingandotheremotionalreleasetechniques.Itrelatestothebreathandstressorintenseemotionslikeanger.Anger,resent-mentorhatredarethemaincausespainandtensioninthehumanbody.But,otherintenseemotionscanhaveaneffectontheflowofQi.ThesepowerfulemotionscanoverwhelmthesystemandcauseblockagesintheflowofenergyorQiandaffecttheflowofbreath.Qistagnationmaynotbevisibleorappar-entfromtheoutside,butitcanbeanintenseexperienceinternally.WindPainissimilartoQipainbutmovesaroundmoreandcancauseshak-ing.ItisalsorelatedtotheLiverandcanarisewhenthebodyistoodry(YinDeficient)orungrounded.BloodStasisreferstoinflammationthatcomesfromtissuedamage.Thisin-cludesimpactinjuries,contusions,cuts,tearsinthetissue.Itverydifferentfromthepainthatarisesfromstressandemotions.Thispainisfixedinonelocationandcanbesharporstabbingorthrobbing.Thistypeofpainrequiresrestrath-erthanmovement.Itisclearlyvisibleandpalpablefromtheoutside.Therewillbeinflammation,rednessorbruising,andoftenheatinthearea.HeatorFireintheMeridiansreferstoinflammationthatcomesfrominfec-tions(Sorethroat,sinusinfection)orfromwithinthebody(Autoimmunecondi-tionslikeRheumatoidarthritis).Thistypeofpainisvisiblefromtheoutsideasredness,heatandswelling.DampPainisadullandachingpainthatcomeswithfatigue.Itisoftenaccom-3