Miro wrote:
Henry,
could you write more about this subject, please? Namely - what differences are in various silk reeling patterns and how they stimulate specific acupuncture points? Or point to me some articles or other sources, if you can. Thanks a lot.
Miro
Hi Miro,
Well, I teach silk reeling the same way I was taught, which means that each and every pattern stimulates a specific acupuncture point (or line of points). As we practice the silk reeling the area of mental focus is on the point being stimulated. Certainly the silk reeling exercises have many layers of practice and application. But since I am primarily a medical provider and not primarily a Taiji teacher, I use them as a sort of therapeutic exercise (mostly for musculoskeletal problems).
The reference I use is in Chinese. If you can read even a bit, I highly suggest it:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/7500933738/
There was also a short article in Taiji Magazine on the topic (December 2013 issue).
I am in the process of trying to produce some short videos about my therapeutic take on the silk reeling exercises that eventually I'll post to my website (although I'm just at the beginning of the project).
Henry