Xander Intendons - Accessing the Power of Inner Movement
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-3-943173-32-1
Verlag: intendons
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 128 Seiten
ISBN: 978-3-943173-32-1
Verlag: intendons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 0 - No protection
INTENDONS separates tendon activity from muscle activity. In addition to creating a better oxygen supply, this separation has many positive effects. Similar to breathing exercises, INTENDONS can be used anywhere in your everyday life. You do not need special clothing, training facilities, or exercise equipment. You do not even have to move. In fact, quite the opposite is true: any externally visible sign of movement indicates that you have already overexercised your muscles.
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The set of exercises presented here as INTENDONS offers you a practical approach to benefit your tendons, ligaments, and connective tissue. The main goal of the exercises is to improve the supply of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood to your body’s tissue, which results in its significant strengthening. How is this effect achieved? A basic tenet of Chinese medicine is the understanding that “Qi follows the mind, and blood follows Qi.” A close observation of the way the human body prepares a movement, as well as associated practical experiences, have led us to the conclusion that this principle can be applied to improve the health of tendons, ligaments and connective tissue.
INTENDONS separates tendon activity from muscle activity. In addition to creating a better oxygen supply, this separation has many positive effects. Similar to breathing exercises, INTENDONS can be used anywhere in your everyday life. You do not need special clothing, training facilities, or exercise equipment. You do not even have to move. In fact, quite the opposite is true: any externally visible sign of movement indicates that you have already overexercised your muscles.
The present book has a practical emphasis. It describes the principles underlying INTENDONS, and it presents some of the basic exercises from the perspective of the practitioner, while many expectations of professional readers- medical doctors, physical therapists, etc. ? might remain largely unmet. For example, the physiological background knowledge is presented only as much as is absolutely necessary, and I replace the technical, scientific terminology as much as possible by more generally understandable images and metaphors. This is not a book about tendons, ligaments and connective tissue per se, but a book about how to have amazingly invigorating experiences with them. Some of these experiences you will find to be rather sensational! I use the term "sensational" here, in order to emphasize that the system of tendons, ligaments and fascia in the human body is a very special sensorium, a part of the sensory system. INTENDONS will help you gain access to this system.
I encourage you to read this book like a cookbook, that is, I would like to whet your appetite with some delicious "tendon recipes," which will give you ideas for further development in your own kitchen. This is obviously not the same as having a chef cook for you in a restaurant. Neither is it like reading a diet cookbook or a book about the theory of nutrition. This book should be read for practical inspiration: it is about some of the things you can do with your tendons that you have never thought about before. Feel free to pick out those exercises that you particularly like or that are particularly effective. Likewise, I encourage you to come up with your own “recipes” based on the basic exercises we describe.
In essence, this was precisely the methodology used in developing the exercises in the first place. I am, therefore, very interested in encouraging as many people as possible to help develop the methodology further. Specifically, I would like to invite qualified feedback from specialists in the field. Any dialogue with professionals who wish to review this work and explore possible medical and therapeutic applications is welcome. With this objective in mind, several cooperative projects in the area of physical therapy have already been initiated. Please find updated information about these projects on www.INTENDONS.com, where you can also find a wealth of other information about exchange opportunities.
