additional thoughts about the jerks (RoseAnne)

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Thanks so much for the information, Chris.

 

---RoseAnne s.

 

 

 

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Thu, 25 May 2006 11:44:05 EDT ra6151 wrote:

> …are there also correlations between movements

and the yin pairs - tai yin, shao yin and xue yin?

 

In a word, yes. This interpretation I learned

from Jeffery Yuan, which I must acknowledge,

while noting my interpretation probably filters,

maybe distorts it. He presents it in a

progression, which maps a morphology of

musculo-skeletal activity, and he relates it also

to human/childhood developmental stages.

 

Here's the full progression:

 

Yang channels extension, outward movement (and

diagnostically, pain/symptoms with motion); from foot to hand channels:

 

Foot taiyang: from UB-1, the eyes see a target,

driving the channel in the legs to extend. move

toward the target. The sinew system is also

reactive, non-cognitive, so taiyang also expresses the " fight & flight " reflex.

 

Foot shaoyang: navigate this was and that way,

minor decisions to correct course towards the

target (it may be moving); and the reflexes of evasion.

 

Foot yangming: got there, the " motion " of coming

to a stop. Also the startle reflex stop in one's

tracks and contract into a protective position.

 

Hand taiyang: having reached the target by foot,

extend, reach out with the hand towards it (SI

trajectory across the back of the shoulders).

 

Hand shaoyang: twist and turn the arm/elbow/wrist

(pronation/suppination) in adjusting the motion.

 

Hand yangming: grasp and hold the target, and

(like a baby) bring it to the mouth (St channel,

and the gateway to the internal/yin processing)

 

Yin channels contraction, movement inward (and

diagnostically, pain at rest); with each

foot/hand pair together, rather than all foot

than all hand as in the yang channels:

 

Foot and hand taiyin: contraction into a seated

position flexing the limbs into the folded position.

 

Foot and hand shaoyin: lean, twist and bend from seated into lying position.

 

Foot and hand jueyin: assume the lying

position inversion, i.e. sleep (inversion from

waking consciousness) or death (inversion of the yin/yang of life).

 

Jeffery brings in the classical symptoms and the

trajectories (i.e. the " knotting points " or

" nodes " along the sinew channels) to support his

interpretation. It appears to relate to what you

mention as " 'movement consciousness' and

particularly what is called 'developmental

movement.' " While Jeffrey roots his understanding

in the classical texts, he usually brings them to

life in terms of everyday phenomena of human

existence as we understand it in our times.

 

Hope this helps.