Tai Chi Treatment & Therapy: A Gallery Clinic for Practitioners of Rope, Kink & BDSM

Whether you care for your subs and wish better posture for them,  or whether you are a rope practitioner with achy hands, shoulders, and knees, or a dom that gifts consensual pain to others while navigating the realities of your own chronic pain–we have a little bit of relief for you.

Ting Jin Healing provides quick, painless relief from chronic stiffness, pain, misalignment, and joint injury using a 2-person system based in traditional Tai Chi Chuan to decalcify the connective tissue, open the joints and lengthen the structure, instantaneously restoring mobility and function, while creating space in the body via gentle, intelligent traction. Where others use kung fu to break bones, we use it to realign them. We specialize in: posture, mobility, pain relief, idiopathic scoliosis, joint sprains and decalcification of connective tissues.

During this 3-hour interactive gallery style clinic, you will be invited to discuss your personal relationship to chronic pain as it relates to your daily life and/or  rope/ BDSM/kink practice. Drawing on your stories and feedback, Ting Jin Healing will offer a group consultation that addresses the cumulative nature and impact of the repetitive motions of your practices, in addition to posture and mobility instruction. The clinic will conclude with ample time for live demonstrations of Tai Chi Treatments on clinic volunteers.

The structure of each body will be treated with a series of minimal effective doses of internal power that is cultivated through rigorous training in internal martial arts. Tai Chi Treatments require mastery of internal force (jin) and the ability to feel or listen deep into the patient's body/structure (ting).

As visitors to The Rope Collective, we come to you honoring the fact that BDSM and shibari can be a progressively consensual and carefully choreographed practice. We understand that your own practices are crafted to permit control, create and preserve boundaries, and facilitate communication around pain and pleasure. We honor the kung fu in your practices, and aim to share our martial healing practices with you to sustain your bodies and your practices in the name of wellness and longevity.

We look forward to working with you.

This is an all levels event! Open to all bodies and abilities. Partners are not required and you are always able and welcome to come and learn solo and/or just observe and take notes.

For all accommodation requests, please contact valerie@tingjinhealing.com. RSVP preferred. Drop-ins welcome. 25 participants maximum.

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NOTE, on Scheduling:

Reserve your appointment now by booking today, and then you can contact info@tingjinhealing.com or text 323 332 1113 to confirm your preferred appointment time.

Appointment Prep, and Post-care:

• BEFORE:
• Please hydrate before your appointment time
• Please avoid any large meals 2 hrs prior
• Please wear non-restrictive clothing, thin and loose fitting material
• Please bring a fresh, clean pair of tube socks
• Please refrain from wearing any oils or lotions
• Please show up at least 10 minutes early for you scheduled appointment time
• AFTER-CARE:
• Take a protracted hot soak (jacuzzi or epsom salt bath) or hot shower
• Stay mindful of your posture and breathing, above all else, for the remainder of the day
• Explore gentle movement, as per Qi Gong, Nia, Yin Yoga, Tai Chi Therapy™️, etc
• Eat healthy, light meals
• Please get a full 8 hours of sleep
• Relax, relax, relax
• Please do not schedule anything immediately after your appointment, as you will be in recovery and other guests' sessions may run over time.

Contraindications:

Please be sure to advise us of any conditions that may give rise to complications with your treatment, such as surgical implants, prior injuries, prior surgeries, pregnancy, or current physical conditions like osteoporosis or neuropathy.

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Event Practitioners:

Sifu Benjamin Sanchez has trained extensively in traditional Tai Chi Chuan for over 20 years, as well as orthodox Theravada Buddhadhamma. He is the founder of Ting Jin Healing, where his team provides radical breakthroughs in structural medicine, especially for idiopathic scoliosis and joint injuries. He teaches workshops and runs travel clinics around the world and offers intensive personalized training and retreats. He also provides training and certification in the TJH system.

Valerie Whitehawk is a storyteller, educator and student of dance and movement therapies. She weaves together culturally resonant systems of movement that heighten and train awareness, sensitivity, and whole-body unification and expression. She is a student of Ma Gui Baguazhang, Tai Chi Chuan, and contemporary fancy shawl dancing, and remains open to other systems of movement that offer tools and ancestral instructions for healing from historical generational trauma.

We look forward to working with you!