Wilhelm Reich, a student of Sigmund Freud, described seven zones of muscle tension in the body in his works:
- eye. A shifty gaze, a fixed gaze, a constantly wrinkled forehead. The reason is social fears – fear of making a mistake, fear of seeing yourself being judged by others.
- jaw and throat. Two close blocks, for some it is located slightly higher in the body, for others it is lower. Constant chewing, biting, gnawing on various objects, tensely clenched jaws. The reason is a ban on expressing tears, screaming, anger.
- chest. According to Reich, one of the two most important zones. Slouched posture, breathing problems (lack of air), cold and damp hands, protruding or sunken chest. The reason is a ban on experiencing and even thinking about emotions: sadness, love, jealousy, the ability to get carried away and dream.
- diaphragmatic. Body clumsiness and breathing problems. The reason is a ban on showing disgust and squeamishness, which also affects the ability to vomit.
- abdominal. Divided into lateral and lumbar. Block in the lumbar region – fear of being caught doing something “bad”. Lateral – suppressed anger and unspoken hostility.
- pelvic. According to Reich, the most important. Half-bent, unsteady gait – no “grounding”, tension in all pelvic muscles, blocking of sexual arousal. The main reason is vital fears – fear of survival, real or imagined.
During the massage, we work through six of these seven belts (the eye block in body-oriented therapy is worked through with a small flashlight and exercises that do not really fit into tantric massage).
As in any other matter – do not expect that in one session you will be able to remove all these blocks with a wave of a magic wand.
It is necessary to work on them slowly, smoothly, without sudden movements, but persistently and regularly.
Other details of the massage are described in the online course about yoni massage.
