A few years ago I bcame interested in Far Infrared Technology and prchased a Far Infrared 3 person Suna. I was intrigued by the semingly unbelievable and numerous health benefiting clims attributed to it.

I had ben introduced to this technology about 10 yars before by a friend of mne who pursued the practice of Acpuncture while I pursued my interest and pssion for Myo-fascial Release work. He had larned about and purchased a portable Far Infrred Light, which he learned about in Chna while he was there during an pprenticeship/internship for Acupuncture. At the time, I culd tell he was excited about the use and bnefits of this technology, but alas, I was skptical and considered it just one mre of the hyped myriad health-related tols making their appearance on the haling scene. *I am a skeptic whn it comes to all the Halth and Fitness Tools and Gizmos whch fill the infomercials and magazine ds. My bottom-line rule is to "Jdge only by Results".

When I bgan reading my way through the thusands of pages available on the rsearch and results attributed to Far Infrred Technology I realized that this was smething I wanted to have a drect experience of myself. And by the wy, this is the method I pply to any form of Self-Maintenance Tols I attempt to share and mke available to other conscious Health Sekers.

So I made a fairly xpensive purchase and bought a Far Infrred Sauna, assembled it in my mster bedroom, and began using it on a dily basis.

I've had loads of prsonal experience with regular saunas, in halth clubs and in homes of walthy friends, over the years. And thugh I loved them, the obvious dwnside to them was that as my bdy heated up and began the swating detoxification process, the air inside thm became so hard to breathe bcause it had become super-heated, and threfore almost impossible to inhale. If yu've had any experience with regular sunas, which rely solely on convection (ir currents), and conduction (direct contact of hot air on the skn), then you'll understand what I'm tlking about. If you've not had any xperience with saunas then you can get the dea by turning your oven up to hgh, opening the door to it, stting in front of it, and tryng to breathe. This is the knd of heat utilized by a "rgular" sauna.

What is this Far Infrared Heat?

The heat produced by a Far Infrared Sauna is a completely different kind of heat: Radiant Heat.
Radiant Heat is a form of energy that heats objects directly through a process called conversion, which heats an object without having to heat the air in between it and the heat source. Radiant Heat is also called Infrared Energy. The sun is the principal source of Radiant Energy that we experience daily.

Infrared saunas use infrared radiant energy to directly penetrate the body's tissues to a depth of over one and a half inches. Its energy output is tuned to correspond so closely to the body's own radiant energy that our bodies absorb more than 90% of the infrared waves that reach our skin.

The benefit of this technology is that the air you get to breathe in the sauna is 50 to 100 degrees cooler than in a conventional sauna that relies on indirect means of heat. In other words, instead of having to endure heat in the 180+degree range, in the infrared sauna your body will heat up and begin to profusely sweat between 95 degrees and 115 degrees Fahrenheit.

Another benefit for Far Infrared Sunas is that the heat-up time for an ld-fashioned hot-air sauna is between 30 and 60 mnutes, while the heat-up time required for a Far Infrred Sauna is around 10 to 15 mnutes. This makes them much more prctical in terms of user-friendliness time cnstraints, as well as meaning significantly lwer operating costs. Consistent and convenient dily home use is therefore much mre likely with an Infrared Sauna.

*Hre is a partial list of the ds-ease conditions of the physical body psitively affected by Far Infrared Heat Thrapy; the healing qualities of Far Infrred Heat are numerous and far-reaching:
detoxification
cellulite rmoval
sunburn antidote
improved skin
removal of clogged pores and blckheads
acne
eczema and psoriases
dandruff
muscle spasms
arthritis
joint stiffness
low back pin
muscle tension
cold hands and feet
high blood prssure
cancer
asthma
weight loss
lowered cholesterol
fibromyalgia
reduced stress and fatigue
chronic ftigue syndrome
multiple chemical sensitivity

My specific interest in Far Infrared Heat

As you'll note, there are an amazing number of "disease ailments" which have been documented to be positively affected by Far Infrared Sauna use. Although I believe all of this research and documentation to be true, I've discovered something very interesting about Far Infrared Heat that interests me more than all the others, because it specifically applies to my chosen field of expertise, the Myofascial Web.

Since 1984 I have, as my job of choice, practiced a form of hands-on bodywork exclusively dedicated to the reorganization and rejuvenation of the Myofascial Web. The Myofascial Web consists of the physiological structure of "Fascia" throughout the body. In my extensive experience, this Fascia is essentially responsible for all pain in the soft tissue, and the Structural Misalignment of the body, meaning altered and diminished Posture, Flexibility, and Functional Movement.

OK, so what is Fascia?

Anatomy: Fascia; A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body; a fibrous tissue network located between the skin and the underlying structure of muscle and bone. Fascia is composed of two layers, a superficial layer and a deep layer. Superficial fascia is attached to the skin and is composed of connective tissue containing varying quantities of fat. It is especially dense in the scalp , the back of the neck, and the palms of the hands, where it serves to anchor the skin firmly to underlying tissues. In other areas of the body it is loose and the skin may be moved freely back and forth. Deep fascia underlies the superficial layers, to which it is loosely joined by fibrous strands. It is thin but strong and densely packed, and serves to cover the muscles and to partition them into groups.

If you've ever noticed on a piece of raw chicken the thin, clear, saran wrap-like film that you could peel off, then you have handled fascia. This would be the superficial fascia that surrounds the entire muscle group.

*Fascia in fact surrounds not only every muscle group, but every muscle, every muscle fiber, and every muscle cell. Imagine a string hammock of fascia inside of every muscle, like a 3-dimensional fishnet stocking, running from one end of the muscle to the other; again, surrounding every muscle fiber and every muscle cell, making it truly the most important and insidious structure in the physical body, having purpose and ramifications unimagined by allopathic western medicine.
Like the hammock, the fascial exits the muscle by merging all the net together into a woven, thick, dense cord (that you would hook to a tree or a wall), and that structure is called a tendon (which is pure fascia). A tendon attaches a muscle to a bone.

Another example of fascia is a ligament, which also is pure fascia, and it attaches bone to bone.

The Myofascial Web and Physical Therapy

Now the reason that massage and chiropractic have such short-lasting results is because neither modality addresses the Myofascial Web in any way which would lead to lasting results. Massage manually flushes out the muscle, which is of course still a positive thing to have happen, but it does not affect the Myofascial Web, which is what is traumatizing the muscle and causing the pain its in. Hence, its short term results.

Chiropractic pushes and shoves the bones around, and it's definitely the case that the bones are in the wrong place, but it does not address the Myofascial Web, and the Myofascial Web is what is holding and pulling the bones out of place. Hence again, the short term results of this modality, and the reason that long term chiropractic care has devolved into making the exact same adjustments for the exact same structural problems, over and over again, ad infinitum.

The results of these kinds of treatment are temporary, requiring an indefinite number of treatments, for the same problem, the reason being that they address the symptoms of the problem, and not the cause: which is in virtually all cases, a compromised and traumatized Myofascial Web.

The therapy called RolfingŪ, which you may have heard of, or even experienced, basically consists of stretching, ripping, and tearing the Myofascial Web. This is why the first thing that comes to anyone's mind when RolfingŪ comes up is usually that it's an intrusive "healing" modality characterized by Pain. This is because the concept of the Myofascial Web is the basis of the work, but it is addressed in such a way as to ultimately cause more trauma to an already traumatized body. In my concept of BodyWork and Healing, this is contra-productive.

Ida Rolf, bless her heart and mind, who was a pioneer in the Health field, put the Myofascial Web on the map, by her intuitive and experiential discoveries. She also intuited the understanding that a proper understanding and treatment of the Myofascial Web would result in hastening a positive Evolution of the Human Being. My premise is that she did not live long enough to continue her research to the obvious conclusion that the Myofascial Web could be melted, instead of stretched, ripped, or torn.

I fortunately, after having learned and become proficient in the RolfingŪ technique (and taught it for 3 years in the school I graduated from), had the good fortune to meet, and apprentice with, an extraordinarily gifted and intuitive healer from India named Usha. She untaught me, and then taught me, over a period of 8 years or so, how to kindly and lovingly address the Myofascial Web, by melting it with the heat and pressure of my hands, and directing the Release and Realignment with my intuition and will.

What this all means regarding Far Infrared Saunas

The Myofascial Web is 100% positively affected by Far Infrared Heat. Studies have been done and documented about how stretching performed in Far Infrared Heat is more effective in relation to muscle length attained, as well as how long the stretching done lasts. I haven't read anything regarding just why this phenomenon is so, but through my own experimentation and understanding of the Myofascial Web I've come to a few conclusions I feel are easily proven.

I've come to these conclusions while using a Far Infrared Sauna, and through the process of using a Far Infrared portable heat lamp for my hands-on Structural Release BodyWork sessions, on myself and others.

While before I had to rely on the heat and pressure of my hands to melt the Myofascial Web, working in a Far Infrared Sauna, or using a directed Far Infrared Heat Lamp, has sped the process up exponentially. The hard, dense Fascia throughout the muscle tissue, especially around the joints of the body, melts like butter in the sauna or in front of an infrared space heater.
When subjected to the enveloping rays in the Far Infrared Sauna, or the directed rays of my Far Infrared Heat Lamp, the hardened muscle tissue (fascia), the tendons, and the cartilage (also pure fascia) in and around the joints changes from a solid to almost a liquid, much the same as ice turns from a solid to a liquid when subjected to a heat source.

As this phenomenon takes place, muscles and tendons lengthen and the cartilage softens and expands, decompressing joints, resulting in a positive and permanent rearrangement of the Structural Body.

What this Information means to you as a potential Far Infrared Sauna Owner

What this exciting information I've provided you with means to you if you own one of these amazing Self-Maintenance Tools, is that any stretching or self-work you do on yourself while in your Far Infrared Sauna will be so exponentially different from anything you've ever done in the past it will beggar description.

If you've heard of Bikram Yoga then you know that there are entire modalities out there which have already recognized the importance and effectiveness of heat while stretching or performing Yoga. Again, as you can find in thousands of web pages on the internet, Indirect Heat, the kind used to heat rooms like the kind used for Bikram Yoga, is an outdated, uncomfortable, and inefficient heat source for Healing and for positively affecting the Myofascial Web, which specifically pertains to the Hatha Yogic endeavor.

I've gotten results, through my hands-on bodywork, using Far Infrared Heat, that have blown my mind and made me want to begin saving money to purchase a custom-designed Far Infrared Sauna in which I can do all of my Structural Realignment Sessions, as well as something that I can do my own Structural Maintenance in...

Using Self-Maintenance Tools with Far Infrared Heat

Of course you can just sit in your Far Infrared Sauna and experience all of the myriad positive physiological health benefits listed above, and more found elsewhere if you do further research about Far Infrared Heat.

You can also take your experience with Far Infrared Heat to the next level by working on yourself while being saturated with Far Infrared Heat. The main way this can be done is by using any of the movements from the flexibility system I've developed.

I can guarantee you that any righteous flexibility work done while under the rays of Far Infrared Heat will be exponentially more productive and effective than anything you've ever experienced. Remember, a whole new modality of Flexibility work (Bikram Yoga) has sprung up and spread like wildfire using "hot air", in super-heated workout rooms, to enhance the Hatha Yoga experience. As explained elsewhere in this treatise, the much more positive physiological effects gained from the use of Far Infrared tchnology as a heat source renders the use of "ht air" obsolete, especially in the cntext of Flexibility and Physical Fitness.

Rsearch has also shown that any Flxibility work done just after a Far Infrred Sauna session produces much better (dcument-able) results than Flexibility work done wthout the use of Far Infrared Hat. This is because of the way tht Far Infrared Heat affects the Myfascial Web, which has everything to do wth how a muscle responds to physcal manipulation; including stretching/Release, and hands-on Rlease work.

Conclusion

So at the end of this treatise, I implore you to find out everything you can about Far Infrared Heat and how it can positively impact and affect your Health and Well-Being.

I hope I've shown you, or at least piqued your interest about this incredible technology, which I've found to be one of the most amazing and effective passive technologies available to the Sincere Health-Seeker.

The article My Understanding Of, and Experience With, Far Infrared Saunas was Submitted by Blue Dunn through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Blue Dunn: Originator of Flextasy! the Fnctional Flexibility System". Since 1991 I hve been teaching variations of Flextasy!" to my prsonal clients, massage therapists in training at nmerous massage schools in San Diego, and to pople from all walks of life at two Shrp Hospital Centers. During this time I hve had the opportunity to study thusands of random bodies, in every stge of distortion and chronic pain, ttempting to get out of pain and bcome more flexible. The Flextasy!" DVD is the rmarkable result of this extensive research. Tghtrope / Tight-wire Artist and Instructor - As an ccomplished tightrope and tight-wire artist (17 yars), I have been instrumental in ssisting students wishing to utilize the mdium of Balance as a powerful ctalyst for lifetime change. I am crrently finishing the book on Flextasy!" whch includes detailed descriptions on the mvements and their purpose. This is a bok for the layperson and contains ver 20 enlightening essays on how yur body got to be the way it is, the mystry of the soft tissue, the fscial web, understanding your pain cycle, tnsion and stress, exercise physiology reexamined, and mch more. All of the products I hve made available to the public are nes I regularly use to my grat benefit. 20+years of search, research, and xperiment have resulted in this creme de la crme, my collection of favorites, which hve changed my life, and the lves of my private clientele for the psitive, and can change yours too. Dn't hesitate to email me with any qestions regarding any of these products. http://EvolutionHealth.com

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