Rusie Dutton
ルーシーダットンとは
Traditional Thai self-massage health method
Ruesi Datton is a traditional self-massage and health practice that has been passed down in Thailand for approximately 2,500 years.
It is a traditional medicine officially recognized by the Thai Ministry of Education and Ministry of Public Health. It is sometimes called "Thai yoga" to make it more accessible. It consists of many simple poses, so even people with stiff bodies can practice it with ease.
Lucy (immortal/ascetic) Dat (to prepare the body) Ton (self) is a term that refers to the exercises that ascetic monks used to do in the past to prepare their tired bodies during breaks from their rigorous training.
At Wat Pho, a temple in Thailand, there is still a statue of a monk practicing Ruesi Datton.
Differences from other types of yoga
Ruesi Datton, sometimes called "Thai yoga," is a name chosen to make it more approachable, and its purpose and breathing techniques differ from those of Indian yoga and Pilates.
Lucy Dhatton: Self-massage (exercise) to restore a tired body to its original state.
Yoga: Meaning "connection" in Sanskrit; a practice for harmonizing mind and body.
Pilates: A core-strengthening exercise for building a healthy body and rehabilitation.
Lucy Dutton: Complete breathing method (chest-abdominal breathing method)
Yoga: Abdominal breathing
Pilates: Lateral breathing technique
Lucy Dhatton breathing techniques
What's important in Lucy Dhatton is its unique breathing technique. It uses a "complete breathing method" that combines abdominal and thoracic breathing.
While holding the pose, slowly inhale through your nose for about 5 seconds.
Imagine your chest and stomach expanding as you fill them with air.
Hold your breath for about 3 seconds.
As you release the pose, exhale forcefully from your mouth with a "shhh" sound over about 5 seconds (exhaling bad energy).
Holding your breath and exhaling forcefully through your mouth are unique features not found in other forms of yoga.
What are the effects of Lucy Dhatton?
Promotes blood and lymph flow
Blood and lymphatic circulation are extremely important for maintaining good physical health.
Lucy Dhatton's breathing technique involves a unique method of holding your breath for a moment.
Holding your breath while taking a deep breath puts pressure on the lymphatic vessels, and the pressure decreases when you exhale. Repeating this action promotes the flow of stagnant lymph.
Furthermore, when you hold your breath, your brain mistakenly perceives a decrease in oxygen, causing the arteries to dilate and try to deliver more blood to the brain. As a result, oxygenated blood circulates more than usual, improving blood flow. Improved blood flow ensures that nutrients reach every part of the body, boosting natural healing abilities and immunity.
Additionally, taking deep breaths helps to open up the rib cage, which in turn increases the flexibility of the muscles between the ribs (intercostal muscles).
People with stiff intercostal muscles and shallow, shallow breathing will likely feel pain when pressing between their ribs. Improving the flexibility of the intercostal muscles will allow you to take deep breaths consistently and take in more oxygen.
Improving brain fatigue
When the brain is fatigued, nerve transmission slows down, making it difficult to send signals to various organs in the body, which can lead to a variety of physical ailments.
感情のコントロールをする「セロトニン」、「ノルアドレナリン」、「ドーパミン」といった脳内神経伝達物質の分泌にも影響が出て、精神的に不安定な状態にも陥ってしまいます。
Furthermore, comprehension, memory, and concentration also decline.
The breathing techniques of Ruesi Datton improve blood flow to the brain, thereby promoting recovery from mental fatigue.
This is said to be based on evidence from neurophysiology, and improving brain fatigue is extremely important for overall physical and mental health.
When brain fatigue improves
Insomnia improved, and sleep quality improved.
Memory and concentration improve
The autonomic nervous system becomes balanced, and feelings of irritability and anxiety are alleviated.
Correcting body misalignment
Recently, there has been an increase in cases where prolonged computer work or excessive smartphone use leads to poor posture, causing muscle contractions and resulting in various physical ailments.
When stiff, rigid muscles pull on the skeleton, it can cause distortions in the body.
Lucy Dhatton corrects imbalances through a series of movements that involve regulating the autonomic nervous system through its unique deep breathing technique, calming nerves that are causing muscle tension, promoting blood flow and increasing oxygen intake, and stretching muscles through physical movement.
By returning the body to a neutral state, various ailments can be alleviated.
"Sen" means
The pathways through which life energy flows
Just like in traditional Thai massage, what is considered important in Ruesi Datton is this concept called "Sen".
Sen are lines through which life energy flows, and it is believed that there are 10 main Sen lines in the body; this is based on Indian medicine.
Lucy Dhatton involves stretching and gently stroking while being mindful of these lines.
While it's impossible to see with the naked eye whether energy is flowing, stimulating these energy lines (Sen) can produce various effects. Since many of these points overlap with acupuncture points in traditional East Asian medicine, you can expect similar effects even if the names and stimulation methods differ.
Anatomical "lines"
The concept of "sen" (or "sen") is considered important, but it is abstract and very difficult to understand.
However, when we look at the areas called "sen" from an anatomical perspective, we find that they are very often located between bones and muscles, between muscles, or in areas where lymphatic vessels and blood vessels converge.
The seemingly abstract phrase, "the energy of life flows smoothly," likely means that by consciously stimulating these "Sen" points, blood and lymphatic circulation are promoted, the autonomic nervous system is regulated by increased oxygen intake, muscle tension is relieved, bodily imbalances are corrected, and discomfort is alleviated.