很多人, 包括基督徒, visit a Mensendieck therapist. But do they know, where they go to and what they got themselves into? What’s Mensendieck therapy and its origin? What does the Bible say about Mensendieck therapy methods?
What is the History of Mensendieck therapy?
Mensendieck is invented by a German medical doctor Bess A. 门森迪克 (1866-1959). That’s why the therapy is called Mensendieck. During her studies in fine arts, she became aware of the many different body shapes of people. She wanted to know, to what extent the posture and shape of the body were influenceable, and therefore could be adjusted. She immersed herself in anatomy, physiology, biomechanics, physical education, and rhythmic gymnastics. After these studies, she developed her own kinematics Mensendieck.
Bess Mensendieck emphasized the unity of body and mind. According to her, you could not separate these two. She wanted her clients to become aware of their body alignment and movements. She held her clients responsible for the good functioning of their bodies.
Awareness and self-reliance are the central points in this therapy; you ought to listen to your body signals; and listen to bodily cues arising from breath, touch, and movement. The slogan of Bess Mensendieck was: do it yourself, see for yourself, feel for yourself, and judge for yourself.
You have to become aware of every muscle, tendon, organ, breathing, ETC. In other words, she wants you to start listening to your body and become aware of every part of your body.
Mensendieck has a holistic approach. The therapy consists of a series of exercises designed to treat and/or prevent physical complaints, incorrect posture, or chronic pain. The exercises teach your body awareness and how to move consciously from the center of the body, following breathing.
Mensendieck and the awareness of your body
When I read this, it reminded me of 瑜伽. You also have to become aware of your body and focus on conscious movement from the core and the union between movement and breath. Let’s have a look at the similarities of yoga and Mensendieck:
- Awareness: listening to your body
- Relaxation: muscle balance, let go of tension, and pay attention to your breathing
- Posture improvement: IE. improvement of the flexibility of the spine
What does the Bible say about self-reliance?
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths (箴言 3:5-6)
By doing Mensendieck therapy you adopt an independency. This is against the will of God. Because God wants us to rely on Him. He wants total dependence on Him. God wants us to be His people and He wants to take care of us.
When we follow these Mensendieck methods, it shows that we don’t need Jesus and that we can control everything by ourselves. The ‘self’ is the center of this therapy.
But the Bible says, that we should trust the Lord and depend on Him with all of our hearts.
We must not lean unto our own understanding, because it is not reliable. Only the Lord Jesus Christ; 这个单词, is reliable and trustworthy.
What does the Bible say about awareness?
正是这种精神使人加速; 肉体无益: 我对你说的话, they are spirit, 他们就是生命 (约翰 6:63)
Now let’s discuss awareness; becoming aware of your body. Awareness of the body results in the fact that your body rules over your mind and spirit. Your body becomes the master of your life. You will listen to your body, and do, what your body tells you to do. You submit yourself to your body.
Your body leads you, because you have trained and disciplined yourself to become conscious (aware) of every part of your body (posture, 动作, breathing, organs, ETC. (另请阅读: 正念有什么危险?)).
But every Christian is bought with the blood of Jesus Christ. Therefore Christians have surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ. Jesus is now King over the life of a Christian.
Jesus is Lord over your life
作为一名基督徒, you have made Jesus, Lord over your whole life. The spirit in you has become alive, through the reconciliation with God through Jesus Christ, and by becoming born again in the spirit. Your spirit will work together with the Holy Spirit.
From the moment you become born again in the spirit, it’s important to feed your spirit with the Word of God. So that your spirit will mature and reign in your life, instead of your body and mind (灵魂).
Your body has become a temple (habituation) of the Holy Spirit (1 科尔 6:19). God has become your Owner.
Your body and soul must become subordinate to the spirit, instead of your spirit becoming subordinate to the body (和灵魂).
在罗马书中 8:1 it is written that we are saved when we walk in Jesus Christ and walk after the Spirit and not after the flesh. When you live after the flesh, you shall die, but when you walk after the Spirit and kill the deeds of the flesh, you shall live.
当你跟随圣灵而行时, you will live
所以, 弟兄们, 我们是债务人, 不至于肉体, to live after the flesh. 因为如果你们顺从肉体而活, ye shall die: 但你们若靠着圣灵治死身体的恶行, 你们会活下去. 因为凡是被神的灵引导的人, 他们是神的儿子 (罗马书 8:12-14)
The Spirit of God and our spirit must reign over the body. We must not listen to our body and its signals.
Becoming aware of the body is a trap of the devil. He wants you to keep living after the flesh. 以便, he can come back into your life and rule and control your life.
当你重生时, your spirit will become alive in you but is still subordinated to the body and soul. Now it’s time for some training: growing up in the Word of God and the Holy Spirit.
How will your spirit mature?
The Holy Spirit shall teach you in His Word and you shall grow up into the image of Jesus Christ. 用神的话语喂养你的灵, doing the Word of God, and through prayer and 禁食, you will mature and become strong in the spirit, so that your spirit will reign in your life.
You will walk after the Spirit and rule over your soul and body. Therefore you shall walk as the 新创作; 神的儿子 (这适用于男性和女性).
The spirit is no longer a slave. But your spirit (in unity with the Holy Spirit) shall reign over your soul and body. You will walk after the spirit, and do the 神的旨意 在地球上.
When you do the will of God, from the spirit, you shall bring forth life. When you do the things from the flesh; senses, 情怀, 情绪, 想法, ETC。, it shall not produce life, 但死亡.
Your life is like a corn of wheat
You must see your life as a corn of wheat, that has to die. Unless it dies it shall bring forth much fruit. If it doesn’t die, it shall remain death and bring forth nothing (约翰 12:24-26)
你怎么, when you’ve laid down your life (你的肉体; 将要, 欲望, 欲望, 意见, ETC。), and died in Christ, through the water baptism, become conscious (aware) of your body?
This is not possible, because you can’t become aware of something, which is dead.
Dead is dead and doesn’t live. Unless you raise your dead body and make it alive. You can do that.
When you do that, you become aware of everything that occurs in your body; every pain, 疲倦, wrong breathing, 焦虑, feet/hands tingling, 压力, tension, ETC.
You become aware of every bodily signal and are led by these signals.
You shall walk according to these signals, instead of your spirit ruling over these signals.
因为事实, that you have given your body its rulership back, your body and your soul will rule again and the spirit will take a subordinate role and shall eventually die. You shall lose your life, even if you think, that you shall gain life.
Don’t open the gates for the enemy
Don’t open any gates for the enemy, because if you open any gates for him, he will be more than willing to enter, and take you captive. By becoming aware of your body, breathing, and posture (by doing certain exercises/movements), you will open the gates. You will invite demons to enter and take control of your body.
These gates are also called Chakra (energy centers in the body). You will open a Chakra by doing certain exercises/movements accompanied by your breathing.
The therapist guarantees, that you shall feel some kind of relief in your muscles/bones, getting energized and becoming relaxed. But the energy and peace you get are from the devil. By doing these (breathing) exercises he shall slowly take over your body and mind until he controls your body.
Maybe it’s not your intention to open any gates for the devil by becoming aware of your body. But let me tell you, that the devil doesn’t care if you know this or not. When you enter his territory and open the gates, it’s enough for him to take you captive. This is what happens with Mensendieck (and yoga)
Mensendieck is a doctrine of man. It’s not based on Bible (神的话语) and His wisdom. It is a doctrine of man, and therefore a doctrine of devils. The doctrines of the world, are foolishness to God. Just like God’s doctrine is foolishness unto the world; 那个老人.
There is so much more to write about, but I will stop here. Soon, yoga and the dangers of practicing yoga will be discussed.
Jesus is our Healer and we have total healing in Him. 如何? Read 耶稣是医治者.
‘成为地球之盐’
来源: 维基百科
