Mantak Chia has systemized CNT into five distinct levels within his Universal Healing Tao framework:
: The area around the navel is considered the body's primary energy center, where stress, tension, and negative emotions accumulate as "sick winds" or blockages. Mantak Chia - Chi Nei Tsang
(CNT) is a traditional Taoist healing system reintroduced to the West by Grandmaster Mantak Chia . Translating to "Internal Organ Energy Transformation," this modality focuses on deep abdominal massage to detoxify organs and release emotional blockages. Core Philosophy and Origin Mantak Chia has systemized CNT into five distinct
: Taoist tradition suggests that major organs store specific emotional energies—such as fear in the kidneys or anger in the liver—which CNT seeks to clear. The Universal Healing Tao (UHT) System Levels Core Philosophy and Origin : Taoist tradition suggests
: CNT originated in ancient China as a self-healing art for monks to prepare for deep meditation.