Sen Sumana begins two thumb widths above the navel and ends at the bitter part of the tongue.
Sen Sumana is the first of ten Sen in the Sen Sib, consisting of one major and four minor lines. Sen Sumana is predominantly associated with the Wind element, playing a crucial role in respiratory functions and addressing concerns related to the abdomen and digestion. It is often associated with critical organs such as the heart, lungs, and stomach.
Moreover, Sen Sumana resembles the Indian Sushumna Nadi, as both energy pathways traverse the region where the seven primary Chakras are situated.
Details of Sen Sumana
Other Names: Sumna, Summana, Susummana, Sushumna
Focus: The digestive system
Body Origin: Two thumb widths above the navel
Body Gateway: Tongue
Indications: Coughing, taste, speaking problems, asthma, hiccups, bronchitis, chest pain, heart diseases, spasm of the diaphragm, hiatus hernia, nausea, cold, throat problems, hunger pain, diseases of the digestive system, abdominal pain, paralysis in the upper body, mania, and daydreaming.
In Thai Massage therapy, the practitioner clears blockages along the Sen lines, allowing Lom Pran to circulate freely and energetically throughout the body.
Major Line: The major line begins two thumb widths above the navel, proceeds deep inside the chest into the throat, and ends at the part of the tongue associated with bitterness.
Minor Line 1: The first minor line starts at the navel and goes down the front, around past the anus and then travels up the spine. The line continues up over the centre of the head, down between the eyes, and under the nose, ending at the back of the roof of the mouth.
Minor Line 2: The second minor line starts at the centre of the chest at the nipple line, goes to the middle of each armpit, then down the bottom centre of the arms to the outside corner of the pinkie fingers.
Minor Line 3: The third minor line starts at the hole in the centre of the clavicle, follows each clavicle to the top of the shoulder, then runs along the top centre of the arm to the tip of the thumb.
Minor Line 4: The fourth minor line starts at the anus and goes down the centre of the back of both legs to the centre of the heels. The line then runs along the inside of the foot’s arch to the big toe’s outside tip.
Learn About the Sen Sib
The ten Sen are the heart of Thai massage and the basis of therapeutic Thai massage. Learn more about each of the Sen below:
