Nowadays, it’s very common to come across phrases such as “YIN YOGA, the style that improves the FASCIAS”. There’s no doubt that Yin Yoga is a beneficial practice for the fasciae, but… is it the only one? Consider the following: isn’t Hatha Yoga in itself a practice that influences …
💚 WOOD OVERPOWERS EARTH I’m fascinated by TCM because it’s a form of medicine based on the observation of nature. It describes the five elements that make up everything around us and the three relationships between them: Creation, Destruction and Opposition. In my courses, I always describe the relationship between …
🌟 Yoga is a broad philosophical system with a wide range of branches. One of these branches – arguably the best known in the West – is Hatha Yoga, from which practices such as Vinyasa, Anusara and Restorative Yoga are derived. One such system of Hatha Yoga that emerged in the 20th century is …
💎 NEW YEAR RITUAL 🙏 💫 Activating the Meridians – YIN WEI MAI, responsible for our inner RENEWAL 🤓 What is YIN WEI MAI? It is one of the 8 Extraordinary Meridians that TCM identifies as influencing our spiritual realm. Yin Wei Mai is known as our network …
I love TCM because it is a medical science based on the observation of nature and respect for its movements, cycles and stages. I couldn’t possibly like it if it weren’t like that. And as nature is the foundation of existence, we can also observe it in yoga. …
What is a yoga teacher without philosophy? The history of yoga and the philosophical disciplines that influence it are ESSENTIAL to being a good yoga teacher. And the truth is that very often teachers lack a philosophical foundation. In fact, we’ve noticed that it’s “somewhat fashionable” to talk about …
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there is mention of an intermediate season between summer and autumn known as “Late Summer”, governed by the EARTH element. This element also manifests itself during a two-week period between one season and the next. That is to say, between …
❓WHAT ARE THE EXTRAORDINARY MERIDIANS? ☯️❓ 💫 The Extraordinary Meridians (according to TCM) are the first eight channels to form in the embryo and are those that carry the karmic imprint of our Soul and our DNA. They are an essential reservoir that nourishes the 12 main meridians (with the …
MUSCULAR STRENGTH VS FASCIAL STRENGTH You’ve no doubt noticed, either in yourself or in people close to you, how quickly you can get fit and then lose that fitness at the gym. This type of training, which focuses mainly on the muscles, isn’t sustainable; the results don’t last because we aren’t working on the fasciae properly. Modifying the …
If you’ve delved into the philosophy underpinning Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), you’ll have fallen in love with its elegant and beautiful Taoist foundations. When we apply these principles to yoga, we can create wonderful themed classes that are highly effective therapeutically – not only physically but also …
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