Through the practice of MINDFULNESS, both on and off your mat, we become more self-aware, which in turn deepens our self-knowledge. We cannot change certain situations. What we can do, however, is CHOOSE how to react to them, and this gives us TRUE FREEDOM. Be mindful of …
JUNIPER MOMENT / TCM / AYURVEDA / AROMAYOGA® A time to feel strong, to be brave and to have enough energy to overcome obstacles. This plant has been known since ancient times for ceremonial purposes (it is a good purifier) in places such as Tibet and the Americas. In France, it was used to combat smallpox …
WHAT ARE THE 3 TREASURES? IMPLICATIONS IN YOGA In our TCMYoga® training courses, we discuss Jing, Qi and Shen – Taoist concepts that help us understand the foundations of physical and spiritual health. In a nutshell: JING – This is the material substance necessary to be able to …
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, THE SAME BODY: WHY LEARN ABOUT YOGA AND TCM? When we set out to integrate Yoga and Chinese Medicine, the first obstacle we encounter is the differences in language. Traditional Chinese Medicine has a Taoist background, the foundation of which is Yin …
TEMPORAL DIMENSION: The traps of Maya. Most philosophical and spiritual practices emphasise the importance of living in the “present” and paying “attention” to what is happening in each moment. In Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga, reference is made to the states of “Pratyahara” and “Dharana”, in which we withdraw the …
FINDING THE THRESHOLD. YIN YOGA It is very important to learn how to find our “Asana”. This is true of any form of yoga, but in Yin Yoga it is even more important, as holding a pose for an extended period can carry a risk of injury if one has not found the …
En Medicina Tradicional China (MTC, TCM) se usan unos conceptos conocidos como QI, JING y SHEN que conjuntamente se denominan “Los Tres Tesoros”. Y es que son sustancias muy valoradas en el cuerpo humano que nos aportan salud a todos los niveles: QI Suele definirse como “energía” pero en realidad …
En la naturaleza se va desplegando la energía del OTOÑO. Los días son más cortos, especialmente, desde el cambio de hora, hace más frío, los árboles empiezan a iniciar su merecido descanso soltando las hojas, etc. El Otoño en MTC se corresponde con la energía de Metal que es el …
One of the things I found most challenging during the conception and development of “Holistic Yoga Therapy” and its components relating to Ayurveda (AyurYoga®) and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCMYoga®) was the similarity, and at the same time the significant difference, between the Five Elements in both of these Eastern traditions. Our mind tends to …
The Wood Element is associated with the East and Spring, and its associated organs are the Liver (Yin) and the Gallbladder (Yang). It is linked to the colour green, the sour taste and the emotion of anger. Note that spring is the season that brings life into being …