🤫 I’M GOING TO TELL YOU A SECRET… The human body has a series of energy points, which for some people coincide with points where the fascial tissue intersects; stimulating these points can trigger a range of physical, emotional and even spiritual reactions. Today I’m going to talk to you about V62 (Bladder 62) …
💚 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 …
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 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 …
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 …
Have you ever tried incorporating MUDRAS into your YIN YOGA practice? Mudras are physical gestures, the best-known of which are the “Hasta Mudras”, which are performed with the hands. By performing them, you can direct energy in certain directions. Here we explain in detail how we incorporate their use …
🤔 When we practise yoga asanas🧎♀️, we sometimes apply pressure to specific areas that “coincidentally” correspond to acupuncture points, which have a specific energetic and physiological effect. On other occasions, we may apply this stimulation deliberately to work on these points, promoting the proper flow of Qi through pressure …
DO YOUR GLUTES OR SACROILIAC JOINT HURT? It’s normal. It’s one of the most common ailments affecting our musculoskeletal and fascial systems. Here are some exercises (TIPS) to “ease the pain”, whether you have a spastic piriformis muscle, a displaced sacrum, or knots and stiffness in the fascial tissue …
SHOELACE ARMS is the arm variation of “Gomukhasana” in Yin Yoga. For several months, I had to practise it using a belt, as you can see in the picture, due to a dislocated elbow that severely limited my mobility… When we talk about meridians in Yin Yoga and …
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