Both Ayurveda (based on the Samkhya philosophy) and Patanjali’s classical Yoga refer, in their cosmogony, to the GUNAS or subtle forces that precede the five elements. The Gunas govern our mental state and are responsible for how we approach our yoga practice. For example, we may find ourselves …
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 …
WHAT EXACTLY ARE CHINESE MERIDIANS? Are they the same as Myer’s myofascial pathways? Are they the same as Bomghan’s channels?… The answer is NO. No, they are not the same as these physical structures because meridians are NOT physical structures, although they DO manifest themselves …
“ADAPTABILITY” is one of the qualities generated by our YANG WEI MAI Extraordinary Meridian, which you’ve no doubt “exhausted” over the past few months… Did you know that at TCMYoga® we work with the 8 Extraordinary Meridians as well as the 12 Main Meridians? Here are a few concepts that can help you channel energy to…
Today I received this beautiful specimen of TIGER’S EYE. At Crystal Qi® and Crystal Yoga®, we have named it ‘MINERAL OF THE YEAR’, as we believe it will truly play a special role in 2021. A year in which Aquarian energy begins a new cycle, bringing us energy on …
At TCMYoga® we learn about the 8 EXTRAORDINARY MERIDIANS. Why? Quite simply because we find them fascinating and believe it is essential to understand their many applications and uses, not only in the practice of yoga (which we have named XMYoga) and an individual’s spiritual development, but also in the evolution of …
What is TCMYOGA® Yang Yoga? TCMYOGA® Yang Yoga offers a way to “activate” the flow of energy in the Main Chinese Meridians, thereby having a beneficial effect on the circulation of Blood (Xue), muscle toning and fascial integrity. We use both dynamic practice (Yang Flow) and static practice with isometric toning (Yang …
NATURE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS “As above, so below,” says one of Hermes Trismegistus’s maxims in his famous Kybalion. Science seems to be increasingly discovering and embracing the idea that the entire Universe is a hologram – that is to say, each part contains the whole. This led us …
SOME OF YOU have been ASKING us about the EXTRAORDINARY MERIDIANS and how they differ from the Main Meridians we work with in Yin and Yang Yoga. THIS is how the CHAPTER “XMYOGA. YOGA AND EXTRAORDINARY MERIDIANS” in our TCMYoga® training course: What you’ve been learning so far (Main Meridians, 5 Elements, Points …
If you’ve ever had the chance to attend or carry out a distillation of aromatic plants, you’ll have experienced a “magical”, special process that awakens an ANCESTRAL bond between human beings and plants. The use of aromatic plants in a yoga session is nothing new. It is common to use …