“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…
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 …
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 …
YANG WITHIN YIN / YIN WITHIN YANG YIN YOGA – Movement within Stillness. Remain still and discover the internal movements of your body: your heartbeat, bowel movements, lymph flow, the subtle movements of the nervous system, your thoughts, and so on. YANG YOGA – Stillness …
¿CÓMO YIN YOGA ME ENCONTRÓ? Cada persona tiene una historia, un recorrido que le va moldeando con el tiempo. Esta es la historia de CÓMO YIN YOGA me encontró y se estableció como parte de mi práctica. Yoga ha formado parte de mi vida desde el año 1999 y entró …
At TCMYoga®, we focus on balance – the balance between YIN and YANG. How do we achieve this? If our daily life is very YIN (still, cold, gloomy, sedentary, living in a cold climate, etc.) or if our yoga practice is very YIN, we focus on a YANG practice. In our training programme, we offer two approaches…
Have you ever felt that you WANTED TO STAY IN A YOGA POSE FOR LONGER? Extending the duration… the stillness… this is YIN YOGA. To linger, to stay, to settle in, to find calm, to observe, to engage in dialogue, to observe, to feel, to meditate, to stretch, etc… You don’t need formal training in Yin Yoga to practise this style, especially if you’ve been practising for years. …
ACUYOGA – TCMYoga® Practising Self-Care Would you like to know how you can incorporate Chinese energy anatomy – specifically acupuncture points – into your yoga practice? INTRODUCTION In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), various tools are used to influence these points, such as acupuncture (the insertion of needles), …
3 JIAOS (BODY SECTIONS) AND YOGIC GRANTHS According to Taoism, in the process of the creation of the human being and its various levels or layers, there also appear 3 Jiaos, clearly distinct parts or sections of the body. These do not refer to depth but to sections along the vertical axis. Essentially, this constitution must …