Everything you learn during our TCMYoga® training (including the Yin Yoga module) will not qualify you to practise as a Chinese medicine practitioner – which normally requires 3–4 years of study – but it will broaden your perspective on your own yoga practice and that of your students. Some …
Another of my passions, alongside Eastern Medicine, is the use of minerals and essential oils. Here I’d like to share with you an overview of the relationship between crystal therapy and TCM: THE MINERAL KINGDOM AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM). The use of minerals in ancient China with …
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 …
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 …
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 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 …
Yin Yoga is a form of yoga in which poses are held statically, usually for between 2 and 5 minutes. This postural stillness allows the Chinese meridians to be stretched and helps to develop mindfulness. My own practice of Yin Yoga led me to realise that in …