🤫 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. …
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 …
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…
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 …
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