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 …
TEMPORAL DIMENSION: The traps of Maya. Most philosophical and spiritual practices emphasise the importance of living in the “present” and paying “attention” to what is happening in each moment. In Patanjali’s Ashtanga Yoga, reference is made to the states of “Pratyahara” and “Dharana”, in which we withdraw the …