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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 Medicina Tradicional China (MTC, TCM) se usan unos conceptos conocidos como QI, JING y SHEN que conjuntamente se denominan “Los Tres Tesoros”. Y es que son sustancias muy valoradas en el cuerpo humano que nos aportan salud a todos los niveles: QI Suele definirse como “energía” pero en realidad …
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 …