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 …
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 …
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 …