DO YOU KNOW what SUB-PRANAS are and their IMPORTANT ROLE in a balanced YOGA practice? The Sub-Pranas, or Vayus, are five subtle, physiological movements that occur within the body to enable it to carry out all its physical and mental functions in a balanced way. Understanding how to manage and mobilise them …
The distillation of essential oils is generally attributed to Avicenna (Ibn Sina), a 10th-century Persian known as the “Prince of Physicians”. However, there is evidence to suggest that distillation was known in the Indus Valley, in Iraq, in India, in China, in Egypt… and so on…
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…
Today I received this beautiful specimen of TIGER’S EYE. At Crystal Qi® and Crystal Yoga®, we have named it ‘MINERAL OF THE YEAR’, as we believe it will truly play a special role in 2021. A year in which Aquarian energy begins a new cycle, bringing us energy on …
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 …
What is TCMYOGA® Yang Yoga? TCMYOGA® Yang Yoga offers a way to “activate” the flow of energy in the Main Chinese Meridians, thereby having a beneficial effect on the circulation of Blood (Xue), muscle toning and fascial integrity. We use both dynamic practice (Yang Flow) and static practice with isometric toning (Yang …
NATURE HAS ALL THE ANSWERS “As above, so below,” says one of Hermes Trismegistus’s maxims in his famous Kybalion. Science seems to be increasingly discovering and embracing the idea that the entire Universe is a hologram – that is to say, each part contains the whole. This led us …