☯️ CHINESE MEDICINE AND YOGA: COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE LANGUAGE OF NATURE
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. For example, I’m sure you’ve noticed how the weather affects your needs when practising yoga, and how you don’t feel like doing the same session in winter as you do in summer.
👉 In TCM, there are what are known as EXTERNAL OR CLIMATIC FACTORS that can throw the body out of balance. For example, if you’re exposed to windy weather and your neck isn’t protected, you’re very likely to catch a cold. The factors that, taken to extremes, can throw our body out of balance are Heat, Fire (note: these are not the same thing; Fire is intense Heat), Dryness, Vi…Read More