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5 Elements & Eastern Medicine|Yin yoga & Yoga therapy
Posted: 26th April 2021
Spring Yin is all about harmonising the element that drives you forward again in life after the retreating energy of the Winter, the Wood element. In Chinese Medicine, the Wood element represents new beginnings, drive and fresh ideas. Keep your Wood energy in balance with these Yin yoga poses which target the Liver and Gallbladder meridians.
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The Chinese concept of Qi is difficult to translate directly into western terms. So just what is Qi…?Qi is the organising force in the universe. The vital energy from which life formulates itself, connecting all that is with all that will be. Qi is growth, transformation and change
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5 Elements & Eastern Medicine|Meditation & Mindfulness|Yin yoga & Yoga therapy
Posted: 14th August 2020
Can you sit quietly while the clouds pass and the waters still, to reveal the light of clear consciousness that lies behind? This water meditation connects you with the energy of a stable mountain, the still waters of a lake and a clear blue sky. It draws on the characteristics of the Water element in Chinese Five-element theory, of turning inward to a quiet place of still introspection.
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5 Elements & Eastern Medicine|Fitness 101|Yin yoga & Yoga therapy
Posted: 3rd March 2020
The polarities of different yoga practices & ways of exercising By nature, we all have the predisposition to approach our exercise regime, and included in that our yoga practice, from…
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Metal element in the WuXing cycle & the 5 elements theory In Chinese Medicine, and in particular, what is commonly referred to as Five Elements Theory (Wu Xing), the element…
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The Earth Element Chinese Medicine & The Five Elements When did you last stop and evaluate what the centre of your Earth was? The places, people and sensations that most…
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The Fire Element Chinese Medicine & The Five Elements The heart is the centre from which we beat. The home of our emotions. The place where we experience life. The…
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The Wood Element Chinese Medicine & The Five Elements Like the Spring winds that spread the seeds from the blossoming flowers so that more growth may occur, the Wood element…
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