Tag: TCM
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United in Breath: World Tai Chi and Qigong Day
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Each year on the final Saturday of April, practitioners of Tai Chi and Qigong worldwide mark the day with special events to share their peaceful practice and disperse positive energy.
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Deeply Rooted: The 12 Routines of Yi Jin Jing
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Yi Jin Jing is rooted in the essential principles of TCM and Qigong. From the gentle opening moves through the more intense routines, in its entirety, Yi Jin Jing provides a complete and progressive stretching and strengthening workout.
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Cultivating the Three Treasures: Shen, Qi and Jing
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In Traditional Chinese medical theory there are three things that are essential to sustaining health and life: Shen, Qi and Jing. They are known as The Three Treasures, and each one contributes to the health and well-being of the body, mind and spirit.
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Thoughts on Wuji
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We start and end our Shibashi in Wuji, which can be translated as “utter formlessness.” It is likened to the moment before the Big Bang. In that moment nothing existed, there was just emptiness, but that emptiness was filled to the brim with potentiality.
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San Jiao/Triple Burner in Theory and Practice
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San Jiao (Triple Warmer, Triple Heater, Triple Burner) is extraordinary in that it does not correspond to a specific organ. Rather it helps to regulate all the organs and energy in the body by opening passageways and facilitating free and proper flow.