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Rest in the loving embrace of the Earth
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Rest in the loving embrace of the Earth
´Those who maintain the proper balance will prevail.’ Tao te Ching
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NeiJing Suwen or The Yellow Emperor
Dear Yoga-lover,
Hereby a translation of an original text out of the famous book of the Yellow Emperor. Hope you enjoy it and it inspires you to live with the Seasons.
The Essential Text of Chinese Health and Healing is written in the form of a dialog between the Huang Di the Yellow Emperor and his acupuncturist, Qi Bo. This edited translation contains excerpts of the first chapters.
The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Medicine (the Neijing Suwen) ~240 B.C.
translated by Maoshing Ni, Shambala Publications ISBN 1-57062-080-6 © 1995 further edited by Paul Farago
Chapter 2: THE ART OF LIFE THROUGH THE SEASONS
Spring
Huang Di said, “The months of the Spring season bring about the revitalization of all things in nature. It is the time of birth. This is when Heaven and Earth are reborn. During this season it …
Continue ReadingBen jij klaar om de winter te omhelzen met het Water Element?
Je staat aan de vooravond van de winter. Hoe kun je in deze tijd, waarin de dagen korter worden en de nachten langer, beter in balans blijven door je yoga, meditatie en voeding af te stemmen op het seizoen?
De Chinese geneeskunde geeft hierop antwoord. Zij is sterk verweven met het Taoïsme en ziet de mens als een microcosmische afspiegeling van het hele universum of macrocosmos, waarin wij door dezelfde vijf elementen worden beïnvloed. Dit heet ‘Het Pad van de Wijze’, die leeft in harmonie met de natuur.
Vijf Elementen
Deze Elementen zijn Hout, Vuur, Aarde, Metaal en Water. Hout hoort bij de lente. Nu ontspruiten de zaadjes, de natuur wordt wakker, het is volop groen. Deze fase gaat over in het Element Vuur, dat hoort bij de zomer, het zaadje dat ontsproot in de lente is uitgegroeid tot een …
Continue ReadingFeel this late summer from Earth to Metal as a nourishing time
Beloved’s,
I hope you had a beautiful summer! Here are some ideas for how you can help yourself transition from the season of Earth element to the autumnal Metal element with ease. Which, in all invisibility, has already begun.
The late summer of the Earth element is when nature is at its peak of abundance, before autumn makes its appearance. You may be attracted to ice creams, cold drinks, and sweets. This weakens your digestion at this time of year and creates what we call a damp or humid climate in your body. Try to avoid this now.
Despite the long, sunny days now, this period offers an ideal opportunity to embrace a slower pace of life, or strengthening Yin in Yang.
The Metal season is called ‘the little Yin time’.
By taking it slower during late summer, we …
Continue ReadingEnjoy this Yin Yoga class to feel the Equinox opening for Inner Balance 24th of March 2024
Happy Equinox!
Balance with Yin Yoga for Equinox
Equinox itself gives us a opportunity for balance. Yin and Yang are in perfect Harmony, and gives us the chance to feel centered and at home. It is an immense portal in Nature for us to feel the support for a sense of Being at Home in ourselves.
Yin and Yang are in harmony now. Like there are equal hours of sunlight in the day, as there is darkness in the night. While we have entered the Small Yang season of Spring, The Yang will grow to a maximum in our Summer.
The season of Wood or Spring helps our creativity, transformation and our growth as a human being. Internally or externally, or better said transformation on the inside of ourselves, or the manifestation of those changes in the material world. It …
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