Chinese Medicine Meridian Resources
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, we not only have a physical body, we also have an energetic body.
This subtle body is made up of meridians or nadis. The meridians comprise an invisible web like structure that connects all organs and transmits Qi, Prana, blood, and information.
How to Build Yin (and why it’s so important!) According to Traditional Chinese Medicine
The holistic philosophy of Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches that we each need a balance of yin and yang for overall health and wellbeing. In the body and mind, yin is easily depleted by overwork, stress, and other factors. Similar to Ojas in Ayurvedic medicine, yin is closely related to growth, ...
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Calm Heart & Clear Mind | Healing the Shen with Food as Medicine
Within Chinese Medicine, we use the term Shen to describe a person’s spirit or consciousness. This spirit is said to be visible in the spark of our eyes, and its energetic health determines how we connect with ourselves and each other. The Shen, and more generally the Heart-Mind system, is ...
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Pericardium and Triple Burner Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Pericardium and Triple Burner (San Jiao) are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, ...
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Ren and Du Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine the body is thought to contain channels of energy. The subtle or energetic body is made up of these channels, meridians, or nadis. These channels act as pathways where Qi or Prana flows. There are fourteen main meridians. Twelve meridians are associated with individual organs and two ...
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Bladder and Kidney Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Kidney and Urinary Bladder are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s usually ...
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What are Meridians and How do Meridians Work?
In my private medical practice people ask me all the time “What are meridians?” and “How do meridians work?” So in today’s video I answer these questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yd__2eKnNS4 According to ancient medical systems like Traditional Chinese Medicine, we not only have a physical body, we also have an energetic or ...
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Heart and Small Intestine Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Heart and Small Intestine are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s usually ...
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Spleen and Stomach Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Spleen and the Stomach are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s usually ...
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Liver and Gallbladder Meridians for Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Liver and Gallbladder are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s usually being ...
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Lung and Large Intestine Meridians for Yin Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Lungs and the Large Intestine are paired. When looking at the organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions and functions more than physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s ...
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