Author: rodgershawnchristopher
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Practicing Yin Yoga
“The function of yoga asana is to harmonise the flow of Chi in our bodies“– Paul Grilley. As i already shared earlier Yin Yoga concentrates on stressing our fascia trough longer held traction or compression. Stressing the body in this way makes the cells in our connective tissue react and water structures change and rehydrate.Fascia…
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Chi & Meridians
Chi, Qi, Ki are names that the Chinese and Japanese use for energy. In the Indian tradition is spoken of Prana. The two/three traditions overlap and point out that there are different types of energy. Chi is not one word but rather a concept. The Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM) makes no distinction between energy and…
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FASCIA
Connective Tissue or Fascia? Scientists add more and more value to the influence connective tissue has. Connective tissue however is an incomplete name because it does so much more then only connect. Generally it is said that everything with a base of collagen is called fascia. Fascia (fasciae) is the name we rather like to…
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Honest About Stress
An End To The Negative Relationship To Stress All tissues in our body react to the addition of stress. Stress is neccesary to keep the body healthy, supple and mobile like stress works in our brain when we do a math test. Counting from our heads is stressing our brain to keep information stored and…
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Yin or YANG
Yin or Yang Yoga All different types of Yoga came from just one. You could state that everything we do with the body is Hatha Yoga (yoga of force). A huge difference between Yin and Yang is that in the latter the ‘target area’ are the muscles. Mostly there is effort involved stimulating the heartbeat…
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