{"id":796,"date":"2021-07-13T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T08:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akupunktur-freystaetter.de\/?p=796"},"modified":"2021-08-04T13:23:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T11:23:32","slug":"introduction-to-tcm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/akupunktur-freystaetter.de\/en\/introduction-to-tcm\/","title":{"rendered":"INTRODUCTION TO TCM"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) assumes that the life energy Qi flows incessantly and changes constantly. Qi animates all living beings and creates life. All Qi manifestations have a share of Yin and Yang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The energetic exchange between heaven and earth, between Yin and Yang, is also evident in the seasons and in the alternation of day and night. This directly affects the energy that flows within each of us. Qi expands and is active during the day, while at night it retreats inside to regenerate. \u201cThe only constant is change\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another concept of Chinese Medicine is the teaching of the five phases of change. &nbsp;We humans are part of nature, our organs and physical, as well emotional and mental functions reflect the order of nature. Each element brings forth, nourishes and leads to the the next element (Creation Cycle &#8211; Sheng).&nbsp; In addition, there also other pathways of how the elements influence each other:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Controlling cycle&nbsp;(Ko)<\/li><li>Insulting cycle (Wu)<\/li><li>Overacting cycle (Cheng)<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional\nChinese Medicine (TCM) looks back on a tradition of over 2000 years. The\nphilosophy on which it is based is a complex, multi-layered concept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Humans are\nembedded in nature between heaven and earth and form a universal unit with it.\nIn Chinese Medicine, the human being is seen as an organic whole, a part can\nonly be understood in relation to the whole. We looksat the dynamics of life,\neverything is in constant change. This change is unintentional. Every state,\nwhen it is reached, already contains its opposite. A reached maximum state is\nunstable and must collapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yin and Yang are\ntwo forces in the universe that are effective everywhere. Their interplay is\nthe basis for the continuous process of every natural change, every movement in\nthe universe and the basis of man himself. Yin and Yang are relative\nquantities, they determine each other, are dependent on one another, together\nthey form a whole, they are constantly in motion and in constant change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Su wen\n(chap. 2) it says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-green-color has-text-color\"><strong>&#8220;Yin and Yang are the law of heaven and earth, the basis of everything, the parents of change, the origin of creation and destruction.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are healthy\nand our self-healing powers are active when Yin (vital fluids and substance)\nand Yang (vital force and energy) are in a balanced relationship to one\nanother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yin signifies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>the ability to relax, restful sleep and good nerves, serenity, patience and calm. Sufficient substance and vitality are necessary for this. <\/li><li>the night, autumn and winter, passivity and standstill, the front, the lower and inner area of \u200b\u200bthe body, the inhalation, cold, wet and damp, direction downwards. <\/li><li>compressed matter, substances, that sink to the bottom.<\/li><li>darkness, cold, contraction <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yin is assigned\nto the storage organs, these are the lungs, heart, pericardium (also called\nmaster of the heart), spleen, liver and kidney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yang signifies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>dynamics, movement, resistance, joie de vivre, willpower<\/li><li>all active processes in our organism<\/li><li>sufficient energy (Qi), life force and warmth are necessary for this<\/li><li>the day, the spring and summer, activity and movement, the back, the upper and outer areas of the body, the exhalation, warm and dry, direction upwards.<\/li><li>dynamic energy<\/li><li>light, brightness, warmth, expansion<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Yang organs\ntransport fluids and blood, i.e. the large intestine, small intestine, triple\nheater (regulates temperature and energy movement), stomach, gall bladder and\nbladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qi is the breath\nof life, like a stream, an invisible force that keeps all physical, emotional\nand spiritual processes going and lets us be alive. It pulsates, transforms,\nnourishes and is the engine of an ongoing cyclical change, filled with the\nenergies of heaven (Yang) and earth (Yin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qi drives the\nblood, the nervous and lymphatic systems (Ying-Qi), it strengthens the immune\nsystem (Wei-Qi). It turns food into body substances, keeps organs in place,\nprevents excessive perspiration, keeps the body warm, and is the source of\nmovement and growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Qi is everywhere\nin the body, its flow runs along certain channels, the so-called meridians.\nThere are 12 main meridians corresponding to the main organs and 8\nextraordinary meridians.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) assumes that the life energy Qi flows incessantly and changes constantly. Qi animates all living beings and creates life. All Qi manifestations have a share of Yin and Yang. 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