Category Archives: Yin Yang

Wellness Practice in Spring Focuses on Protecting and Nourishing Liver

       Spring season begins with the Start of Spring, followed by Raining, Awakening of Insects, Vernal Equinox, Tomb-sweeping Day and Grain Rain, the six solar terms, ending on the eve of Start of Summer. In the spring, Yang qi rises, … Continue reading

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Yin, Yang, and Work Life Balance

[East-West Perspective] by Peter Morgan The typical soloist is a master of Yang, i.e. hard work, striving and making things happen. But what about Yin, and the magic, ease, flow and balance it offers? Most of us recognize the Yin-Yang symbol. The … Continue reading

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Yin and Yang: Unify to Create Daily Orgasm

[The Dancing Doc] by Sharon Montes, MD * Image reprinted by permission of Rex F. May (Baloo): http://www.baloocartoons.com   I had my first orgasm when I was 10 years old.  Over 40 years later, the vivid memory of the joy … Continue reading

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What is Yin–Yang?

[Featured Article] by Casey Kochmer A starting definition: The nature of change, balanced as two halves of a whole. Yin and Yang is perhaps the most known and documented concept used within Taoism. Yin and Yang is the concept of duality … Continue reading

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The Chakras Part 1

[Energy Healing Through Science & Spirit] The Chakras (1): How the Rainbow Colors came to be… by Cindy Cicero Did you ever wonder how the colors of the chakras found their way into our present culture?  I have. As an … Continue reading

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Yin Yang You

[Spirituality of Dao 道之 神] By Raven Cohan A swirl on one side, black. A swirl on the other side, white. A dot in the thick parts… Like a star in the night And a cinder in the cream. The … Continue reading

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Manifesting Yin and Yang in Taiji

[Meditation in Motion] By Eric Borreson One of the fundamental principles of tai chi is that we start in wu ji, or neutral emptiness. As we begin to move, wu ji separates into the yin and yang that our body … Continue reading

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From the Editor

[From the Editor] by Michelle Wood Welcome to the March/April issue of Yang Sheng! If Spring has not yet visited your area, I’m sure it will soon! Members of our Yang Sheng staff live all over the United States (with … Continue reading

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Chinese Astrology: Green Horse Year

[Qi Cultivation & Dao  炼气与道] Chinese Astrology: Green (Wood) Horse Year by Michael Winn Taoist Living Astrology vs. Abstract Mental Astrology My top focus is on HOW TO CONNECT TO HORSE ENERGY this year. Most modern astrology has devolved into … Continue reading

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