Class 2 Flashcards
Yin & Yang
Theory of Yin & Yang
“Any phenomenon can only be Yin or Yang in relation to the whole.”
Conveys movement
Yang
Suggests stillness
Yin
heaven and earth
the direction of flow of ki
Anatomical pose
Eastern: hands up
Western: hands down (Meridians in western)
[yin/yang] move, protect, transform, stabilize and warm
Yang
[yin/yang] nourish, moisten and maintain
Yin
[yin/yang] cold, deep, empty- depleted
Yin
superficial, hot, full- excess
Yang
[yin/yang] Organs are deep, internal and
Yin
[yin/yang] Meridians circulate near the surface and are
Yang
All things_____ each other, _____ each other and ____into each other
create; control; transform
[yin/yang & element] Heart
Yin; Fire
[yin/yang & element] Small Intestine
Yang; Fire
[yin/yang & element] Spleen
Yin; Earth
[yin/yang & element] Stomach
Yang; Earth
[yin/yang & element] Lung
Yin; Metal
[yin/yang & element] Large Intestine
Yang; Metal
[yin/yang & element] Kidney
Yin; Water
[yin/yang & element] Bladder
Yang; Water
[yin/yang & element] Heart Protector
Yin; Supplemental Fire
[yin/yang & element] Triple Heater
Yang; Supplemental Fire
[yin/yang & element] Liver
Yin; Wood
[yin/yang & element] Gall bladder
Yang; Wood
[yin/yang] anterior
Yin
[yin/yang] posterior
yang
[yin/yang] Upper body
Yang
[yin/yang] Lower body
Yin
[yin/yang] Empty/ Kyo
Yin
[yin/yang] Full/ Jitsu
Yang