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