Finding Balance in Yin – Yang
Everyone these days is looking for ways to achieve and maintain optimum health and lead a fulfilled life. As a way to achieve this, we can look to the ancient Taoist concept of Yin-Yang. According to this ancient Chinese philosophy, Yin-Yang is a concept of dualism, explaining how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are actually complementary and interconnected. They are interdependent in both the natural world and in the human body and how they interrelate determines if the world around us, including our relationships, and our health are in balance and harmony or not. Yang is more dynamic and active energy – it helps us to accomplish and achieve goals and be motivated while Yin is a quieter, softer and more inward energy. If you think about it in terms of the natural world then the rising sun would be the Yang part of the day – the energy that gets you out of bed and motivated for the day ahead. As the sun starts to set, we come into the Yin part of the day and we slow dow