In Chinese philosophy, yin and yang are two complementary categories that are used to understand the phenomena of the universe and life. In essence, yin and yang are interdependent complementary and function in a permanent movement. When one increases, the other decreases. One transforms the other. And the two form a whole.
Their differences
Associated with the image of fire, yang has characteristics such as warmth, light, brilliance and lightness. Yin, on the other hand, is more like water and attributes such as cold, heaviness and humidity. The yin feeds the yang. The yang energizes the yin. The yang transforms the yin and the yin is the support of the yang. For example, cooked rice diffuses steam: rice is yin, steam is yang.
Yin and yang separate at death. As long as there is life, there is yin and yang.
Seasons or variations of yin and yang
Over the seasons, yin and yang grow or decline in turn. In autumn, the night falls faster. Like animals, we become more homely. We prefer to eat early and go to bed earlier. Emotions such as sadness, even depression, marked by a sensitivity to the lack of light, take over.
Indeed, the yin grows and the yang decreases. In the spring, it will be the opposite.
Acupuncture as a support
Acupuncture accompanies the body in these seasonal changes. The organs (e. g. lungs) are yin in relation to the viscera (Fu) yang; the lower body is yin in relation to the upper yang; the blood is yin in relation to the Qi (energy) yang. With all these movements between the yin and the yang, the placement of needles stimulates or on the contrary soothes the energies and helps you to prepare these transitions.
At each change of season, if you are in good health, one to three acupuncture sessions will be enough to allow your body to experience a transition.
