Podcasts about yin yang

Director and creative visionary Isaac Yowman joins Paige to talk about the power of storytelling, getting out of your own way, and his most recent short film, “Sincerely Brad”. This convo is equal parts therapy and a masterclass on being a creative. Pour up, whiners!Follow the Pod: instagram.com/adultishwhines/Follow your Host: instagram.com/paige_crutcher/Follow Isaac: instagram.com/chillvibes/Go to https://betterhelp.com/adultish for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help #sponsored Use code ADULTISH at adameve.com for 50% off, free gifts and free shipping. Use code AWCLUB at kingsofneon.com for 10% off a custom neon sign.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

An interview on the pervasive use of the yin-yang relational pair in classical Chinese thought generally, and in Daoism in particular.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Pour écouter l'émission en entier, sans pub, abonnez-vous ! https://m.audiomeans.fr/s/S-tavkjvmo Une histoire de la médecine chinoise Et si soigner, c'était d'abord écouter ?De la Chine ancienne aux cabinets d'aujourd'hui, cette émission vous plonge dans une histoire millénaire : celle de la médecine chinoise, née des souffles du monde, du feu de l'armoise et du regard patient des guérisseurs.À travers les récits, les textes anciens et le témoignage en direct du Dr Philippe Jeannin, médecin et acupuncteur, nous découvrons comment cette médecine a su unir observation, symbolique et science du geste.Des mythes fondateurs à la rigueur des traités Tang et Song, de la moxibustion à l'acupuncture, l'émission dévoile une autre façon de comprendre le corps : non comme une machine, mais comme un paysage vivant où circulent les forces de la nature.Une heure pour comprendre comment la Chine a inventé une écologie du soin — et pourquoi cette sagesse nous parle encore aujourd'hui. Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

This in-person episode of the Wildly Wealthy Woman Podcast dives into the energetics of fall through the lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), fascia, and nervous-system-friendly movement. Jackie is joined by healer Sheri—a seasoned RMT, yoga teacher, and creator of Facyin (fascia + yin)—who vulnerably shares her 2024 heart-health journey and what it taught her about the invisible weight of emotions. You'll learn why autumn (the Metal season) is the time to refine the “fruit” of summer into concentrated value, how lungs + large intestine govern this season, and practical ways to let go, grieve, and regain focus without pushing or hustling against your body's rhythm. Listen For Why fall is the season of distilling your efforts into what's truly valuable The difference between instinct (Po) and intuition (Shen)—and why instinct leads in autumn How grief shows up in the lungs (and a sound practice to release it) The role of the large intestine in letting go—physically and emotionally What Facyin is and why tending fascia frees flow, focus, and vitality A simple acupressure point to support grief release (LI-4, the “web” of your hand) Chapter Timestamps 00:00 Welcome & why seasonal energetics matter03:05 Meet Sheri: RMT, yoga teacher, creator of Facyin06:40 Sheri's 2024 heart-health story: shock, surrender & the weight of emotions14:45 Fascia 101: the body's sensory matrix & why fluidity = flow20:28 Aromatherapy kinesiology & moving from lower → higher vibration25:40 Five Elements 101: Yin/Yang & the five seasons (hello, Metal)29:10 Fall = Metal: distilling, purifying, and working with what's most valuable33:02 Instinct (Po) vs. Intuition (Shen): why instinct leads this season37:30 Lungs + Large Intestine: what they govern & how to support them41:05 Grief release: the “ssssss” lung sound practice (use audible → whisper → silent)44:18 Acupressure LI-4 (hand web) for moving grief + pairing with breath/sound47:55 Why pushing right now backfires (and what to do instead)51:10 Facyin: fascia + yin sequences for seasonal support54:20 Foods & gentle practices that nourish Metal season58:15 Final takeaways: relax to receive, move to metabolize emotion1:00:30 Where to find Sheri + how to join her classes Key Takeaways Autumn asks for refinement, not acceleration. Distill summer's effort into the few “gold” priorities that matter. The lung + large intestine pair rule this season: inhale the essential, exhale/release the rest. Grief is normal now. Let it move: breath, sound (“ssssss”), tears, and gentle movement are medicine. Try LI-4 acupressure (the thumb–index web) while breathing out “ssssss” to help grief move. Fascia work (rolling, melting, yin holds) restores fluidity so energy and emotion can flow. Ask weekly: What gets released? What stays? What is the purified “value” I'm building with now? Gentle Fall Practices (Try These) 3–5 minutes of the “ssssss” lung sound (audible → whisper → silent) once or twice daily LI-4 acupressure holds during exhale (30–60 seconds per hand) A short Facyin sequence (yin shapes that trace lung/large intestine lines + slow breath) Nourish with in-season foods (warm, mineral-rich, simple; think pears, ginger, congee/broths) One weekly refinement ritual: list everything you're doing → circle the “gold” → release the rest About Our Guest — Sheri Registered Massage Therapist (since 2003) specializing in fascia Yoga instructor & Role Model® Method practitioner Practitioner of Aromatherapy Kinesiology (Blossoming Heart) Creator of Facyin: a fascia-forward yin practice designed to move energy, metabolize emotion, and align with the seasons Heart-health survivor and advocate for emotion-informed healing Resources Mentioned Sheri's classes: Facyin at The Alchemy (Wednesdays 7pm) — drop-in or series (add booking link) Sheri's website: https://www.sweetlightmagik.com/ Follow @thejackiemcdonald for weekly tapping & seasonal practices Shareable Quotes “Fall is the season of taking the pure from the impure—refining your harvest into gold.” “When we don't move on purpose, energy stagnates. Gentle movement is how we metabolize emotion.” “You don't have to push right now. Refine, release, and receive.” “Grief in the lungs isn't a problem to fix—it's a wave to let move.” Loved this? Share with 3 friends who need a softer, smarter way to do fall. Want guided support? Join my weekly tapping & seasonal practices inside Wildly Wealthy Woman https://jackie-mcdonald.mykajabi.com/newsletter-sign-up If you're local, go experience Facyin with Sheri in person (booking link) — and get on the list for her online classes soon. Disclaimer: This episode shares educational and personal experiences. It is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider regarding your health.

Schön, dass du wieder dabei bist.In dieser Folge spreche ich mit Steffi Rohwedder. Sie teilt ihren Weg durch frühe Wechseljahressymptome ab 30 und wie sie mit Traditioneller Chinesischer Medizin (TCM) – Ernährung, Akupunktur, Yin Yoga & Qi Gong – sanft Linderung fand, ganz ohne Hormone. Wir sprechen über Yin/Yang, Milz-Qi, typische Beschwerden und wie du dir in dieser Transformationsphase selbst eine gute Mutter wirst.Worum es geht:TCM-Basics: Yin/Yang im Wandel, „innere Jahreszeiten“, was hinter Yin-Mangel/Hitze stecktBeschwerden einordnen: Hitzewallungen, Schlafprobleme, Stimmung, Gewichtszunahme – was TCM darunter verstehtMilz-Qi als Basis: warum warm, regelmäßig & nährend essen so viel verändertMethoden: Ernährung, Akupunktur, Yin Yoga, Qi Gong, ausgewählte Tees/KräuterEmotionale Balance: Grenzen setzen, Nervensystem regulieren, Ruhe ritualisierenBesonders wichtig für mich: Wärme & Rhythmus sind in Peri-/Menopause Gold wert.Beschwerden sind oft Zeichen für Yin-Mangel + Milz-Qi-Schwäche – beides kannst du alltagsnah unterstützen.Selbstführung = freundlich mit dir sein: Pausen, Prioritäten, „Good News“ statt Doomscrolling.Bleib mit Steffi in Kontakt:Website: www.steffirohwedder.deInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/steffi.tcmbalance/

For centuries, acupuncture has been a cornerstone of Traditional Chinese Medicine, offering a powerful lens into the body's natural healing intelligence using the precise placement of ultra-fine needles. Rooted in the concept of meridians—an intricate network of energy pathways—this ancient practice seeks to restore balance and harmony, thereby proposing relief from chronic pain, inflammation, and even stress. Can these invisible channels and their said connections to our organs really unlock profound pathways to healing and tangible pain relief?Dr. Lauren Kuei, DACM, L.Ac, RYT, is a licensed and board-certified acupuncturist, registered yoga teacher, and clinical herbalist at Nava Wellness, an acupuncture and Eastern Asian Medicine Practice in New York City. She received her Doctorate of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine (DACM) from the Pacific College of Health and Sciences in San Diego. Dr. Kuei has been featured on The Strategist by New York Magazine.Follow Friends of Franz Podcast: Website, Instagram, FacebookFollow Christian Franz (Host): Instagram, YouTube

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Depuis quelques années, quelque chose bouge entre les femmes et les hommes.Les premières osent davantage le pouvoir, la réussite, l'action.Les seconds s'ouvrent à leur sensibilité, leur vulnérabilité, leur écoute.Ce n'est pas une crise… c'est un rééquilibrage.Un mouvement naturel après des siècles de déséquilibre entre le Yang, l'énergie solaire et active, et le Yin, l'énergie lunaire et réceptive.Mais quand ces forces s'inversent trop fort, la tension monte : fatigue féminine, passivité masculine, relations en perte d'équilibre.Alors, comment retrouver la juste danse entre le feu et l'eau ?

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Conheça, à luz do I Ching (Yì Jīng), como Yin-Yang, os 8 trigramas (Ba Gua) e o centro (Tài Jí) ajudam a compreender 9 tendências de temperamento humano. Falamos de princípios, ciclos da natureza (estações, dia/noite), Cinco Elementos (água, madeira, fogo, terra, metal) e aplicações práticas para o autoconhecimento.

In this heartfelt talk, I share the transformative power of unconditional love and my connection to the Cosmic Mother, a divine feminine force guiding us toward balance and awakening. I reflect on the divide between the Earth Mother and Cosmic Mother, mirrored in societal imbalances, our planet, and within myself. I emphasize the importance of inner work, releasing grief and anger, and embracing the sacred union of yin and yang energies. This collective awakening invites me to reconnect with the Cosmic Mother's unconditional love, fostering healing, forgiveness, and a new chapter of balance and creation.Production brought to you by OmToro Wellness + MediaSuzanne Toro Quick LinksWeekly Writings and Well Being Open

Zwei Tage nur für dich & deine Weiblichkeit | Du glaubst, Anziehungskraft hängt von Aussehen, Männern oder äußeren Umständen ab? Falsch. In dieser Folge erfährst du, warum wahre Schönheit und magnetische Ausstrahlung erst dann entstehen, wenn du dich selbst erkennst und liebst. Kein Filter, kein Perfektionismus, sondern pure Weiblichkeit, die von Innen strahlt. Yin Days entdecken & deinen Platz sichern:  https://www.sarahcarinaschaefer.de/yin-days Auf Sarahs Webseite stöbern & Neues entdecken: https://sarahcarinaschaefer.de - - - - - - - - Folge mir für mehr weibliche Inspiration:  Instagram  //  TikTok  //  LinkedIn - - - - - - - - Ich freue mich auf dich, deine Sarah https://sarahcarinaschaefer.de  

Yin (energi Feminin) & Yang (energi Maskulin) ada di laki2 dan perempuan idealnya laki2 & perempuan punya Yin & Yang yg sehat & seimbang. Idealnya sebelum menikah laki2 dan perempuan sama2 dipersiapkan untuk jadi calon istri & calon suami yang baik.

Pastor Jordan shares Thursday's devotional podcast from Bible Fellowship Church. [Scripture: Galatians 5:16-26]

保溫杯 bǎo wēn bēi – insulated cup; thermos cup裝 zhuāng – to fill; to hold (something inside a container)溫開水 wēn kāi shuǐ – warm boiled water根深蒂固 gēn shēn dì gù – deeply rooted; ingrained熱得滿頭大汗 rè de mǎn tóu dà hàn – to be so hot that one is sweating all over the head一口乾掉 yì kǒu gān diào – to drink it all in one gulp身體縮起來 shēn tǐ suō qǐ lái – the body contracts/shrinks (from cold)文化衝擊 wén huà chōng jí – culture shock訝異 yà yì – surprised; amazed傷脾胃 shāng pí wèi – to harm the spleen and stomach (in traditional Chinese medicine)器官 qì guān – organ (of the body)循環 xún huán – circulation; cycle氣血循環 qì xiě xún huán – circulation of qi and blood (in traditional Chinese medicine)養生之道 yǎng shēng zhī dào – the way of maintaining health; health regimen陰陽五行 yīn yáng wǔ xíng – Yin-Yang and Five Elements (traditional Chinese philosophy)冰水屬寒 bīng shuǐ shǔ hán – ice water belongs to the “cold” category (in TCM theory)腸胃敏感 cháng wèi mǐn gǎn – sensitive stomach and intestines體質比較寒 tǐ zhí bǐ jiào hán – having a body constitution that is relatively cold (in TCM terms)Feeling stuck or frustrated with your Chinese progress? Book a one-on-one trial lesson with me

With tracks from Lil' Mo' Yin Yang, Yuu Udagawa, Carla Valenti, Captain Mustache, Decius, Moreno Acido, Map.ache, Rubinskee, Rick Wade, DJ T., Magou, Sofian, Nthng, Coflo & Mama Stacey, Raxon, Nic Fanciulli & Butch, Tiger Stripes, Delano Smith, Silicone Soul, Soul Rebels, Marco Evangelista, Djedjotronic. Contact: dj@ribeaud.ch.

In today's episode, we're discussing the Circle of Sex, a 1960s astrological representation of sexuality, and its eccentric creator Gavin Arthur. Join us to hear about how to have sex à la Walt Whitman, how to figure out if you're a Sappho or a Club Woman, and whether there is a faint possibility, just maybe, that the Circle is a tiny bit flawed.  If you would like to follow along at home, please have a look at the Circle of Sex diagram. We do our best to explain it, but it will hopefully make things a little bit clearer if you have a look yourself! Check out our website, where you can find our sources, as well as everything there is to know about Queer as Fact. If you enjoy our content, consider supporting us on Patreon, checking out our merch, and following us on Instagram, Tumblr and Bluesky. [Image: The Circle of Sex, a diagram of a circle cut into twelve segments, with a Yin-Yang symbol at the centre. Each segment has a label such as 'Hyperheterogenic - Don Juan' or '3/4 homogenic - Lesbian'.]

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La relación con mamá y papá, haya sido cercana o distante, amorosa o dolorosa… incluso si nunca los conociste, sigue influyendo en tu vida.Esa energía es el YinYang de tu Riqueza:Cuando estas dos energías están en equilibrio dentro de ti, tu vida se abre a la abundancia y la prosperidad.Pero cuando están bloqueadas, o heridas con culpa, miedo, vacío, abandono, rechazo, humillación... Se refleja en tus decisiones, en tus relaciones y en tu forma de reaccionar y sobrellevar la vida misma… muchas veces de forma inconsciente.En este episodio descubrirás cómo sanar, reconciliar y transformar esas energías para liberar tu verdadero potencial y abrirte a la riqueza y plenitud que ya habita en ti.✨ Y si quieres dar el siguiente paso, te invito a mi taller “Abrazando a Mamá y Papá”, un espacio profundo para liberar el Poder de tu linaje.Soy Martha Alhelí Saldaña, tu Coach de Energía Consciente para tu Bienestar y tu Riqueza 8D y estoy aquí para acompañarte a Optimizar tu Vida y manifestar todo lo que mereces.@soi.marthasaldana

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In this episode, we're talking with Ana Pang about how to have a better menopause. We discuss hormone balance, Chinese medicine, boosting energy naturally and the spiritual side of menopause. Ana Pang is a Menopause Skin & Vitality Specialist, helping women in midlife rejuvenate their skin, balance hormones, and regain energy naturally through the Yin-Yang method. With over two decades of expertise, she shares science-backed strategies for deep hydration, smooth texture, and lasting radiance—without complicated routines. Ana's LINKS:Skincare WaitlistInstagramFacebookLinkedInPlease note: The views and opinions expressed by guests on The Light Within are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the host. Ready to reclaim your body, your power, and your peace? Start here: 1.

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Join us on a wild ride through "The Expendables 2" – where Bruce Willis teams up with action legends like Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Jean-Claude Van Damme for explosive chaos! In this episode of "Where There's a Willis, There's a Way," hosts Kendrick Martin and Josh Carter dive deep into the film's highs, lows, and everything in between. From the soulless grins of Mr. Beast to Chuck Norris's Roundhouse legacy and even Star Wars ASCII art tangents, we break it all down with humor and heart.Ever wondered if "The Expendables 2" lives up to the hype? We rate it on our Bruce Willis scale, dissect the plot (spoiler: it's paper-thin plutonium pursuits), praise the upgraded action sequences, and critique the bland gunfights. Plus, we share laughs over character names like Toll Road and Yin Yang, trivia on the film's stunts (including real-life injuries), and why this is peak dad-movie vibes. Whether you're a die-hard Bruce Willis fan or just love 80s-style action flicks, you'll gain fresh insights, fun facts, and reasons to revisit (or skip) this star-studded sequel.Our podcast offers in-depth breakdowns of every Bruce Willis movie, blending film analysis, trivia, and his iconic contributions – because everyone needs more Willis in their life! New episodes drop regularly, so stay tuned for more action-packed discussions.0:00 - Intro surprises: OBS streaming mishaps and Discord weirdness0:58 - Tangent on top streamers like Asmongold and Mr. Beast's soulless empire3:24 - Podcast welcome and overview of "Where There's a Willis, There's a Way"4:42 - Shoutouts to supporters, website, and the Last of the Action Heroes Podcast Network6:55 - Hungry for fan emails and Mr. Beast parody ideas7:54 - Movie rating on the Bruce Willis scale and quick plot tease11:45 - Trailer audio and IMDb summary for "The Expendables 2"14:21 - Deep dive: Why we liked (or didn't) – action, script, and comparisons to the first film20:27 - Trivia: Stunt accidents, CGI planes, and plot holes in the plutonium mine23:41 - Action critiques: Gunfights vs. hand-to-hand, plus Jean-Claude Van Damme's villain charm26:14 - Cast expansions in sequels and forgotten characters like Randy Couture31:06 - Chuck Norris spotlight: His role, age, and martial arts legacy35:26 - Thoughts on sequels, Harrison Ford, and avoiding the stinkers36:51 - Video game tie-ins and rating rants39:11 - Soundtrack and lighting improvements over the original40:28 - Star Wars ASCII art discovery and Andor praises48:20 - Bruce Willis's role: Cameos, quips, and why it's skippable for purists52:36 - Box office haul and dad-movie alternatives like "The Meg"54:30 - Wheel of Willis: Dubbing lines and censoring ideas1:01:00 - Listener interactions, social plugs, and upcoming "Looper" tease1:03:42 - Tasty treats: "Better Off Ted" recommendation and bike ride vibes1:07:59 - Wrap-up and teaser for next episodeSubscribe for more Bruce Willis deep dives, like if you chuckled along, and comment your thoughts on "The Expendables 2" below – did the action hold up for you? Support us for free by leaving a review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or tell a friend! Check out previous episodes at https://williswaypod.com. Follow us on socials @WillisWayPod, join the Last of the Action Heroes Discord, or email us at williswaypod@gmail.com. Part of the Last of the Action Heroes Podcast Network – more action hero pods await!

Hello, hello, hello everybody! We are back in the podcast studio, and Mason Taylor, founder of SuperFeast, is resuming his role as host. Joining him is Tahnee, co-host of the of the SuperFeast podcast, who will now make occasional appearances as a guest, especially focusing on women's health and cultivation practices.   Mason and Tahnee dive into the fascinating stage of SuperFeast's existence, discussing how the business navigates commercial demands while upholding its foundational "source essence" – the ontological storytelling that defines its purpose: "to dramatically reduce disease and degeneration, creating super humans who may enter into the realm of elderhood." They explore the "birth pain" of growing a business and draw parallels between birthing a business and birthing a child, highlighting the unique "male opportunity" in creating something tangible that lives forever.   The conversation delves into the core tenets of Daoism, particularly the concept of "from the Dao comes the one, then the two (yin yang), then the three (Jing, Qi, Shen), and from the three you get everything (the 10,000 things)." They emphasize the importance of not getting "trapped in the world of 10,000 things" – the endless details, protocols, and symptoms – and instead focusing on cultivating the "three treasures" (Jing, Qi, and Shen) for a well-rounded and meaningful life, aiming to "slide into the grave light" rather than deteriorating.   Mason expresses his desire to re-engage with the "enjoyment of the 10,000" while always linking it back to the foundational three treasures. They discuss the importance of cleansing the "heart mind" and cultivating an inner antenna to navigate life's initiations and make authentic choices. The goal is to move beyond external validation and dogma, fostering a deeply personal cultivation practice that prepares one for elderhood and a "good death."   The episode concludes with a look ahead at future topics, including interviews with practitioners and discussions about specific herbs, all framed within the context of the three treasures and the ultimate mystery of the Dao. Tahnee also shares about her "Birth Magic Course" and the upcoming "Daoist Energetics" course, inviting listeners to connect with them and stay tuned for regular episodes. It's a rich conversation about ancient wisdom applied to modern life, business, and personal well-being.   Key Insight From This Episode: 00:00:00 - Introduction: Mason and Tahnee return to the SuperFeast podcast, discussing their roles and Tahnee's "Body of Wisdom" podcast. 00:02:31 - SuperFeast's Evolution: Navigating commercial growth while maintaining the business's "source essence" and purpose. 00:04:35 - The "Birth Pain" of Business: Parallels between birthing a business and birthing a child, and the "male opportunity" in creation. 00:11:42 - Daoist Core Tenets: Exploring the Dao, Yin Yang, Jing Qi Shen, and the 10,000 things, and the importance of cultivation over symptoms. 00:14:52 - Cultivating the Three Treasures: Protecting essence (Jing), activating energetic flow (Qi), and expressing unique spirit (Shen). 00:18:36 - Sovereignty and Inner Antenna: Moving beyond external dogma to cultivate a personal practice and make authentic choices. 00:24:04 - Re-engaging with the 10,000 Things: Mason's desire to find enjoyment in the material world while staying grounded in the three treasures. 00:30:43 - The Art of Dying Well: Discussing mortality, grief, and how cultivation prepares one for elderhood and a "good death." 00:04:35 - Tahnee's Offerings: Information on Tahnee's "Birth Magic Course" and the "Daoist Energetics" course.   Mentioned In This Episode - "Body of Wisdom" podcast (Tahnee's podcast) - "Birth Magic Course" (Tahnee's course) - "Daoist Energetics" course (Tahnee's course) - Shennong Bencaojing (classical Chinese medicine text) - Wuxing (Five Phases/Elements concept) - The Red Hand Files (Nick Cave's email letter/blog)

“Yin and Yang are the rhythm of existence. When one dominates, imbalance arises. True health—mental, emotional, and physical—comes from their harmony.” — Dr. Maoshing Ni, Taoist doctor and author of The Tao of WellnessIn this episode, I reflect on a workshop I attended last week and how we truly need to find balance between yin and yang in order to live in harmony. Enjoy the show!

If you are curious about alternatives to Menopause Hormone Therapy, Dr. Chloe Weber and I dive deep into the world of Traditional Chinese Medicine and how customized herbal formulations can offer powerful support through menopause, whether you're taking MHT or seeking natural alternatives to manage symptoms and support overall wellbeing.• Chloe explains how Chinese medicine differs from Western approaches by addressing root causes rather than isolated symptoms• Chinese medicine views menopause as a depletion of "kidney yin" that begins around age 35• The "five elements" framework connects different organ systems, emotions, and functions that affect hormonal health• Noxy Herbs offers a modular system with formulas for different phases of the menopause transition• Chinese herbs can complement hormone replacement therapy by potentiating its effects• Quality matters—all herbs should be tested for heavy metals, pesticides, and potency• Self-care becomes especially important during menopause as energy shifts from caretaking to self-nourishment• Food therapy recommendations include black sesame, goji berries, Chinese yams, and cooling herbs like mintFind Chloe Weber at noxiherbs.com or listen to her podcast, Radical Remedy. Her book on women's health and Chinese medicine is coming in fall 2025.I would love to hear from you! What did you think of the episode? Share it with me :) Let's Be FriendsHang out with Heather on IG @greenpalettekitchen or on FB HERE.Let's Talk!Whether you are looking for 1-1 nutrition coaching or kitchen coaching let's have a chat. Click HERE to reach out to Heather.Did You Love This Episode? "I love Heather and the Real Food Stories Podcast!" If this is you, please do not hesitate to leave a five-star review on Apple or wherever you listen to podcasts.

PWTorch editor Wade Keller is joined by PWTorch's Javier Machado who talk extensively out of the gate about the fascinating John Cena clowning and emasculating of C.M. Punk. Did they outsmart themselves with their Yin/Yang Pipebomb callback and actually destroy C.M. Punk's brand, or are they a step ahead and this will pay off with either a great inspired Punk rebuttal or a Punk heel turn? Also, the King and Queen of the Ring semi-finals, a Solo Sikoa-Jacob Fatu summit, and more with live caller, chat room, and email interactions throughout including Jason from Australia.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/wade-keller-pro-wrestling-post-shows--3275545/support.

This week on Chinese Medicine Matters, we head into the Herbalist's Corner with Mark Frost for a deep dive into three powerful Yang-tonic herbs: Yin Yang Huo, Xu Duan, and Tu Si Zi. These herbs are key players in formulas that support vitality, fertility, and men's health. Mark shares insights on their functions, classical uses, and modern applications to help practitioners better understand how to harness their restorative power in clinical practice.See our Monthly Practitioner Discounts https://www.mayway.com/monthly-specialsSign up for the Mayway Newsletterhttps://www.mayway.com/newsletter-signupFollow ushttps://www.facebook.com/MaywayHerbs/https://www.instagram.com/maywayherbs/

In this podcast episode, Gerard introduces Taoism, an ancient Chinese philosophy centered on living in harmony with the natural flow of the universe. He compares it to natural laws like gravity and clarifies misconceptions by distinguishing it from Western ideas like Zen and Yin-Yang.A major theme is that life is about the journey, not the destination. Gerard stresses focusing on the process of growth and learning, rather than solely on achieving goals.He shares practical applications of Taoism, encouraging listeners to embrace setbacks as learning opportunities. For example, a flat tire can be seen not as a burden, but as a chance to practice patience and acceptance.The episode also highlights the role of mindfulness and nature, with Gerard recommending time outdoors to reduce stress and reconnect with the present moment.In closing, Gerard urges listeners to let go of fear and overthinking, adopt simplicity, and accept themselves. The host ends with appreciation for Gerard's thoughtful and inspiring insights.Read a sample here: Taoismread: www.AmazingPeopleAmazingThings.com

En este fascinante episodio, platiqué con Julían Hernández, medicina china y acupuntura, acerca de el yin y el yang, energía masculina y femenina, y el porqué enfermamos de lo que enfermamos. Una perspectiva sumamente interesante que nos plantea la medicina china. ¡No te lo pierdas! Síguenos en nuestras redes: @drjulianhdz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode we look at time and direction and the influence of geomancy--theories of Yin and Yang and a little bit of how people viewed the world through that lens.  For more, check out the blog page:  https://sengokudaimyo.com/podcast/episode-127 Rough Transcript Welcome to Sengoku Daimyo's Chronicles of Japan.  My name is Joshua, and this is episode 127: Time and Direction in Ancient Yamato   Officers of the court stood in the pavilion.  The soft trill of water could be heard trickling from one reservoir to the next.  They watched closely, as the figure of a court official, one hand out, pointing at a measuring stick, slowly rose along with the water.  Eventually, the figure's outstretched arm indicated a line with a single character next to it. On cue, one of the officials began to beat the large drum that was nearby.  The rhythm was slow, but deliberate, and the sound was loud, echoing out to the mountains and back, showering the nearby palaces in a layer of sound.  Across the palace, people briefly paused, took note of the number of strokes, and by that they knew the time of day.  Without giving it much more thought, they then went about their business.     This episode we find ourselves partway through the reign of Naka no Oe, aka Tenji Tennou—his formal reign started in 668, but he had been pretty much running things since the death of Takara Hime in 661 and, arguably, for much longer than that.  668, however, saw Naka no Oe ascend the throne in his new palace of Otsu no Miya, officially making him the sovereign.  And although 645 is the year Naka no Oe and others had started the Taika Reforms, it's not wrong to say that  that 668 and the start of Naka no Oe's official reign, brief as it would be, that he finally had the ability to bring it all together and set it into stone. We've talked about many of these reforms before on the podcast, but a lot of them were associated with the continued push to incorporate continental concepts into Yamato society, covering everything from court ranks to how to organize agricultural production.  Of course, there was also Buddhism, which we've covered numerous times, but there were other concepts coming across as well, including ideas about history and writing, as well as ancient STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.  This included architects, and new ways of constructing buildings.  And it also meant ways of seeing the world, including things like directions and time.  And this is what I want to focus on this episode, taking a break from the primary narrative to spend some time on what we might call Yamato concepts of science, especially how they thought about the structure of reality organization of time and the universe – their cosmology, as it were.  After all, to better understand the reasoning and motives of people, it is helpful to try and understand how they saw the world, not just for translation—understanding what it means when an entry says something like the “Hour of the Horse” on an “Elder Wood” day—but also for understanding how things actually worked in their eyes.  For instance, the idea of ”auspicious” and “inauspicious” times and directions is something that most listeners probably don't incorporate much into their daily lives, but the Chroniclers and the people of Yamato absolutely did, so understanding concepts like this can sometimes be the key to unlocking why historical people may have taken the actions that they did.  In particular, we'll talk about things like yin and yang, five elements, ten stems and twelve earthly branches, and what all this meant for the Yamato ideas of organizing time and space. A large part of Yamato cosmology is tied to something called Onmyoudou, literally the Way of Yin and Yang, which in the organization of the Ritsuryo state fell under a particular ministry, known as the Onmyo-ryo.  If you've heard of Onmyoudou before, you likely have heard about the “Onmyouji”, practitioners who studied the flow of yin and yang—and who could reportedly do miraculous things with that.  A 10th century Onmyoji, the famous Abe no Seimei, is perhaps the most well-known, with numerous stories about his exploits, which were then turned into a fantastical series of stories by the award-winning author, Baku Yumemakura.  Those were then turned into Manga, movies, and more.  Abe no Seimei is like Japan's Merlin, or Gandalf, at least in the stories. Back to the organization we mentioned, the Onmyou-ryou was responsible for Yin-Yang theory, or Onmyou-dou, which included divination, as well as astronomy, or Tenmon-dou, and calendar making, or reki-dou.  While some of this was based on straight up natural observances, a lot of it was explained through older concepts of Yin and Yang theory.  Today, you might encounter a lot of this in the theories around Feng Shui, and this can also be referred to as “geomancy”, or earth divination.   To give a broad overview of Onbmyoudou and its origins, it is part of a large corpus of concepts focused around a concept of energy known as qi or ki—which forms the basis for a lot of Chinese and Japanese cosmology, or their concept of how the world worked.  Much of this is tied up in concepts that are modernly broadly called “Daoist” or associated with so-called Daoist practices.  That term can be a bit misleading, as strictly speaking, Daoism refers to the teachings of the legendary philosopher Laozi, in his book, the Dao De Jing, as well as works attributed to later authors, like the Zhuangzi. There is some controversy as to when and to what extent this strict Daoism came to Japan.  However, in the broader sense, the category of “Daoist “ practices includes an entire panoply of various folk practices, including concepts of Yin and Yang – and in the archipelago, many of these concepts were imported with the various books that people had acquired on the mainland, even if they weren't strictly tied to Daoist religious practice.  For example, there were aspects that were borrowed by various Shinto shrines, and others formalized into ritual practices under the new government.  And of course many of these became linked to various Buddhist teachings and practices, as well.   But what did this actually look like in concept and practice for practitioners of Onmyoudo in Japan? Let's start with the idea of yin and yang.  One of the earliest references comes from the Zhou Yi, the Zhou Book of Changes, the core of what we also know as the Yijing, the Book of Changes.  Here we see the idea that the universe began with a single force that split into two, and those two forces make up all of creation in one way or another.  Yin and Yang, or In and You—or even Onmyou—refer to these forces, which are characterized as shadow and light, moon and sun, female and male, cold and hot, etc.  So these forces are opposites, but it should be noted that they are not necessarily good or evil.  After all, too cold is just as bad as too hot.  Likewise too much darkness is as blinding as too much light. As most people have seen, yin and yang are often depicted as a circle divided into two comma shapes, with a smaller circle in each.  One side is white with a black circle and the other is black with a white circle.  This is the “Tai Chi” diagram, but the diagram itself doesn't seem to have been depicted like this prior to the 11th century, at least that we are aware. But the concepts are much older.    Now if you've heard of the Yijing, where it came from is something of a mystery.  One theory is that it started as a written account of folk wisdom, and may have even given instructions for things like when to plant and when to harvest, based on changes in various heavenly phenomena.   But overall it is organized into 64 chapters, each associated with a particular hexagram.  Start with a line, that can either be a full line – representing yang – or a broken line representing yin.  Stack three of these on top of one another and you get a trigram.  If you chart out every single possible combination of yin and yang lines, you get 8 unique trigrams, sometimes referred to as the baqua.  Stack two trigrams atop one another and you get a hexagram, a combination of 6 lines that can have 8 by 8 or 64 unique variants.   It's theorized that the Yijing resulted from taking all of the collected sayings or aphorisms and bits of advice and cataloguing and dividing them into 64 chapters, each one associated with a given hexagram. Going further, each line of the hexagram is  associated with particular line in Yijing, and various meanings are ascribed to it and its association.  It's a complex and fascinating system and I don't have time to go into it fully, but I would note that this was used as a form of divination—yarrow stalks or other means of random lot drawing that gives you a binary outcome – zero or one, yin or yang – could be used to determine the six lines of any given hexagram.  This, in turn, would reference a chapter in the Yijing which was then interpreted as a sign as to how to read a given situation that you might find yourself in. What's really important to understanding the worldview of the time is this idea, represented by the hexagrams in the Yijing, that you can encompass everything about the universe by making and cataloging different amounts and arrangements of yin and yang. It's a science, as it were – a systematic approach to understanding the differences in the world by breaking it into component parts.    And if this seems preposterous, consider this:  today we understand that all things are made up of tiny atoms.  And these atoms are all made up of the same material—protons, neutrons, and electrons.  And yet, how those atomic particles combine create atoms with wildly different qualities.  And how those atoms then combine into molecules and so on and so forth describe how we explain everything around us.  So is it really so far-fetched? I'm not saying that we should suddenly start to figure out the measurements of yin and yang in everything, but if we want to understand how the people of the time saw their world, it may be helpful to hold an open mindand understand the assumptions that they were working from and where they came from.  As human beings, we naturally look for connections in the world around us, and this was no exception.  People would observe facts, know how that it worked, and often then would back into the reason for it.  This is a tale told across cultures, and we still see it, today.  At the same time, we've developed structured approaches to test out our theories, empirically. So for the moment, let's leave the trigrams and hexagrams, and talk about another idea that also gained traction as people were trying to figure out how the world worked.  This was the five elements theory also known as Wuxing, or Gogyou, in Japanese.  The five elements in this case are Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, and Earth.  Some may notice that these, along with the sun and the moon, are used in Japanese for the days of the week:  Nichi (sun), getsu (moon), ka (fire), sui (water), moku (wood), kin (metal), do (earth). Buddhists, by the way, also had an elemental system with only four elements,  Fire, Water, Air, and Earth, possibly connected with some Greek influence, and brought along with Buddhist practice.  For now, however, let's focus on the five elements. The idea in wuxing is similar to that of yin and yang in that everything in creation is made up of these five elements in some degree and configuration.  Furthermore, there are creation and destruction cycles.  So fire creates ash, or earth.  Earth gives birth to metal.  Metal creates water—look at a cold piece of metal in a warm environment and see how the water droplets form on it, and imagine what that looks like without understanding humidity and how there could be water vapor in the air.  And then water creates wood, or plants—any farmer could tell you that without water the plants die.  And wood is where we get fire from. Of course, the reverse cycle is the opposite.  Fire eats the wood.  Wood drinks up the water.  Water rusts metal.  Metal tools plough the earth. And Earth can be used to douse fire. Finally, there is another cycle of weakening. ,. Because fire heats and weakens metal, metal chops down wood, the trees roots break up rocks, the earth soaks up water, and water likewise puts out or weakens fire. So the theory went, if these elements make up all matter, these relationships continue on a more complex scale in everything.  So if something was thought to contain a lot of “fire” element, then it would be potentially helpful if you needed “Earth” but destructive or at least weakening to metal and wood.  Properly accounting for these elements was important to achieve the results you were looking for, whatever that may be.   These were the kinds of things that were incorporated into traditional medicine practices, but also applied to auguries or divination about things like where and how to build a building.  Even today, Shrines will sell calendars that help people know the prominence of certain elements, and some folk remedies may look to balance elements, much as medieval European medicine was often designed to balance the four humors that ancient physicians believed were present in the human body. The chart of these five elements and their relationships is something you may have seen.  It is a five pointed star, often inside of a circle.  Of course this is also similar to a western pentagram, though typically drawn with the point of the star up, but it has nothing to do with Christian values or Satan, or anything similar.  Rather, it is just a way to represent these five elements, and you'll see it frequently in reference to Onmyoudou. The elements were used to categorize many different areas into groupings of five.  This includes grouping the various directions into five directions.  Of course, you may be wondering about that, since most societies usually mark four cardinal directions, and in this case, they did the same, but added the fifth as “center”.  And so you get things like the north is water.  It is related to cool, or cold weather.  It is represented with the color black. To the south, opposite of the north, is fire.  It is hot, and the color is red.  Of course, this probably doesn't take a huge leap to see the connections they drew: since these civilizations are in the northern hemisphere, the farther north you go, the colder it gets, and the farther south you travel, the warmer it gets, generally speaking, at least until you reach the equator. Meanwhile, the west was related to metal, and the color white, while the east was related to woods and forests, and the color…. Blue.  Alright, that last one, in particular, probably doesn't make sense to a lot of us.  After all, we likely associate blue with water, and wood, or trees, would be associated with brown or, possibly, green.  Well, in this case, it goes beyond that.  The north is water, but it is also associated with darkness—shorter days in the winter, and things like that Sothe association of north with black makes sense, but many also look at the ocean and don't necessarily see it as “blue”, or dark or even black, like Homer's famous “wine-dark sea”. Furthermore, although they have a word for it (midori), “green” was not a primary color in Japan, instead  considered more of a shade of “aoi”, or blue.  Even today they refer to a “green” traffic light as an “aoi shingo, not “midori” shingo.  So if you asked someone in the Asuka period to describe the wooded hills and fields, they would have likely used “aoi”.  And of course, we are missing the fifth element.  In the center we have the element earth and the color yellow. A lot of these different concepts were brought together during the Han period, when they were trying to syncretize all of the various philosophies and attempts to describe the world and bring them all together into a single system.  This meant that the Yijing, the wuxing theory, and others were mixed together with various other philosophies and theories of how the world work.  Things like the Shanhaijing, the Classic of Mountain and Seas, along with stories about immortals, the Queen Mother of the West, and more were all rolled together, and basically assumed to be true.  This included various real-world observations.  Therefore, there were many attempts to try and reconcile these various theories together. One of the other concepts, which we've discussed before, was the system of ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches.  We've mentioned this before regarding the sexagenary style of counting the years, but we'll recap here.  The ten heavenly stems and the twelve earthly branches are concepts that go back to at least the legendary Shang period, and even show up in various bronzes Andit wasn't until later that they would be associated with other ideas.  The ten heavenly stems were each associated with one of the five elements, with each element being represented by a greater and lesser, or elder and younger, stem.  And then each of the twelve earthly branches were associated with animals—what we often call the Chinese Zodiac. We talked about how this applied to the calendar, in that it was used to track years in 60 year cycles, but also it was used to track days of the year.  The twelve earthly branches were also used for earthly directions.  The first, the rat, was in the north, and the order continued clockwise to the east, the south, west and then back to the north.  Now this means that the four cardinal directions—north, south, east, and west—all match up nicely with one of the twelve earthly branches, but as for northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest?  Those were all combinations of two branches.  So, for instance, the northeast was a combination of the ox and the tiger, or ushi-tora. Speaking of eight directions, where have we also heard the number eight come up recently? That's right: the eight trigrams, or bagua.  So each one of those trigrams, each representing a different concept, got associated with a direction as well.  This makes it easier to see where practices of geomancy came from.   You had a system with complex, overlapping associations between concepts and the physical world, and in the Tang dynasty, they used all of this  to understand not only  how things had happened, but also how the world would be in the future—in other words, they tried to use it to make predictions.  Hence the “mancy”. In the Yamato state, all of this became an official part of the government under the Onmyoryou: a branch of the government whose job is to make observations and figure things out from there, for the good of the state and the people.  They made observations of the heavens to figure out how the calendar should be aligned—which months should come at what time, and when there should be “leap months”, or intercalary months, to keep various astronomical phenomena in the correct seasons, which were also further divided up into 24 periods.  They also kept track of the movement of bodies like the various planets, because those planets were also assigned values, and thought to affect the flow of energy within this framework.  And so comets, storms, eclipses, and more were all important because of the theory that everything in the heavens impacted and were reflections of how things were happening on the earth.  Similarly, these various discussions of white animals and other omens were likely captured and catalogued by these officials as well, attempting to figure out what they meant. All of this also influenced things like how palaces, buildings, and even capitals, would be built and laid out.  For the palace, it was important the the sovereign be in the north, looking south.  In fact, many maps would have south at the top because that is how a sovereign would be viewing it, were it stretched out before them.  And one would need to consider various features, including mountains and streams, as all of those things carried various meanings, but it wasn't as simple as just finding the one thing that could affect a person.  As they observed differences they would also have to catalogue what happened and try to determine what the cause could be, based on their understanding of the world.  And in the archipelago this would also include an understanding of Buddhist and local kami-based wisdom and knowledge as well. One of the things in the Chronicles that inspired this episode was something I actually mentioned last time,  a record from 666  talking about Chiyu, a Buddhist priest of the Yamato no Aya family, who presented a south-pointing chariot to the sovereign, Naka no Oe.  this appears to be the same Chiyu from a similar record in 658, which also refers to him building a south pointing chariot.  So did it take him eight years, or is he just now presenting it to the sovereign?  And what, exactly, is a south-pointing chariot? Well, as the name implies, a south-pointing chariot is a two-wheeled chariot that always points south.  More appropriately stated, it is a wheeled device with a figure on top, much like a weather vane, which always points south.  This is usually described as the figure of a person or an official pointing in the appropriate direction.  This was a mechanical, rather than a magnetic compass. As the chariot, or carriage, is wheeled around, the two wheels spin.  The wheels themselves are independently connected to a series of gears.  If the wheels spin at the same rate, then their movement cancels each other out.  However, if one wheel turns more than the other, then it will cause the figure on the top to rotate.  Of course, as the chariot turns to the right, the left wheel, traveling along the outer diameter, will travel farther than the right.  This will cause the figure to turn counter-clockwise to the left, but from an outside observer's perspective, it will continue to point in the same direction, even as the chariot itself turns.  Turning to the left would cause the opposite effect. Though it may have been used earlier, there appears to be reliable written evidence of a South Pointing chariot starting from the third century.  The first one was based on much earlier stories of a similar device, but it is unclear if it was a chariot, some other device, or even just a legend that was told as historical fact.  From the third century on the design appears to have been continuously improved upon. I should point out that all we have is descriptions—we don't have any actual south pointing chariots, let alone diagrams showing how the mechanisms worked.  There is the possibility that it used a kind of differential gear to work automatically, but we don't have any actual evidence.  There are other theories that it may have required some kind of manual switch, so that it would attach to one wheel or the other as needed.  That would require that the chariot be moving in either a straight direction or turning in one particular direction, which seems rather unwieldy. I noted some of the problems with this, and even moreso in a place like Japan, where 70% of the terrain is mountains.  Up and down hills, along paths that are likely anything but the smooth, paved surface we have for roads today—and even those have plenty of irregularities and potholes that could throw off any such device. And if you want to use it for any real distance, then you have to factor in other things, including the curvature of the earth.  After all, with the earth being a sphere, any chariot traveling due west to east or east to west, other than at the equator, would have one wheel traveling farther than the other one.  Granted, at the scale we are talking about, it probably is all but negligible, and the rough terrain and simple slippage of what were most likely wooden gears probably entered a lot more variability than the earth's curvature. One of the other issues is that the chariot only points “south” if you set it up to do so.   And if you know that, well, why do you need a south-pointing chariot?  Ultimately, it seems that this is more of a novelty item, good for impressing crowds and demonstrating some engineering principles, rather than an actual, useful invention.  After all, it was forgotten about and recreated multiple times, often centuries apart.  Had it been a truly useful invention, it probably would have been kept in constant use.  Meanwhile, I suspect that there were a fair number of farmers and others who knew that you could more easily and reliably use the sun and stars, as long as the weather was clear. There is also some evidence of an understanding of magnetic compasses since at least the 2nd Century BCE.  Early Han sources suggest that a spoon made of naturally magnetized ore could be placed on top of a polished bronze surface, and it would align itself north to south.  We don't have any actual surviving examples, however—there are later versions that you can find, where the plate is divided up into various directions, and then a magnetized “spoon” is placed on top, but nothing has actually come from Han tombs.  Furthermore, this seems to mostly be for geomantic purposes.  A more practical compass, with a magnetized needle, seems to have been developed by the 11th century, which could then be used for actual navigation. By the way, the “spoon” as a compass pointer may be in reference to the “Big Dipper” constellation, which was envisioned as a spoon, or ladle, in shape.  The seven stars were often used in geomancy, likely because of their importance, at least in the northern hemisphere, of pointing to the north.  So there's some thought that the “needles” of these early compasses weren't litterally  spoon shaped, but symbolically representive of the Big Dipper or the Northern Ladle.  Quick astronomy lesson, here.  If you are in the northern hemisphere, particularly from the 35th parallel to the north pole, you can see the seven stars that make up the constellation or asterism we know as the Big Dipper.   In English we sometimes also refer to this as Ursa Major, though technically the familiar seven stars are just a part of that larger constellation.  In Japan, the same constellation is often referred to as Hokuto Shichisei, the Seven Stars of the Northern Ladle.  It can be seen further south, but parts of it may dip below the horizon during the autumn season. It is important for several reasons.  One is that it is made up of particularly bright stars, which you can generally see even when other stars may not be visible.  Second, its distinctive shape lends itself to being easy to find in the sky.  And finally, if you draw a line between two of the stars at the end of the “cup” of the ladle, you can follow that line to find Polaris or hokkyokusei, the north star, which means you know which direction is north- and once  you know that, you can use it to figure out any other direction.  And Polaris is less than a degree off of true north, making it even more accurate than most magnets, as the magnetic pole can be quite different, depending on its current position, and magnetic north changes over time as the magnetic field around the earth fluctuates. That said, this was not necessarily the case in ancient times.  Four thousand years ago, the star closest to true north would have been the star Thuban, in the constellation Draco, a star that most of us probably haven't heard of.  Polaris, in the constellation Ursa Minor (the Little Bear, also known as the Little Dipper) apparently took over as the north star around 500 CE.  However, even before then, the mouth of the dipper could still be used to indicate north.  In fact, if you draw a line between two of the stars in the back of the constellation, then you also end up finding Thuban.  So even if the north star itself wasn't accurate, finding the dipper would still help you orient yourself, especially if you can find true north during the day and then compare that with the constellation at night. Which helps to understand why astronomy, or Tenmondou, was so important in the Onmyouryou.  Though it wasn't just a study of stars, but of the way of the heavens in general.  And the changes in the heavens, brings us to another important concept—the flow of energy across the seasons.  From the bright days of summer, filled with sunshine and yang energy, to the dark yin energy of winter's long, cold nights. It wasn't enough to just know what happened, and where, but when was also important. Obviously you need to know when to sow seeds, flood the fields, and harvest the rice.  Beyond that, though, you have other concepts, such as how the the day and hour of an event could be symbolically important. And of course, all of these had their own associations with various concepts of the flow of yin and yang energy. Now knowing the year, the month, and even the day is largely just a matter of counting.  But let's talk about something a little more tricky:  How do you know the hour? This brings us to the vignette at the top of the episode, about the clepsydra, or water clock, that Naka no Oe is said to have built. Now we talked about some of the fountains and similar things that have been discovered in the Asuka region back in episode 118.  One thing that they believe they also found evidence of is something called a water clock, which is, as its name suggests, a clock powered by water.  It is typically depicted as a series of three or more boxes or reservoirs that each hold an amount of water.  Water is placed in the top reservoir, and then a hole towards the bottom is unplugged and it is allowed to drain into the box beneath.  The hole is of a particular size, and thus the water flows at a constant rate, filling up the container below, which has a similar hole, etc. all the way to a reservoir at the very bottom.  The multiple boxes mean that the water level in the intermediate boxes stays relatively constant, resulting in relatively consistent pressure and flow rate.  The last reservoir has a measuring stick on a float, so that as the last box is filled with water, the measuring stick raises up.  Since it is rising at a constant rate, one can use that to tell how much time has passed, regardless of anything else.  Thus you can keep time even at night. There is a record of Naka no Oe making one in the fifth month of 660, and he would have another one built in 671, which we will discuss later.  It is interesting that both of these inventions appear twice in the narrative—once during the reign of Naka no Oe, aka Tenchi Tenno, and once during the previous reign, that of Takara Hime, aka Saimei Tenno.  In this case it is said that 671 is the first time that the water clock, or roukoku, was actually used. From what I can tell, there is nothing that definitively indicates that the Mizuochi site in Asuka was definitely the site of Naka no Oe's water clock.  There isn't much in the Chronicles telling us what it was like or where, exactly, it was built, and there wasn't anything found at the site naming it as the location of the roukoku.  However, the site is in a prominent enough place, with channels for water and a pavilion of some sort.  They definitely found evidence of pipes, remnants of lacquered wood, and reservoirs for water, among other things, that suggest something to do with moving water happened in this area.  So it seems a very strong choice, as it all fits with theoretical archeological reconstructions. A water clock like this is excellent for keeping accurate time at all hours of the day.  However, it does have a slight problem in that anyone without a clock is still going to have to use the sun and similar heavenly cues to know what time it is.  So how do you let them know?  Well, it turns out that the continent had an answer for that as well, and instituted various systems of drums and bells to let people know the hour.  In fact, some of these practices continued, in one form or another, right up to the modern day—with or without a water clock.  After all, the key was to give the community some sense of the passing of time, but I doubt anyone was using it to time things more precisely than a general idea of an hour—though they did have the concept of their own minutes and seconds.  Which brings us to just how they saw time back then. The system of time that the Chronicles seems to use also came over from the continent, where there appear to have been several different methods for telling time prior to accurate clocks.  And while there was an idea of dividing the entire day into twelve segments, the time as it was announced was not always consistent with those twelve segments, or hours.  Rather, time was based around the key parts of the day.  So, for instance there was sunrise, noon, sunset, and midnight.  And while noon and midnight remain exactly twelve hours apart, sunrise and sunset change with the seasons.  So if you call out sunrise, and then divide the time between sunrise and noon into equal segments of time, the size of those time segments change with the seasons.  On top of that, because of the tilt of the earth and our slightly irregular orbit around the sun, the sun appears to “move” across the sky faster or slower throughout the year, with a difference of about 30 minutes total between the extremes.  This isn't going to affect most people's daily lives, but would have been noticeable to those taking accurate measurements. In ancient Han, this appears to have been common in cities and towns, with a watch that would call out as they progressed on their rounds at set points in the day and night, relying largely on heavenly cues—which I suspect did not lead to the most accurate timekeeping, but it was sufficient for what most people needed.  The telling of time in this manner was partly to help with keeping track of the time of day, but was just as much an announcement that the watch was on duty and a warning to would-be criminals. Now a water clock was an excellent device for keeping track of a standard, absolute time, such as it were, but it required constant maintenance.  If you already have a watch calling out the time, perhaps they can also keep the water clock properly set, but you did have to have someone constantly filling it up and draining it at known points of the day.  Plus there was the problem that you only knew the time if you could check it, and this wasn't like a clock tower or something similar. And so in 671 it appears that Nak no Oe instituted the continental idea of drums and bells to announce the time to the people—or at least to those at the court.  We don't have a record of exactly how they were, used, but we can infer from other sources on the continent, and what we do know that some tradition of announcing the time with drums and bells continued to be employed in Japan until the Meiji era, though perhaps not without interruption:  Temples and the like had bell or drum towers, and as the day progressed they would beat out the time.  It was not, however, telling time as we might think of it, with one stroke at the first hour, two on the second, etc..  In fact, in many ways they counted backwards, and they only counted 12 hours, not our modern 24.  By the Edo period it seems that it was common practice to toll the bells nine times at noon and at midnight.  From there, they would count down, with 8 bells at roughly 2 o'clock, 7 bells at 4 o'clock, and 6 bells at 6 o'clock.  That would be another issue.  From 6 o'clock, the number of bells that would be tolled continued to decrease, so that at 8 o'clock it would be 5 bells, then 4 bells at 10 o'clock.  It would then jump back up to 9 and start over again. Why these numbers were used for the different hours we are not entirely sure, and I have no idea if these numbers were the same ones used back in the 7th century—though it does seem to match similar continental traditions.  Even the hours themselves were known by the twelve signs that came to be associated with the zodiac:  the hour of the rat, the hour of the ox, the hour of the tiger, etc.  Midnight fell in the middle of the hour of the rat, and noon fell in the middle of the hour of the horse, with each hour being almost exactly 2 hours by modern reckoning. There were other systems in use as well.  One divided the entire day up by 100 and then each of those divisions by another 10.  The key was whether or not it was an absolute or relative measurement. Something like the roukoku would indicate an absolute measurement.  After all, the fall of water from one reservoir to another was not affected by the change in seasons—at least as long as the water didn't freeze.  The flow was constant, as was the measurement of time. For those using other forms of reckoning, such as celestial phenomena or even a sundial, things might be a bit less accurate.  This was especially true when using concepts like “sunrise” and “sunset”.  Still, through observing the changes over the year, people eventually figured out charts and rules to help reconcile absolute forms of measurement with solar time.  There were other methods for telling time, as well.  Perhaps one of the more pleasant was the use of incense sticks.  By the time of the Tang dynasty, incense in stick form was relatively common, and it had been noticed that sticks of incense could burn at a fixed rate.  This meant that you could use incense sticks like candles were used in Europe, counting down how far they had burned to tell what time it was.  If you were really fancy, you could make a single stick out of different types of incense, so that as it hit a new hour, the scent would change, alerting you to the time through your olfactory senses. Speaking of time, we are coming to the end of ours for this episode.  We do have some more information on this on our website, Sengokudaimyo.com, and we'll have links to those sections of the website accompanying our blog. Next episode we will focus more on the reign of Naka no Oe, aka Tenji Tennou, from his seat at Otsu no Miya. Until then, thank you once again for listening and for all of your support. If you like what we are doing, please tell your friends and feel free to rate us wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you feel the need to do more, and want to help us keep this going, we have information about how you can donate on Patreon or through our KoFi site, ko-fi.com/sengokudaimyo, or find the links over at our main website,  SengokuDaimyo.com/Podcast, where we will have some more discussion on topics from this episode. 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Welcome to Season 13 of the Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning podcast, where we delve into the fascinating intersection of brain science, emotional intelligence, and educational training for enhanced well-being and performance. This episode features Sifu Boggie, also known as Paul Brighton, who brings over 40 years of expertise in qigong, a discipline involving breath work and self-healing techniques. As stress and anxiety reach unprecedented levels worldwide, Sifu Boggie shares how qi-gong can help alleviate ailments like chronic pain, migraines, and even mental health issues. Join host Andrea Samadi in an enlightening discussion about the role of mindfulness and meditation in managing stress and maintaining mental peace. Sifu Boggie, introduced to martial arts at the age of 12, guides listeners through practical exercises for achieving emotional and physical balance, including breathing techniques and posture corrections that can be easily integrated into daily life. Discover how understanding and altering your energy can bring about transformational changes, fostering a stronger connection between mind and body. For today's episode #362, our next guest caught my eye as I noticed that my stress levels have reached some high numbers recently, with the data I see from my Whoop wearable device. Watch our interview here https://youtu.be/lYexvaGU8M0 For today's episode #362, we meet with Sifu Boggie, where we looked at: ✔ How Paul Brighton (Sifu Boggie) discovered this pathway from Chaos to Calm, when he was 12 years old. ✔ What classes does he teach, and how does he know how to help someone, or guide them towards improved health? ✔ How would Sifu help me with persistent neck pain? ✔ How can we learn to open our minds to learn deeper truths, that can help propel us forward? While my average daily stress has decreased by 12% over the past 6 months (Whoop measurements) with the average amount of daily stress I'm facing dropping from close to 4 hours/day to 3 hours and 25 minutes, I know I still occasionally see days where daily stress hits well over 6 hours/day. I know there's got to be something ELSE I can be doing to mitigate this stress, since I know that dis-ease in the body, leads straight to disease. It's clear that globally, we have reached unpresented times with anxiety, stress and depression. I can't be the only one who wonders what ELSE can I be doing. We know that: 1 in 5 Americans suffers from a mental illness (NIMH). Anxiety disorders are the highest reported mental health issue in the US with 42.5 million Americans claiming to suffer from this illness. (Mental Health America). Mental illnesses start showing symptoms by age 14 (National Alliance on Mental Illness), About 1 in 4 American adults suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, and one in 10 will suffer from a depressive illness, such as major depression or bipolar disorder (Johns Hopkins). 10.7% of the world suffers from some form of mental illness. (Our World in Data). STATISTICS FROM https://www.thezebra.com/resources/research/mental-health-statistics/  While looking at my own stress one day, I received an introduction to our next guest, who will share the knowledge he has gathered over the past 40 years, where he has learned how to help others help themselves with ailments like... Anxiety, Stress, Chronic Pain, Depression, Fibromyalgia, Crohn's Disease, Migraines, ME, MS, Arthritis, poor circulation, back problems and so much more. He does this by teaching us Qi Gong (Breath work exercises) and self-healing techniques that will help you to maintain your body, mind and consciousness. Without further ado, let's meet Sifu Boggie (Paul Brighton) from the UK (where I was born) and see what he can teach us with his wisdom and knowledge from being immersed in this work, since he was 12 years old. Welcome Sifu Boggie! Thank you for coming on the podcast today! Where exactly have I reached you today? (I was born in Worthing, Sussex).  INTRO:  Sifu, I listened to some of your past podcast episodes, and I enjoyed learning through your experiences. I do want to start by going back in time to when you were age 12, and met someone who saw that you were talented, when you felt like you didn't belong. Can you start with explaining how you found this pathway to help others understand themselves better at a young age? Q1: What does your name mean and how does it tie into our podcast where we work on learning strategies to be the best versions of ourselves? Q2: I can see your talent and what makes you truly unique and I'm jumping at the chance to speak with you, to ask you questions for your perspective, but what has been your experience having a talent that takes ancient practices that can hold the secret for healing modern ailments? Can you break down WHAT exactly it is that you do in your classes, and how each class is tied to support a specific ailment of injury? Qi Class: Qigong for Health, Fitness and Well-being, what ever your ailment or injury There is a Qigong for it... Jing Class: Neigong ( Qigong Yoga) great for Stretching the body, Strengthening the tendons and releasing trauma/ PTSD/ Depression... Shen Class:  Shengong ( Qigong Meditation) lots of different variations, especially "the Island" a Daoist Meditation to heal mind,body and Spirit plus other Energy Meditation styles... Eastern Reiki Class: The Traditional Version of Reiki has Hatsurie Ho ( Japanese Qigong), Kotodama ( Japanese Mantra), and Reiju ( Empowerments) done as a Weekly Class so you build and grow the energy and Traditionally Symbols were not used. DragonDog Shaman Reiki: A particular Version of Shun Qi Shen ( Chinese Reiki) based on the Daoist Shaman practice, this has 3 Classes... Theory, Practical and Lightcode... Q2B: So if I have pain in my neck, that's persistent and always there, how would you help me to eliminate this pain in my neck? I ask, as it's been this way for me for over 20 years, and I've tried everything! Chiropractic work, massage, oils, saunas, and even hypnotherapy (which I would have to say is highly effective). What would you say to me about this persistent pain in my neck and how would YOU solve it? Q3: I know a lot of this involves the mind. I heard you say something that made me think a bit, and I wonder if you can explain how you interpret when Hong-Kong, American martial arts and actor, the late Bruce Lee said “it's like a finger pointing away to the moon” urging us to NOT concentrate on our finger, or we will miss “all that heavenly glory” and that we must NOT think, but learn to FEEL more. How does this quote tie in here? Learn to listen to our body and feel more, rather than get stuck focusing on (our finger) or whatever it is that hurts us in our body? What would you say here? Q4: So here's another quote I heard you say that I just love. I connected with it as I worked for 6 years in the motivational speaking industry and met some of the greats in this industry, right alongside those who had all risen to the top in their careers. Most that I met were open to learning NEW strategies and ideas for success, that took them to these great heights, and they didn't have to be scientifically proven, they just had to work. You mentioned a quote by Rockefeller that said “millionaires don't use astrology, billionaire do” suggesting that more successful individuals, particularly those at the highest wealth levels, may leverage astrology for strategic insights beyond simple fate beliefs. Can you explain how this quote ties into your work? Q5: Before my next question, I would love it if you could give us your take on Energy 101 and what we should all know about energy fields, and frequencies? I've mentioned this concept on a few different episodes where I talk about how we are all spiritual beings, with an intellect, living in a physical body (EP 67[i]) and that we must change our frequency to move to different levels of vibration. How would YOU explain this image and concept? Q6: Since we now can see how important energy is, in Arizona, where I live, we can find stores on reading our energy, our aura (I've done this recently) or classes on how to bend a spoon, psychokinesis and dowsing (all classes that I took the FIRST year I moved here over 24 years ago). Can you tell me what you learned from your work with Uri Geller years ago that might open our listener's eyes to different techniques for success that you have seen either yourself or others use to give them a razor's edge for success? Q7: Ok, another quote here from Nikolas Tesla “magic is science not yet understood.” I've been working hard to make the connection with neuroscience and some of those age old success principles that I saw working in the seminar industry back in the late 1990s. Our most downloaded episode is a 4-part series on Applying The Silva Method[ii] for Increased Intuition, Creativity and Focus. My favorite quote from this series is that “once we learn to use our minds to train it, it will do some astounding things for us, as you will soon see.” What kind of magic have you seen over the years with people you work with who have learned to train their mind (like Bruce Lee was so well known for?). Q8: In the Silva Method, he has this activity where we learn how to see things on the “screen of our mind.” What have you learned from your study of ancient physicists about developing our minds, or our “third eye” and why is this advanced awareness important if we want to take better control our our health and wellness, as well as our success, in the future?   Q9: This has been a lot, and I could keep asking you questions, but I wonder, “where do we begin?” I didn't know that Yin/Yang (dark/light) means Tai Chi or that Dao means “the path, or the way.” Can you highlight the best way forward for someone who notices they are off balance, like me, and how to get started on a better way forward? Q10: Have I missed anything important? Sifu, I want to thank you very much for meeting with me, to open my mind up further with your knowledge and wisdom that you have collected and implemented since you were a young boy. I'm grateful to have had this chance to speak with you. Where can people learn more about your classes and workshops? CONNECT with SIFU BOGGIE Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sifu.boggie/?hl=en LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sifuboggie/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sifuBoggie YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@SifuBoggie Sifu's School https://shundao.uscreen.io/    REFERENCES: [i] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #67 Expanding Your Awareness with a Deep Dive into Bob Proctor's Most Powerful Seminars https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/expanding-your-awareness-with-a-deep-dive-into-bob-proctors-most-powerful-seminars/   [ii] Neuroscience Meets Social and Emotional Learning Podcast EPISODE #261 PART 1 of Apply the Silva Method for Improved Intuition, Creativity and Focus. https://andreasamadi.podbean.com/e/a-deep-dive-with-andrea-samadi-into-applying-the-silva-method-for-improved-intuition-creativity-and-focus-part-1/    

After three and a half years of doing this show at least once a week, I think I've found what might be the most difficult skill to learn; as it took our expert today over seven years of one on one study with a lifetime master of the craft before he was able to attempt it on his own.   Welcome to the Just Dumb Enough Podcast. A show that acknowledges no one is always an expert, by dispelling misconceptions with real experts.  My guest today is Gerard Wouters. Gerard is a Dutch Taoist, which sounds about as statistically unlikely as it is. But he found that Taoism gave him a very clear path to both physically and mentally treat his clients for the last 30 years. We dive into what Tao is, the meaning behind Yin/Yang, and what this practice has that is so commonly mistaken for other beliefs or religions, when Tao itself does not worship anything at all. Mr. Wouters is also not a native English speaker, but I think he does a great job all the same. In case you somehow missed it: The Just Dumb Enough Japan Tour starts in under two weeks, and I cannot wait to see everyone on the road! The schedule is looking nearly sold out, but I'd still love to meet up with fans in each city.  ( https://taoistisch.nl/ )  ( https://a.co/d/6UrEqqw take you to: Www.Amazon.Com "How to make life simple, happy and successful the Taoist way: Introduction to a new way of living" )  Let's figure out Tao, the energy of everything.  I'm glad to be in my country and also glad to have you all listening, although I will soon be in Japan!    In ranking news... May has begun, and the monthly rankings are updated:  1. England of the United Kingdom.  2. The United States, with Wisconsin, California, and Georgia at the top.  3. Canada, with Ontario barely leading British Columbia.  4. Australia, with Queensland and New South Wales tied, and Southern Australia actually right behind.  5. Ireland, just over Israel.  That's it for this week! Have a great week, a great weekend, and I'll see you all back here next week for another new episode!  Until the next episode, pretty please do all the things to help the show: rate, review, like, and subscribe.  Reach out to DumbEnoughPodcast@Gmail.Com or on any social media if you want to reach me personally.  Most importantly, Stay Dumb!  #Podcast #Education #Dutch #Burnout #Depression #Healing #Taoist #Taoism 

In this episode, I'm exploring the sacred process of change—through the lens of yin and yang, action and stillness, doing and being. We're conditioned to believe that transformation has to be fast, loud, and driven. But true change? It often begins in stillness. It emerges when we slow down, listen within, and choose from clarity instead of fear. I share insights from my own healing and coaching path around how we relate to change, how cultural pressure can hijack our decision-making, and how feminine energy—when honored—offers a deeply intuitive way forward. This episode is a reminder that it's safe to pause. It's powerful to rest. And it's wise to wait for right alignment before taking action.

Seth and Sean discuss the hype for the Rockets and Amen Thompson headed into the playoffs, the yin and yang of the Astros season so far, and what anonymous agents and executives had to say regarding if Deshaun Watson will ever play in the NFL again.

Seth and Sean discuss the Astros bats continuing to struggle last night and Seth gives his yin and yang of the season so far.

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