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| You may be asking what does Yin/Yang have to | | | | Are You Predominantly Yin or Yang? Yin Personal |
| do with my life and well-being? | | | | Characteristics Yang Personal Characteristics |
| Everything in your life consists of both Yin/Yang | | | | Cooler body |
| energy. When these two energies are in harmony, | | | | More reserved personality |
| health and well-being results. An imbalance causes | | | | Moist skin |
| dis-ease. | | | | Introverted |
| In essence, Yin/Yang are relative terms used to | | | | Passive |
| describe everything in your life. Everything around | | | | Feminine |
| you and in you, has these energies. Nothing is | | | | Negative |
| purely Yin or Yang but contains both energies in | | | | Serene |
| varying amounts. You cannot have one without | | | | Unclear, dreamy |
| the other. Neither one is better, with both being | | | | Timid |
| needed for balance and well-being. | | | | Fearful, insecure |
| The basic idea of Yin/Yang is that the only | | | | Soft voice |
| constant in your world is continual change. In other | | | | Tardy |
| words, nothing remains the same; no disease, no | | | | Intuitive |
| condition, no emotion, absolutely everything is | | | | Slow |
| continually changing. In the same way, Yin/Yang | | | | Complacent |
| are in a constant state of change, complementing | | | | Weak body |
| and opposing each other. | | | | Pale complexion Warmer body |
| Yin literally means the dark side of the | | | | Outgoing personality |
| mountain’ representing: darkness, night, | | | | Dry skin |
| coldness, stillness, winter, autumn, earth, moisture, | | | | Extravert |
| passivity, femaleness, black, blue, silver, moon, | | | | Active |
| water etc. Yin energy maintains and endures, it is | | | | Masculine |
| nourishing and supports growth and development. | | | | Positive |
| Reflection and stillness create Yin energy. | | | | Focused |
| Yang on the other-hand is translated as the | | | | Hyperactive mentality |
| bright side of the mountain’ | | | | Aggressive |
| representing light, maleness, day, warmth, heaven, | | | | Angry, impatient |
| activity, sun, dominance, spring, red, orange, | | | | Loud voice |
| yellow, summer etc. Yang energy is creative and | | | | Urgent |
| generating, it develops and expands; it is | | | | Logical |
| aggressive, dynamic and full of movement. The | | | | Quick |
| power of Yang energy is what drives creativity. | | | | Desire filled |
| Passion and fire fuel Yang energy. | | | | Tense body |
| The Yin/Yang energies within your body and | | | | Red complexion |
| within each organ need to be in balance for your | | | | Yin & Yang Actvities Yin Activities Yang Activities |
| body to function in harmony. If there is an | | | | Relaxing |
| imbalance with your body’s systems, with | | | | Calming |
| either too much Yin or too much Yang, you will | | | | Intellectual |
| experience disharmony or dis-ease. To achieve | | | | Passive |
| wellness, you need to balance work (yang) and | | | | Social |
| play (yin) and indulgence (yin) and discipline (yang). | | | | Trivial |
| Chinese Medicine, ChiYo, shiatsu, feng shui, | | | | Gentle |
| acupressure and acupuncture all apply these | | | | Self-indulgent Generate heat |
| principles of Yin/Yang in restoring well-being. | | | | Competitive |
| Now that you under the concept of Yin/Yang, we | | | | Make you sweat |
| will look at how this affects you everyday. | | | | Are physical |
| Everything in your life, whether it be the food you | | | | Aggressive |
| eat, your personality, your job, your activities, the | | | | Fast |
| music you listen to, your moods, your emotions, | | | | Involve accuracy |
| the colours around you, the climate where you | | | | Intense |
| live etc can all be defined as either having either | | | | Yin & Yang Careers Yin Jobs Yang Jobs |
| mainly Yin or Yang energy. So it’s about | | | | Creativity |
| balancing these two energies. In a state of good | | | | Concepts |
| health, Yin/Yang harmoniously support and depend | | | | Ideas |
| on each. | | | | Little or no responsibility |
| You can apply the principles of Yin/Yang to your | | | | Sedentary Responsibility |
| everyday life. For example, if you are constantly | | | | Leadership |
| on the go, have a fast-paced career, participate in | | | | Attention to detail |
| competitive sports, have a tendency to want | | | | Deadlines |
| everything yesterday and love to push yourself, | | | | Physically demanding |
| all Yang qualities, to achieve internal balance and | | | | Yin & Yang Foods |
| well-being, you need to include Yin energy eg | | | | In summer (Yang) increase your intake of Yin |
| meditation, yoga, ChiYo etc in your life. | | | | foods and vice versa. Yin Foods Yang Foods Cold |
| If this balance is not achieved, then another | | | | foods |
| factor comes into play and that is that if | | | | Sweet or spicy taste |
| something is extremely Yin or Yang, then it will | | | | Soft creamy texture |
| become its opposite. For example, excess Yang | | | | Very short cooking time |
| as the example given above, will eventually | | | | Vegetable quality Hot or warm foods |
| become a Yin condition leading to fatigue and | | | | Salty or savoury taste |
| exhaustion, forcing your body to achieve stillness | | | | Dry texture |
| and rest through illness. | | | | Foods that take time to cook |
| Below are a few examples of Yin/Yang qualities in | | | | Animal foods |
| your life. These are intended to give an idea of | | | | Balance should be your goal if you want to |
| how Yin/Yang features in your life. You will be | | | | achieve well-being. So listen to your body as it will |
| able to determine which energy (Yin or Yang) is | | | | always tell you what it needs to achieve this |
| the most prevalent and which energy (the | | | | balance. |
| opposite) you need to include to achieve balance | | | | |