We all know that stress is bad for us – but what it actually means is that being sympathetically dominant for too long we are not spending enough time in the parasympathetic state, and we are missing out on the time we need to heal, regenerate and nourish our bodies. Overstimulation of the Yang energy during long stressful periods puts the body in a hyper-sympathetic state with somatic, emotional, and behavioural consequences. (the Yin part) regulates our “rest and digest” or “feed and breed” functions. (the Yang part) is activated by danger or stress and puts the organism in a “flight or fight” response. Sometimes the Yin part is more active, others the Yang, and in this way, our body stays in a balanced and homeostatic healthy quality state. These two parts of our nervous system need to be in balance to achieve A.N.S. It is composed of the sympathetic (Yang) and parasympathetic (Yin) nervous system, which are always operational. The A.N.S is a part of the entire nervous system, acting mainly unconsciously and automatically, and influencing many organ functions such as heart rate, digestion, respiratory rate and sexual arousal. In Western Medicine terms, the Yin/Yang balance can be comprehended as the balance of the autonomic nervous system (A.N.S). Unfortunately, today’s life’s stress tends to affect negatively the flow of Qi, and therefore damages our state of health and wellbeing. When life-force energy is appropriately balanced between Yin and Yang, it flows smoothly maintaining and promoting a good state of physical and emotional health. The mixing of the two energies makes life possible. Yin/Yang: Two halves that mutually form the wholeness of Qi. The physical world is one of qi vibration, alternating between yin and yang energies, producing all physical things. To the ancient Chinese the life-force energy “Qi” is the underlying energy that gives life to all physical things. Yin and Yang create each other, control each other, and transform into each other what creates the physical world. Yin and Yang must necessarily contain the possibility of opposition and change the separation and the interaction and merging. The two qualities oppose each other while at the same time complement each other. In Ancient Chinese philosophy, Yin and Yang is a concept of dualism all things have two facets: a Yin aspect and a Yang aspect nothing is purely good or purely bad.

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