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What is yin? dark, negative, feminine, expansive
What is yang? light, positive, masculine, contractive
, What do acupuncturists believe about yin if yin and yang are not balanced, the body is prone to more disease/illness
and yang?
Yin and yang cannot exist without one one can power over the other
another though
Basic properties of heat, brightness, yang properties
activeness, outwardness, and upwardness
belong to
Basic properties of coldness, darkness, yin properties
stillness, inwardness, and downwardness,
and hypo function belong to
Upper, exterior, and back of the body are yang
all
Lower, interior, and abdominal of the body yin
are all
Diseases caused by yang pathogens are heat symptoms (deficient yang)
characterized by
Diseases caused by yin pathogens are cold symptoms (deficient yin)
characterized by
Cold herbs and acupuncture for yin
Hot herbs and acupuncture for yang
Estheticians are not trained to work with help their clients restore harmony of life and balance within their body
herbs and acupuncture, but understand yin
and yang theory as applied and by utilizing
a method of acupressure they are able to
a form of holistic healing treatment
is the practice of using natural plant extracts to enhance physical and psychological
What is aromatherapy? well-being
spans over a lifetime of 5000 years tied to cultural, indigenous, and medical
practices
Aromatherapy enhances both physical and emotional health
Persian physician, Avicenna, authored "The Book of Healing"
which book?
What is "The Book of Healing" about? dealt with various natural sciences, psychology, astronomy, and more
What method did Avicenna discover? distilling essential oils from flowers
fragrant and concentrated pharmacologically active substances extracted from
Essential/aromatherapy oils are the
plants
flowers
Essential oils are concentrated extracts
herbs
taken from
tree parts like bark, roots, and petals
The elements that give plants their aroma "essence" or "soul" of the plant
are considered the
Why are essential oils considered oils and aroma are natural to the plant
fragrance-free and not fragrance?
Essential oils all contain plant hormones phytohormones
called