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Balance and harmony Opposing forces Yin-dark/yang-bright side 700bc: Iching Solid and broken lines in the flag Broken lines are yin. Solid lines are yang All phenomenon’s in the world is represented by those lines 500-200bc yin yang school developed. Yin is the shady side of the mountain Yang side is the sunshine mountain Observation of nature Convenient labels to label things Everything can be classified by yin and yang according to the school Nothing is exclusively yin and yang Process of change that is constantly taking place is what yin and yang symbol symbolizes Belational Represents wholeness Interdependent One contains the seed of the other as seen in the symbol. As yang reaches a maximum yin quality starts to happen so they kinda transform into each other. Ex. Day and night Cyclical quality

GENERAL QUALITIES: QUALITIES OF YANG Bright day Warmer Heaven dry Positive Fire Spring/summer Light Upward Activity Loud Male (ambitious, active, fire) Energy Visible

QUALITIES OF YIN Dark Night Cooler Earth Moist Negative Water Winter/autumn Heavy Downward Rest Quiet Female (water, quiet quality) Matter hidden

sun

moon *edema* *menopause symptoms*

ANATOMICALLY: YANG Superior Exterior Lateral Distal Function (active) Blood flow Agitation Qi (energy)

YIN Inferior Interior Medial Proximal Matter (rest) Blood cells calm blood

5 PRINCIPLES OF YIN/YANG 1. All things have 2 facets (yin and yang) 2. Any yin and yang can be further divided into other yin and yangs ex. Knee and thigs in comparison knee is more yin because its more inferior but knee in comparision to ankle is more yang. 3. Yin and yang mutually create each other. Function only exist with body and matter. Interdependent. 4. Control each other. Ex. Normal functioning of the body but also pathologically in the body. Body has a way of attaining balance. Ex. Shiver because cold out so u warm down or sweating when it’s hot, u cool down. Circadian rhythm so when its night yang energy drops so we can calm down and sleep vice versa. Pathological effect: too much of one can injure the other. Ex. Heat stroke. Too much cold or too much dampness too much lethargy and stagnation or vice versa can be harmonized again. 5. Yin and yang transform into each other. Ex. High fever leads to weaker health condition thus yang to yin....