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ChiBall features in Australian Natural Health Magazine |
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Australian Natural Health Magazine’s September 2011 issue features an article on ChiBall. Australian Natural Health magazine keeps you up-to-date with the latest in natural therapies, spirituality, fitness, health, nutrition and wellbeing. Read the full article |
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Welcome to the High Summer and Winter Seasons |
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24 November 2010 |
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 Christmas is a time when we indulge with our friends and family in all types of foods, drinks and parties. Some of us find this time of year stressful with all the high expectations of gifts, shopping and all the associated luxuries. Others use it as a spiritual life-cleansing opportunity to reconnect with family and friends and create and give gifts from the heart. However you use your holiday time this year, use it as a time to reflect and focus on the positive elements so that they follow you into the New Year.
In this article by Master Trainer Rebecca Quin we explore some of the characteristics of traditional Chinese Medicine for High Summer and Winter, and give you some tasty tips for each season!
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Welcome to the High Summer and Winter Seasons |
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24 November 2010 |
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Christmas is a time when we indulge with our friends and family in all types of foods, drinks and parties. Some of us find this time of year stressful with all the high expectations of gifts, shopping and all the associated luxuries. Others use it as a spiritual life-cleansing opportunity to reconnect with family and friends and create and give gifts from the heart. However you use your holiday time this year, use it as a time to reflect and focus on the positive elements so that they follow you into the New Year.
In this article by Master Trainer Rebecca Quin we explore some of the characteristics of traditional Chinese Medicine for High Summer and Winter, and give you some tasty tips for each season!
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Written by Rebecca Quin, ChiBall Master Trainer
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21 September 2010 |
 The season of Autumn is the beginning of the Yin cycle and is represented by the metal element. Metal is cool, reflective and unknowable. Like a shield and a sword; metal protects and defends us.
The Lungs and Large intestine are the organ/meridian partnership for this season/ element and like metal; the lungs are sensitive to environmental change and suffer in extremes of heat, cold, dry, wind and damp.
The Chinese character for Metal is representative of a bell. A finely tuned or sounding bell is synonymous with the sound of healthy Lungs in breathing, speaking and singing.
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Written by Rebecca Quin, ChiBall Master Trainer
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21 September 2010 |
 The season of spring is the beginning of the yang cycle and is represented by the wood element. Wood is direct, upright and growing. It roots itself deep into the earth but sets its goal on reaching the heavens.
Wood is strong but flexible and readily adapts itself to its environment. Spring is symbolic of regeneration, renewal, new beginnings and change; it is a rising, dynamic, force that is direct and controlling.
The liver and gallbladder are the organ/meridian partnership for this season/element. They are responsible for the smooth flow of Chi, the storage and distribution of blood and govern planning and decision making. The eyes, tendons and ligaments are physical manifestations of the season and therefore expressed in our vision and direction in life, along with our ability to move with grace, ease and flexibility.
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Written by Rebecca Quin, ChiBall Master Trainer
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28 July 2010 |
 Winter is the season when Yin is at its peak or, more accurately, when it is most condensed. Winter is the season of death and decay when most things in nature reach the end of their cycle and return to the earth. It is a time for stillness and reflection.
Within traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) the seasons are associated with the five phases of energy or five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
Water is the element associated with this season and expresses yin in its ultimate forms: cold, blue, dense, heavy and moving downwards. Water is a formidable force — it has the power to destroy life but is essential to sustain it. Taoist philosophers believed in observing nature and following its laws to achieve optimal health.
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Written by Rebecca Quin, ChiBall Master Trainer
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28 July 2010 |
High summer is Yang in its fullest expression - radiant and energetic.
The bright sunny days lift our spirits and we feel more actively social, and find ourselves smiling and laughing more freely.
Within traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) the seasons are associated with the five phases of energy or five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
Fire is the Element for this season; it is bright, vibrant, magnetic, warm and alive. It illuminates, cleanses and inspires. It adds colour, variety and excitement in our lives.
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Welcome to the High Summer and Winter Seasons |
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07 December 2009 |
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 Welcome to the December Edition of The ChiBall Newsletter. As we approach the year end and look forward to the new year, the Northern and Southern hemispheres are experiencing seasons that are literally poles apart.
In this article we explore some of the characteristics of traditional Chinese Medicine for High Summer and Winter, and give you some tasty tips for each season!
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