What happens when we do not return to center (=our earth)? You might have felt it before: overwhelm, worry, overreactive nervous system. In Oriental medicine, the Earth element is holding our center and it is responsible for digesting - both food and thoughts.

For over a decade, I practice and teach both Yin Yoga and Qigong and notice that students often think Yin Yoga comes from Chinese medicine. There is specifically the question whether our modern Yin Yoga comes from DaoYin. Let me give you an overview of the evolution from DaoYin to Daoist internal arts and the modern Yin Yoga we know today.