The Yin and Yang are an integral part of Chinese philosophy and medical practices.  These two forces are complementary opposites that interplay to make up all aspects of life.  The Yin represents earth, female, dark, passive and absorbing.  The Yang represents heaven, male, light, active and penetrating.  Each force contains a part of the other.  Harmony is achieved in life by a balance of the opposites.  This concept of balance is a basis of Chinese medicine.

Yin-Yang in darr moo qigong  (http://tarming.sy.cei.gov.cn/qigong/yinyang.htm)
The objective of regaining yin and yang balance for health is shown to be the focus of Chinese medical practices.

Yin and Yang  (http://home.powertech.no/oscarw/iching.htm)
The I Ching is examined as the most known Chinese book of wisdom based on the principle of yin and yang.

Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture Correspondence Program  (http://www.healthdaily.com/tcm/chinese1.htm)
Yin and Yang are applied as describing body structure and physiological function.  Yang represents upper body and heat syndrome pathogens.  Yin represents lower body and cold syndrome pathogens.

Oddball  (http://www.oddball.com/hat.html)
An application of Chinese philosophy to the twenty-first century.  Yin-Yang is shown as a symbol in different religions and philosophies.

Qigong:  An Ancient Way to Balance Mind and Body  (http://www.tai-chi.com/info.html#qi)
Qigong exercises use mind, breath, and movement to create calm and balance of the two forces of yin and yang.

Yin and Yang  (http://www.daan.com/history/yinyang.htm)
The theory of Yin and Yang as guiding clinical diagnosis and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine.

Yin-Yang Spread  (http://www.dgsys.com/bunning/yinyang.htm)
A representation of conflict of two sides as yin and yang.  Yin and yang as card placement in this instructive manipulation mirrors polarities in nature.

The Yin-Yang and Other Topics  (http://home.cdsnet.net/krumsick/yinyang/yinyang1.htm)
Examples of codependence and interplay of yin and yang in nature such as the entropy of all systems, female and male in conception, and antithesis and thesis in synthesis.

About Cornucopia  (http://www.monumental.com/cornucopia/about.htm)
An explanation of the story of the Yin and Yang and their development from the Supreme Ultimate (T'ai Chi).
 

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