Bob Quinn has a long-time fascination with Yin-Yang theory that dates back to the 1970s when he started to study the Tao te Ching (Dao de Jing). In this course Bob shares his studentship in what is called Qigong Tuina. Because people are familiar with normal medical tuina, there is often a misunderstanding of what Qigong Tuina involves, because they share the same name (but they are quite different in techniques and goals). For this reason Bob refers to this work now as Yin-Yang Channel Pulsing, since that is exactly what is involved in this practice.
This is a profound application of the simple yin-yang principles that demonstrates how relevant Yin-Yang theory is to clinical practice. One of the earliest references in our professional literature to yin-yang is as expansion-contraction. In this manual therapy, we are literally offering the patient’s tissues expansive and contractive forces as a means of opening channel blockages.
This can be offered in one-day or two-day formats.
Related Writings by Bob Quinn:
- Published Article: Touch Is A Two-Way Exchange (NAJOM)
- Blog Post: Movement