VOLUME I, SECTION I: FOUNDATIONS OF CHINESE ENERGETIC MEDICINE

I Yang U~ The Superior Aspect I Yang l'\~

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of the Body's
Structure is
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Considered Yang
The Exterior The Interior
Aspect of the Aspect of the
Body's Structure is Body's Structure
Considered Yang is Considered Yin

The Inferior Aspect

of the Body's
Structure is Figure 3.7. The superficial aspect (exterior) of the body
Considered Yin is Yang; the deep portion (interior) of the body is Yin.
Think of the sun shining on the external surfaces of
Figure 3.5. The superior (upper) aspect of the body's the body while the internal organs remain in the dark.
structure is Yang; the inferior (lower) portion is Yin. Think

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of the sun shining on the upper torso, illuminating the
body from the waist to the head, while the lower torso, Yin
from the hips downward, is in the shade. ~//V
I Yang 1\s: The Right Side of
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The Left Side of the
the Body's Body's Structure is
Structure is Considered Yang
Considered Yin

The Posterior Aspect The Anterior Aspect

of the Body's of the Body's
Structure is Structure is Figure 3.8. The left side of the body is Yang; the right
Considered Yang Considered Yin side is Yin. Think of facing south in the morning while
practicing Medical Qigong. The sun will rise in the east,
illuminating the left side (Yang) while the right side
remains shaded (Yin).

Figure 3.6. The posterior portion (back) of the body is Yang; IYan~;
the anterior portion (front) is Yin. Think of the sun shining on
the back while the front of the body is in the shade. -N
The Lateral The Medial
is considered Yin (Figure 3.5) Aspect of the Aspect of the
• The posterior or dorsal portion (back side) of Body's Body's
the body is Yang; the anterior or ventral por- Structure is Structure is
tion (front side) is Yin (Figure 3.6) Considered Considered
• The superficial aspect (exterior) of the body Yin
is Yang; the deep portion (interior) of the body
is Yin (Figure 3.7)
• The left side of the body is Yang; the right side
is Yin (Figure 3.8) Figure 3.9. The lateral aspect (further from the center)
• The lateral aspect (further from the center) of of the body is Yang; the medial portion (middle) is Yin.
the body is Yang; the medial portion (middle) Think of the sun shining on the furthest part of the
is Yin (Figure 3.9) external tissues, while the center is still in the shade.

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