{"id":2101,"date":"2021-01-27T09:58:07","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T09:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebodymatters.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2101"},"modified":"2021-06-22T15:37:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T14:37:50","slug":"what-is-yangsheng","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebodymatters.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/01\/what-is-yangsheng\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Yangsheng?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u2018Yangsheng\u2019 is a Chinese phrase made up of the characters \u2018Yang\u2019 (meaning to support, raise, nourish or keep), together with \u2018Sheng\u2019 (meaning giving birth, life or being alive). Together then, \u2018Yangsheng\u2019 means \u2018to nourish or care for life\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Practising Yangsheng means to be mindful or conscious of various aspects of one\u2019s life in order to not just live longer, but to live longer in a better state of good health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Live well, live long: teachings from the Chinese nourishment of life tradition\u2019 is an excellent guide to this. There are many aspects to Yangsheng (the book has nineteen chapters – the final one, naturally enough, being on the topic of death). There are, for example, chapters on \u2018Alcohol\u2019, \u2018Tea\u2019 and \u2018Exercise\u2019. There are two chapters on diet \u2013 one on \u2018how to eat\u2019 and the other on \u2018what to eat\u2019. Chapters are in a logical order, with the chapter on \u2018Care of children\u2019 following on from the chapter on \u2018Pregnancy and childbirth\u2019, which itself follows on from the chapter on \u2018Affairs of the bedroom\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Yangsheng can be applied to all aspects of one\u2019s life, there are four key aspects, which are said to be like the four legs of a chair \u2013 in that all must be strong. These four are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Diet
– Exercise
– Sleep
– Mind and emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This idea that these four things are all important, suggests that we should aim to address all of these aspects of our lives – particularly any of the four that we feel we have issues with. Yangsheng also suggests a \u2018middle way\u2019 \u2013 that having an excellent exercise regime will give us limited benefits if we have a poor diet, and being in good mental and emotional health will be less beneficial if we don\u2019t sleep well and so on. There\u2019s also a middle way, in that we should exercise not too much and not too little, eat enough but not too much, sleep enough but not too much and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therapy can help to make life more balanced – helping with setting goals, identifying and eliminating obstacles and developing healthier habits and ways of living.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To arrange a free 30-minute consultation to discuss how BWRT\u00ae<\/a>, hypnotherapy<\/a> or counselling<\/a> can help you to change your life for the better, contact Jonathan at The Body Matters on 01702 714968.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u2018Yangsheng\u2019 is a Chinese phrase made up of the characters \u2018Yang\u2019 (meaning to support, raise, nourish or keep), together with \u2018Sheng\u2019 (meaning giving birth, life or being alive). <\/p>\n

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