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Nazarbayev University Title: The Interaction of Daoism and Confucianism with Tai Chi Philosophy REL 213 Chinese Religious Traditions 10.30.2014 Zhanna Kurmangaziyeva   Chinese religions are diversely implement their philosophy to people’s lives. Religious influence is evident from studying Chinese leisure and activities, such as Tai Chi Chuan. (Wang and Stringer 2000, 33-41) Traditional and religious context directly affected the perception of martial arts and Tai Chi exercises, giving rise to borrowed

blood and Qi, as well as connect tissues, internal organs and reflect the pathological changes of these internal organs. Hence, the meridian system can also be linked to other traditional Chinese medicine concepts such as Qi, the fundamental substance that serves as vital energy necessary for maintaining our life and health and also the concept of Yin and Yang. The distribution network or pathways can be pictured as a giant web in our body that link different areas together, supplying Qi to the parts

However, as Kidney yin is depleted the yin of the Liver is also affected, which in turns affect the Qi of the Liver. As a result the patient’s manifestation of depression, irritability, blurred vision; anxiety and high stress level are present. The deep and weak pulse is also manifestation of Kidney yin and yang deficiency as well as blood vacuity due to Spleen Qi deficiency. The tongue also reflects the disharmony between yin and yang by appearing pink pale (yang deficiency), dark

understand its pathology. Theories such as yin yang theory, five element theory, vital substance theory, and basic knowledge of qi are the basis for the treatments in TCM. Treatments including acupuncture, cupping, moxibustion,

health due to the customs and beliefs. In china, a home and folk remedy is a conventional way of treating illness and is preferred over the western medical practices. (Dixon.B, 2009, pp. 4-5). Some orthodox Chinese communities assume that incongruity of qi and yin and yang disturbs the health of people. (Dixon.B, 2009, pp. 4-5). The beliefs can have peculiar or edifying influence on health as

TCM, or Traditional Chinese Medicine, can be traced as far back as 1000 BC, where stone acupuncture needles were believed to be used. Texts from that period also talked of Yin and Yang and other concepts. The first written work on TCM is titled the Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic, Huangdi Newijing (Gascoigne 11). This book was written in 300 BC, but entries date back to the early 2700’s BC. The book is still used in universities of Chinese Medicine around the world and is often called the bible of

Watch a documentary related to health, medicine, nursing and illness. Read the questions before you watch the program so that you will have the questions in mind while watching. Complete the assignment by answering each question in paragraph form. Answers need to be complete and comprehensive, demonstrating that you paid attention to the film and thought about what was shown on the screen. You may use more than one paragraph if necessary. Be sure that the topic sentence of your first paragraph

To promote a new rice wine I have created a 60 second commercial where the enlightened Zen master Ikkyū uses the five basic categories of sabi, wabi, aware, yugen, and ma to demonstrate the kosher of this new product. Ikkyū was used due to his notoriety for his infusion of Japanese art and literature with Zen attitudes and ideals. Ikkyū’s significance and understanding of Zen culture made him the perfect candidate to conduct a tea ceremony to demonstrate the quality and spiritualness of the new

Looking back at the 1800’s, the life expectancy of the average adult has nearly doubled in the last two hundred years. At birth, the life expectancy in the 19th century was a meager forty years. Today, the average human is expected to live even to or beyond eighty years old. While factors such as sanitation, eating habits and general health knowledge have all drastically changed, our longer lives can usually be contributed to one thing: the development of medicine. From the breakthrough discovery

The Chinese have a wonderful culture filled with beauty, strength, skill, and putting their family and society over their own wants. Sometimes it may be hard to understand why this culture or any other ethnic group pick choices that are different from ours but as future health care workers, an understanding of cultural beliefs does improve the relationship between worker and patient. For example, the concept of respect for authority or those older than you is one that all follow even if they are