Traditional Medicine

Balancing Hot and Cold in Asian Traditional Medicine
In Asia, the balance between “hot” and “cold” is an important theme. It affects multiple behavioral patterns, such as the activities done or n [ ... ]

Tard Chao Ruan – Dominant Body Element in Traditional Thai Medicine
According to Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) theory, each person has a Dominant Body Element according to their date of birth, and some additional fac [ ... ]

Traditional Thai Medicine versus Thai Indigenous Medicine | Differences and Similarities Explained
In official governmental descriptions of the traditional Thai Healing Arts you will often see that a distinction is made between Traditional Thai Medi [ ... ]

Winds, Wind Channels, and Wind Gates in Asian Traditional Medicine Systems
The idea of Winds that enter and exit the body is rather common in Asian traditional medicine systems. You find it in Yoga as the Prana Vayus, in Thai [ ... ]

Wata, Vata, and Wind in Thai Massage and Reusi Dat Ton
Although you’ll often find the concept of Wind — in Thai language referred to as Lom — referenced in Thai Massage and Thai Yoga (Reu [ ... ]

Winds in Thai Massage and TTM | Lom
The concept of Lom in Thai Massage and in Thai Traditional Medicine (TTM) can loosely be translated as “wind,” “air,” or ̶ [ ... ]

Hara Abdominal Diagnosis in Japanese Traditional Medicine
Hara Abdominal Diagnosis (also called Fukushin or Harashin) has its roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Although it’s not any longer much u [ ... ]

What Is Traditional Medicine? | Definition of Ancient Healing Arts
In this post, we look at what Traditional Medicine exactly stands for, and what methods, techniques, and concepts are its fundamentals. According to t [ ... ]

Traditional Self-Care Tools, Aids, and Essentials
Traditional Self-Care tools, aids and essentials vary widely, depending on the type of Self-Care modality, may that be massage, herbal medicine, bodyw [ ... ]

Ayurveda | Indian Traditional Medicine and Lifestyle
The word Ayurveda (Sanskrit: आयुर्वेद) is a combination of two other words Ayu and Veda, where Ayu means Life, Span of Life, or Age, a [ ... ]