Classical Chinese Medicine
TCM (traditional Chinese medicine) and classical Chinese medicine are both based on the approximately 4000 year old healing system from ancient China. The basis is formed by the two polarizing and complementary forces Yin and Yang.
Humans are seen as an image of nature, for whom the same laws apply on a small scale as they apply to nature on a large scale. The life energy Qi, which underlies everything living, is of central importance. This energy manifests itself in different densities.
The gross energy forms the material body. The somewhat finer energy flows through the body in energy channels, so-called meridians. Even more subtle energy manifests itself as feelings and thoughts. The energy also manifests itself in one of the 5 transformation phases (elements): wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
In the original, classical medicine, feelings, spirituality and psychology were also heavily involved. Some of this knowledge was deleted from classical medicine by Mao with the revolution in the 1960s - many books were burned. The newly emerging system was called TCM and is now based heavily on herbal medicine and empirical medicine.
Part of classical medicine was taken abroad before the revolution, especially to Vietnam and France, and was thus preserved. In my practice I try to incorporate classical medicine wherever possible.