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Martial art and life

by Team | 44,Oct, 2021 | healingArt

The practice of a martial art is a path that leads to full health.

Martial arts are often associated only with fighting. However, a true martial art is much more than that. It is an art that involves the whole person: body and mind. The practice of a martial art is a real tool for personal development. Its ultimate goal is the plenitude of the being and serenity.

The martial artist seeks to develop a strength that allows him to face different types of trials experienced as aggressions. What is this strength? Does it come from an abundance of muscles and proven fighting techniques? Many combat sports falsely lead their students to believe that they are practising self-defence against external aggressors. But the ultimate goal of self-defence is to learn to face our own inner struggles and keep our ego at bay. This is where the martial artist will find this strength.

Our experience of practice, as well as numerous meetings with teachers and masters in martial arts have confirmed that the goal of martial arts is to build the individual to become a Warrior.

The warrior differs from the common mortal by the meaning he gives to his life. The warrior is in a permanent quest to connect with the forces of the universe. He seeks to live in harmony with himself and with his environment. What is a stress for everyone is a challenge for the warrior: “How to solve this test with wisdom?” Indeed, The Way of the Warrior asks us to live in harmony with our inner strength and the universal consciousness.

Why become a warrior?

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Everyday life looks more and more like a fight, whose attacks are often underhand (frustration, illness, death of a loved one, fear of losing…).

Thanks to the martial art, the individual reprograms himself in a methodical way. This gradually enables him to better cope with the above-mentioned situations. By materialising conflictual contexts of physical aggression, the practitioner experiments with defence techniques, while learning to know himself better.

Thus, each difficulty encountered in his practice (effort, test, remark) prepares him for this confrontation with life. The apprentice warrior learns to observe and to feel. Thus he gradually develops his awareness of himself and his environment.

He learns through physical combat to control his instinctive reactions. Thus he adapts his reaction to a given situation as accurately as possible. This is what will allow him, with time, to face the emotional aggressions mentioned above without being overwhelmed. The martial art thus brings mental relaxation and the ability to sustain confrontation and to develop effective strategies.

This result requires the diligence and humility of the practitioner. Among its many riches, the martial art has the ability to learn to undergo attacks without being overly affected by them. This is particularly precious nowadays, where fear is distilled all day long in the media. Of course, there are different ways to cope with life’s difficulties. But from experience, the rigorous practice of a martial art is particularly effective. It is all the more interesting for women, who because of their socio-cultural heritage, find themselves or place themselves more in the position of victim. The self-confidence generated by the practice of a martial art allows them to get out of this eternal victim status.

The virtues

The martial artist is initiated into a culture. He practices an art, develops virtues that will be integrated throughout his evolution. The beginner, from the first second, pursues a path, even if he is not yet aware of it. It is the way of harmony. Thus he cultivates a body aesthetic in each of his movements. In doing so, he develops physical and mental qualities through the more or less delicate situations in which he is placed. For harmony is the key to a healthy and fulfilled life.

In addition, the martial art teaches mutual aid and solidarity. In training, the opponent is above all a partner. And each partner seeks to help his or her partner progress as much as to progress in the above-mentioned virtues. Thus the martial art teaches altruism and respect for the Other.

In everyday life, aggression is rarely physical. As a result, the individual has lost sight of an essential element: vigilance. The practice of a martial art, by physically materialising an aggression, forces the practitioner to cultivate this vigilance. Indeed, the slightest lack of vigilance is paid for harshly. This vigilance develops gradually to become an extra-awareness, which will last outside the dojo.

Bushido or the way of the warrior

Bushido (literally the Way of the Warrior) is the code of honour of the samurai. It summarises the virtues to be developed through the practice of a martial art, and to be integrated into one’s life.

Here are the 7 essential virtues according to Bushido:

Loyalty,
Courage (the art of understanding what is right),
Honour (respecting an ethic in our actions),
Benevolence (it induces solidarity),
Rigour (the sense of duty),
Respect (mark of our greatness of soul),
Honesty and sincerity (being fair, speaking fairly).

These virtues are objectives to be developed through the practice of the martial art and to be integrated into daily life. With time they become an integral part of the individual and their application in everyday life is automatic.

The anxiety

by Team | 3131,Aug, 2021 | medical

Anxiety is the emotion associated with the spleen in tcm

Anxiety is related to the element Earth, and to the organ of the Spleen. It covers the following range of emotions: worries, obsessive thoughts, worry, mental rumination, intellectual overwork etc.

The Spleen is located in the left hypochondrium. In TCM, the Pancreas is attached to the function of the Spleen and forms an energetic couple with the Stomach, both belonging to the Earth element.

Anxiety, called “Jiao Lu” in Chinese medicine, is a state that everyone may experience occasionally when faced with a difficulty in life. However, if this state is persistent and repeated, it can seriously affect daily life. At this point, we speak of neurosis or psychological disorders.

Apart from the phenomenon of unjustified intense fear, in pathological anxiety states various symptoms are observed such as difficulty in concentrating, memory loss, sleep disorders, irritability, sweating, palpitations, shortness of breath, discomfort in the chest, etc. People with anxiety are no longer able to solve their problems themselves.

Excessive intellectual work, for example in students, as well as excessive worry, often causes a dysfunction of the Spleen/Pancreas by tying up the Qi. Conversely, a Spleen/Pancreas imbalance will tend to make the person anxious.

The spleen houses the Thought (Yì 意)

Indeed, TCM considers that the Spleen houses the Thought (or Yì). It is through the Spleen that we can concentrate, memorize and think. If the Spleen Qi is weak, these functions become difficult. Thinking can turn into mental rumination. When Yì is correct, the brain understands and analyzes with ease, and memorizes easily. If the Yì is deficient, memory will be weak and conceptualization difficult. Finally, a disturbed Yì can generate melancholy, a recollection of the past.

The main symptoms of an emptiness of the Spleen Qi are:

Mental weariness,
Rumination of thoughts (looping),
Worrying,
Mental confusion,
Physical fatigue,
Difficulty falling asleep,
Loose stools,
Lack of appetite.

Functions of the spleen

The spleen transports and distributes nutrients throughout the body. It extracts qì from food to extract pure qì, brings it up to the lung to form, together with qì extracted from the air breathed, the complex qì zōng qì (宗气) usable by the body. From the chest, the zōng qì is divided into yíng qì (营气, nutritive qì) and wèi qì (卫气, defensive qì), which are then distributed to the rest of the body.

Having separated the pure from the impure from the substances received from the stomach, the Spleen thus brings up the pure, and down the impure parts to the small intestine, then the large intestine and the bladder for elimination. This is why it is called the “patron saint of digestion and appetite”.

The Spleen also has the function of controlling the blood and keeping it in the vessels. If the energy of the Spleen is low, there will be a tendency to hematoma, or hemorrhage. The Spleen plays an important role in balancing menstruation for women. If the Spleen is empty of qi, it will not produce enough blood, so the Liver will not store enough blood or the uterus will lack blood. Menstruation will be absent or scanty. If the Spleen Yang is weak, this will lead to heavy or bleeding menses, as the Spleen lacks the strength to keep the blood in the vessels.

Spleen and muscular tonus

The Spleen holds the organs in place, thanks to the rise of the Spleen qi. If this qi collapses, there may be organ descent which may affect the stomach, uterus, intestines, kidneys, bladder, vagina, anus or rectal veins with the appearance of hemorrhoids.

The Spleen is in charge of flesh and muscle tissue. A deficiency in the energy of the Spleen can lead to flaccidity of the flesh, lack of tone, especially of the limbs. This is what the person feels and expresses it by “My legs are cut”, or “I have no strength in my arms”.

Finally, the Spleen “opens to the mouth” and manifests itself through the lips. Thus the observation of the tongue and lips allows us to diagnose the state of energy of the Spleen. If the lips are pink, fleshy and without cracks, the Spleen energy is correct.

If the Spleen blood is insufficient, the lips are dry. In TCM, moisture is harmful to the Spleen.

Clinical case

Lucy – 26 years old

Lucy came to see us just after she moved to Cambodia. During her first consultation, she explains her situation and the conditions that cause her anxiety. She had just arrived from her hometown (San Francisco) and this was the first time she had been separated from her twin sister. She is a very sensitive person and suffers from anxiety. This change of life has caused her anxiety to increase. She doesn’t sleep well and sometimes feels frightened at night. We started the acupuncture treatment. Five days later, she returned for a second session. She feels much better already. Five more days, after two acupuncture sessions, she is sleeping well and feels emotionally stable.

We continue to treat her with acupuncture once or twice a week.

At her last session with us, a month after her first visit, she still has ups and downs which are usually due to stressful external situations. But her anxiety has decreased considerably. She can now manage it. She usually sleeps well.

Eating habits that are harmful to the spleen

eating too many moistening foods: industrial dishes, cold cuts, milk, fried foods…
drinking or eating too cold
drinking too much alcohol
eating too many raw vegetables
eating too much sugar and sweet foods
eating too many meals and too late at night
eating at irregular hours

If you suffer from anxiety, you will find here 10 natural solutions to treat it.

Low back pain

by Team | 44,Aug, 2021 | medical

Low back pain (or Yāo tòng) as seen by Chinese medicine.

The Chinese term yāo tòng refers to back pain, whether unilateral or bilateral. Low back pain is often encountered in clinical practice. It is not uncommon that behind this apparently simple complaint, other complications may be hidden such as :

a herniated lumbar disc,
lumbar disc protrusion (collapse of the vertebral discs),
kidney stones,
spinal osteoarthritis (degeneration of the intervertebral disc).

Sciatica or back pain (especially in the lumbar region) affects between 50 and 70% of the population. The origin is variable. It lasts from a few days in acute phase to several years. Traditional Chinese medicine links these pathologies to the Kidneys and the Bladder.

Low back pain is pain of the back that originates from the muscles located on both sides of the spine (the quadratus lumborum). The spasms of these muscles cause significant pain. This starts below the last dorsal vertebra (L1), to go down through the buttocks, extending behind the thigh, then behind the knees, and sometimes to the toes.

Less well known is cruralgia, a pain that focuses on the front part of the thighs and the outside of the buttocks and that can go down to the front of the knee, the shins and the toes.

Both types of pain are often only felt on one side of the body.

Etiology

These low back pains can have very diverse origins:

Excess of physical activity
Unsuitable physical activity
Bad posture (or prolonged position)
Sudden movement (without respect for joint physiology)
Exaggerated repetition of a movement
Heavy loads lifted
Traumatic injuries
Lack of physical activity
Excessive sexual activity
Pregnancy and childbirth
Overwork

Clinical signs

Chinese medicine identifies through its diagnosis different syndromes at the origin of the pathology:

A cold wet wind: this is a pervert that can invade the Bladder meridian. The cold contracts the muscles of the back. Moisture hinders the circulation of Qi and Blood, thus causing obstruction, which is a source of pain.
Heat-humidity: when pathogenic factors (heat – humidity) penetrate and stagnate in the body, there is a feeling of heaviness.
The stagnation of Qi and Blood: localized, it causes muscular contractures, and therefore pain.
Emptiness of the kidneys: this reinforces the impact of the above-mentioned perversions, as the kidneys can no longer nourish and strengthen the back muscles.

Depending on the syndrome, the pain may have different characteristics:

acute or chronic,
sensation of cold or heat,
heaviness,
more intense during the day or night,
at rest or in motion,
tingling, numbness,
fixed or erratic,
dull or sharp,
revived by emotions,
more intense after effort…

The lumbar region, home of the Kidneys

Low back pain is pain in the lumbar region, an area that is connected to the Kidney, Bladder, Governing Vessel and sometimes the Belt Vessel meridians.

According to TCM, the lumbar area is connected to the Kidney. This organ is also coupled to the Bladder. The Bladder meridian is a long meridian that runs down the spine, continues behind the thigh, joins the calf and ends on the side of the foot at the little toe.

“The lumbar region is the home of the Kidneys and the root of the Qi.” Their deficiency promotes the penetration of perverts into the lumbar region. The Zu Tai Yang (Bladder) meridian as well as the Du Mai (Governor) meridian run through the lumbar region. If perverts invade and obstruct these meridians and the Kidneys fail to defend their home, lumbago occurs.

The invasion of external perverts

Sweating, living in a cold and damp environment, working in water or in a humid environment, etc. can all make the body prone to the attacks of external perverts such as Wind, Cold and Humidity. If we add other internal factors, such as the excessive consumption of hot, spicy and fatty foods, these perverts can, in a second stage, turn into Dampness-Heat.

When attacked by these external perverts, the meridians are obstructed. Wind is a Yang pervert which often starts with the Yang meridians when it invades the body.

Cold and Damp are Yin perverts, which often start by attacking the feet and then spread upwards.

The latter two do not necessarily cause low back pain, unless there is a Kidney Yang Emptiness.

If you sweat a lot or work in a cold, damp place, your body may be prone to these attacks. The Wind is mainly involved because it is a Yang pervert which attacks the Yang meridians, i.e. the Bladder and Biliary meridians.

However, the attack will remain superficial, affecting mainly the muscular tissues.

Mechanical trauma

Low back pain can develop gradually following a trauma to the lumbar vertebrae, for example, following an accident. It often occurs as a result of prolonged muscular tension related to: a state of tension, stress, poor posture, an accident or carrying an excessive load.

In case of sprain or tension, the local meridians are affected, which leads to a stagnation of Qi and blood stasis, and consequently to pain. The consequences can be more or less serious, for example, up to the displacement of a vertebra or the pelvis. Without rapid intervention, the body may quickly compensate by correcting its posture, thus generating new tensions and new pains.

It is then recommended to consult an osteopath or a physiotherapist to restore a correct posture.

Emotions and aging

Any intellectual overwork or sexual excess can affect the Kidney organ, draining its energy and therefore having an impact on the lower back.

Strong emotions related to the Kidney, such as fear and anxiety, can trigger delayed pain in the lower back.

Chronic illness will also consume the Qi and Blood, as will aging. The function of the Qi and Yang of the Kidneys is to warm and circulate the Blood so that it fills the meridians and nourishes the muscles, tendons, bones, tissues, etc.

If the Qi and Blood are weakened, they will not be able to fulfill this function, which will generate internal cold and an accumulation of mucus. As a result, the loins will receive less heat and nutrition. This will result in, among other things, low back pain.

The Kidneys also govern the bones. A weakness at this level can of course trigger lower back pain.

Therapeutic techniques

Acupuncture and moxibustion can give quick and satisfactory results. The work will consist in clarifying the heat, teasing the meridians and dispersing the cold to eliminate the perverts. It will also be necessary to regulate the Qi and Blood to nourish the Kidney.

It is important to use Chinese pharmacopoeia to reinforce the work of acupuncture. Qi gong is highly recommended to strengthen and nourish the Kidneys, and to promote the circulation of Qi throughout the body.

We also use cupping and Chinese Tuina massage. But the use of Chinese pharmacopoeia is essential.

Osteopathy and exercise

A certain number of tests are to be performed to identify muscular hyper or hypotonia, an osteoarticular imbalance, localized or distal.

Low back pain can therefore occur as a result of different body situations :

badly treated ankle sprain,
trauma to the knees (ligaments, menisci…),
a locked shoulder,
a hypertonic lumbar spine (it accentuates the lumbar lordosis),
a hypotonic abdominal belt…

Osteoarticular normalizations are therefore to be performed in order to restore the balance allowing the free circulation of blood and energy, and to calm the pain.

Physical exercises are also recommended to strengthen the back and the abdominal muscles (static exercises in particular).

Duration of treatment

Finally, as in any pathology, it is important to adapt one’s lifestyle (work, leisure, rest, sports activities…) while limiting stress factors. This includes, of course, dietetics, but also activities such as yoga, qi gong or meditation that help build a more stable emotional state.

The duration of care will of course depend on the duration of your condition. An acute attack can be relieved in a few days. Chronic low back pain will take longer to treat. Results will be faster and more durable if the patient makes the appropriate changes in his or her life.

La tristesse

by Team | 2929,Jun, 2021 | Traditionnal chinese medicine

Elle est associée à l’élément métal en MTC

En médecine traditionnelle chinoise (MTC), la tristesse est associée à l’organe des poumons, et à l’élément métal. Cette émotion est plus difficile à vivre que la joie, car elle est souvent associée à des pertes, des deuils, ou des événements vécus comme douloureux.

Et pourtant, la tristesse fait partie de la palette des émotions humaines, et doit donc être vécue pleinement. Chercher à l’occulter, ou la percevoir négativement, ne peut qu’engendrer un refoulement et à terme des déséquilibres énergétiques.

A l’inverse vivre la tristesse avec une intensité trop grande, ou s’y enfermer sur la durée peut également affecter l’équilibre énergétique et engendrer des pathologies des poumons, voire du gros intestin, l’entrailles associée à l’élément métal.

La capacité à vivre ses deuils, à ressentir et accepter sa tristesse, à laisser couler ses larmes à bon escient, sera donc la garantie d’un bon équilibre de l’élément métal, et donc d’un fonctionnement harmonieux du poumon et du gros intestin.

Fonction des poumons en MTC

Les poumons sont responsables de l’inhalation d’air propre et riche en oxygène, et du rejet du gaz carbonique et des déchets toxiques. Les poumons régulent le Qi inhalé avec l’air et le distribuent à travers le corps. Ils contribuent à la circulation du sang et du Wei qi (qi protecteur).

Les poumons aident le qi et les fluides à descendre dans les intestins. Ils sont responsables de l’excrétion des liquides organiques sous la forme d’urine et de sueur.

En MTC, les poumons contrôlent également la peau, régulant l’ouverture et la fermeture des pores et l’activité des glandes sudoripares. Par exemple, pendant l’effort, ou par temps chaud, les pores s’ouvriront pour permettre la transpiration. A l’inverse, par temps froid, ou en cas de vent, les pores se fermeront pour protéger le corps de ces agressions extérieures.

Le système pulmonaire régule également les sinus, les bronches, le nez, la gorge, la voix. De lui dépend la capacité de sentir et de parler d’une voix claire.

Pathologies des poumons

Le poumon étant étroitement connecté au cœur, il a aussi un impact, avec le cœur, sur la bonne circulation du sang dans les vaisseaux sanguins. Pour cette même raison, certaines pathologies pulmonaires peuvent évoluer en maladies cardiaques.

Le poumon contrôlant la respiration, une pathologie poumon pourra se traduire par un souffle court, de la toux, un sensation d’oppression dans la poitrine, un manque de désir de parler, une voix faible, une dyspnée, voire de l’asthme.

Comme le poumon contrôle la peau et le système pileux, un déséquilibre pourra se traduire par une peau sèche ou flasque, des cheveux clairsemés ou sans éclat. Les glandes sudoripares étant mal contrôlées il peut s’ensuivre des transpirations spontanées, sueurs nocturnes ou bouffées de chaleur.

Il est dit du poumon en MTC qu’il « s’ouvre au nez ». Donc des rhumes, rhinites, anosmie (troubles ou perte de l’odorat), peuvent se manifester en cas de déséquilibre du poumon.
Enfin, le poumon contrôlant « la voie des eaux », un dysfonctionnement du poumon peut engendrer de l’oligurie (raréfaction des urines) ou de l’œdème.

Le Po ou âme corporelle

Le gros intestin étant l’entrailles associée au poumon en MTC dans l’élément métal, la tristesse mal gérée peut aussi engendrer des phénomènes de diarrhée ou de constipation.

Sur un plan subtil, le poumon abrite le Po, ou « âme corporelle », qui est la partie la plus matérielle de l’âme humaine. Elle permet les sensations : ouïe, vue, toucher. C’est grâce à elle que nous percevons le chaud, le froid, les démangeaisons, les douleurs.

Il est donc particulièrement important de prendre soin de notre tristesse, afin qu’elle n’engendre pas de pathologies du poumon.

Une respiration épanouie

L’âme corporelle ou Po est en lien étroit avec la respiration. Elle est affectée par les émotions comme la tristesse ou le chagrin, qui bloquent ses mouvements. On peut observer alors un souffle court et superficiel, une respiration localisée dans la partie supérieure de la poitrine.

Pour prendre soin de sa santé en général, et de ses poumons en particulier, il est crucial de réapprendre à respirer pleinement. La respiration naturelle du nouveau-né est abdominale. Mais plus nous avançons en âge, plus les tensions, les émotions mal gérées induisent une restriction de notre respiration. Là où nous devrions utiliser le souffle pour faire le plein d’énergie, nous respirons à peine assez pour rester en vie.

Il est donc essentiel de devenir conscients de notre respiration et de lui rendre toute sa mobilité. Pour cela, il convient de pratiquer quotidiennement la respiration abdominale, en inspirant et expirant le plus lentement possible, dans la détente. La pratique du pranayama, en yoga, ou encore la pratique du qi gong, libèrent notre respiration, permettant ainsi au Souffle de vie de nous animer pleinement !

L’immunité, notre alliée

by Team | 88,Jun, 2021 | Traditionnal chinese medicine

Notre système immunitaire nous protège

Avec un peu de recul aprés la folie vécue pendant la “Pandémie de Covid-19”, il est important de se rappeler l’importance de notre système immunitaire. En effet, dans les mêmes conditions épidémiques, les personnes dont le système immunitaire est fort résistent mieux aux virus. Ceux dont le système immunitaire est faible sont plus vulnérables.

Cette immunité dépend de la qualité et de la quantité de notre énergie vitale, selon la MTC.

La Médecine Traditionnelle Chinoise (MTC) est souvent connue comme une médecine de prévention. Et pour cause, elle a pour philosophie de maintenir l’individu en bonne santé pour éviter qu’il ne tombe malade. Donc la MTC va corriger les déséquilibres énergétiques pour que le corps puisse faire son travail naturel de préservation de la santé.

En effet, un corps bien entretenu possède une bonne immunité. En médecine chinoise c’est l’énergie défensive : le Wei QI, qui est notre première protection contre les agressions extérieures, parmi lesquelles les virus. Elle agit comme une seconde peau. Le Wei Qi est élaboré élaborée sous le contrôle des Reins en lien avec les Poumons. Il est donc essentiel que ces organes soient forts.

Il est particulièrement important à veiller à ce que les reins fonctionnent bien, car ils contribuent au bon fonctionnement des poumons. Donc si les reins sont affaiblis, l’énergie défensive ou Wei Qi sera aussi affaiblie.

Une bonne hygiène de vie

Pour entretenir une bonne immunité, il est essentiel de veiller à l’équilibre de son hygiène de vie. On prendra soin d’avoir :

Une alimentation équilibrée et saine
Un sommeil réparateur
Une pratique sportive
Une respiration ample et consciente
Des pratiques relaxantes : méditation, yoga…
De passer du temps dans la nature

Les émotions jouent un rôle important dans la qualité de notre immunité. En effet la peur, le stress, l’anxiété…, vécues avec excès ou trop longtemps, engendrent un affaiblissement des organes, et donc une baisse de l’immunité.

L’époque que nous vivons est particulièrement anxiogène et entraine de nombreuses personnes dans la peur, voire la panique.

Or en MTC, l’émotion de peur lèse les reins, siège de notre énergie vitale. Or une bonne énergie vitale permet de générer une bonne énergie défensive (Wei qi), et garantit donc une bonne immunité.

C’est pourquoi il est particulièrement important à veiller à ne pas rester dans la peur ou dans l’anxiété. La pratique d’un sport, ainsi que la méditation, ou la pratique d’un art, sont de bons moyens de se distancer de la peur ou du stress et d’en réduire l’impact.

Qi gong et MTC pour renforcer l’immunité

La pratique régulière du Qi Gong (30’ par jour minimum) permet de nourrir l’énergie vitale. Elle permet de calmer l’esprit (Shen), de faire circuler l’énergie (qi), et enfin de nourrir le Jin (énergie vitale). Axée sur une respiration ample, sur la relaxation, le qi gong agit puissamment sur l’esprit comme sur le corps.

Pour les personnes souffrant de troubles du sommeil, d’instabilité émotionnelle, ou d’angoisse chronique, il est recommandé de consulter un praticien en médecine chinoise. L’acupuncture ainsi que la pharmacopée leur permettront de retrouver un équilibre physique et émotionnel, et donc de renforcer leur énergie vitale. Ainsi leur immunité sera renforcée.

Savoir conserver la sérénité dans les périodes de crise est la garantie d’une bonne immunité. C’est pourquoi la MTC a toujours préconisé de « Nourrir la vie » en entretenant sa santé grâce aux principes du Yang Sheng. C’est la meilleure façon d’être toujours prêts à affronter n’importe quelle agression extérieure, y compris les virus.

Des mesures sanitaires néfastes à la santé

En temps d’épidémie, l’immunité doit être la priorite des politiques de santé publique. Or, les mesures sanitaires qui furent mises en place durant la “Pandémie Covid 19” allaient hélas toutes à l’encontre de cela.

Le port du masque bride la respiration, et empêche une bonne oxygénation du corps.

Le confinement empêche de profiter du grand air, et du soleil, source de vitamine D et connu pour renforcer l’immunité. Il rend difficile la pratique sportive comme le footing ou la marche rapide, surtout si l’on doit porter un masque en extérieur !

La distanciation sociale entrave les échanges de tendresses, les relations naturelles entre les humains, comme le sourire, les calins. Or ceux-ci sont indispensables à notre équilibre général. Ils sont d’autant plus indispensables pour les enfants.

Enfin, le déluge d’informations anxiogènes diffusées perpétuellement à la télévision ou dans les médias génère un climat de stress. Les psychologues confirment tous une recrudescence de cas d’anxiété, et de dépression, notamment chez les jeunes, durant cette période… et depuis.