Many women in Albania are used to read coffee grounds/grinds. The predictions from the readings alway seemed to come true. The art of reading coffee grounds in the Middle East traces back to thousands of years of practice, fortune tellers and seers: once you drink your coffee (finjan kahwah), you use one hand to shake the remains in the porcelain…Read More

Avash-avash, sa të bëhet shelegu dash,” is an expression in Albania that literally translates to, “Slowly, slowly, the lamb becomes a ram.” In other words, progress takes time. Work is slow to get going, taking time to enjoy the slower pace of life is important and embracing the avash avash mentality is important to feeling happy and fulfilled.

Tea is an important part of Chinese culture and internal martial arts because it strengthens the internal organs

Dans les nuits de lune
Tandis que chantait le coucou
Je rêvais d’être un papillon
Porté par le vent

李祯 Lǐ Zhēn, 1376 – 1452

Le ciel et la terre, le yin et le yang

Dans la pensée chinoise, le ciel et la terre sont considérés comme les deux forces opérationnelles fondamentales. Le ciel est yáng et la terre est yīn. On dit que le ciel (天
tiān ) est venu avant et la terre (土 tǔ) après. Dans la cosmogonie chinoise, le ciel et la terre se développent à partir du Wu J…Read More