When we look at the history of Western culture, especially through the Christian tradition, one key theme appears: the body was seen as a source of sin — something to be suppressed, limited, and controlled. Desires and pleasures were considered dangerous, and physicality itself was viewed as an obstacle to spiritual growth.
Because of this, for centuries the West did not develop practices focused on conscious bodily experience.
Meditation, breathwork, energy practices, or work with sexuality were either forbidden or considered undesirable.
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The East Saw the Body Differently
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the body is not the enemy of the spirit, but its instrument.
It is the temple of the soul through which we grow, heal, and evolve.
The three pillars of classical Chinese medicine — Yin–Yang, Qi, and the Five Elements — form a philosophy of the living body, where energy flows, transforms, and nourishes every organ and every process.
Sexology also had a special place — it was one of the oldest branches of Chinese medicine.
The Chinese understood well that an unsuitable partner could “drain energy” (today we would call it psychosomatic), while harmonious sexuality could heal.
The first European doctors who arrived in China in the 19th century were shocked when men came to them saying:
“I had an affair with a European woman and now I am dying — she took my Qi.”
They couldn’t grasp that for the Chinese, sexual energy was as essential as breath or blood circulation.
And yes — in some periods, a physician indeed recommended a suitable partner, because it was considered part of health care.
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Why People Are Returning to the East Today
Because Eastern medicine is not just a collection of techniques, but a philosophy of wholeness that Western culture lacked for centuries.
The West treated the body separately from the soul.
The East understood that the body is a path — and through it we can achieve:
• harmony,
• calm,
• longevity,
• clarity of mind,
• sexual and emotional stability.
This is why meditation, breathwork, qigong, Taoist sexual practices, and TCM have become global phenomena.
People finally gained the right not to deny the body, but to understand it.
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Yin–Yang as a Universal Principle — from Philosophy to Extract Production
TCM teaches that every process is a search for balance between Yin and Yang.
This principle applies not only to human health, but also to how we produce extracts at BOHEMYCO:
• water ↔ alcohol,
• temperature ↔ time,
• gentleness ↔ depth of extraction.
It is always the same Yin–Yang logic.
Our cooperation with Chinese colleagues — especially Professor Lin Wenfei — allows us to understand exactly how to preserve thermolabile and sensitive bioactive compounds during ultrasound processing, heating, or working with alcohol.
With improper extraction conditions, up to half of the most valuable active compounds — polysaccharides, phenols, or chromogenic complexes — can be lost.
Our goal is to preserve the “Qi of the mushroom” — its natural vitality.
