Glossary: Integrative Medicine and Nutrition
Ida and Pingala
The ida (yin) refers to lunar energies and corresponds to the left nostril and the right hemisphere. It is also associated with the parasympathetic nervous system. Pingala (yang) refers to solar energies and corresponds to the right nostril and the left hemisphere, as well as the sympathetic nervous system.
Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma
The transmission of victimization, traumatic exposures, and traumatic meaning-making systems from one generation to another.
Interoceptive Awareness
The capacity to access and process sensory information from the body.
Isomorphism
ย A match of the style of therapeutic intervention to the style of the problem.