![]() I often say, don’t move until you’ve watched any lingering sensation settle. Pause a few moments in a neutral position to allow your body time to absorb the nourishment along your inner thighs. To exit the shape, inhale and slowly roll yourself back up to your seat. ![]() It can be helpful to rest your forehead or chest on a bolster or block in order to find a sense of release and ease. Fold forward until your body’s first point of resistance (a feeling of stretch) and allow your body to relax into the fold. This broadens the experience for the inner thighs and the Kidney Meridian that travels here. Send your heels further away from your pelvis to create a longer diamond shape with your legs. Bending at your knees, you will draw the soles of your feet to touch. Let your body be your guide.īegin in a seated position slightly elevated on a folded blanket to lengthen through your spine. Remember, Yin yoga is a passive practice so there is no strain or pushing necessary. Aim to keep your body and mind soft throughout this practice. We stimulate these energy channels by both stretching or compressing the targeted areas of the body. As you move into this practice, keep the meridian lines in mind. Luckily, this yin practice requires very little energetic effort yet stimulates and nourishes our Kidney Qi and offers our minds a fresh perspective. We might feel disconnected from ourselves and have a diminished sense of self worth and power. ![]() In this state we have trouble completing tasks, we have less energy, drive and enthusiasm. Conversely, when our Kidney Qi is out of balance we feel the emotion of fear. The kidneys are associated with our willpower, ambition and level of energy. When our Kidney Qi is balanced we are able to access our innate gentleness, openness and inherent wisdom. Jing is said to be the key to longevity in TCM, which is why stimulating our Kidney Qi and replenishing our Jing is so important. We can accumulate postnatal Jing through mindful living and practice like Yin Yoga. Additional stress and illness consume your prenatal Jing more rapidly. Our prenatal Jing, the energy stores that we are born with, are constantly being depleted simply by living life. Some believe it to be connected to our ancestry and our inherited constitution. Jing is said to be the foundation of all life. Within our kidneys, according to TCM lives our Jing, or essence. This pair is our storehouse of vital energy that must remain in balance for our system to work harmoniously. The Kidney-Bladder pair is the foundation of balance for all other organ pairs. An internal branch connects to the kidneys and urinary bladder, while outer branches run all the way down the back of the legs ending at our little toe in each foot. From here it travels down our back on either side of our spine. It travels up across our forehead and enters our brain. ![]() The UB Meridian begins at the inside of our eyes. It continues up along either side of our spine, connecting internally with our bladder and kidneys, to our throat ending at the root of our tongue. It travels through the sole, the arch, and up the inside of the knees and thighs and enters our torso near the tailbone. The Kidney Meridian begins in the little toe of each foot. Though these organs have completely different anatomical functions, their energetic and emotional qualities are intimately intertwined. In this practice, Roe will guide you through yin postures that stimulates the Kidney Meridian and its pair, the Urinary Bladder Meridian. It is spoken of with reverence because it is the basis of life and when gone awry, the basis of disease.”Įach Meridian has a Yin and complementary Yang pair. It is the cohesion of the bodymindspirit and the integration of the myriad aspects of each individual human being. “It is only by Qi that the planets move, the sun shines, the wind blows, the elements exist, and human beings live and breathe. A regular yin practice is a significant way of stimulating our qi and amplifying our healthy flow of energy. In TCM, disease and illness are often attributed to a deficient or stagnant qi in the body. The strength and healthy flow of qi through the meridian system is essential to our overall sense of harmony and balance. The meridian system creates a comprehensive network of rivers of energy that interconnects the tissues and organs of the human body. But what exactly is a Meridian and why should I care about stimulating them? The Meridian System and Yin YogaĪccording to the ancient system of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), meridians are invisible pathways through which our inherent energy flows. If you’ve ever taken a Yin class with Roe, you know that she often draws inspiration from certain aspects of Traditional Chinese Medicine, including the Meridian System.
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