![]() ![]() From here it curves around the external genitalia and goes into the lower abdomen where it enters the liver and gall bladder. It climbs the front of the ankle and up the inside of the leg until the pubic area. The liver meridian begins at the inside of the nail of the big toe and runs along the top of the foot. Dragonīefore starting this pose, get a feel for the meridian path of the Liver. And then release the hips coming onto your hands and knees, close your eyes and move with a simple cat/cow or as your intuition suggests. ![]() Gertrud Hirschi (in Mudras: Yoga in your Hands) suggests that used regularly this mudra stimulates the liver and “The power of the liver gives a person patience, serenity, hope and a vision for the future.” Alternatively sit with legs crossed (NB: care with hip replacements).Īpana Mudra Link thumb to middle two fingers – little and index straight If there is tightness in the hips (or pain in your knees, sit on aįolded blanket. ![]() Shoe Laceįolding left leg over right – feel the pressure along the inner leg and groin. This is a descending energy bringing you to the mat – and nurturing your foundation ready to grow. Take care with those with knee issues and support your body weight as needed to take the pressure out.īreathing: Soft Chui or Golden Thread breath: Passively in through the nose and soft, slow, steady, smooth exhale through pursed lips.įeeling the body soften as you exhale. In this pose I have chosen not to have props and keep it simple. Wide Knee Child Pose (Tadpole)Ī good starting point to find the ground and bring your mind to the mat. So in this series of five yin postures, we will stimulate the connective tissue along the path of the Liver meridian and provide breathing and meditations that echoes that theme of growth and expansion. So, the Liver, Gall bladder and the Spring energy is sensitive to wind and draughts and you might also notice disturbances of the Gall Bladder during 11pm to 1am and for the Liver 1am to 3am (so a night on the town with plenty of wine – you might well wake in the middle of the night). From a mental perspective, you feel growth, expansion, ideas that start embracing new opportunities and allowing an enthusiastic energy to flourish.īut be warned, the Chinese ancients have an old saying, for good health, you are best “Muffling the body in spring and freezing the body in autumn” – so wear the proper amount of clothing to keep the body warm to resist wind and cold, allows the human body conform gradually to the spring climatic changes. In spring the extra qi and blood heads to the liver organ, you can see it as the yang qi in the body starts expanding and growing and moving to disperse upwards and outwards. The Chinese believe that the seasons have a direct influence on our mind, body and hence the organs of the body, with relative excess qi and blood in different organs, meridians and collaterals in different seasons. Feeling a little restless? Then it could be the transition from Winter to Spring, help ease your mind and body into the new season with this nurturing Yin sequence ![]()
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