1/13/2024 0 Comments Spring yin yoga sequence![]() 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. Finish with savasana for 10 minutes.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 Take a rebound pose in between either on your back or on your belly and watch as the sensations dissolve before moving onto the next pose. Relax your muscles and observe the sensations – whether physical, emotional or mental – as they arise. Notice which pose suits your body today, where it feels most comfortable to be able to sustain the hold but where you still feel the sensation of the stretch. How to: Hold these poses between 1-10mins at a time, note which alternatives or options work for you – you don’t need to do all of these. ![]() What you need: bolster or thick towels rolled up, a strap/sock/sleeve, yoga block or cushions/pillows. It is a time for letting go of tensions, releasing ourselves from the shackles of anger and frustration and finding lightness in all we do. This energy wants to move and drive forward, enrgetically supporting us to start something new or pursue those pursuits that have been lying dormant. The Liver and Gall Bladder channels of Spring are budding with potential energy. However we can also use this time to find clarity and strength around what no longer serves us. A sense of loss, grief and sadness can ensue as we start to let go of the heat and joy of Summer. Energetically, our nourishment is brought inwards after being directed outwards. The Lungs and Large Intestines introduce us to more of a yin energy as we shift away from Summer and begin to recede towards Winter. In this yin yoga sequence we focus on the meridian lines that stimulate the transitional seasons of Autumn and Spring. ![]()
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