Meridians, Points + Chinese Medicine
Lung and Large Intestine Meridians for Yin Yoga
In Chinese Medicine, the Lungs and the Large Intestine are paired. When looking at organs through the lens of Chinese Medicine, it’s important to remember that Chinese Medicine is concerned with relationships, interactions, and functions more than with physical location. So whenever the organs are discussed in Chinese Medicine, what’s ...
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How to nourish Kidney Qi in the winter + audio meditation
“The highest good is like water. Water is good at benefiting the ten thousand things, and yet does not contend with them. It dwells in places the multitudes detest, therefore, it is close to the tao.” ~ Tao Te Ching Eastern medical systems such as Chinese Medicine and Ayurveda view ...
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What is Cupping and How does Cupping Work?
Recently, cupping has seen increased interest in popular culture, so I thought I would provide some general information here. I use cupping on patients in my Chinese Medicine practice, and I’ve received plenty of cupping myself! History of Cupping Cupping therapy has been used for thousands of years across a ...
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Myofascial Meridians: The Body is a Spiral
Myofascial Planes Over the last few posts, I’ve explored the body’s myofascial meridians, lines, planes, or sheaths. To learn more, check out my previous posts on the lateral, dorsal, ventral, and core planes. These planes are a wonderful way to understand how movement, including asana (yoga postures), affects the body’s physical ...
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Acupressure for Yin Yoga
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine (and many other eastern healing arts), the body contains channels of Qi or prana. These channels are generally called meridians in Chinese Medicine. The word “meridian” comes from the word “jing luo”. Translated, this means something that travels through or connects, like a thread in ...
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Myofascial Meridians: Strengthen Your Core
Myofascial Sheaths Over the last couple of posts, I’ve been exploring the myofascial meridians, lines, planes, or sheaths of the body. Follow along for an exploration of the body’s planes by signing up for the series here. These planes are a fantastic way to understand how movement, including asana (yoga postures), ...
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Myofascial Meridians: Open the Ventral Plane
Myofascial Sheaths The myofascial lines, planes, or sheaths provide a helpful map for understanding how positive and negative stress patterns are relayed and transferred through the body’s structures. Follow along for an exploration of the planes of the body by signing up for the series here. The Ventral Plane The ...
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Myofascial Meridians: Release the Back Body
Myofascial Planes The myofascial lines, meridians, planes, or sheaths provide a helpful map for understanding how positive and negative stress patterns are relayed and transferred through the body’s structures. When studying human structure, we often treat individual anatomical parts as separate from the rest. This, of course, is not true; ...
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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Kidney Meridian
Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Kidney and Urinary Bladder Within our yin yoga practice, we can practice sequences of poses that directly target the physical body and specific meridian lines. Meridians are considered channels where Qi or Prana flows. Qi is the body’s basic life force. Having enough Qi flowing smoothly ...
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Yin Yoga Sequence for the Liver and Gallbladder Meridians
Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Liver and Gallbladder Within our yin yoga practice, we can practice sequences of poses that directly target specific areas of the body and specific meridian lines. Meridians are considered channels where Qi or Prana flows. Qi is the body’s basic life force. When we have ...
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