#Spring yoga sequence full
#Spring yoga sequence series

#Spring yoga sequence full

If at any stage there is discomfort in the knees in the full square, switch to loose square.ĪFTER: After first side, take a pause and use 'Windshield Wipers' as a release (soles of the feet on mat, roughly hip distance or wider, keep dropping knees over from side to side). Don't let your buttock lift when you walk forward, keep gently pressing down with your hands to guide the hips to stay grounded. Gallbladder works in tandem with Liver and both of these organs carry the energy of the element of WOOD within us.

#Spring yoga sequence series

From the SPRING INTO YIN series a sequence that focuses on stretching the side-body, outer hip, gluteus and outer thigh - as that is where the Gallbladder meridian runs.

You can stay seated upright or gently explore the folded option. SPRING YIN sequence with Gallbladder focus. If the top knee is high up, then place a blanket or block underneath it (see variation picture). For full square you want to stack your shinbones on top of each other like logs (that's why it is also sometimes called a fire-log pose) - RIGHT heel on top of left knee, RIGHT knee on top of left heel. 5 Spring yoga poses Sun Salutations: This sequence will help pump prana (breath) throughout the body, filling you with oxygen and livening your inner-body zest. Check out the 'loose' square variation first, where you cross your legs so the middle of the shin-bones align (keep your heels away from your buttocks and walk them away from each other. Here is a great visual aid to see where Gallbladder meridian runs.Ī deep outer-thigh, gluteus stretch SQUARE is not for all hips and knees. It will be more our attention and intention that will affect the movement of chi. In this sequence thought I have focused mainly on the Gallbladder line - you can do the whole sequence of pick postures that stretch and stimulate that target area best for you. Mind you - yoga postures will never be exact and precise in targeting the meridian lines (like for example acupuncture would be). Usually when we want to work with Liver meridian line we would include both 'liver poses' and 'gallbladder poses'. Whether it is digestion, circulation, respiration, intercellular exchanges, or any other bodily function, everything follows a design – a plan for operation (the Liver function) and has a means for carrying it out (the Gall Bladder function). From the minutest decisions and choices, even those that are made unconsciously, to our highest conscious aspirations. It organizes, coordinates, and carries out into expression the plan of operation of every Official, every plan we make, and every goal, however small, to which we aspire. Try this yoga sequence in the morning between 6a and 10a to best align with nature. The Gall Bladder makes decisions for every Official (organ). When Liver (Gallbladder's partner) is called the 'General of the Army' whose job is strategic planning and visioning, thenGallbladder's job is to make decisions, evaluate and provide wise judgement. In Chinese system each organ does not only have a function, but affects also our emotional, mental and spiritual state of being. The physical function of Gallbladder is the production of bile that helps to metabolize fat.