16/10/2022
💫Yin yoga & Chinese Meridian Theory in a nutshell💫
Even if it’s not something you choose to recognise as a real thing, here’s a bit of information on the meridians.
🍁🍃Each season is dominated by a certain pair of meridians (visit our website to read on them). We structure most of our Yin & Mindfulness sessions around the seasons and their meridians.
Here we go:
✨Yin Yoga is deeply connected with the Chinese Meridian theory (these meridians flow through all tissues and bones. The energy – chi – flows via these meridians and its strength and flow is vital for a healthy balance of body and mind. If the energy is stagnant and the meridians are blocked it can cause an illness or emotional imbalance. The energy then needs to be redirected to allow for a smooth flow of chi throughout the body. To get it all back on track we use acupuncture, physical practice, breath work and a focused mind. The last three methods can be achieved through a balanced yoga practice (Powers, S. 2008). We have Yin and yang organs and they all correspond to five elements: fire, water, wood, metal, and earth. This is a very concise description of how it works and throughout our time together I will talk a bit more about the organs we are targeting and the emotional and physical elements of each posture.
✨Chinese medicine has been recognised as a viable science (not sure if it can be called science but let’s just assume it can be). Acupuncture is a well recognised treatment worldwide, as well as reflexology. Our body is a map of thousands of acupuncture or trigger points each positioned on various meridians. Dr Motoyama, with the help of modern electronic instruments, has been documenting the existence of a system of energy channels in the body. Dr Motoyama has demonstrated that the energy flows through water-rich channels in the connective tissues, which could also be called meridians (Grilley, P). It is all very fascinating and it might be a little bit of a woo woo information for some, but if you have a curious and open mind I think it might very well be of some interest to many.
🍁Our next Autumn Yin Block starts on the 24th of October (Monday 8:30-9:30pm) on Zoom! Everyone is welcome to join us!
*Yin Sessions are inclusive into Basic and Unlimited Memberships and are also uploaded into the On Demand Library.
