![]() Length: Hold here for 3-5 minutes on the first side, then return back to a neutral spine with knees bent and both feet on the floor again. ![]() Purpose: This begins to open the entire left side of body. ![]() Place a block and/or blanket under the right leg for support. This means the knees will remain in this exact position as the knees drop over to the right. Once in reclined figure four with the left foot on the ground, roll into an open twist. Specific Instructions: Externally rotate the right leg, bend the knee, and cross the ankle on the left thigh just above the knee. To prepare for the sequence, grab a block and blanket. And, you’ll develop the confidence to make decisions moving forward. With each posture and breath you take, you release stuck emotional stress about the future. Thus, this yin yoga sequence to welcome changes in life focuses on opening up these side areas. This very same area also gets affected when one lacks trust in the decisions they are making. Or, If someone is anxious or uncertain about the future, this stress is stored in the side body and lungs. For example, someone who worries a lot tends to harbor that stress in the hips. Emotions are vibrations which are sensed by your electromagnetic field, and despite our individual differences, humans tend to store similar types of stress in specific areas of the body. Recently, we’ve also been able to use electrodes on the body to discover where certain types of emotional stress get stored. Chinese medicine used qi points and meridians to discover these blocks This internal scarring can remain as energetic blocks in the body, eventually causing organ and tissue dysfunction. Yet, we also undergo emotional trauma, and many times the aftermath of such wounds are not seen immediately. If a trauma occurs, such as cutting your finger, new collagen fibers form to mend the damage. ![]() To learn more about the metal element and the fall watch this video.The body, in its infinite wisdom, is always ready to process change and does so automatically to retain a sense of equilibrium. The season of fall is also related to the metal element in Chinese Medicine. Learn more about meridians with this video: What are meridians? How do meridians work? The Lung and Large Intestine meridians are related to the fall and so targeting these channels helps to create balance in the autumn. While each yin yoga pose usually affects multiple meridians at a time, you can combine the poses in a sequence to emphasize a certain energetic. In Chinese Medicine, meridians are considered channels where Qi or life force flows. This yin yoga sequence for fall emphasizes the upper chest and arms and targets the Lung and Large Intestine meridians in Chinese medicine. ![]() The fall is a great time to do more yin yoga because yin yoga is naturally more quiet and slow which are both qualities to emphasize this time of year. It’s a time when the natural world starts to descend into the darker days of winter. The season of fall is when energy transitions from yang to yin. There are many directions you can go with this so get creative and have fun with it! Some examples of themes include an area of the body, a specific action or movement, a contemplative practice, or a Chinese Medicine meridian. To sequence a yin yoga practice first choose your theme. ![]()
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