![]() ![]() #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. You can stay seated upright or gently explore the folded option. 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. 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). See if you can try out your new frog legs with frog hops on your mat. Also see Jason Crandell’s Fine-Tune Your Forward Folds Chair Pose Utkatasana Bend your knees and place your weight in your heels. Bend your knees and bend forward with hands or fingers alongside your feet. Then take frog pose (malasana), with your feet on the floor and your legs in a deep squat. Standing Forward Bend Uttanasana Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Slowly inch onto your stomach and swim while moving your arms and leg up and down to be the tadpole. Usually when we want to work with Liver meridian line we would include both "liver poses" and "gallbladder poses". Egg to Tadpole to Frog Begin in child’s pose as that represents the tiny egg. 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. 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. ![]()
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