A yin yoga practice for inner thighs and spine to target the spleen & stomach meridians
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Hey everyone, I’m continuing our Yin Yoga meridian series with a focus on the Spleen and Stomach meridians!
The poses covered in this class focus on the inner thighs, hip flexors, the chest and the side body. The spleen and stomach meridians go together quite well which is why I paired them for this class.
The spleen meridian moves from the inner leg up to the outer part of the ribcage and chest while the stomach meridian runs along the front of the leg and front of the chest. We will do poses like low lunge (baby dragon), sphinx and banana pose.
In Chinese medicine it is believed that a healthy spleen meridian is associated with trust, honesty and healthy digestion. The stomach meridian influences our mental states and also supports the digestion process.
What is Yin Yoga? Yin yoga is often called the Yoga of the joints because unlike other styles of yoga, the emphasis is not on the muscles but on the deep connective tissue. Connective tissue is made up of fascia, ligaments and tendons which surround and form your joints. Yin yoga improves the range of motion in your joints and also strengthens them. The results and benefits are more flexibility and greater range of motion and also more stability within your joints. Although your muscles will also be stretched, that is not the focus of the practice. It is best to practice yin yoga while your muscles are cold and NOT warmed up, even if that sounds counter intuitive. The reason we do this is so that we can send the “stress” and the “Stretch” to the connective tissues. If the muscles are warm they will steal the focus away from the joints.
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