Traditional Chinese Medicine
Explore these yoga practices that guide you through Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) meridians and elements. The meridians provide an anatomical focus for where they lie in your body, but they also align with things such as deficiencies and excess energies, emotions, constitutions (cold, hot, dry skin, brittle bones etc.) It is a wonderful experiential way to practice. Check out my blog on the website for more insights into the world of TCM.
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Metal Element Yin Yoga
This class focuses 3 dimensionally around the lungs, as well as bringing some love to the fronts of the shoulders and arms. You'll be reminded often to breathe with the mantra of inhaling what you need and exhaling what you don't.
Props required: A blanket or large towel, bolster and blocks cou...
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Vinyasa Flow - Metal and Heart Elements
This class combines the metal and heart elements due to their similar placement along the arms, shoulders ribs and neck. Enjoy this upper body focus that will leave you feeling open in these areas with an uplifting bonus.
Props required: A blanket, bolster and blocks could be useful.
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Earth Element Hatha Vinyasa
First, we stop and drop into pigeon pose. Then we take a short meditation followed by core work. The flow is repetitive to create heat but also cultivate ease in our minds as we become more familiar. Do this class to feel grounded, work the inner seams of your legs, hips, core and a little into y...
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Yin yoga stomach and spleen
This class can be done in week 3 of our winter wellness series or on its own.
This yin yoga sequence is for the stomach and spleen meridians. When balanced, these two meridians help support a healthy digestion process. This class includes stretches for the inner and front legs and hips, stomach,...
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Introspective Vinyasa flow (water element)
Combining pranayama with movement to practice in a meditative way, is a great way to discover more about the water element and whether you are balanced here, or whether you need more of it in your life. No props required however a blanket and some blocks could be useful.
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Yin Yoga Kidney Meridian
Yin Yoga - A sequence to stimulate the kidney meridian. The kidney meridian can often get stagnant in the winter months so this practice will work to revitalise the vital qi/energy that we need to feel our best. Poses for inner legs, hips, lower back
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Yin yoga Meridian Series - Liver and Gallbladder
This yin yoga sequence stimulates energy flow along the liver (yin) and gallbladder (yang) lines. This pair need each other and compliment one another. The liver line travels through the inner leg to the outer hip and stomach, while the gallbladder line moves across the sides of the legs and tors...
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Vinyasa flow - Wood element
This yoga flow stimulates the liver and gallbladder meridians that make up the Wood Element in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Think side body flows, some outer hip work and gentle encouragement to step into your power! Props required: a blanket and maybe some blocks