![]() There are are certain poses and sequences that help stimulate particular subtle energy pathways (meridians and chakras). This practice has a focus on observing what comes up during and between poses while surrendering and softening through the experience. The poses are held passively, unlike yang yoga that focuses more on movement and effort. Yin yoga can be described as a slow and static form of yoga. With this understanding of the dynamic energy systems from yoga and Chinese medicine and the following practices, may your feelings of “meh” be a doorway for transformation and to a more conscious life. Meaning, this yin yoga sequence may also support chakras beyond your root chakra - like the ones in your lower belly and solar plexus or navel region. Lastly, the liver meridian also nourishes the second and third chakra while the gallbladder also nourishes the third chakra. Why loving-kindness (metta), compassion (karuna), and self-compassion practices can be helpful for rebalancing these energy pathways when they become imbalanced. When these same meridians are imbalanced, feelings of anger can arise more easily at lower levels, anger can look like irritation, boredom, or meh to me. Now, let’s go back to the liver and gallbladder meridians… When these meridians are balanced in your body, you can easily connect to your feelings of compassion. And in case you are wondering what the heck are meridians, they are invisible pathways in Chinese medicine where energy or what is also called “chi” flows. Out of simplicity, we will focus on the liver and gall bladder meridians in this article this focus will make more sense as I explain what these particular meridians stimulate and help balance. The meridians that nourish the root chakra are the kidneys, urinary bladder, liver and gallbladder, small Intestine, & triple heater meridians. Prana (life force, vital principal, or breath in Sanskrit) flows through this dynamic energy system. The seven chakras, along with the nadis, create the subtle energy body system in yoga. ![]() It is literally the “root support” of the seven chakras, where each consecutive chakra becomes more refined in personal and spiritual power according to Caroline in her book, called Anatomy of Spirits. The root chakra is also called Muladhara one of the seven chakras. ![]() Some signs of an imbalanced root chakra may include physical symptoms of depression, chronic lower back pain, sciatica, varicose veins, rectal tumors/cancer, and immune-related disorders. When the root chakra is imbalanced, feelings of not being at home, not feeling secure and symptoms of anger can rise up more easily. The root chakra corresponds to the earth element. Now if this is sounding too esoteric, let’s dive deeper into what this all may mean in more granular terms and what to do about it… If you are dealing with feelings of “Meh” and can identify it as a form of irritation (a low level form of anger), nourishing the root chakra and yin yoga poses associated with the liver and gallbladder meridians might be helpful to you. ![]()
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