![]() Little-known fact: The Sun and Earth’s relative positions to one another create not just seasons, but shifts in your life and, by extension, your yoga practice.Įach year, the sun’s pathway, as seen from Earth, moves from the Equator to the Tropic of Cancer, back to the Equator, to the Tropic of Capricorn, and back again. She is passionate about helping people slow down, connect with themselves and be guided by their own wisdom.Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Louise runs Yin Teacher Trainings in Brighton and Goa. When we are able to embrace the change of seasons it not only prepares us for the next but also creates space to enjoy the natural flow of life. Imagining your diaphragm opening out like an umbrella on your inhale, drawing up and inwards to exhale.Īlso, getting out in the fresh air, having proper rest and a good clean out at home are also ways to support yourself this time of year. Breathe slowly in through the nose, all the way down to your lower ribs. Plus, it will have a calming effect throughout the whole body and mind. You will find, reathing with your diaphragm is a marvellous way to help stimulate your Lung Chi. Most importantly, feel free to sit however you feel best here. Draw the elbows forward and up to deepen the sensation between the shoulder blades. You may want to support your head with a block.įor this posture, wrap one arm under the other and draw the forearms together hands meeting or touching the thumb/wrist. Stretch the left arm away from you or warp it behind your back for a deeper twist. Lean forward half way and thread your right arm under your left arm, palm facing up. If you don’t have blocks or it feels too much for your lower back you can have knees bent and feet on the floor You can place a belt around your ankles or thighs to hold them together, to aid relaxing the legs in the pose. Have 3 blocks stacked up that you put your feet on and a bolster vertical along the mat that you lie back on, you position yourself with just your shoulders grazing the floor, head on the floor. Then, open your arms wide, palms facing up. Make sure neck feels comfortable, you might want to put a cushion or block under your head. Lastly, as arms lengthen away allow the chest to soften to the floor.Ī favourite yin posture.Firstly, lay back over a bolster (or rolled up mat with blanket over the top), starting from point of your back behind your navel. On all fours bring one arm forwards and then other arm bent, the head can either rest on the forearm or on the inside on the floor. These Yin Yoga postures help the flow of energy through these medidians.Īlso known in yang practices as Anahastasana. The Large Intestine Meridian runs from the second finger up the outside of the arm and up the neck. In the body, the Lung Meridian runs from the front of the chest from the collar bone down the inside of the arm to the thumb. Yin Yoga helps to stimulate the energy, or Chi, through the energy channels of the body by long held poses that put gentle pressure on them. Cultivating awe, those moments of stopping to notice something that touches us helps to nourish the Lung Chi. Essentially, being able to find the beauty in each moment. Letting go of the need to fix ourselves, or others, the need for control or perfection. The Lung Chi is responsible for a healthy immune system, which is well worth considering in our yin yoga this time of year.įurthermore, emotionally the Lung Chi is about being able to deal with change, grief, and being able to go with the flow of what life brings. This energy is all about taking in what we need and letting go of what we don’t. ![]() ![]() ![]() The lungs include the organ of the skin and are paired with the large intestine, (the colon). In Chinese Medicine (TCM), Autumn is the season to nourish our Lung Chi. Here, our yoga teacher Louise explains how yin yoga can help in this time. What has served us this year and what is no longer. Just as the leaves are falling from the trees, now is the time to be considering what there is to let go of. In this post we are looking at the wonderful yin postures that can support us through Autumn. ![]()
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