8/8/2023 0 Comments Detox yin yoga sequence![]() In my first book "Yin Yoga" which also came out in Dutch last December you find a whole bunch of sequences for the different meridians. If you have enough time you could add Lying Butterfly, Saddle and Caterpillar before Child's Pose and Shavasana. One of the sequences in my book is the following: Bananasana, Sitting Twisted Roots with a bolster, Eye of the Needle Pose, Squat, Sphinx, Lying Half Lotus with a bolster under the spine, Cat Pulling its Tail, Child's Pose, Shavasana. If you want to detox, then put the focus on the outbreath which should be longer than the inbreath. If you stretch all sides of the legs in the same sequence you get an additional positive effect on the meridians which also nourish the organs, of course. If you put up a sequence in which you move the body in all directions, forward and back bends as well as side bends and twists you get a great benefit for the organs which are essential for detoxing. Also side bends like Bananasana make sense because they stretch the large intestine and lungs very well on both sides of the upper body and also stretch and compress the liver and gallbladder as well as the spleen. You could also place a bolster or a blanket underneath your upper belly to give some soft additional pressure. But also Sphinx Pose is a good idea because you massage your belly organs by lying on them and breathing deeply into the stomach area. In addition to that it is useful to do twists like Twisted Roots, Windshield Wiper or Cat Pulling its Tail to waken up and energize the small and large intestines which are super important for detoxing. ![]() integrating Half Butterfly, Butterfly, Dragonfly, Crane, Squat or Frog for the liver meridian and Sleeping Swan, Shoelace, Square Pose, Eye of the Neede Pose, Happy Baby Pose or Deer Pose for the gallbladder meridian. You could focus on these meridians in the yin-sequence then, e. With spring, the element of wood takes over and this corresponds to the meridians of the liver and gallbladder. eating heavy foods over Christmas Season, lack of sunshine, the yin energy at its highest level at winter solstice, lack of being outside in nature and moving too little and so on. ![]() Spring is a good time to detox your body because over winter a lot of people feel sluggish for different reasons, e. Thank you for the recommendation of my book, Bernie!
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