Australian Yoga Journal – August 2019

75

august/september

2019

yogajournal.com.au

IMAGINE IF YOU TREATED YOUR BODY the

same way you treated your phone when

it was low on power. I admit, I’m the

first to search frantically for a power

charger when my phone is even close to

running out of juice, but have ignored

this feeling within my own body. A few

years ago, I did this so much I was

overwhelmed with chronic fatigue

symptoms and burnout. The trouble is,

we all treat it as an emergency when our

phones or laptops are about to die. Yet

few of us take as good care of our very

own body’s ‘batteries’ (which are the

kidneys) as we do our electronics. If we

did, we’d have more vitality, and much

healthier winters. And as a

consequence, a happier and more vital

springtime.

Any time your body needs an energy

‘boost’ the kidneys comply, until they

can’t. It’s similar to withdrawing out of a

YIN

USE

and Traditional Chinese Medicine to

Recharge Your Body to 100% this Winter

By Mel McLaughlin

savings account until you’re in the red,

then the body gives us its bill.

Winter time in Traditional Chinese

Medicine (TCM) is the season of the yin

organ, the kidney, and its partner the

yang organ, the urinary bladder. Its

element is water and the colour of blue

and black. Every organ pair has a

season, an element and a sense organ,

and our kidneys sense organ is our ears.

When we practice in alignment with the

season we are in sync with nature and

supported to do this particular work. (It

doesn’t mean you can’t do kidney

practices in summer and sometimes that

can be highly beneficial.) It’s just that as

human we are a part of nature and in

the natural flow with what’s happening

in our environment. 

We have one of our most treasured

QIs stored in our kidneys (Qi being

energy). Called Jing Qi, it is treasured

A reinvigorating yin yoga sequence for winter health,

fertility and vitality.

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75

august/september

2019

yogajournal.com.au

IMAGINEIF YOUTREATEDYOURBODYthe

samewayyoutreatedyourphonewhen

it waslowonpower.I admit,I’mthe

firsttosearchfranticallyfora power

chargerwhenmyphoneis evencloseto

runningoutofjuice,buthaveignored

thisfeelingwithinmyownbody.A few

yearsago,I didthissomuchI was

overwhelmedwithchronicfatigue

symptomsandburnout.Thetroubleis,

wealltreatit asanemergencywhenour

phonesorlaptopsareabouttodie.Yet

fewofustakeasgoodcareofourvery

ownbody’s‘batteries’(whicharethe

kidneys)aswedoourelectronics.If we

did,we’dhavemorevitality,andmuch

healthierwinters.Andasa

consequence,a happierandmorevital

springtime.

Anytimeyourbodyneedsanenergy

‘boost’thekidneyscomply,untilthey

can’t.It’ssimilartowithdrawingoutofa

USE

and Traditional Chinese Medicine to

Recharge Your Body to 100% this Winter

By Mel McLaughlin

savings account until you’re in the red,

then the body gives us its bill.

Winter time in Traditional Chinese

Medicine (TCM) is the season of the yin

organ, the kidney, and its partner the

yang organ, the urinary bladder. Its

element is water and the colour of blue

and black. Every organ pair has a

season, an element and a sense organ,

and our kidneys sense organ is our ears.

When we practice in alignment with the

season we are in sync with nature and

supported to do this particular work. (It

doesn’t mean you can’t do kidney

practices in summer and sometimes that

can be highly beneficial.) It’s just that as

human we are a part of nature and in

the natural flow with what’s happening

in our environment. 

We have one of our most treasured

QIs stored in our kidneys (Qi being

energy). Called Jing Qi, it is treasured

A reinvigorating yin yoga sequence for winter health,

fertility and vitality.