1) Time: Ninety minutes
The keys to stimulating energy flow to the liver are the Gall Bladder and Liver meridians. The Gall Bladder lines run along the outside of the leg and the outer hip. From there they zigzag their way up the front and sides of the ribs to the shoulder and face. The Liver lines come along the inside of the ankle, along the inside of the leg, and through the groin before going inside the body toward the liver.
To help activate the Liver and Gallbladder it is useful to activate the Kidneys too. The Kidneys support all the internal organs. The Kidney lines run along the inside of the legs into the groin, where they combine in the sacrum, before rising up inside the body along the line of the spine. This is described in more detail in The Daoist View of Energy. This flow, and any flows, including hip openers stimulate the Liver and Gall Bladder lines very well.
Opening Meditation
Butterfly for five minutes
Dragons
Come into Baby Dragon with right foot forward for one minute:
Move into Twisting Dragon for two minutes
Step back to Down Dog for one minute
Come into Baby Dragon with left foot forward for one minute:
Move into Twisting Dragon for two minutes
Step back to Down Dog for one minute
Dragonfly: fold over right leg for five minutes
Windshield Wipers for one minute
Dragonfly: fold over left leg for five minutes
Windshield Wipers for one minute
Dragonfly: fold through the centre for five minutes
Table for one minute
Sphinx (or Seal) for five minutes
Child’s Pose for one minute
Sleeping Swan on right side for five minutes
Square on right side for five minutes
Sleeping Swan on left side for five minutes
Square on left side for five minutes
Cat Pulling Its Tail for one minute on each side
Twisted Roots on right side
Twisted Roots on left side
Shavasana
Finishing Meditation
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