June 12, 2025 • 22 mins
In this episode I dive into the relationship between gut and mental health and Yin Yoga!!
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(00:01):
Hey, hey, Yinning at Life Gang. It's Kimberly Roberts of the
Soulful Yin brand. I'm here to dish out all things
about traditional Chinese medicine, yin yoga, reflexology.
And of course, I'm here to disrupt your mind.
So thanks so much for pressing play on today's episode.
Let's do this. You've been wondering how can I
(00:27):
improve my gut health really easily without having to
radically change my lifestyle? Maybe tweak my food a little
bit, but mostly do it on my own in a really simple way and also
(00:50):
improve my mindset and gain flexibility all at the same
time. If you're wondering how could I
possibly do that? Is there something that actually
exists that can help me do all of that?
Yes, there is. And that's all about today's
podcast episode. We are diving into how yin yoga
(01:15):
can help improve your gut healthand your mindset.
So let's dive in now. My background, if you don't
know, is in Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine.
I am an acupressure practitioner.
I'm a reflexology therapist and a yin yoga teacher.
(01:37):
And when I started yin yoga many, many years ago, I wasn't
in it for the bendy stretch. I was already bendy.
I was already stretchy, there was something else that was
pulling me towards it. And when I dove in really deep,
I started to realize and understand the connection
(02:00):
between our organs, this magicalMeridian system, traditional
Chinese medicine Meridian systemthat we have in our body that is
stimulated in yin yoga poses. And it kind of blew my mind.
So I'm not going into a huge discussion about the link
between meridians, emotions, andyour organs.
(02:23):
You can check that out. I have a podcast episode.
I'll link it here in the show notes for you.
It's all about that relationshipbetween those three pieces
together, that kind of form, like a triangle almost.
It was actually a #1 rated episode in health and Wellness,
So go and check that out today. What I want to talk about is how
(02:48):
yin yoga really works in terms of helping improve your organ
health and your mindset at the same time.
So if you're not aware, there isa connection between our gut and
our brain. This has been scientifically
proven. There is so much evidence out
there. There is a link.
(03:08):
We do have a second brain in ourgut and it's always listening
and corresponding to the brain up in our head.
And so in yin yoga, not only arewe, you know, coming into more
passive hoses where we're holding a stretch for, you know,
(03:29):
a pose for a long period of timeto stretch out the connective
tissue and the fascia layers. And of course, it's calming our
mind, right? If we can get into a really deep
rhythmic breath, we can kind of just like zone right into the
vibe of like, yeah, I'm here, I'm present, I'm calm, I'm
(03:49):
riding the sensations that I'm feeling and I'm starting to
discover a little bit more aboutmyself.
What kind of thoughts come up, especially the ones that come up
on repeat. Why am I thinking them and how
can I serve myself best to release these?
So this is 1 aspect of what I love about yin.
(04:12):
It's just the awareness. So I say this all the time in my
yin yoga classes that I teach onmy app, the Soulful Yin app, I
say this all the time. You cannot change what you are
not aware of. And here's the thing, the pause,
the stillness in a pose. I don't care whether it's 2
(04:33):
minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 8minutes, 10 minutes, whatever.
That awareness is key. It's golden.
It's an incredible tool that youcan use because most of our day
is spent on autopilot. So meaning like we don't even
notice the thoughts that we're thinking in the 1st place, never
(04:55):
mind the ones that are on constant repeat.
But when we can really zone in and get present and again,
practice, this is when all of a sudden it's like a light bulb
over your head goes off and you're like, wow, I I just
thought that, Oh, I just thoughtthat again.
What? What the fuck?
(05:16):
Again, that thought, why do I keep thinking that thought?
And it starts to create like an inner contemplative discussion,
if you're into that, about like,well, why am I thinking that?
Like where did that thought evencome up with come up with in the
1st place? Like, why did I even start
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thinking about this? And so this is beautiful because
when we become aware, then we have choices.
So with choices, you have the option of like, well, OK, I'm
thinking this thought all the time, whatever, I don't care.
I don't care. It doesn't mean anything or I
don't need it to mean anything and I move on.
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That's one option. Another option is complete
denial. I don't want to even think about
this anymore. This isn't even really true.
I don't even think my mind is really saying this or option #3
what if I contemplate this thought a little?
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I wonder what it would be like if I thought about this a little
more. I wonder what would happen if I
started to change my inner dialogue around this thought.
And so it's almost like you're having a discussion with
yourself, which in essence you are.
And so I love that aspect of thepractice.
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But at the same time, here's theother thing that's helping and
happening with this stretch I want you to think of.
OK, so there's these beautiful Meridian channels in our body.
They run through the connective tissue in the fascia layers.
So think of them like little garden hoses.
And some of them start in the feet, and some of them start in
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the hands. For example, the liver, the
gallbladder, the stomach, the spleen, the kidneys, and the
bladder. All of those Meridian channels
start in the feet, whereas the heart, the lungs, the small, and
the large intestine Meridian channels start in the hands.
If you think of a garden hose, there's always a starting point
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to the garden hose and there's an ending.
So think of it when you go into a yin yoga pose, what's
happening is it's like you're turning the tab on of a hose,
OK, And that's at the source. So whether it's at the hand or
the foot and it's starting to activate and stimulate that, AKA
garden hose. And so energy is starting to
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move through the hose, OK, through this channel, clearing
out blockages, aiming so that the energy flows freely, just
like water flows through a garden hose freely.
OK, we don't want kinks and a garden hose because that that's
no bueno, right? Because when we have a kink and
a hose, then the water doesn't flow properly or it even just
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downright stops. And the last thing we want is
for the energy in our body to not be circulating.
It's always supposed to be circulating all the time.
It's never supposed to be stagnant.
When it's stagnant, there's dis ease and potential disease.
So getting back to these channels that get stimulated,
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depending on whether we're working with ones that are lower
body or upper body, meaning are they starting from the feet or
starting from the hands, we're stimulating certain channels,
which means we're stimulating certain organs.
Now the end point isn't necessarily the organ itself.
These Meridian channels, you know these, they move throughout
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the whole body. But let's just take the liver as
an example. OK?
So it starts in the foot and it runs up through the inner legs.
And of course it heads up into the into the liver itself.
OK, so I want you to think of like the liver is almost like a
light switch, like a light fixture.
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OK, So what happens when you hitthe light switch?
All of a sudden there's a current, right, that you can't
see. There's an electrical wire,
obviously, because eventually the light turns on.
Well, it's the same kind of thing when you do a yen pose.
So if we're working at like trying to improve organ health,
what's happening is as we're stimulating these Meridian
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channels, especially for like digestive organs, then we're
starting to improve the functionof that organ by making sure
that the energy is traveling through the Meridian channel
properly. Kind of like water flowing
through a hose properly ending up in like whatever your pot of
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like that plant or the ground with the plant in it, whatever.
But what is always happening is this continuous circulation of
energy moving through the channel.
So it's like there's no cars on the highway that are stopped in
a traffic jam. It's just as beautiful
continuous flow. And this is how we can really
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simply begin to improve our organ health.
Now, this is also going to improve the not only just your
gut, but the brain that lives inyour gut, obviously.
And then, of course, with the more meditative, contemplative
side of yin, we're also calming the mind and regulating our
(10:47):
nervous system. We're staying more in that
parasympathetic state so that there's more deeper healing
that's happening. And anytime that the body is
healing, this is a good thing. Like, we want healing.
We want to be, you know, continuously healing.
But how cool it is that like, say for example, your liver
(11:08):
isn't functioning optimally? Well, if you've been told that
by a medical professional, then you know what you could do.
Yinyoga poses to stimulate the liver.
Same thing for your Gallblad, same thing for your stomach,
your spleen. Now here's the even more super
cool part. Because each organ, according to
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Chinese medicine, has an associated emotion that works
with it. Not only are you improving the
function of the organ on a physical level, OK, but you're
also improving the function of that organ on an emotional and
mental level, as well as energetic, right?
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The energy is always flowing through the channel.
And then of course, mentally andemotionally, you know, with the
liver as an example, it holds frustration, irritation, anger,
resentment, rage. So if we're feeling a lot of
those emotions and we're having a hard time releasing them, we
could do a yin pose to stimulatethe liver Meridian channel and
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the liver organ system as a whole, and we will be improving
its function physically as well as releasing emotion.
Like how super cool is that? Like you could do a 15 minute
practice and give your lover your liver some love at the same
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time. And of course, because the liver
is also kind of like the master organ and it regulates all the
emotions, even though it has a primary emotion that it sits
with, it's also helping your mind as well.
So, you know, one of the myths that some of my students have
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said to me is like, well, if I don't have an hour to practice
yen, that it's probably not worth it, right?
No, that's just absolute pure 100% bullshit because I will
tell you that if you did one pose for 5 minutes every single
day, that would be better than you sitting for an hour once
every couple of weeks or even once a week doing a practice.
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It's the consistency that matters.
It's not necessarily the duration.
I mean if you had an hour to practice every day, well then go
for it. I mean I don't know too many
people that do. But if you did, great.
But I want to just assure you that it doesn't require a lot of
time to get the benefits, the consistency.
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And The thing is, is with the consistency comes regular
stimulation of the Meridian system as a whole, depending on
which, you know, organs you wantto work with.
So you're also, you know, ensuring that you're creating
homeostasis, like balance in thein the Meridian system, as well
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as your organs and your mind. Like seriously, like this is a
this is a win win all the way around.
And you don't even have to go anywhere.
You don't even have to leave your home to do this.
Like you can come and join my app, the Soulful Yin app.
I have an entire section that isdevoted just to emotional
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intelligence and organ health. And you can tap into practices
that are like for the liver, thegallbladder, the stomach, the
spleen, the heart, the small intestine, the lungs, the large
intestines, the kidneys, the bladder.
And of course there's associatedemotions with each one of those.
So you know, you're building upon that.
There's meditation and breath work practices.
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And then I've got short practices like anywhere from
like 5 minutes to like 60 minutes.
And I even have acupressure practices that have been sort of
morphed in with Mayan yoga classes, not all of them, but
some of them where we actually stimulate, you know, a specific
acupressure point to help improve the function of a
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certain organ or to help releasecertain emotions.
And I even have, because I'm a reflexology therapist, I even
have reflexology practices up onthere.
So you can learn how to do reflexology on your own.
So all of that for a monthly membership, like if you were to
go to, you know, a studio somewhere or a clinic to do all
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of that, it would cost you hundreds and hundreds of dollars
every single month. For like 20 bucks a month, you
can literally take care of yourself mentally, physically,
emotionally, spiritually, energetically.
You don't even need fancy props.A couple of blocks will do you
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good. You can use blankets, you can
use pillows. You don't need any fancy like
Lululemon leggings. Like you don't even need a yoga
mat. You could just roll out like a
couple of blankets depending on what your surface is like.
It is so accessible. And for those of you that are
starting to, you know, age and you're concerned about and
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mobility and flexibility and maintaining that, then, you
know, yin yoga is perfect for that as well because it's
lengthening our connective tissue in our fascial layers,
which keep us flexible. Because as we age, it starts to
stiffen, it gets shorter and then we get tighter.
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And then as we get tighter, thatcreates more potential for
falling for injuries of, you know, all kinds which we want to
avoid. And I'm going to be honest, I
love that we have a Western medical system.
But I will tell you that since the pandemic, more and more
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people's eyes are being woken upto more alternative Eastern
approaches to healthcare. And this is really cool because
I will tell you that years ago, everyone like immediately just
dove into if there was a problem, they would go the
Western route. Now we're starting to see even
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some of the medical industry is beginning to shift and they're
starting to look at Eastern moretraditional Chinese medicine
approaches to serving the body. And I mean, traditional Chinese
medicine existed long before Western medicine ever came
around. And it's still here.
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And now it's like, I find this kind of funny because the other
day I was on Instagram and I waslooking at something and there
was a guasha tool. And they weren't even promoting
it for its facial benefits. They were promoting it for like
stimulating acupressure points and stimulating Meridian
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channels. And I thought, how freaking cool
is that, that we're starting to almost reverse and we're going
backwards to Eastern medicine, which is where it all started
from. And Yin yoga is a part of that
lineage of traditional Chinese medicine.
So it is such a simple practice,even if you can't do the pose
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specifically, maybe how the teacher teaches it.
I will tell you that the way that I teach yin yoga, it's
accessible for anybody because Ialways have variations of every
single pose. So it doesn't matter what it
looks like. All that matters is how it
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feels. That's the only thing.
That's the only thing that matters.
If you're sitting and everybody else is lying down because they
can't do a seated variation of apose, I don't care.
I care about if there's something in your body that's
misaligned that's really causingyou a lot of dis ease and you're
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concerned about creating disease, then you know what?
I'm more concerned about you working with that then how you
look in the pose. I don't care how many props you
have. I don't care what clothing
you're wearing, it's all that matters to me is that you're
connecting with your body and connecting with your mind and
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starting to become like an awareness activator and really
tuning into what is happening inyour body and what your mind is
saying as its inner dialogue. Because it's all connected.
The body and the mind is all connected.
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And your body cannot disregard what your mind says.
So if you're really looking to improve organ health, maybe some
of you are, you know, working with a Western doctor.
And yes, you're on medication for a certain thing, but it
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doesn't mean that you still cannot incorporate an Eastern
approach. They are totally complementary
to other. In fact, for 10 years I worked
at a cancer hospital and I did reflexology treatments and most
of my patients did Western and Eastern.
So they would do chemotherapy, they would do radiation, they
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would take medications that wereprescribed by their oncologists,
and then they would also work from from a more Eastern
traditional Chinese medicine approach to manage symptoms and
side effects. So start to think, start to open
up your mind that yin yoga can be so much more than just a
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physical stretch. So I'm going to link in the show
notes the episode where I go really deep into the connection
between meridians, organs and emotions.
And then I'm also going to link to you the Soulful Yin app that
you can download and you can start 7 day free trial unlimited
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practices. There are well over 200
practices on there and we are scaling up to 1400 students on
our app. And it's just a beautiful
community. You can be as connected in the
app as you desire, or you can bejust come on in, hop in, take a
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class, and then be on your merryway.
But it's a beautiful space to bein to cultivate an extraordinary
life in a flexible body, a calm mind and happy organs, and even
a happy pair of souls. So thank you so much for
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pressing play on today's episode.
I will see you guys next week.
Hey, hey, Yinning at Life Gang. It's Kimberly Roberts of the
Soulful Yin brand. I'm here to dish out all things
about traditional Chinese medicine, yin yoga, reflexology.
And of course, I'm here to disrupt your mind.
So thanks so much for pressing play on today's episode.
Let's do this. You've been wondering how can I
(00:27):
improve my gut health really easily without having to
radically change my lifestyle? Maybe tweak my food a little
bit, but mostly do it on my own in a really simple way and also
(00:50):
improve my mindset and gain flexibility all at the same
time. If you're wondering how could I
possibly do that? Is there something that actually
exists that can help me do all of that?
Yes, there is. And that's all about today's
podcast episode. We are diving into how yin yoga
(01:15):
can help improve your gut healthand your mindset.
So let's dive in now. My background, if you don't
know, is in Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine.
I am an acupressure practitioner.
I'm a reflexology therapist and a yin yoga teacher.
(01:37):
And when I started yin yoga many, many years ago, I wasn't
in it for the bendy stretch. I was already bendy.
I was already stretchy, there was something else that was
pulling me towards it. And when I dove in really deep,
I started to realize and understand the connection
(02:00):
between our organs, this magicalMeridian system, traditional
Chinese medicine Meridian systemthat we have in our body that is
stimulated in yin yoga poses. And it kind of blew my mind.
So I'm not going into a huge discussion about the link
between meridians, emotions, andyour organs.
(02:23):
You can check that out. I have a podcast episode.
I'll link it here in the show notes for you.
It's all about that relationshipbetween those three pieces
together, that kind of form, like a triangle almost.
It was actually a #1 rated episode in health and Wellness,
So go and check that out today. What I want to talk about is how
(02:48):
yin yoga really works in terms of helping improve your organ
health and your mindset at the same time.
So if you're not aware, there isa connection between our gut and
our brain. This has been scientifically
proven. There is so much evidence out
there. There is a link.
(03:08):
We do have a second brain in ourgut and it's always listening
and corresponding to the brain up in our head.
And so in yin yoga, not only arewe, you know, coming into more
passive hoses where we're holding a stretch for, you know,
(03:29):
a pose for a long period of timeto stretch out the connective
tissue and the fascia layers. And of course, it's calming our
mind, right? If we can get into a really deep
rhythmic breath, we can kind of just like zone right into the
vibe of like, yeah, I'm here, I'm present, I'm calm, I'm
(03:49):
riding the sensations that I'm feeling and I'm starting to
discover a little bit more aboutmyself.
What kind of thoughts come up, especially the ones that come up
on repeat. Why am I thinking them and how
can I serve myself best to release these?
So this is 1 aspect of what I love about yin.
(04:12):
It's just the awareness. So I say this all the time in my
yin yoga classes that I teach onmy app, the Soulful Yin app, I
say this all the time. You cannot change what you are
not aware of. And here's the thing, the pause,
the stillness in a pose. I don't care whether it's 2
(04:33):
minutes, 5 minutes, 7 minutes, 8minutes, 10 minutes, whatever.
That awareness is key. It's golden.
It's an incredible tool that youcan use because most of our day
is spent on autopilot. So meaning like we don't even
notice the thoughts that we're thinking in the 1st place, never
(04:55):
mind the ones that are on constant repeat.
But when we can really zone in and get present and again,
practice, this is when all of a sudden it's like a light bulb
over your head goes off and you're like, wow, I I just
thought that, Oh, I just thoughtthat again.
What? What the fuck?
(05:16):
Again, that thought, why do I keep thinking that thought?
And it starts to create like an inner contemplative discussion,
if you're into that, about like,well, why am I thinking that?
Like where did that thought evencome up with come up with in the
1st place? Like, why did I even start
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thinking about this? And so this is beautiful because
when we become aware, then we have choices.
So with choices, you have the option of like, well, OK, I'm
thinking this thought all the time, whatever, I don't care.
I don't care. It doesn't mean anything or I
don't need it to mean anything and I move on.
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That's one option. Another option is complete
denial. I don't want to even think about
this anymore. This isn't even really true.
I don't even think my mind is really saying this or option #3
what if I contemplate this thought a little?
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I wonder what it would be like if I thought about this a little
more. I wonder what would happen if I
started to change my inner dialogue around this thought.
And so it's almost like you're having a discussion with
yourself, which in essence you are.
And so I love that aspect of thepractice.
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But at the same time, here's theother thing that's helping and
happening with this stretch I want you to think of.
OK, so there's these beautiful Meridian channels in our body.
They run through the connective tissue in the fascia layers.
So think of them like little garden hoses.
And some of them start in the feet, and some of them start in
(07:08):
the hands. For example, the liver, the
gallbladder, the stomach, the spleen, the kidneys, and the
bladder. All of those Meridian channels
start in the feet, whereas the heart, the lungs, the small, and
the large intestine Meridian channels start in the hands.
If you think of a garden hose, there's always a starting point
(07:30):
to the garden hose and there's an ending.
So think of it when you go into a yin yoga pose, what's
happening is it's like you're turning the tab on of a hose,
OK, And that's at the source. So whether it's at the hand or
the foot and it's starting to activate and stimulate that, AKA
garden hose. And so energy is starting to
(07:54):
move through the hose, OK, through this channel, clearing
out blockages, aiming so that the energy flows freely, just
like water flows through a garden hose freely.
OK, we don't want kinks and a garden hose because that that's
no bueno, right? Because when we have a kink and
a hose, then the water doesn't flow properly or it even just
(08:14):
downright stops. And the last thing we want is
for the energy in our body to not be circulating.
It's always supposed to be circulating all the time.
It's never supposed to be stagnant.
When it's stagnant, there's dis ease and potential disease.
So getting back to these channels that get stimulated,
(08:35):
depending on whether we're working with ones that are lower
body or upper body, meaning are they starting from the feet or
starting from the hands, we're stimulating certain channels,
which means we're stimulating certain organs.
Now the end point isn't necessarily the organ itself.
These Meridian channels, you know these, they move throughout
(08:55):
the whole body. But let's just take the liver as
an example. OK?
So it starts in the foot and it runs up through the inner legs.
And of course it heads up into the into the liver itself.
OK, so I want you to think of like the liver is almost like a
light switch, like a light fixture.
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OK, So what happens when you hitthe light switch?
All of a sudden there's a current, right, that you can't
see. There's an electrical wire,
obviously, because eventually the light turns on.
Well, it's the same kind of thing when you do a yen pose.
So if we're working at like trying to improve organ health,
what's happening is as we're stimulating these Meridian
(09:39):
channels, especially for like digestive organs, then we're
starting to improve the functionof that organ by making sure
that the energy is traveling through the Meridian channel
properly. Kind of like water flowing
through a hose properly ending up in like whatever your pot of
(09:59):
like that plant or the ground with the plant in it, whatever.
But what is always happening is this continuous circulation of
energy moving through the channel.
So it's like there's no cars on the highway that are stopped in
a traffic jam. It's just as beautiful
continuous flow. And this is how we can really
(10:22):
simply begin to improve our organ health.
Now, this is also going to improve the not only just your
gut, but the brain that lives inyour gut, obviously.
And then, of course, with the more meditative, contemplative
side of yin, we're also calming the mind and regulating our
(10:47):
nervous system. We're staying more in that
parasympathetic state so that there's more deeper healing
that's happening. And anytime that the body is
healing, this is a good thing. Like, we want healing.
We want to be, you know, continuously healing.
But how cool it is that like, say for example, your liver
(11:08):
isn't functioning optimally? Well, if you've been told that
by a medical professional, then you know what you could do.
Yinyoga poses to stimulate the liver.
Same thing for your Gallblad, same thing for your stomach,
your spleen. Now here's the even more super
cool part. Because each organ, according to
(11:31):
Chinese medicine, has an associated emotion that works
with it. Not only are you improving the
function of the organ on a physical level, OK, but you're
also improving the function of that organ on an emotional and
mental level, as well as energetic, right?
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The energy is always flowing through the channel.
And then of course, mentally andemotionally, you know, with the
liver as an example, it holds frustration, irritation, anger,
resentment, rage. So if we're feeling a lot of
those emotions and we're having a hard time releasing them, we
could do a yin pose to stimulatethe liver Meridian channel and
(12:14):
the liver organ system as a whole, and we will be improving
its function physically as well as releasing emotion.
Like how super cool is that? Like you could do a 15 minute
practice and give your lover your liver some love at the same
(12:37):
time. And of course, because the liver
is also kind of like the master organ and it regulates all the
emotions, even though it has a primary emotion that it sits
with, it's also helping your mind as well.
So, you know, one of the myths that some of my students have
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said to me is like, well, if I don't have an hour to practice
yen, that it's probably not worth it, right?
No, that's just absolute pure 100% bullshit because I will
tell you that if you did one pose for 5 minutes every single
day, that would be better than you sitting for an hour once
every couple of weeks or even once a week doing a practice.
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It's the consistency that matters.
It's not necessarily the duration.
I mean if you had an hour to practice every day, well then go
for it. I mean I don't know too many
people that do. But if you did, great.
But I want to just assure you that it doesn't require a lot of
time to get the benefits, the consistency.
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And The thing is, is with the consistency comes regular
stimulation of the Meridian system as a whole, depending on
which, you know, organs you wantto work with.
So you're also, you know, ensuring that you're creating
homeostasis, like balance in thein the Meridian system, as well
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as your organs and your mind. Like seriously, like this is a
this is a win win all the way around.
And you don't even have to go anywhere.
You don't even have to leave your home to do this.
Like you can come and join my app, the Soulful Yin app.
I have an entire section that isdevoted just to emotional
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intelligence and organ health. And you can tap into practices
that are like for the liver, thegallbladder, the stomach, the
spleen, the heart, the small intestine, the lungs, the large
intestines, the kidneys, the bladder.
And of course there's associatedemotions with each one of those.
So you know, you're building upon that.
There's meditation and breath work practices.
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And then I've got short practices like anywhere from
like 5 minutes to like 60 minutes.
And I even have acupressure practices that have been sort of
morphed in with Mayan yoga classes, not all of them, but
some of them where we actually stimulate, you know, a specific
acupressure point to help improve the function of a
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certain organ or to help releasecertain emotions.
And I even have, because I'm a reflexology therapist, I even
have reflexology practices up onthere.
So you can learn how to do reflexology on your own.
So all of that for a monthly membership, like if you were to
go to, you know, a studio somewhere or a clinic to do all
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of that, it would cost you hundreds and hundreds of dollars
every single month. For like 20 bucks a month, you
can literally take care of yourself mentally, physically,
emotionally, spiritually, energetically.
You don't even need fancy props.A couple of blocks will do you
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good. You can use blankets, you can
use pillows. You don't need any fancy like
Lululemon leggings. Like you don't even need a yoga
mat. You could just roll out like a
couple of blankets depending on what your surface is like.
It is so accessible. And for those of you that are
starting to, you know, age and you're concerned about and
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mobility and flexibility and maintaining that, then, you
know, yin yoga is perfect for that as well because it's
lengthening our connective tissue in our fascial layers,
which keep us flexible. Because as we age, it starts to
stiffen, it gets shorter and then we get tighter.
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And then as we get tighter, thatcreates more potential for
falling for injuries of, you know, all kinds which we want to
avoid. And I'm going to be honest, I
love that we have a Western medical system.
But I will tell you that since the pandemic, more and more
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people's eyes are being woken upto more alternative Eastern
approaches to healthcare. And this is really cool because
I will tell you that years ago, everyone like immediately just
dove into if there was a problem, they would go the
Western route. Now we're starting to see even
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some of the medical industry is beginning to shift and they're
starting to look at Eastern moretraditional Chinese medicine
approaches to serving the body. And I mean, traditional Chinese
medicine existed long before Western medicine ever came
around. And it's still here.
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And now it's like, I find this kind of funny because the other
day I was on Instagram and I waslooking at something and there
was a guasha tool. And they weren't even promoting
it for its facial benefits. They were promoting it for like
stimulating acupressure points and stimulating Meridian
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channels. And I thought, how freaking cool
is that, that we're starting to almost reverse and we're going
backwards to Eastern medicine, which is where it all started
from. And Yin yoga is a part of that
lineage of traditional Chinese medicine.
So it is such a simple practice,even if you can't do the pose
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specifically, maybe how the teacher teaches it.
I will tell you that the way that I teach yin yoga, it's
accessible for anybody because Ialways have variations of every
single pose. So it doesn't matter what it
looks like. All that matters is how it
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feels. That's the only thing.
That's the only thing that matters.
If you're sitting and everybody else is lying down because they
can't do a seated variation of apose, I don't care.
I care about if there's something in your body that's
misaligned that's really causingyou a lot of dis ease and you're
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concerned about creating disease, then you know what?
I'm more concerned about you working with that then how you
look in the pose. I don't care how many props you
have. I don't care what clothing
you're wearing, it's all that matters to me is that you're
connecting with your body and connecting with your mind and
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starting to become like an awareness activator and really
tuning into what is happening inyour body and what your mind is
saying as its inner dialogue. Because it's all connected.
The body and the mind is all connected.
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And your body cannot disregard what your mind says.
So if you're really looking to improve organ health, maybe some
of you are, you know, working with a Western doctor.
And yes, you're on medication for a certain thing, but it
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doesn't mean that you still cannot incorporate an Eastern
approach. They are totally complementary
to other. In fact, for 10 years I worked
at a cancer hospital and I did reflexology treatments and most
of my patients did Western and Eastern.
So they would do chemotherapy, they would do radiation, they
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would take medications that wereprescribed by their oncologists,
and then they would also work from from a more Eastern
traditional Chinese medicine approach to manage symptoms and
side effects. So start to think, start to open
up your mind that yin yoga can be so much more than just a
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physical stretch. So I'm going to link in the show
notes the episode where I go really deep into the connection
between meridians, organs and emotions.
And then I'm also going to link to you the Soulful Yin app that
you can download and you can start 7 day free trial unlimited
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practices. There are well over 200
practices on there and we are scaling up to 1400 students on
our app. And it's just a beautiful
community. You can be as connected in the
app as you desire, or you can bejust come on in, hop in, take a
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class, and then be on your merryway.
But it's a beautiful space to bein to cultivate an extraordinary
life in a flexible body, a calm mind and happy organs, and even
a happy pair of souls. So thank you so much for
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pressing play on today's episode.
I will see you guys next week.
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