 Hello Earth citizens! In this video I'll show you a 10 minute routine to do to activate your kidney meridian. Your kidney meridian runs from, so not exactly the center of your body but a little away from the center, down the inside of your leg and then it does a funny thing. It loops around your heel and comes back out. This little loop-de-doop here, remember that because we'll work on that little loop that's in that kidney meridian. So it goes from here, down, inside, loop, and back. And it does the same thing on the other side too. So if you didn't know, the kidneys are associated with the emotion of fear. That is why if you have a lot of fear, it activates your bladder and kidneys to release urine. So you pee in your pants and you're really really really afraid. So people who have blockages in their kidney meridians, chances are they have fear that's stored inside of their body. And people who have fear stored inside of their body, chances are they have blockage in their kidney meridian. So hopefully after this 10 minute routine, your kidney meridian will be open and energy will be flowing very freely in your body. All right, so to start on the kidney meridian exercise, you're going to need a mat. We're going to be doing floor work, stretching on the floor to activate that, that meridian channel. So first of all, sit with your legs straight and shake your legs side to side to warm up. Shake your legs side to side, side to side, opening up the inside of your legs in particular because the kidney meridian runs in there. Shaking side to side, shaking side to side. Let's do this for count of 30. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, twenty, last ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, and stop. Now let's do some ankle rotations. Remember that little loop-de-loop that's in your heel so that it's activating that point in your ankles when you rotate your ankles like this. Make big circles, rotating your ankles, activating your kidney meridian. We'll do 10 times. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Other direction. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Now stop. Take a deep breath in. Exhale. Deep breath in. Exhale. Great. Now we're going to do forward bends. So the forward bend is actually really good for your bladder meridian. The bladder meridian runs along the back side of your leg to your lower back and up. So the bladder meridian is very closely connected with the kidneys because in your body, bladder kidneys work together. So we're going to stretch the bladder meridian too to help you indirectly open your kidneys. So from here, take a deep breath in. Exhale. Bend forward. Try to touch your toes. If you can't touch your toes, ankles are okay. If you can't touch your ankles, knees are okay. The important thing is, is you feel the stretch behind your leg. Stay here. Breathe in. Exhale. Exhale with the intention of releasing your stress. Let's do three more breaths. Deep breath in. Exhale. Relax your neck. Inhale. Exhale. Relax your neck. Let's do two more. Breathe out. Feel the stretch on the back side of your leg. One last time. Breathe in. Exhale. Return. Now we will do some ankle massages. So remember that loop I told you about the loop that circles around your heel and around. So we're going to pinch right here along the side of your Achilles tendon. So your Achilles tendon is here. There's a little dip on the side of your ankles. So one, two, three. There are three acupressure points here related to your kidneys. It's the three places that are easy to pinch next to your Achilles tendon. Okay? So let's massage those three points with your fingernails. Two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. Now switch. Other foot. Same thing. Those three points along your Achilles tendon. One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three. One more set. One, two, three. You'll be squeezed in a little acupressure massage there too. Great job. Now lie down on your stomach. Lie down on your stomach and we're going to do some cobra postures. Relax your ankles down onto the floor. So not like this. It'll hurt your back. Relax your feet down onto the floor. Arms by your armpits. Take a deep breath in. Stretch your body up. Hold your breath. Let's do 10 of those. Deep breath in. Exhale, number two. Breathe in, look up. Exhale, come down, number three. Breathe in, look up. Exhale, come down, number four. Breathe in, stretch up. Number five. Breathe in, stretch up. Exhale, come down, number six. Four more. Breathe in. Seven. Breathe in. Exhale, return. Number nine. Breathe in. Exhale, return. Number ten. Breathe in. Exhale, return. Great job. Now place your palms by your side and we're going to lift our leg up into the air like this, like this. And then we're going to switch to the other leg. So 10 times each leg. Are you ready? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Switch. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Let's do 10 more on each leg. When you lift up, make sure your toes are pointed out. So not pointed down, pointed out. So you're really stretching your leg up. 10 more times on each leg. Ready? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Switch. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Return. Relax your body. Feel your breath. Totally relax your body. Deep breaths into the abdomen. Now bring your hands to your armpits. Push your body back into a child's pose. Stretch your back, lower back, middle back. Let's bounce here 10 times. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Great job. Return to center and have a seat. How do you feel? Do your legs feel more open? One of the symptoms of opening your kidney meridians is your eyes can see a little bit brighter. And that's because the water energy of your kidneys are getting pumped as you work them, cooling your head, improving your eyesight. So if you feel like you can see better, if you have some sweat, if you feel warmer, if you have more saliva being produced in your mouth, that's a sure sign your body is experiencing a nice flow of energy in your kidney meridians. You did a great job. To experience a full one-hour great education-based class, please visit a local body and brain yoga studio near you.