 Hello earth citizens. In this video I will show you a 10 minute routine to do to open your stomach meridian. Your stomach is associated with the feelings of anxiety, stress, overwhelm and overwork. So if you have any of those feelings, chances are there's some tension in your stomach which can hinder your digestion. The stomach meridian runs from the corner of your head, right here, down the front side along your mouth, down to the outside of your leg, down to your second toe. So going up like this, front side, around your mouth and to the corner of your head. So these are the two energy channels that govern your stomach. It's very hard to try to take out energy from your stomach directly so we use energy channels like this by opening and twisting those energy channels you open the energy blocks that are in your stomach as well. So let's try these exercises to open any stagnant energy that you might have in your stomach. First exercise we will do is bend your knees, feet flat on the floor. There's an acupressure point that I'd like to help you find. Find your bone that connects your knee first. It's a little raised bone right here, side of your leg. Find that bone from your bone, four finger widths down. So extend your four fingers down and right where the fourth finger sits, this is an acupressure point that connects to your digestion. So here in this point we're going to have our fists like this and tap. So tap that point 30 times. It feels like a little tender sore spot, that point. Ready? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 20. Last 10, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, 30. Feel your legs. You might feel some tingling. I feel some tingling going down my legs. That means energy is moving in your meridian channels. Great. Next exercise we will do is called pushing up to heaven. So a lot of the times you know with gravity and bad posture we might be slouched down like this causing our stomach to crunch and be stressed up. So with this exercise we're going against gravity to create space in your stomach so your stomach can breathe. So we're going to alternate one arm at a time. First we will push with your right hand. Rest your left hand on your ankle. Take a deep breath in with me as you face your palm up to the sky and push. Exhale. Let's do five times on each arm. Number two, deep breath in. Exhale. Three, deep breath in. Exhale. Great job. Now switch right hand resting on your ankle. We're going to push with our left arm. Ready? Same thing. Deep breath in. Push up. Exhale. Return. Number two, when you go up make sure you're really stretching to create room. Number two, stretch, stretch, stretch, stretch. Exhale. Exhale. Last one, make it a good one. Breathe in. Stretch up to the sky. Hold your breath. Exhale. Return. Great job. Could you feel the opening? You're doing great. Next one. So sit to the side. Legs out first. So legs pointed out first. Now bend your right leg and rest that right leg on your left leg. Okay? So now from here you're going to take a deep breath in and then stretch forward. It's a little tricky but when you stretch forward like this you're bringing a lot of blood and oxygen to your abdominal area and your vital organs get a lot of circulation through this breath. Okay? So follow after me. Take a deep breath in. Exhale. Stay here. Breathe in. Do your nose out through your mouth. One more time. Breathe in. Exhale. Return. Let's do two more sets. So breathe in one more time. Exhale. Stay down here. Breathe in through your nose. Last set on the side. Deep breath in. Exhale. Bend forward. Stay here. Breathe in through your nose out through your mouth. Last breath. Breathe in. Exhale. Return. Now switch. Straighten your right leg. Bend your left leg. Rest it on your right leg. Same thing. Same breathing pattern. Breathe in and out. If you're very sensitive to energy you can feel warmth. A lot of warmth and circulation building in your abdomen. Take a deep breath in. Exhale. Bend forward. Stay here. Breathe in through your nose. Exhale. Return to center. Two more sets. Breathe in. Exhale. Out through your mouth. Your spine back up. Last one. Last set. Are you ready? Deep breath in. Exhale. Feel the stretch. Breathe in through your nose. Out through your mouth. Breathe in. Throw your spine back up and return to center. Now keep your leg there and now hold your toes and we're going to rotate that ankle. Rotate that ankle. 10 times on one side. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Now other side. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Now let's switch. Right foot. Rotate. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Switch. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Center. Sit and have lotus posture. Rest your hands on your knees. Take a deep breath in through your whole body. One more time. Deep breath in. Let's exhale out any remaining dust or stagnant energy that's still inside. Deep breath in and let it go with a big sigh. How did you do? Do you feel some more opening in your stomach? More stretched in your stomach meridian that runs through the front side of your body? You did a great job. These exercises are taken from the meridian exercise for self-healing by Ilchili. I'll drop a link down in the description below on how you can get a copy today. To experience a full one-hour brain education-based class, please visit a local body of brain yoga studio near you.