Meridian Stretching (1) 

§Meridian Stretcing makes your body flexible and healthy !!

1. What is the Meridian Stretching ?

2. Lung & Large Intestine meridian stretching

3. Spleen & Stomach meridian stretching

4. Meridian Stretching (2)

5. Meridian Stretching (3)

We would like to introduce you a useful stretching exercise which was the brainchild of the late Mr. Masunaga who was a great Shiatsu master. Meridians means the energy flow that are recognized in the lived body not dead body.

There are six types of the meridaian stretching which starts from the Lung & Large Intestine up to the Liver & Gall Blader.Keeping on this stretching exercise every day, it works to improve the flow of "Ki" energy in the body and it has a benificial effect on preventing illness.

We hope that you could get more healty body and mind with these merideian stretching and Shiatsu treatment.

Lung Meridian intake of Ki energy which is fundamental in life from the air for use by the human body and to build up resistance against external intrusions.
Elimination of gases not needed through the process of exhalation.

Large Intestine Meridian helps the function of the lung. Secretes and excretes from inside and outside of the body. Eliminates the stagnation of Ki energy.

1) Stand up spreading your legs a bit wider than the shoulder-width stance.

Put your both hands behind your back and cross both thumbs while the index fingers opening outside.

2) While exhaling, bend forward with upstretching your both arms backwards.

3) Inhale calmly when your body stretched enough, and keep this position for a while. At that time, you would feel some contractions in the lower legs, the stomach, the back and the arms.

4) Exhaling calmly so that you would feel getting loose the tension as same as relaxing your attention.

Repeat #(3) and #(4) several times so that you could relieve the following symptoms gradually.

Tendency to sigh and choke while breathing. breathing difficulties due to overanxiety, shoulder and back pain, heaviness in the head, dizziness, coughing pain in the chest, asthma and bronchitis, lack of Ki energy and fatigue from overwork, lack of exercise, diarrhe, constipation, etc.

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Function of Spleen Meridian : Digestion and process of fermentation. It governs general digestion including saliva, gastric bile, secretions from the small intestine, reproductive hormones related to the breast and ovaries.

Function of Stomach Meridian : Related to functioning of stomach, esophagus, duodenum, as well as functioning of reproductive, lactation, ovary and appetite mechanism, and menstrual cycle.

1) Sitting down Japanese style with the buttocks between the legs.

While exhaling, bend down backward slowly with putting knees together.

2) Stretching both arms straight up with joining hands(turn out the palm)as the back and shoulders putted on the floor.

Then inhale while feeling stretched enough.

3) Exhaling, try to feel that you are loosening and relaxing well.

Repeat #(2) and #(3) several times so that you could relieve the following symptoms gradually.

Lack of gastric acid, thirsty, poor digestion, sticky feeling in the mouth, overeating, stiff shoulders, chronic gastric problems, easily fatigues, vomiting, rough skin, malfunctioning of female organs and nasal stagnation, etc.

Meridian Stretching (2)

Meridian Stretching (3)