Thursday 30 March 2017

Stomach Meridian.

                                                 Stomach Pose

Stomach

General Characteristics

Organ / Meridian Muscle GroupGeneral
Bodily Area
Associated
Tissue / Functioning
Associated
Bodily System
Stomach (ST)Outside Front of Thighs / QuadsMusclesDigestive,Metabolism
Meridian Muscle Group (MMG) Information
The Stomach MMG is a yang meridian in the lower body, traversing the anterior lateral aspect of the legs and thighs.
Stomach is balanced by Pancreas, a yin MMG that traverses the posterior medial aspect of the legs and thighs.
Kinetic Movement Pattern
Advancing

Associated Ailments

Associated Physical Concerns
Footlow back painmuscle crampsmuscle pain
Associated Injuries
Adductor groin stainanterior thigh strainshin splintsbunionsplantar fasciitslow back,upper backshoulder adductor strainshoulder postureswimmers shouldershoulder external rotationshoulder dislocationsurfers elbow
Physiological Concerns
Gluttony, addiction, muscle pains or injuries, asthma, allergies, inability to sit, reading problems, digestive problems, sweet cravings, bad food combining, very irregular eating habits
Associated Illness and Disease
Stomach problems, asthma, colds, heartburn, muscle pulls
Psychological Concerns
Addictivefearful

Stomach Muscles

The following is a list of muscles associated with the Stomach meridian. Note that specific muscles are concomitant with specific meridians while some muscles are associated with several meridians. It is especially important to note that this list was created from: the exact muscles that acupuncture needles puncture through to access individual meridian points; muscles that are along the meridian pathways; muscle group agonist and antagonists; stretching experiences; trigger point theory and practice; muscle synergists.
Major Muscle Groups
Vastus lateralistibialis anteriorextensor digitorum longusextensor digitorum brevis,dorsal interosseous
Associated Muscle Groups
External obliqueinternal obliquepectoralis majorplatysmavocal cordsbuccinator,masseterorbicularis oculiorbicularis orisfrontalistemporalisrisoriusdepressor anguli orisdepressor labii inferiorissternothyroidomohyoid
Stomach(target) and Pancreas(bal.) Meridian Muscle Groups


Stomach Meridian

Stomach and Pancreas Meridians

Meridian Muscle Group Relationships

These are the balancing, opposing, and completing meridian muscle groups for the Stomachmeridian muscle group (MMG).
BalancingOpposing
(Superficial)
Opposing
(True)
Completing
Visualizing Your Muscle Groups
There are a large number of muscles in your body. Is there a way to think about them or visualize them in a way that makes them easy to understand? Of course. Here’s how.
Think of your body as eight cylindrical tubes, four stacked on top of each other, or sixteen half tubes. In your lower and upper body, there are tubes on the front, back, outside, inside and on the four angles in between. Each of those eight cylindrical tubes contain muscles in groups that go from your feet into your trunk and head, or from your arms into your face or trunk. Well, it just so happens that each of those tubes is also exactly where the meridians are in TCM! So each major muscle group is concomitant with one meridian in TCM.
Balancing Muscle Group
Balancing muscles are located directly through the bone across from each other and have opposite directions of action. In Western anatomy, these same muscles are called agonist and antagonist of one another. Because the sixteen meridian muscle groups balance as eight pairs of muscle groups, they are called Balancing Meridian Muscle Groups. The balancing muscles are dependent on each other to make possible maximum shortening and lengthening movements, because as one side of the body shortens the other lengthens. But because both the strengthening and stretching of any muscle depends on the flexibility of its balancing muscle, the balancing muscle group is always the determining factor in developing the strength and flexibility of the muscle (assuming there is no unusual damage to the muscle group you are trying to strengthen or stretch).
The Stomach MMG is a yang meridian in the lower body, traversing the anterior lateral aspect of the legs and thighs.
Stomach is balanced by Pancreas, a yin MMG that traverses the posterior medial aspect of the legs and thighs.
The stretch length of the Stomach MMG is limited by its balancing muscle group's ability to shorten (Pancreas). Stretching the balancing muscle group increases its ability to both shorten and lengthen.
The target muscle group (Stomach) will stretch more successfully after the balancing muscle group has been stretched. If you still are not making optimal flexibility gains in the Stomach MMG, you will need to stretch and strengthen the superficial opposing muscle group (Kidney).
Aspect of Body
Lower
Body
Target and Balancing MMG
Lower
Body
Meridian Schematic Circles
Meridian Schematic Circles















Opposing Muscle Group
The muscles that are perpendicular to one another are called opposing muscle groups (to be distinguished from balancing muscle groups that are located directly through the bone across from each other and have opposite directions of action). The action of opposing muscle groups is surprising. Their level of strength and flexibility govern the proper rotation of the muscle group that you are stretching. If your target muscle being stretched (Stomach) does not increase in flexibility by stretching its balancing muscle group (Pancreas), then you'll need to stretch the opposing muscle groups.
Stretch the superficial opposing MMG (Kidney) to troubleshoot the target muscle group (Stomach). Stretch the true opposing MMG (Pericardium) to develop the high personality traits necessary for optimal Stomach functioning and development.

True Opposing MMG
Upper
Body
Target and
Superficial Opposing MMG
Lower
Body
Meridian Schematic Circles
Meridian Schematic Circles

















Completing Muscle Group
Completing muscle groups are the 'top' for lower body muscle groups and the 'bottom' for upper body muscle groups. The Stomach MMG traverses the anterior lateral aspect of the legs and its completing MMG, Large Intestine, traverses the anterior lateral aspect of the arms.
Completing MMG
Upper
Body
Target MMG
Lower
Body
Meridian Schematic Circles
Meridian Schematic Circles















Energy Flow Trellis
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), energy flows from one meridian muscle pathway to the next in a very specific order. In TCM this order is called the 'energy cycle'. This order is determined by the depth of the muscles in the body and begins with the muscles associated with the gall bladder, with the next always being its balancing muscle group, in this case liver, and then on through all the rest. The cycle always includes two lower body, then two upper body meridian muscle groups, and then repeats two more of each. Ultimately all 16 have been completed.
In the energy trellis diagram, the horizontal pairs are balancing organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and they are also balancing muscle groups. The diagram also houses other secrets about the interrelationships of muscles, organs, and personalities. The stretches directly above and below each other are completing meridian muscle groups, the same muscle groups above and below in your body. The stretches diagonal from each other are superficial opposing meridian muscle groups. The superficial opposing muscle group's completing muscle group is the true opposing muscle group.
Energy Flow Trellis

Stomach Personality Type

The Genius of Sobriety and Self-Expression

High and Low Personality Traits

High Psychological TraitsLow Psychological Traits
SobrietySelf-expressive, self-educated, work identifying, nonaddictive, sympathetic, potential promoting, tasteful, optimisticAddictionAddictive, eccentric, digressive, vague, loose associations, overly frank
High Emotional TraitsLow Emotional Traits
GenerousI give gifts often.SuggestibleI struggle with addictions.
High Spiritual TraitsLow Spiritual Traits
Belief in Higher PowerI have a sense of a higher power.AddictionMy life centers around my addictions.

Personality Group: Thinking

InstinctTime ReferenceAwarenessFunction
Fearless / FearfulFutureClear / ConfusedProactive

src: The Genius of Flexibility.



Tuesday 28 March 2017

Thymus Meridian.

Thymus Pose

Thymus

General Characteristics

Organ / Meridian Muscle GroupGeneral
Bodily Area
Associated
Tissue / Functioning
Associated
Bodily System
Thymus (TH)Shoulders, Neck, & Top of ArmsLymph NodesInternal Immune
Meridian Muscle Group (MMG) Information
The Thymus MMG is a yang meridian in the upper body, traversing the lateral aspect of the arms.
Thymus is balanced by Appendix, a yin MMG that traverses the medial aspect of the arms.
Kinetic Movement Pattern
Pushing Upward

Associated Ailments

Associated Physical Concerns
Wristhanddowagers humplow back pain
Associated Injuries
Upper backstiff neckhead injuries
Physiological Concerns
Internal immune disorders, swollen lymph nodes, tonsillitis, lower and upper body disconnect, eating disorders, general ill health, viruses
Associated Illness and Disease
Spleen problems
Psychological Concerns
Mentacidal (brainwashing)

Thymus Muscles

The following is a list of muscles associated with the Thymus meridian. Note that specific muscles are concomitant with specific meridians while some muscles are associated with several meridians. It is especially important to note that this list was created from: the exact muscles that acupuncture needles puncture through to access individual meridian points; muscles that are along the meridian pathways; muscle group agonist and antagonists; stretching experiences; trigger point theory and practice; muscle synergists.
Major Muscle Groups
Lateral deltoidupper trapeziussupraspinatustriceps brachiiwrist and finger extensors,infraspinatus
Associated Muscle Groups
Temporalis
Thymus(TAR.) and Appendix(BAL.) Meridian Muscle Groups



Thymus Meridian

Thymus and Appendix Meridians


Meridian Muscle Group Relationships

These are the balancing, opposing, and completing meridian muscle groups for the Thymusmeridian muscle group (MMG).
BalancingOpposing
(Superficial)
Opposing
(True)
Completing
Visualizing Your Muscle Groups
There are a large number of muscles in your body. Is there a way to think about them or visualize them in a way that makes them easy to understand? Of course. Here’s how.
Think of your body as eight cylindrical tubes, four stacked on top of each other, or sixteen half tubes. In your lower and upper body, there are tubes on the front, back, outside, inside and on the four angles in between. Each of those eight cylindrical tubes contain muscles in groups that go from your feet into your trunk and head, or from your arms into your face or trunk. Well, it just so happens that each of those tubes is also exactly where the meridians are in TCM! So each major muscle group is concomitant with one meridian in TCM.
Balancing Muscle Group
Balancing muscles are located directly through the bone across from each other and have opposite directions of action. In Western anatomy, these same muscles are called agonist and antagonist of one another. Because the sixteen meridian muscle groups balance as eight pairs of muscle groups, they are called Balancing Meridian Muscle Groups. The balancing muscles are dependent on each other to make possible maximum shortening and lengthening movements, because as one side of the body shortens the other lengthens. But because both the strengthening and stretching of any muscle depends on the flexibility of its balancing muscle, the balancing muscle group is always the determining factor in developing the strength and flexibility of the muscle (assuming there is no unusual damage to the muscle group you are trying to strengthen or stretch).
The Thymus MMG is a yang meridian in the upper body, traversing the lateral aspect of the arms.
Thymus is balanced by Appendix, a yin MMG that traverses the medial aspect of the arms.
The stretch length of the Thymus MMG is limited by its balancing muscle group's ability to shorten (Appendix). Stretching the balancing muscle group increases its ability to both shorten and lengthen.
The target muscle group (Thymus) will stretch more successfully after the balancing muscle group has been stretched. If you still are not making optimal flexibility gains in the Thymus MMG, you will need to stretch and strengthen the superficial opposing muscle group (Heart).
Aspect of Body
Upper
Body
Target and Balancing MMG
Upper
Body
Meridian Schematic Circles
Meridian Schematic Circles
Opposing Muscle Group
The muscles that are perpendicular to one another are called opposing muscle groups (to be distinguished from balancing muscle groups that are located directly through the bone across from each other and have opposite directions of action). The action of opposing muscle groups is surprising. Their level of strength and flexibility govern the proper rotation of the muscle group that you are stretching. If your target muscle being stretched (Thymus) does not increase in flexibility by stretching its balancing muscle group (Appendix), then you'll need to stretch the opposing muscle groups.
Stretch the superficial opposing MMG (Heart) to troubleshoot the target muscle group (Thymus). Stretch the true opposing MMG (Sexual) to develop the high personality traits necessary for optimal Thymus functioning and development.
Target and
Superficial Opposing MMG
Upper
Body

True Opposing MMG
Lower
Body
Meridian Schematic Circles
Meridian Schematic Circles
Completing Muscle Group
Completing muscle groups are the 'top' for lower body muscle groups and the 'bottom' for upper body muscle groups. The Thymus MMG traverses the lateral aspect of the legs and its completing MMG, Gall Bladder, traverses the lateral aspect of the arms.
Target MMG
Upper
Body
Completing MMG
Lower
Body
Meridian Schematic Circles
Meridian Schematic Circles
Energy Flow Trellis
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), energy flows from one meridian muscle pathway to the next in a very specific order. In TCM this order is called the 'energy cycle'. This order is determined by the depth of the muscles in the body and begins with the muscles associated with the gall bladder, with the next always being its balancing muscle group, in this case liver, and then on through all the rest. The cycle always includes two lower body, then two upper body meridian muscle groups, and then repeats two more of each. Ultimately all 16 have been completed.
In the energy trellis diagram, the horizontal pairs are balancing organs in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and they are also balancing muscle groups. The diagram also houses other secrets about the interrelationships of muscles, organs, and personalities. The stretches directly above and below each other are completing meridian muscle groups, the same muscle groups above and below in your body. The stretches diagonal from each other aresuperficial opposing meridian muscle groups. The superficial opposing muscle group's completing muscle group is the true opposing muscle group.
Energy Flow Trellis

Thymus Personality Type

The Genius of Healing and Forgiveness

High and Low Personality Traits

High Psychological TraitsLow Psychological Traits
Good Health HabitsHealthy diet and exercise, healing, forgiving, hospitable, myth personifyingBrainwashingTroubled, diseased, angst ridden, demanding, eating disorders, destruction of property
High Emotional TraitsLow Emotional Traits
HospitableI welcome everyone.IsolatedI am a castle unto myself.
High Spiritual TraitsLow Spiritual Traits
Sisterhood-BrotherhoodI am forgiving.Self-ServingI am envious.

Personality Group: Physical

InstinctTime ReferenceAwarenessFunction
Anger / LovePresentAwake / AsleepActive Function