Chinese Medicine 5 Elements: Wood

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In Chinese Medicine spring is the time of the wood element which is connected to the liver & gallbladder organ and supporting these organs can go a long way this time of year. This dose takes a look at this element & its related organs to see how tapping into some Traditional Chinese Medicine wisdom can enhance our yoga practices and quality of life. Below are a few classes to help support balance in the liver/gallbladder energetics. If you’re a teacher and you liked this dose you can find a lot more info and deeper studies on this topic in our Online Traditional Chinese Medicine Yoga Teacher Training. A great training for those interested in individualizing therapeutic yoga practices with your clients.

Additional Resources (YMO classes):

Feel Good Flow
Dissolve Stress
Breathe the Change
Stress Buster Flow
Dissipate Stress
Side-Body Mobility Flow
Side-Body Goodness
Side-Body: Cooperation & Coordination
Spiral Line Fascial Health
Yang to Yin: Adaptability
Inner-Steadiness: Inner-Thighs & Pelvic Floor

Curated By:

Tiffany Cruikshank

Breath-Focused Flow

For those familiar with vinyasa basics, this class has less alignment guidance to …

30 min

Tiffany Cruikshank

Dissipate Stress Acupressure Flow

Use this practice to move through stress using flow, breath, and acupressure point…

Hatha Vinyasa

60 min

Tiffany Cruikshank

Liver Love

This practice focuses on supporting the liver. The liver plays an important role i…

Hatha Vinyasa

45 min

Tiffany Cruikshank

Let. It. Go.

This class uses repetitive quick moving, heart pumping, breath-based movements to …

Yoga Conditioning

45 min

Tiffany Cruikshank

Deflate Tension

Use this pranayama & meditation practice when you feel your stress level rising an…

Pranayama

10 min

Tiffany Cruikshank