In winter the energy draws in: the pores close due to the cold; the decrease in sunlight makes us in need of rest and more sleep. This is the time to charge for the next cycle. Which acupressure points can help you with this?
According to the Chinese teachings of the Five Elements, winter is counted as the element of Water. This is the element with the strongest yin energy of all elements. This means that it is associated with rest. Winter is the end of a period of growth and at the same time the beginning of the next period.
In the next blogs, I discuss three acupoints that you can handle yourself or apply as a Do-In or Yoga teacher in your classes. They are acupoints of the meridians that belong to the Water element, the element of winter that you can associate with silence, insight, wisdom, recovery, renewal, and flow. When you deal with these points regularly, you give yourself and others the space to move in balance with the seasons in a very simple way.
BLADDER 23 "KIDNEY SHU POINT"
When treating Bladder 23, connect with your life force. Realize that you know what is the right path for you. Trust your intuition.
Physically, Bladder 23 is used in shiatsu and other Eastern medicine to strengthen the kidneys, which preserve the basic strength of the body. It strengthens the ki, life energy. It reduces unrest and is also frequently used for problems with fertility.
When the energy of the Kidneys is weakened, this leads to feelings of fear. This can be a distrust of others, but also fear of certain events, or fear of dying, for example. As the ki grows stronger, confidence in life increases and anxiety diminishes.
The spiritual aspect of Kidney Energy is the inner knowledge of how to use one's own life energy in line with the personal life destination (called Ming). Bladder 23 reinforces the willpower to use the life energy in this way. This is in contrast to wasting energy by wanting to satisfy social wishes or the wishes of others. This does not feel fulfilling in the depths of the being.
Location of Bladder 23: on the lower back at the height of the waist, right next to the spine (1.5 thumb width - cun).
Application: Rub this area with warm palms until it glows. In this way, you massage Bladder 23, but also some nearby acupoints such as Bladder 52 that support the functioning of Bladder 23.