KIDNEY 1 “BUBBLING SPRING”
Close your eyes when you massage Kidney 1. Soften your eyes and draw your attention inwards. Connect with the nourishing silence that is always present behind your thoughts.
Physically, Kidney 1, as a source from which water flows, nourishes the body. Where "empty yang" - unrest created by missing the connection with yin energy - causes tensions around the shoulders and neck, Kidney 1 pulls that energy down and supplements the yin energy. This gives physical relief. Often you'll let out a sigh of relief with massage Kidney 1 - the body relaxes.
This relaxation also works emotionally and mentally. Kidney 1 calms when it feels impossible to take a rest ("Because so many things need to be done and imagine..."). Here too the emotion of fear gets in the way (See the explanation for Bladder 23). At the same time, Kidney 1 can also provide movement when the energy is "frozen". Like the first source to thaw in the spring, Kidney 1 soothes frozen feelings and opens your gaze to the bigger picture.
When you take the time to treat Kidney 1, for example during meditation, you may notice that Kidney 1 works grounding. That is the spiritual effect. Because the acupoint relaxes both physically and mentally, the body easily connects with the self-healing energy. As if connected to a source, the body has the opportunity to charge. This does not mean that you are always full of energy after the treatment of Kidney 1. When there was empty yang, as discussed above, there is a good chance that you will feel the fatigue that was hidden behind the unrest. You then need longer to recover. Repeat the Kidney 1 massage regularly and take more rest.
Location of Kidney 1: on the sole, just below the ball of the foot. When you push the knuckles of the small toe and big toe together, a crease appears at this point.
Application: give gentle pressure or a circular massage to this point with warm thumbs. This can be done through the fabric of your socks so that your feet stay warm - even in winter.
