Welcome to this sequence of exercises for the kidneys and the bladder.
For the following practices,
We will start sitting or standing and then comfortably lie down.
So take a moment to set your space.
Now,
Either sitting or standing,
Take a moment to feel into your body and your breath.
What does it feel like to be in your body,
Breathing in this moment?
Rub the palms of the hands together vigorously to create heat between them.
And when they're nice and warm,
Bring the hands to the lower ribs on your back.
Starting to take your breath into your back body,
Imagine visualizing your kidneys and fill them with the energy of the color black or of a very dark blue.
Allow them to be nourished by this energy,
Taking in a few more deep breaths into your back body and the kidneys,
Visualizing this dark blue or black energy light,
Infusing them with balance,
Harmony and health.
Take a deep exhale,
Releasing the hands and open your eyes if they were closed,
Coming to lie down in your back.
You can lie down on the floor,
On a yoga mat,
On a thick blanket or even on the bed.
Make sure you're comfortable.
Bend the knees and bring the soles of the feet to the ground or the surface that you're lying down on.
As you inhale,
Start tilting the hips forward,
Separating the hip crests from the ribs,
Creating a little curve on your lower back.
As you exhale,
Reverse the tilt,
Reducing the space between the hip crests and the ribs,
Flattening the lower back on the surface.
Inhale,
You create a little space between the lower back and the surface that you're in.
Exhale,
You reverse the movement.
Keep moving your pelvis like this,
With long deep breaths,
Allowing all the weight of your body to release into the surface as you keep doing this tilting movement of your hips.
We're here for around one more minute.
Take a deep inhale,
Again bringing some space between the lower back and the surface and exhale,
Just release,
Coming into a neutral position.
Observing your body and immediately hugging the knees to your chest.
Breathe here,
Connecting to the sensations of your body and your breath,
Focusing on very deep,
Long inhales and exhales.
One more breath in,
As you exhale,
Bring back the soles of the foot on the ground with the knees bent and bring your hands to your lower belly.
We will start practicing lower belly breathing.
So as you inhale,
Bring all your attention to your hands in the lower belly,
Allowing the lower belly to expand forward and out.
And as you exhale,
Feel your lower belly through the hands gently contracting back down.
Take really long,
Deep,
Full breaths,
As you feel the belly expanding with the inhales and gently relaxing back down with the exhales.
Follow your breath,
Bring all your attention to your lower belly and this expansion of the breath and we will be here for around two more minutes or so.
Do one more round of deep breathing.
Hug the knees again to your chest,
Allow them to fall to the right side in the fetal position and with the help of your hands on the floor or the surface,
Come back to sit.
Rubbing again the palms of the hands together,
Creating heat and bringing this heat and the hands to the lower ribs on your back body.
Again,
Taking this moment to connect with your kidneys.
Imagine,
Visualize them vibrating this black or deep dark blue color.
Smiling to the kidneys,
Giving gratitude for all the work that they do.
Take a deep inhale,
Smiling to yourself.
Exhale,
Release the hands and slowly start to blink your eyes open.
Thank you for coming into the world of the kidneys today.
If you feel your kidneys need some extra love,
Feel free to repeat these exercises as much as you need.
