| Watsu and the
Meridians
meridian |
hour |
yin-yang |
movement |
| stomach |
7-9 am |
yang ß |
Bow, Sweep Around, Leg Push,
Lengthening Spine, Hara Rise, Far Leg Rotation, Open Saddle, Hara Spiral |
| spleen |
9-11 am |
yin Ý |
Foot, Corner Spread, Hip
Tug, Far Leg Rotation, Open Saddle, Hara Spiral |
| heart |
11 am-1 pm |
yin Ý |
Arm Leg Rock, Arm Play and
Lift, Hand Opening, Hara Spiral |
| small intestine |
1-3 pm |
yang ß |
Arm Play and Lift, Shoulder
Rotation, Shoulder Blade, Arm Leg Rock, El Matador, Open Saddle, Hara Spiral |
| bladder |
3-5 pm |
yangß |
Accordion, Rotating
Accordion, Hand Opening, Back Opening, Sacrum Pull, Lengthening Spine, El Matador, Far Leg
Rotation, Far Leg Over, Leg Push, Leg Press, Bladder Meridian, Buttock Rock, Overgrip
Hold, Open Saddle, Hara Spiral |
| kidney |
5-7 pm |
yin Ý |
Hip Tug, Near Leg Rotation,
Corner Spread, Foot, Open Saddle, Hara Spiral |
| pericardium |
7-9 pm |
yin Ý |
Corner Spread, Arm Play and
Lift, Hand Opening, Hara Spiral |
| triple heater |
9-11pm |
yang ß |
Arm Play and Lift, Arm Leg
Rock, Open Saddle, Hara Spiral |
meridian |
hour |
yin-yang |
movement |
| gall bladder |
11 pm-1 am |
yang ß |
El Matador, Seaweed, Side
Change, Leg Push, Far Leg Rotation, Arm Leg Rock, Rotating Accordion, Far Leg Over, Open
Saddle, Hara Spiral |
| liver |
1-3 am |
yin Ý |
Hip Tug, Near Leg Rotation,
Open Saddle, Hara Spiral |
| lung |
3-5 am |
yin Ý |
Arm Play and Lift, Arm Leg
Rock I and II, Twist Over, Chest Opening, Far Leg Rotation, Hara Spiral |
| large intestine |
5-7 am |
yang ß |
Arm Play and Lift, Arm Leg
Rock, El Matador, Open Saddle, Hara Spiral |
| conception vessel |
|
yin Ý |
Hara Rise, Undulating Spine,
Hara |
| governing vessel |
|
yin Ý |
Spine Pull, Undulating
Spine, Accordion, Slide up Back, Sacrum Pull, Hara Spiral |
© 1996 Alexander Georgeakopoulos
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