The gallbladder, together with the Liver the Element WOOD. The wood element is associated with spring and the color green. The wood element also stands for any beginning
in our lives, whether that is the early morning or we begin a new task. The wood gives us the necessary energy to make a beginning possible in the first place.
In TCM, the 5 elements are assigned properties and also the meridians and organs.
The gallbladder meridian in detail
Course of the gallbladder meridian
The gallbladder meridian starts 0.5 cun next to the corner of the eye with acupuncture point Gb 01. The meridian continues towards the ear, crossing the zygomatic bone. Now it draws... Read more now
Gallbladder meridian disorders
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You can not decide
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Problems with fat digestion
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Tension in the shoulder and neck area
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Feeling of overload
Key points of the meridian
- Head lateral
- Neck
- Hips
- Shoulders
- Foot instep
Harmony in the gallbladder meridian
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Physically and mentally resilient
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Decisive and determined
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Good physical coordination
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Ability to overview
Meridian yoga for balance of gallbladder energy
In the following I would like to introduce you to ways in which you yourself can increase your energy and vitality. One way to do this is to balance the meridian energy. You can achieve this with the exercises of Meridian Yoga in a very simple way. The exercises bring you into a state of deep calm and relaxation.
Meridian Yoga
Dove for the gallbladder meridian
With this meridian yoga exercise for the gallbladder meridian, the course in the area of the legs is specifically addressed, from the outside of the foot to the buttocks area. This gives you the opportunity to feel where you are blocked.
Meridian Yoga
Angle for the gallbladder meridian
The exercise angle brings the entire course of the gallbladder meridian into awareness like no other exercise. The exercise gives you a good sense of the course and blocked areas of this meridian.
Wolfgang's Pro Tip
Combine the two movement systems Meridian Yoga and Qi Gong and increase their effect. In the morning, when the body is still a bit stiff, you can start the day with 15 minutes of Qi Gong and get the energy you need. In the evening, you can let go of the day with 15 minutes of meridian yoga and regain your composure.
Qi Gong for balance of gallbladder energy
Another very elegant and effective way to increase your personal energy comes from TCM. Qi Gong is a millennia-old art of movement, which is one of the 5 pillars of the Chinese medicine forms. The exercises are easy to learn and here I show you my 2 favorite exercises for balancing gallbladder energy.
Qi Gong Exercise
Panning rainbow
This exercise is another way to balance your wood element. Especially the gallbladder energy is addressed in this exercise.
Qi Gong Exercise
Boxing
This exercise will bring your Wood element into balance. The energies of the liver and gallbladder are harmonized and brought into flow. When feelings are suppressed or not felt, the liver qi accumulates.
Even more information about meridians and your health condition
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Course of the gallbladder meridian in detail
The gallbladder meridian begins 0.5 cun next to the corner of the eye with acupoint Gb 01. The meridian continues toward the ear, crossing the zygomatic bone.
Now it moves upward to the temple area and then zigzags around the ear, then once again across the skull forward to the acupuncture point Gb 14, directly above the center of the eyebrow. In a wide arc it now goes back again to the point Gb 20 at the base of the neck muscles. Continue down along the trapezius muscle to the acupuncture point Gb 21.
The further course is at the front of the body between the large pectoral muscle and the deltoid muscle, towards a point 3 cun below the axillary fold. From here the meridian runs once briefly forward to the area below the chest to the 7th intercostal space.
From here it moves backwards to the acupuncture point Gb 25, which is located at the lower edge of the twelfth rib. The meridian now moves to the upper iliac crest and from there on to the acupuncture point Gb 30, which is located in the middle of the gluteal muscle.
On the outside of the leg it goes over the acupuncture point Gb 31 along the "trouser seam" in the direction of the knee. Just below the knee is the acupuncture point Gb 34 in a depression in front of and below the head of the fibula. It follows the fibula to the outer ankle and from there further over the dorsum of the foot and the acupuncture points Gb 41 and Gb 43 to the 4th toe, where it ends at the outer nail fold angle.
