Meridian Exercises

While Synergy stresses the more physically demanding side of yoga, Meridian Exercises are the more gentle approach for people interested in exercise, but not yet in the physical condition to take up yoga or a similar sport.

Meridian Exercises were developed by an alternative practitioner who tried to adapt the concept of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to a more Western understanding of the different body zones... and in my opinion did so very successfully!

Meridian Exercises do not contain stooping, back bending and kneeling, but are only practised in an upright position, i.e. they are especially easy on the body and are even adequate for convalescents.

Meridian Exercises can have a reviving effect on your mind and body as I experienced myself only three weeks after an operation - if you already feel like exercising but do not have the strength and energy or are not allowed to participate in any physically demanding activities yet, Meridian Exercises are the best solution – after all, you should be able to lift your arms and legs straight after most operations. The process of convalescence is shortened significantly even if you are not yet allowed or are too weak to do all the exercises.

Because Meridican Exercises are not that demanding, at least not for physically healthy people, there are no sitting or lying positions like in yoga where they are used to rest from the upright position. This is why one session usually does not take longer than 20 minutes (but you can always extend it to two or three times that time span).

This is the reason why Meridian Exercises are particularly apt for walks or short breaks at work or while waiting at a bus stop. And just like a small walk you can practise this very gentle form of whole-body exercise even after a light meal.

Meridian Exercises consist of sequences of 15 different arm and leg movements which address, in turn, the governor vessel, lung, large intestine, stomach, spleen/pancreas, heart, small intestine, bladder, kidney, circulation, triple warmer, gall bladder and liver meridian and thus reactivate, unblock and balance the energy flow of the whole body.