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Hara Techniques / Yin Leg Meridians / Foot Techniques The Hara is defined by the ribcage above, below by the oblique lines between the anterior superior iliac spines and the pubic bone (in other words, the hip bones). The navel lies in the center of the hara. To begin hara techniques, first gently locate all these landmarks on your receiver. In our beginning level hara technique we will use a few simple techniques to contact and move the entire hara. Approach the hara with great reverence and sensitivity; you have a whole life under your hands. Begin by resting the weight of both hands in hara. Compare left and right hara regions. Compare upper and lower hara regions. Stirring the soup.... The Sandwich. Closeup on left, farther shot of practitionerʼs positioning on right. Let the weight of your hand on top rest on the hara. With the hand underneath, gently squeeze the muscles on both sides of the spine simultaneously. Feel for a sense of connection between the two hands. Picking up the Leg / Leg Rotations Prepare to move into rotation. Crawl down Stomach Meridian. L hand is mother hand. R hand is messenger hand. Lean back to pull receiverʼs leg onto your leg. Lean back to raise your leg and elevate receiverʼs leg. Put your hand below the knee joint. Bend the receiverʼs knee toward the chest. Put your own leg back down. Move into a lunge position with your outside leg. You are now ready to rotate the leg! Transition to Yin Leg Working Position Brace the receiverʼs knee with your hara so that you can... ...move your hand from the leg to the ankle. Steer the leg into the working position for the Spleen Meridian. (The bottom of the receiverʼs foot should be facing the side of the calf on the other leg.) Allow the receiverʼs leg to stretch open on itʼs own. Get your own body out from underneath the leg. The traditional Spleen meridian starts at the medial edge of the big toe, and travels up the medial aspect of the instep and over the medial malleolus to ascend the inner surface of the leg, in the groove posterior to the kneecap, then up the medial edge of the rectus femoris just medial to the midline of the thigh. It moves up the groin briefly before ascending the abdomen, lateral to the Stomach meridian along the outside border of the rectus abdominis, then ascends the ribcage diagonally and laterally, then up the lateral edge of the breast to the second intercostal space, then descends to its last point halfway down the side of the ribcage. (Beresford-Cooke, Carola, Shiatsu: Theory and Practice, Elsevier 2003. p188. Treating the Spleen Meridian in the leg. L hand stays in hara as mother hand. R hand is messenger hand. In the lower leg, locate Spleen in the groove found just medial to the sharp bony ridge of the tibia (shin bone). In the upper leg, locate Spleen on the medial border of the rectus femoris (the muscle on the top of the leg that you can easily grab on yourself) Move the leg into the Liver Meridian working position. The bottom of the receiverʼs foot should be facing the opposite knee. The traditional Liver meridian begins on the lateral side of the big toenail and ascends the dorsum of the foot between the first and second metatarsals to the medial side of the ankle. From there it runs on the posterior border of the tibia to a point two-thirds of the way up the leg, where it begins to curve away from the bone towards the medial end of the knee crease. It runs up the inside of the thigh under the gracilis muscle, through the genitals, up the groin and the lateral abdomen to the sixth intercostal space. (Beresford-Cooke, Carola, Shiatsu: Theory and Practice, Elsevier 2003. p125. Treating the Liver Meridian in the leg. L hand stays in the hara as mother hand. Locate LV3 at the meeting point of the bones of the big toe and second toe. Follow the meridian into the medial aspect of the calf. In the upper leg, Liver often matches up with the inseam of the pants. Move leg into Kidney Meridian position, bottom of foot facing the opposite thigh. The traditional Kidney meridian begins on the sole of the foot, in the hollow where the instep meets the ball of the foot. It ascends the inner aspect of the foot to a point between the ankle bone and the Achilles tendon, circles back on itself around the inner surface of the heel, then ascends again by way of SP-6, up the inner curve of the calf muscle to the point at the back of the knee on the medial side where two tendons of the hamstrings join. It goes straight up the medial surface of the thigh, posterior to the adductor muscles, to the area where the groin joins the perineum It goes internal at this point, reemerging on the abdomen immediately above the pubic bone and about half a thumbʼs width from the midline, and then ascends the torso, widening to outline the edges of the sternum, and ending in the hollow below the medial end of the collarbone. (Beresford-Cooke, Carola, Shiatsu: Theory and Practice, Elsevier 2003. p101. Treating the Kidney Meridian in the leg. L hand stays in the hara as mother hand. Find KI 1 in the center of the sole of the foot below the ball. Locate Kidney way to the back of the calf, and way to the back of the thigh, almost to the Bladder Meridian. Transition to Foot Techniques - Picking up Leg Lean back to pull receiverʼs leg onto your leg. Lean back to raise your leg and elevate receiverʼs leg. Put your hand below the knee joint. Bend the receiverʼs knee toward the chest. Put your own leg back down. Move into a lunge position with your outside leg. Optionally perform leg rotations. Prepare to reposition yourself for foot technique. Transition to Foot Techniques - Repositioning your Body Brace the receiverʼs knee with your hara so that you can move your hand from the leg to the ankle. Use a supporting hand beneath receiverʼs knee. Straighten the receiverʼs leg as you move towards.... ...sitting in seiza position with the receiverʼs ankle over your thigh. Foot Techniques Rotating the ankle. Make circles with your entire hara. The receiverʼs nose should move when you do ankle rotations. Pumpkin scoop. Lean away from the receiver to scoop your loose fist from heel to toe.(1) Lean towards the receiver to scoop from toe to heel.(2) 1 2 Yang Leg Meridians The traditional Stomach meridian is one of the longest in the body. It is one of the three great Yang “postural” meridians and supports the front of the body in the same way that the Bladder supports the back and the Gall Bladder supports the sides. It begins under the eye to the jawline, where a secondary line branches out to the corner of the hairline. The meridian then descends on either side of the esophagus to run horizontally along the superior edge of the clavicle to its midpoint, whence it descends to the nipple. It then runs down the ribcage and narrows to descend the abdomen in a straight line to just above the pubic bone, outside of the thigh It descends the lateral border of the rectus femoris (just outside the midline of the thigh) to the lateral border of the kneecap, then down the tibialis anterior, just lateral to the shinbone, to the center of the front of the ankle and down the dorsum of the foot between the second and third metatarsals to the lateral edge of the nail of the second toe. (Beresford-Cooke, Carola, Shiatsu: Theory and Practice, Elsevier 2003. p197. L hand is mother hand, in hara. R hand treats down to Stomach 36 below the knee. Stomach can be found just lateral to rectus femoris (the muscle on the top of the leg that you can easily grasp). R hand becomes mother hand. L hand moves to meet it. L hand becomes mother hand. R hand treats down to the meridian to the ankle. In the lower leg, Stomach can be found in the muscle just lateral to the hard surface of the tibia (shin bone). This muscle is tibialis anterior. Transition to Gall Bladder Meridian Holding at the receiverʼs ankle, lift the receiverʼs straight leg into the air. Use your other hand to bend the receiverʼs knee. Brace the receiverʼs knee with your hara so that you can move your hand from the leg to the ankle. Brace the receiverʼs knee with your hara so that you can move your hand from the leg to the ankle. Move the leg into the Gall Bladder working position. Receiverʼs foot should flat on the floor next to the other knee. Working Gall Bladder in Supine L hand is mother hand, in hara. R hand treats down Gallbladder in the thigh. Gallbladder often lines up with the outside seam of the pants, right down the iliotibial band of muscle. Now, switch your knee to be against your receiverʼs thigh, so that youʼre free to treat the lower leg. Treating the Gallbladder Meridian in the lower leg. L hand remains as mother hand in the hara. Gallbladder can be located just medial to the fibula; the harder-to-find bone more to the lateral side of the lower leg. Gall Bladder Spinal Twist Hold below your receiverʼs knee joint and remove your knee from their leg. Stretch the knee towards the chest. Stretch the leg across the body. Place your hand on the receiverʼs shoulder to create a satisfying oppositional stretch between the two hands, through the Gallbladder meridian. This is a great stretch for releasing tension through the low back, and through GB 30, where accumulated tension can lead to sciatic pain. Transition to the other side Bring the knee to the chest. Bring your L hand to below the knee to support the leg. Move your R hand to support underneath the ankle. Bring your L hand to support beneath knee knee as you move towards... Sitting below the ankles with both feet in your lap. You can lean back to stretch the entire spine. Now come to an upright kneeling position with your receiverʼs feet in your hara. This frees your hands to... ...bend your receiverʼs knees as you crawl in towards their body. Place your hands below the knee joints. Separate your hara from your receiverʼs feet. Stand up and put your feet on either side of your receiverʼs hips. Place your knees just below their knees on their ST 36 points. Now you can rotate your receiverʼs hips by moving your own hara and lower body. Continue holding your receiverʼs knees to their chest. Step over to kneel on the new side of your receiver. (Side and Front views) Use your L hand, supporting just below the knee, to gently straighten the R leg. (Side and Front views) Move your L hand to support below your receiverʼs L knee joint. (Side and Front views) Move your R hand to the hara. Brace your receiverʼs knee against your hara. Move your L hand to the ankle. Steer the leg to lie straight on the ground. This completes the supine yang leg sequence on one side. You can repeat on this side. Whenever youʼre comfortable, you can put the entire leg sequence together and treat both the yin and yang meridians and the foot of one side before moving to the other side.