Bladder Constellation

Active Time: 3-5pm
Element: water
Fundamental Principle: yang
Season: winter

A bladder is constellating, what now? Remember, still working on knocking down those 12 major meridians accessed in my Inner Constellation work. This is the fourth installment. If you missed the others, go to the Meridian Pathways tab at the top of the blog and catch up so your system can hum this weekend.

Bladder meridian is in charge of storing and eliminating fluid waste. It's extra special because it's the longest meridian in the body, beginning at the inside edge of each eye (remember, meridians are bilateral) and traveling over the top of the head where it's generous enough to visit the brain before continuing to the back of the neck. Here it splits into two branches; the inner one travels to the base of the neck and moves down, parallel with the spine. The other branch moves across the back of the shoulders and then parallels the inner branch, where they both run through the buttocks and knees, continuing down the back of the calves, circling the outer ankles, and finally (geez!) ending at the tip of the little toes. Unless you're a contortionist this one can present challenges to trace, but certainly give it a crack and send me pictures:) It's a yang meridian (probably due to all the huffing and puffing) and most active between the hours of 3-5pm. Its element is water--lovely, liquid bladder.

A pathway for tracing bladder meridian can be found at You Tube. It's a quick, 27 second video of the pathway. To activate by tracing, begin at the inner eyebrow and trace back. In the areas you're unable to reach, connect with your intention, reach back and keep tracing. BL-2 is the acupuncture point accessed in meridian tapping algorithms. It's located on the inside edge of the eyebrow. I love BL-2 for headaches and/or sinus congestion. Weakness in Bladder Meridian may be indicative of urinary disorders, runny nose, neck tension, lower-body pain and stiffness, including the spine and hips, knees and calves. Remember, I want to see those BL tracing meridian moves!