Bladder & Kidney

Meridians The Water Element

Bladder Exploration

Location & Key Points

Functions

Meridian Line Palpation

Then on to…

The Kidney Meridian

Bladder

“I drive myself forward, keeping an eye on

my back.”

Location

Bladder

Water

BL1 – Bright Eyes

BL10 – Pillar of Heaven

BL57 – In the Mountains

BL67 – Extreme Yin

Bladder Key Points

Bright Eyes

Vision

Sleep trouble

Opening/closing the eyes

Between the base of the nose and

the inner corner of the eyes.

Bladder 1

Pillar of Heaven

Helpful for headaches

Lets in freshness, clarity,

and light

Allows clear qi to rise and

turbid qi to descend Between spine and

trapezius at the base of

the occiput.

Bladder 10

In the Mountains

Low back & knee pain

Fatigue

Sciatica

At the point where the

gastrocnemius joins the Achilles

tendon

Bladder 57

Extreme Yin

Labor pains

The endocrine system

Used when one has reached the end of the line

– to energize the Water element

Lateral corner of the

5th toenail

Bladder 67

Bladder Exploration

✔ Location & Key Points

Functions

Meridian Line Palpation

Then on to…

The Kidney Meridian✔

The Essence of Bladder

Drive

Bones

Physical Functions

Autonomic

Nervous System

Urine elimination

Growth Hormones,

Pituitary Gland

Deep unconscious

Psychological/Emotional Functions

Ambition

Fears

Bladder

Gesture

Bladder Exploration

✔ Location & Key Points

✔ Functions

Meridian Line Palpation

Then on to…

The Kidney Meridian

Location & Key Points

Functions

Meridian Line Palpation

Bl/K Technique Sequence Demo

Student Exchange

Kidney Exploration

“I feel the vital

life force

flowing deep

within me.”

Kidney

Kidney

Water

Location

K1 – Bubbling Spring

K10 – Yin Valley

K27 – Elegant Mansion

Kidney Key Points

Bubbling

Spring

Revives consciousness

Calms the Shen

In the center of

the arch of the

foot

Kidney 1

Yin Valley

Between the tendons of

the semimembranosus

and semitendinosus

• Strengthens Knee

• Resets Genetic Code

• Calms the raging seas

Kidney 10

Elegant Mansion

Helps with asthma and

shortness of breath

Master Shu Point

Vital Reserves

Just under the clavicle where

it meets the sternum

Kidney 27

✔ Location & Key Points

Functions

Meridian Line Palpation

Bl/K Technique Sequence Demo

Student Exchange

Kidney Exploration

Kidney

Essence

Vitality

Physical Functions

Adrenal function

Blood purification

Libido

Balance

Psychological/Emotional

Functions

Fears

Ancestral energy

Kidney Gesture

✔ Location & Key Points

✔ Functions

Meridian Line Palpation

Bl/K Technique Sequence Demo

Student Exchange

Kidney Exploration

Your turn!

Bladder Meridian:

Yin or Yang?

Which one?

Which one?

Which one?

Which one?

Which one?

Which one?

Sources Touching Ki, Matthew Sweigart, 2003

HeartMind Meridian Qigong, Matthew Sweigart, 2009

Tsubo, Vital Points for Oriental Therapy, Katsusuke

Serizawa, 1976

A super-secret manual, compiled by Daniel Axelrod, Sept.

2003