One-Hour Yin Yoga Sequence. Meditation (Five minutes) Come into seiza (the Japanese term for a quiet sitting pose equivalent to hero's pose), and breathe and ...Yoga|PracticeAYinYogaSequencetoLiftYourMoodJaniceQuirt5min.We’veallhaddayswhenwe’vebeenirritable,angry,orjustinabadmood.Maybewesnapatourkidsorourpartner,andfeelremorse—onlytosnapatthemagaintheverynextminute.Ormaybewefeelangerandfrustrationdeepinside,buthavenowayofexpressingit,soitcontinuestoboilawayinourverycore.Mostofusalreadyknowthatyogacanhelpliftourmood.WithYinYoga,however,wecantailorouryogapracticetotargetcertainemotionsbyembracingameridian-basedapproachtopractice—focusingontheorgansandtheirassociatedemotions,aswellasonclearingtheenergeticpathwaystoallowchi(vitalenergy)toflowthroughtheseareasmoresmoothly.Proponentsofthis approachsaythatitcanbenefitusbothphysicallyandmentally.Inthepracticebelow,we’llbeaddressingthelivermeridian,associatedwithbothangerandkindness.TraditionalChineseMedicine(thephilosophyinwhichYinYogaisrooted)holdsthatwhenchiisblockedalongthelivermeridian,anger,irritability,andfrustrationcanarise—emotionsyoumightexperienceinatrafficjamoruponencounteringamessykitchenafterhavingspenthourscleaningitup.Theflipsideofangeriskindness.Ifwecanrecognizethatwearenotouranger—thatwearejustidentifyinginthatmomentwiththestateofanger—thenwecanco-existwithouranger,andkindnesscanemerge.Theirritabilitybecomeslikeastormpassingthrough,andwerealize(thankstothatmindfulness)thatwedon’thavetoreacttoit.Ifwecanrecognizethatwearenotouranger—thatwearejustidentifyinginthatmomentwiththestateofanger—thenwecanco-existwithouranger,andkindnesscanemerge.KeepthisinmindasyouproceedwiththefollowingYinYogasequence.Itmayhelpyouincopingwithanyangerandirritabilitythatarises,andtoaccesstheinverseemotionofkindness.One-HourYinYogaSequenceMeditation(Fiveminutes)Comeintoseiza(theJapanesetermforaquietsittingposeequivalenttohero’spose),andbreatheandmeditateforaboutfiveminutes.Youmaywishtoplaceafoldedblanketunderneaththeknees,shins,andfeet