Muscles Associated with the Organs

Thanks to the good work of chiropractic Doctor, George Goodheart, we discovered in the ’60s and ’70s that each meridian in the Chinese medicine energetic system has a direct relationship with various muscles and neural pathways of the body. This means that, if a meridian was ‘out’ or not flowing properly, the muscle associated with it would also not be functioning properly; the neuromuscular activity would be somewhat impaired. Therefore, it was found that if you corrected the meridian, the muscle would return to its full function and, similarly, if you corrected the muscle function, the meridian would correct. This was quite an amazing discovery that has essentially added a new dimension to the treatment of energetic dysfunction and the understanding of disease within the body.

Once we know the muscles associated with the meridians and the location of the meridians themselves, we can then apply the appropriate asanas (postures), or indeed any form of movement training that targets these areas of the body to re-establish the correct energetic flow through our systems. The recommended yoga asanas are explored for each meridian in further chapters.