✨Happy World Kidney Day! ✨
As we approach the end of a long winter it’s time to celebrate the organ associated with the season - the Kidney! If you’ve ever experienced a form of burn-out you’ll know the kidneys and adrenals are usually those organs most affected, as fight or flight hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol are over-produced in a bid to keep up the pace and consequently become depleted over time.
When we work with the adrenals and kidneys in Craniosacral therapy the organs should feel soft and spongy, rather than contracted and hard or dry, which indicates burn-out from stress and over-work, adrenal fatigue, or over-use of stimulants such as caffeine and recreational drugs or prescribed stimulant medication. Lower backache, knee pain, kidney stones, trouble getting to sleep, water retention and swelling, urination problems or bladder infections can all be signs that the kidneys need attention.
For babies and children our Kidneys hold our vital essence or life-force that we inherit from our parents and the quality of the energy we’ve inherited can be indicated by the strength and development of our bones (eg scoliosis and osteoporosis), hair, teeth, developmental delays and our ability to reproduce.
The Kidneys are linked to the Water Element, which when out of balance leads to fear, anxiety, control issues or the freeze response taking hold. The Kidneys don’t like acidity and rely on their connection to the lungs to take in alkalising oxygen. The Kidneys love warmth as it helps to distribute and transform the water to where it’s needed throughout the whole body, maintaining a sense of fluidity in how we navigate life emotionally, so we’re able to adapt to any situation that comes our way.💦
Illustration credit: R Reinhold
