Protecting the Sovereign: The Wisdom of the Pericardium

<p>Season 8 | Ep. 12</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Title: Protecting the Sovereign: The Wisdom of the Pericardium</strong></p><p>This is the last episode of the season, and we&#39;re going out on one of my favourite topics: the heart and the pericardium in Chinese medicine.</p><p>The heart is the sovereign, the seat of our Shen (spirit/mind). The pericardium is its protector. But what happens when that protection goes too far, and the fence becomes a wall? Or when there&#39;s not enough, and we&#39;re giving it all away?</p><p>We also get into how Yin Yoga creates the conditions for the Shen to settle, and I leave you with some journal questions to take this deeper.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong> the Shen and why it matters, signs of scattered or disturbed Shen, the pericardium as heart protector, boundaries versus walls, emotional armour, and how stillness reveals what we didn&#39;t know we were carrying.</p><p><strong>Quote:</strong> &quot;Wide open, gentle heart. Big fucking fence.&quot; <a href="https://daniellelaporte.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Danielle LaPorte</a></p><p>Taking a summer break, back in September 2026. See you then.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/78PEVR5WF3ZSA"><strong>Want to support my work? Leave me a tip.</strong></a></p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NOyRZM7cKC-h9kOMT-rIIeuatJgOf1CKT63LjAHk2LU/edit?usp=sharing"><u>See all episodes at a glance</u></a></p><p>Yoga Teachers:<a href="https://nykdanu.com/teachers/yin-yoga-teacher-training/"><u> Join The Waitlist for my Therapeutic Yin Yoga Training</u></a> at the bottom and top of the Page</p><p>To Join my <a href="https://nykdanu.com/students/yoga/online-yoga/"><u>Yin Yoga Classes on Zoom</u></a></p><p>To subscribe to my <a href="https://nykdanu.com/students/yoga/video-library/"><u>On-Demand Video Library</u></a>:</p><p><a href="https://pranamaya.com/courses/anatomy-for-yoga/?ref=20"><u>Anatomy for Yoga with Paul Grilley</u></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3xoBnkqEXHqY8Kl6s2oWHG?si=lg0azSUCRjSeZiVrnS0kGg"><u>Hang Drum Music by Fred Westra </u></a></p><p>Find me on Instagram </p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nykdanuyoga/"><u>@nykdanuyoga</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/yinyogapodcast/"><u>@YinYogaPodcast</u></a></p><p><br></p>