Cobra (Bhujangasana) . Belly against Earth, root your legs down as you float your chest up. Breathe deep, open your heart, expand across your collarbones. . SKELETAL JOINT ACTIONS - Spinal extension - Elbow extension. Forearm pronation. - SI joint counternutation. Hip extension/ adduction. Knee extension. Ankle plantar flexion. . MUSCULAR JOINT ACTIONS - Concentric contraction: Spinal extensors, serratus, rotator cuff, hamstrings, adductor magnus, vastii - Eccentric contraction: psoas minor, abs, triceps brachii, promator quadratus/ teres, soleus . . . . . #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #mindbodyspirit #venturacalifornia #downtownventura #visitventura #yoga #venturayoga #yogaeveryday #yogaoutside #ojaiyoga #santabarbarayoga #oxnardyoga #malibuyoga #yogaeveryday #yogaeverywhere #yogaoutside #yogaoutdoors #yogaforlife #yogaforhealing #yogaforeverybody #sespewilderness #getoutside #jilingyoga #jilingcreate #jilingwild #wildwoman #womenwhohike #cobrapose #bhujangasana 
This week in my acupuncture clinic, I supported folks through: - herniated disc - sciatica - leg weakness - spondylolisthesis - acute low back pain - acid reflux - dysmenorrhea - shoulder sprain - PCOS - fertility (IUI) I’m seeing patients both in person and online, teaching at least four hours a week online right now, surfing, stand-up paddle-boarding, and observing flowers blooming in various locations. Please join me in the clinic, online consultations, and upcoming classes! - Acupressure Meditations 4/24 @yogachannel.oxnardstudio - Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference 5/7- 5/9 @midwest_herbal . . . . . #JilingLin #WildCreateSpirit #VenturaCalifornia #ACUPUNCTURE #acupuncturist #ChineseMedicine #TravelingAcupuncturist #VenturaAcupuncture #CaliforniaAcupuncture #HERBS #herbalism #herbalist #VenturaHerbs #YOGA #VenturaYoga #YogaEveryday #YogaOutside #selfcare #jilingacupuncture #acupuncture #travelingacupuncturist #venturaacupuncture #acupuncturerocks #ojaiacupuncture #sportsacupuncture #cupping #acupunctureforsurfers #acupunctureforclimbers #acupunctureworks #acupunctureforartists 
Plantain . (Plantago spp., Plantaginaceae) . Perfectly parallel lines on the leaf, from stem to tip. Fine threads in the stem, strong. Translucent neon green inflorescent florets (view under a loupe for optimal definition). So prevalent, coast to coast, and overseas. So powerful. Bursting with chlorophyllic healing, soothing bug bites topically and digestive upsets internally. Gentle yet powerful, humble yet confident, lovable little plantain, I bow to you. . PARTS: leaves, seeds PREP: fresh poultice, young leaves edible, tea . . . . . Image from Red Moon Herbs #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #mindbodyspirit #venturacalifornia #downtownventura #visitventura #herbs #herbalism #herbalmedicine #herbalist #venturaherbs #herbsforhealth #chineseherbs #chineseherbalmedicine #ojaiherbs #santabarbaraherbs #malibuherbs #herbsforhealth #herbalistsofinstagram #jilingherbs #plantain #plantagomajor #plantago #plantaginaceae #freshspringgreens #wildgreens #wildfood #eatsomethingwildeveryday #weeds 
🌑 New Moon in Aries . (William Stafford excerpt): . Left-alone grow-things wait, rustle-grass, clicktrunk, wisper-leaf. You go-people miss the hold-still dawn, arch-over sky, the jump-everywhere glances. This woman world, fall-into eyes, reaches out her Makes-tremble beauty, trolls with her body, her Move-everything walk. All-now, our breathe-always Life expands, extends. Change. Change your live-here, tick-tock hours, Catch all the flit-flit birds, eat the offer-food, ride over clop-clop land, our great holds-us up, wear-a-crown kingdom. . . . . . #newmoon #aries #williamstafford #moonpoetry #moon #creativerituals #poetry #rituals #lunarrhythms #flow #lunarflow #poetryasmedicine #moonmedicine #createbeauty #jilingyoga #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #venturacalifornia #ventura #ojai #oxnard #santabarbara #malibu #acupuncturist #chinesemedicine #WomensHistoryMonth #UCLAHerstory #BruinInspired 
Shoulder Well GB21 . 肩井 . Jian Jing . Let the weight of the world drop from your shoulders back down into the Earth. Press your fingers on top of your shoulders, and give yourself a hug. Inhale to feel it all, exhale to let it all go. . . . . . #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #mindbodyspirit #venturacalifornia #WomensHistoryMonth #UCLAHerstory #BruinInspired #acupuncturist #chinesemedicine #tcm #tcmlivingwell #acupuncture #travelingacupuncturist #venturaacupuncture #californiaacupuncture #sportsacupuncture #acupunctureforsurfers #acupunctureforclimbers #ojaiacupuncture #oxnardacupuncture #malibuacupuncture #cupping #santabarbaraacupuncture #acupuncturistsofinstagram #acupressure #jilingacupuncture #jilingacupressure #acupuncturepoints #cstreet #GB21 
This week in my acupuncture clinic, I supported folks through: - Post- covid extreme fatigue - Acute piriformis syndrome pain - Grief & life transitions - Spondylolisthesis pain - Leg weakness - Rheumatoid arthritis - Chronic constipation - PTSD - Chronic overuse wrist injury - Menopause- induced hot flashes . Spring welcomes in golden poppies, blue and white Ceanothus blossoms, aromatic and soft baby White Sage and Artemisia californica leaves and buds, and billowing clouds that every so often gift us a little bit of rain. . April newsletter coming out on 4/1… sign up on JilingLin.com at the bottom! Check out AAPI (Asian American & Pacific Islander) discounts for April, and new offerings. . Here’s two new (awesome) website resource pages I just published: - JilingLin.com/resources - JilingLin.com/NourishingLife . Enjoy! . Pictured: sketching an old friend, flowering White Sage, spring 2017 (Salvia apiana, Lamiaceae) . . . . . #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #venturacalifornia #ventura #ojai #oxnard #santabarbara #malibu #acupuncturist #chinesemedicine #jilingacupuncture #acupuncture #travelingacupuncturist #venturaacupuncture #acupuncturerocks #ojaiacupuncture #sportsacupuncture #cupping #acupunctureforsurfers #acupunctureforclimbers #acupunctureworks #acupunctureclinic #acupunctureforartists #whitesage #salviaapiana #lamiaceae #linedrawing 
🌕 Full Moon in Libra . Benedicto (Edward Abbey) . May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your rivers flow without end, meandering through astoral valleys tinkling with bells, past temples and castles and poets' towers into a dark primeval forest where tigers belch and monkeys howl, through miasmal and mysterious swamps and down into a desert of red rock, blue mesas, domes and pinnacles and grottoes of endless stone, and down again into a deep vast ancient unknown chasm where bars of sunlight blaze on profiled cliffs, where deer walk across the white sand beaches, where storms come and go as lightning clangs upon the high crags, where something strange and more beautiful and more full of wonder than your deepest dreams waits for you- beyond the next turning of the canyon walls. . . . This passage guided the first few years of my travels. I had it taped on my wall in college, written on the first page of my journal, and then taped again onto my car as I wheeled around (and around) the country. I still have it (mostly) memorized, and take a deep breath each time it revisits me, usually in some echoey canyon or overlooking some majestic vista... and every so often, just simply during morning pre-dawn tea ceremony. . Full moon blessings, beauty. . 📷Roberto Nickson #moonpoetry #moon #creativerituals #poetry #rituals #lunarrhythms #flow #lunarflow #poetryasmedicine #moonmedicine #createbeauty #jilingyoga #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #venturacalifornia #ventura #ojai #oxnard #santabarbara #malibu #acupuncturist #chinesemedicine #WomensHistoryMonth #UCLAHerstory #BruinInspired 
Tree (Vrikshasana) . ROOT DOWN, to RISE UP! and, CENTER . - one leg the trunk, the other leg the branch - root your supporting foot down through three points of contact: heel, ball of pinky toe and big toe - hips and shoulders square - aligning muscular and organic energy with integrity: solid roots, relax elsewhere: relax toes, face, breath, mind . SKELETAL JOINT ACTIONS - Neutral spine, level pelvis - Slight shoulder flexion/ adduction. Elbow flexion. Forearm pronation. Wrist/ hand/ finger extension. - Standing leg: neutral hip/ knee extension. - Lifted leg: hip flexion/ external rotation/ abduction. Knee flexion. Ankle dorsiflexion. . MUSCULAR JOINT ACTIONS - Spinal extensors/ flexors calibrate concentric/ eccentric contractions, to maintain neutral spinal alignment. - Quads/ hamstrings keep knee in neutral extension to balance on standing leg w/ concentric contraction - Eccentric contraction of gluteus minimus/ medius, piriformis, obturator internus, superior/ inferior gemellus, tensor fasciae latae allow lateral shift of pelvis over standing foot, to balance/ keep pelvis level - Concentric contraction of lifted leg to flex hip (iliacus + psoas major). Externally rotate leg (glutes, piriformis, obturators, gemellus’, quad fermoris). Press foot into standing leg (adductor magnus/ minimus) - Passively lengthen lifted legs’ pectineus, adductor longus/ brevis, gracilis . . . . . #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #venturacalifornia #WomensHistoryMonth #UCLAHerstory #BruinInspired #yoga #venturayoga #yogaeveryday #yogaoutside #ojaiyoga #santabarbarayoga #oxnardyoga #malibuyoga #yogaeveryday #yogaeverywhere #yogaoutside #yogaoutdoors #yogaforlife #yogaforhealing #yogaforeverybody #sespewilderness #getoutside #jilingyoga #jilingcreate #jilingwild #wildwoman #womenwhohike #treepose #vrikshasana 
This week in my acupuncture clinic, I was honored to treat some lovely folks suffering from: - acute piriformis syndrome pain - osteoarthritis - dysmenorrhea: irregular menses, cramps, emotional lability - herniated lumbar disc - anxiety- induced panic attacks - carpel tunnel syndrome - neck/ shoulder tension - insomnia Outside of my clinic, I am teaching quite a bit! “What classes are you most excited about right now?” asked a friend. I really have to think about it. I love what I say “yes” to… otherwise, I’d say “no.” Then I realize, “Integration!” I’m SO stoked to integrate Chinese medicine principles with creative improvisational practices via InterPlay. I’m SO curious where these explorations are going. I open to wonder as I weave in ever more beautiful threads: nature connection, botanical medicine, yoga, sacred ecology, contemplative dance practice, reflective writing, visual arts, and more. I just introduced three Chinese language immersion high school classes in New York City to the Five Elements of Chinese medicine, in a one- hour Zoom lecture, sitting in my little clinic here in Ventura, CA overlooking the Pacific. As a response to violence against Asian Americans, I am collaborating with another Chinese language immersion school for a four- part series for teachers, to reflect and digest their experiences and co- create healthy responses, via, again, integrating Chinese medicine principles with artistic expressive practices. As a young person, I could never have dreamed of bridging these seemingly disparate elements. I’m mentoring three young powerhouse Asian American women science students at UCLA (my alma mater), and find myself repeating, “Follow your heart. Have a goal, but keep your vision wide open to other magical possibilities. Follow the golden threads of your passions and fascination. Welcome delicious surprises. HAVE FUN!” My own golden threads have led me on a fun and fantastic wild goose chase all around the USA and Southeast Asia, right back to my home state. Through the powers of the Internet, I’m grateful to keep on traveling, learning, and sharing. I open to wonder. 
🌸Spring Equinox🌸 . What seeds are you planting this spring? What are your visions? How are you walking your dreams into reality? What is rooting and budding to life within you as our Earth warms and stirs? . Our Sun crosses Earth’s horizon exactly to the east at sunrise, then directly to the west at sunset. Day matches night, for Spring Equinox. Plan your internal and external garden for the year ahead, then plant it with loving intention! . Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu: May all beings be free and happy . . . #spring #springequinox #equinox #jilinglin #venturaacupuncture #venturayoga #805yoga #seeds #intention #magnolias #ventura #embodyingelements #embodiment #embodiedherbalism #embodyingchinesemedicine #embodiedmovement #interplay #interplayers #chinesemedicine #playfulresilience #improvisationaldance #artandsocialchange #dance #community #onlineclass #interplayacupuncturists #medicinestories #ourstories #sacredseeds #sun 
🌿Embodying Elements: Spring🌿 . TOMORROW~ Welcome spring! Move your dreams into reality with the Wood element of Chinese Medicine. Align your visions and actions through the Interplay tools of improvisational movement, sound, and storytelling. Bring a journal, wear comfy clothes, and be prepared to move! . 🌿WHEN: ♥TOMORROW♥, Saturday, March 20 at 1 PM PST 🌿WHERE: online @thepharm.love 🌿SIGN UP: DM me your email to join! Or visit JilingLin.com/Events . . PS: Asian woman here. Of course I’ve experienced my share of racial slurs, and even gun violence. There’s external micro- aggressions with common questions like “No. Where are you really from?” to internal discomfort with being the only Asian woman in the room, walking down the street, or teaching on nearly every team I’ve ever taught with. . The fresh round of violence comes at no surprise: more lives lost to gun violence, violence against People of Color, and violence against Asian women in specific. However, the fresh violence never fails to shock, and bring sadness, and disappointment at the systems meant to protect us. . I offer my condolences to the people killed, and their families. Another death, another condolence. These tears become like drops in a vast ocean. When will there be change? Exactly what type of change are we calling for? . I feel a deep fear, sadness, and discomfort that is beyond words. I grieve for the dead, and for the ones who love them. I wonder about what changes we can make personally and collectively to prevent further suffering, create peace, and strengthen diversity. And beyond that, vast emptiness. . Our Earth continues holding us, as spring propels her energy forward with unstoppable momentum. So many budding and blooming flowers: Ceanothus, Sambucus, Salvia, Eschscholzia... May the lotus light of hope shine through, amidst the dark mud. . . . . Photo from hubby Ben, of me delighting in Ceanothus' sweet vanilla scent. Not pictured: white Ceanothus petals fluttering down all around me, with each puff of wind blowing by. . . . #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #acupuncturist #embodyingelements #embodiment #embodiedherbalism #interplay #dance #ceanothus 
Platanus racemosa, Platanaceae pistillate inflorescence Stem: 10--35 m, often leaning; base < 1(2+) m wide; outer bark light gray, tan, inner paler. Leaf: stipules 2--3 cm, generally persistent after maturity; petiole 3--8 cm; blade +- 10--25 cm, +- round, glabrous to +- hairy adaxially, tomentose abaxially. Staminate Flower: sepals 0; petals free. Pistillate Flower: sepals free; style red-tipped, stigma maroon, glabrous. Fruit: head 2--3 cm, +- sessile; achene 7--10 mm, top truncate or tapered, basal hairs +- 2/3 fruit, persistent on fruit head; style generally persistent. Ecology: Common. Streamsides, canyons, arroyos; Elevation: < 2000 m. Flowering Time: Feb--Apr Citation: Robert Lee Allen 2012, Platanus racemosa, in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=38655, accessed on March 16, 2021. . . . . . #jilinglin #wildcreatespirit #venturacalifornia #ventura #ojai #oxnard #santabarbara #malibu #acupuncturist #chinesemedicine #jilingherbs #herbs #herbalism #herbalmedicine #herbalist #venturaherbs #ojaiherbs #santabarbaraherbs #malibuherbs #chineseherbs #chineseherbalmedicine #plantmedicine #sacredecology #herbaleducation #plantlove #naturetherapy #herbalcommunity #myherbalstudies #botany #sycamore