{"product_id":"po","title":"Po- Release• Ground• Feel","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFor when you're holding onto tension, carrying emotional heaviness, feeling physically guarded, or having trouble letting go\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Corporeal Soul• Instinct• Embodiment\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I'm carrying too much, and I need to come back into my body.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Chinese medicine, Po is the corporeal soul, the aspect of consciousness rooted most closely in the physical body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Shen is the luminous spirit of the Heart, Po is much more immediate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the part of us that breathes, senses, reacts, protects, and knows through the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo is associated with the Lung* and with our capacity to experience the physical world, instinctively respond to what is happening around us and ultimately\u003cstrong\u003e let go.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis makes Po particularly interesting when we feel that something physically or emotionally held inside us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes the body knows before the mind has words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e*A Note on Traditional Chinese Medicine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe terms used here (including Kidney, Liver, Spleen, Qi, Blood, and other Chinese medicine concepts) refer to \u003cstrong\u003eTraditional Chinese Medicine theory and do not correspond directly to anatomical organs or biomedical diagnoses.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 58.7814px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.4967%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIf you're thinking.... \u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.1455%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Explore....\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.4967%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\"I feel disconnected from myself.\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.1455%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eShen\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.4967%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003e\"I've lost my sense of direction.\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.1455%; height: 19.5938px;\"\u003eHun\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.4967%;\"\u003e\"I'm carrying too much.\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.1455%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.4967%;\"\u003e\"My mind won't settle or organize itself.\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.1455%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.4967%;\"\u003e\"I'm struggling to keep up.\"\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.1455%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eZhi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Nourish Po?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo is the part of us that experiences life through the body. You might feel drawn towards Po when you notice:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sense of being physically or emotionally tense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifficulty letting go of something\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeling overwhelmed by your surroundings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrong emotions that seem to live in the body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeling disconnected from your physical self\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifficulty establishing healthy boundaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA sense of carrying something you no longer need\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo isn't about suppressing difficult emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's about creating enough ground and safety to experience them, understand them, and eventually let them move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhen You Need More Support\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSometimes what you're experiencing in the Soul has a physical or elemental layer underneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I feel like I'm carrying everything in my body and can't let go.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo + Metal Element tea \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSupport the practice of release and create space to breathe.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I'm tense, overwhelmed, and feel like I've lost my grounding.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo + Earth Element tea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCome back to the body and cultivate steadiness\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I'm emotionally heavy and physically depleted.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo + Rooted Blood\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNourish the physical foundation while tending the body's emotional experience.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I'm holding so much tension and feel stuck.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo + Flowing Qi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupport movement where the body and emotions feel constrained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I feel disconnected from my body and from myself.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo + Shen\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTend both the embodied and the spirit.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Herbs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCleavers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCleavers is the herb that gives this formula its strongest release quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValued for its lymphatic and fluid moving actions, its energetic personality is beautifully aligned with Po: helping us imagine what it means to loosen our grip and let something move through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePo quality: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003erelease• flow• unclench\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSkullcap\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkullcap brings a deeply grounding quality to Po.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsed as a relaxing nervine, skullcap helps shift the body away from a state of tension and toward a quieter more settled awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather than leaving the body, we learn to come back into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePo quality: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003esettle• soften• inhabit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMotherwort\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMotherwort brings the physical experience of emotion into the formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAssociated with the Heart and nervous system, it has a particular affinity for moments when emotional experiences are felt strongly in the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt reminds us that emotional processing isn't purely intellectual, we often feel our way through it\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePo quality: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003efeel • hold • release\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWood Betony\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWood Betony has a long history in Western herbalism as an herb for the head, nervous system, and states of tension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Po, it represents the movement from being caught in our experience to becoming grounded within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt adds an earthy, old-world quality to the formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePo quality\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eground• clear• return\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eYarrow\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYarrow is the boundary herb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAssociated with circulation, digestion, and the body's protective responses, its energetic reputation has long been connected with protection and discernment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Po, yarrow asks: \"What belongs to me, and what can I let go of?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePo quality: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eprotect• discern• release\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Po Ritual\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePo is a beautiful Soul to work with through the breath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake your tincture in a little water or tea. Sit somewhere quiet and place both feet firmly on the ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a slow breath in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen make the exhale just a little longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs you breathe out, imagine releasing something you don't need to carry today. You don't need to identify what it is. Simply notice: What can I soften?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet the body answer before the mind does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSafety \u0026amp; Considerations\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsult your healthcare provider or qualified herbal practitioner before use if you are taking prescription medications or have a diagnosed medical condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDo not use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause individual herbs may interact with medications or may not be appropriate for everyone, discontinue use if you experience an unwanted reaction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep out of reach of children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Root to Bone Herbal Wellness™","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44704697057322,"sku":"RTB-POT-TCT-46","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/3101\/8538\/files\/Herbs_to_nourish_Po.jpg?v=1790898311","url":"https:\/\/roottoboneherbal.com\/products\/po","provider":"Root to Bone Herbal Wellness™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}