Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Side lying, flexion and extension, all in the same game

Lie on your right side, Have a pillow under your head

and a small pillow between your knees.

Have your knees pointing forward
which is the direction your chest is pointing

take it easy

let your left arm be straight out from your shoulder
on the floor

1. Practice flexion,
which is the rounding of your back,
by the contracting of your stomach muscles

Bring your stomach in
and your left elbow down toward
your left knee
which comes up toward it

then come back to the starting position

do this many times

not far
not trying to reach the knee with the elbow

rest

2. Practice flexion with your knee moving forward
so that you bring your knee forward
with your knee coming up toward your face
as it moves forward away from your chest
as you round your back
and pull your stomach in
and push your middle back backward
and then come back

many times

aware
ease
pleasure

rest

Practice flexion with your arm moving forward
and slightly down
forward and down
stomach in
back rounding

and then come back

many times

aware
ease
pleasure

rest

3 Do both together
Knee forward and a bit up
Hand forward and a bit down
stomach in
back rounding

and then come back

many times

aware
ease
pleasure

rest

4. Extension
(always lengthens the body)
As per yesterday,
Move your hand forward and up
arch your back
and pushing out your belly

and then come back

many times

aware
ease
pleasure

rest

And as per two days ago
bring the knee forward and down a bit
push the belly out
and arch the back

and then come back

many times

aware
ease
pleasure

rest

5. Combine these two movements
so the arch of your back is
sending your hand forward and up
and your knee
forward and down

and then come back

many times

aware
ease
pleasure

rest

6. Let's go backward, just in extension

Bring your left shoulder back and up a bit
pushing out your belly
and arching your back

and then come back

many times

aware
ease
pleasure

rest

Now, bring your left hip back and down a bit
pushing out your belly 
and arching your back

and then come back

many times

aware
ease
pleasure

rest

7. Now, a fun project,
both ways are going to be in extension

Move your hand forward and up
push your belly out
and bring your hip back and down
(those are the same, back arching and belly coming forward)arching your back


return to neutral
and then go into extension
and keep going so that 
your shoulder comes back and up
as your belly pushes out
and your knee goes down and forward
as your back arches 

go back and forth,
arching each way
and then relaxing in neutral
and then arching again as the shoulder 
and hip
move in opposite directions

go slowly
if you don't "get it"
go slower
and play around with some variation
you feel in your body

any movement with awareness
is
good

you are 
good

life is good

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