Posture, STress release, balance

Anxiety is crunching in
contracting
holding your breath
tightening into a ball, into the fetal position

shitty posture is usually
a lot of the same

so,
let's have some fun

for starters: take off your socks

now,
the beginning refrain,
to test as we go along:

bend your knees and
easily reach down toward the floor
do NOT stretch or effort,
see how far you go with great comfort

stand up, and then...


stand next to a chair,
or in a doorway

use the door jamb or chair, if you need to

stand on your left leg ( if you are right handed,
otherwise, reverse)

with the help of your right hand, bring your right knee toward your chest

do this a number of times,
at least ten

this way
[ slowly
each time different, slightly
looking for the pleasure each time
sensing down to the foot on the floor, and all the vertebrae of your spine, and your breath
smiling, a little or a lot
aware of what you are seeing also

i.e. awake
happy & 
learning]
( this is the how to do the movement chorus--
for each movement I will now insert
[movement chorus]   )

rest

by putting your foot down,
standing comfortably and
noticing any changes

try the bending again:
bend your knees and
easily reach down toward the floor
do NOT stretch or effort,
see how far you go with great comfort

2.  set up as before, holding the right knee toward the chest
and now
bend your chest forward to touch, or almost touch your knee,

when your chest is as close as it can get,
straighten your back, bringing your knee along if you can

then go back and forth:
knee close and upright
knee close and bending forward

[ movement chorus]

rest
[[ rest chorus:
be relaxed,
maybe even walk around
feel your height in standing

bend your knees and
easily reach down toward the floor
do NOT stretch or effort,
see how far you go with great comfort]]

that's the rest chorus

3. stand in the doorway or next to the chair again:
alternate,
knee toward the chest
and
holding your ankle
bringing the foot back
pushing your belly out
arching your back
looking up
and breathing is fully
and
smiling

[movement chorus...
do it at least 10 times]

rest,
[[ rest chorus]]

4. Do all the above with the opposite hand

what?

like this:

on your left foot
right hand on chair or door jamb
( it's good to let go sometimes and play
with balance,
or
do the whole thing without help--
advanced form,
no help,
eyes closed.

ha)

ok,
stand on your left foot
right hand helping with balance if need be

hold your right knee with your left hand
and bring it toward your chest
easily

and then
bring your knee back, so you can catch your
right foot behind you with your left hand
and make this arch,
as above,
belly forward
breathing in,
smiling,
eye up a bit
feeling the arch and lengthening in your spine

[ movement chorus]

rest,
[[rest chorus]]

5 etc
you can switch to the other side,
and
I'd recommend not switching for awhile and taking a walk
slightly lopsided, just to feel the learning.

do recall that all the [[rest choruses]] including trying
out again bending easily to the floor

cheers
and happy
fourth

later, more on the pursuit of happiness