Sharon Friedman – Vigilance and Tranquility

Good morning.

Sit on your shins with the back of the feet flat on the floor (The ususal sit down at a Japanese dojo) now rise with your pelvis till you create an inverted L and using the knees as the axis and the body straight, rock jently down and up. You may want to extend the down beyond the line. It is a great feeling and mind your head.

rub your hands together till they are warm and now massage the points in the hand between the side fingers and the ones next to them. Massage the back and palm and move the bones about to free up the movement. As you do that do not neglect your feet. Flex them back and forth on the ground from heel to pad to toes.

Now, Stand and raise one foot to the opposite thigh. Bend that thigh and “explore the space” as you massage the same points in the foot as you have in the hands. Keep your alighnment with your posture and breath. In through the nose and out through the mouth. If you relax your face, everything is easier 🙂

One simple way to wake up is to rotate the limbs as in arms and so on in big circles fast this rushes the blood to the extremities and brings the needed oxygen to them. Everything starts with your breath. However it will help to combine two or more things at once. Rotate your arms in different speeds (Harder than it sounds) or at different directions. Do two things at once and so on.