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Stand with one foot forward and one to the back creating a triangle. Now twist to look over the shoulder on the side of the forward leg and hold. Tense up your body from the head down and slowly relax. Inhale and on the exhale relax your body from the feet up and drape your…
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Start walking slowly with your eyes closed. At first you can only close your eyes so you see some shadows through your eyelids and become more aware of the light effects on the body. Than have a constant sound source like a radio at some point where you do this drill so you can learn…
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Consider this segmentation of blades: Ones that are on you, Ones that others have on them and ones who are neither on you or on another person. There is a fourth category which is possible knives like glass waiting to be broken. Tree limb waiting to be snapped into a sharp point and so on…
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To teach yourself to move each part of your body freely use this simple drill: Bring your knee up and balance something like a small ball or a glass of water on it (depending on the area also) and start to go up and down using the leg on the ground. Once you are a…
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Unfasten your belt and see if you can pul it out with one pull without exerting yourself. To aid you in this drill don’t brace and create more friction. Roll your hips toward the direction of the pull and it will come off easier. Don’t take my word for it . Try it for yourself.
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Place your hands together at the small of your back relaxed and check what you can do around the house. For example can you turn the lights on and off with your shoulders, Pick up the phone and place it between your neck and shoulder and so on. With a partner first have him push…
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Outdoorsmen of all types know how it feels to walk on uneven ground for a long time. Consider walking at night on the slope of a mountain and having to calculate each step how to best place all the gear on you and how to place your feet on the changing ground. You can train…
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To relax and ease tense shoulders and back. Fold your arms over as if to hug yourself and lean forward on a wall that has not been recently painted and let the pressure of the body mass and your breath relax the shoulders and the neck. It is very simple and works well if you…
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Walk around the house or in a park with your eyes closed. See with your feel and body what you can by feeling the surface before you shift your mass and feeling the changes in wind, the feel of light on the skin and head the direction of the children playing and so on. In…
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Stand on one foot and start to move around by changing the mass from heel to toe and zig zaging them here and there. Than balance yourself on your heels and than on the toes and see how you fare and how the body changes to fit this state. Than skip and hop around and…
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Sharon Friedman - Vigilance and Tranquility 