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Tip 94 – Rising from a Chair like Snow from a Bamboo Leaf

admin — Sat, 14 Feb 2015 21:21:16 +0000

A bus shelter window will have to do…

As you can tell, I was very excited when I saw the snow starting to move on the window of the bus shelter and couldn\’t help thinking …

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Tip 67 – Imagine Your Breath As Ocean Waves

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:35:43 +0000

Imagine your breath as ocean waves.

In the previous Tip, waves were about posture. This time they are about breathing. A rushed breath, a gasp, is a symptom of impatience. Breathing is something to …

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Tip 66 – Video: Good Posture Is Like a Wave

admin — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:45:31 +0000

Instead of thinking of posture as a straight line, try thinking of your body as a wave. This video comes from Tip 13, where you can see how I relate posture to Katsushika Hokusai’s …

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Tip 13 – Think of Your Body as a Wave

admin — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 02:30:02 +0000

Try standing and bending as if you are a wave of flowing water.

The body is much more than a statue with movable parts. When you think of the internal flow of things like the …

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Tip 1 – Your Body Is a Spring

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:59:07 +0000

Think of your body as an archer\’s bow, or a spring. Avoid pulling your body together.

As shown in the diagram, even as the bow is compressed, it continues to seek expansion. The ends of …

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