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Benefits:

  • Works into the major joints of the body appendages: Shoulders, elbows and wrists; Hips, knees and ankles
  • Good for central nervous system
  • Facilitates lymphatic function, improving immune system
  • Improves mobility of hip joints
  • Improves balance
  • Strengthens legs
  • Good for varicose veins

Tips:

  • To help with balance, focus on one spot directly ahead of you (in the mirror if you are using one) or, for a more powerful mediation, look into your own eyes with a soft focus
  • Work on symmetrical hip alignment, it’s far less confusing than shifting limbs this way and that!

Check that you:

  • Keep your chest up high at all times
  • Never lean forward to ‘sit down low’