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- Page 6 and 7: introduction This book is really a
- Page 8 and 9: After my epiphany with Pilates and
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- Page 20 and 21: The Way of Nature Close your eyes a
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of each, it will be time for you to
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part two
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feeling his grounded ease and obser
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and life-force awakening that he di
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and the pituitary gland. Your body
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that of a river flowing from beginn
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Heart Clasp: Bring your right hand
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a human being, improving your overa
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energy you are collecting is cushio
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ountiful new chi that you’ll be a
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excess water from just-washed hands
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exercise. Trust that the more often
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negative thoughts out to make way f
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a lot of tension. As you breathe de
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5. Holding your arms away from your
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1. Inhale deeply. Then, as you exha
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As you exhale, start to thump down
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index and middle fingers pointing s
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5 unleash and transform: kundalini
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utterly impassable—at least in th
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it, you release the energy of bliss
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Abdominal Pumping Corpse Pose (Sava
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you to the ground, the breath will
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taking in a few easy, natural breat
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1. In the Easy Pose, as you inhale
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4. Ideally, you want to perform thi
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with your head and your back restin
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side to side to massage your spine.
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Wings of Victory Oh, how I love Win
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Archer The Archer activates the fir
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Shaking the Soul Tree Shaking the S
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laughter, like the ocean’s swell,
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laughing at gravity. After twenty-o
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anyway?” I braced myself, embarra
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empowerment. The result is vibrant,
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evitalizing, and super immune boost
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3. Take three full, deep breaths, i
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spine backward on the inhalation, a
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Rite Six: Abdominal Massage The Tib
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to deliver, creating a kind of new
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into a better, stronger version of
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Hundred The Hundred powerfully incr
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powerhouse and your outgoing breath
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Saw The Saw is a breathing exercise
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5. Flex your right foot, making sur
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to build abdominal strength, core a
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8 go deep, open, and energize: yin
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The true test came when we reached
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when you are deepening into a yin p
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somewhere between the sections on m
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the go deep, open, and energize pra
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the clavicle on the same side of yo
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physically set up the pose with you
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journey inward, giving yourself ove
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make adjustments that will take you
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down to your feet and restore your
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Butterfly. You have my permission t
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Dragon Meridian pair: Spleen and st
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ody to soften at the same time. Tak
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sudden, sharp pain, stop immediatel
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chest and belly to release fully. L
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your arms slightly farther apart an
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ody and let it sink deeper into the
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9 the power of love: inner smile an
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to visit the inside of my own body
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It is my guess that when you taste
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have awakened a great deal of energ
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let our defenses down, and we open
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Cosmic Healing Sound for the Lungs
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1. Sitting tall, rub your hands tog
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Mouth position: Lips form an O shap
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pain, repeat the sequence as many t
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13. Repeat the above sequence three
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Related sense: Taste Element: Earth
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“Heeeee” as your hands travel d
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eal “end goal” of the practice
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to work with it in our daily lives.
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lovable, and deserving. When you cl
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colors that glow inside you as well
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When you decide to let something go
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to be anointed by the highest star
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turned down an invitation to appear
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Awaken and Play: Love Thyself Your
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Photo Section
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Meeting the Chi Collecting the Chi
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Ringing the Temple Gong
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Love Thyself Hip Circles
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Celestial Shampoo Waking the Roots
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Wind-Palace Massage Ear Love
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True Mind Treasure Riding the Rolle
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Door-of-Life Love Tap
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Hindquarter Love Tap
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Up and Down the Jing Channels
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Goddess Breaths
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Heart Opener
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Goddess Rolls Reaching Across Space
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Wings of Victory Taking Flight
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Abdominal Pumping
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Corpse Pose
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Leg Lift
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Tabletop Lever
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Abdominal Massage
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Rolling like a Ball
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Open-Leg Rocker
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Single-Leg Kick Pendulum
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Swimming
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Yin Yoga Meridians
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Dragonfly
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Forward Bend Half Saddle
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Quarter Dog
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Spinal Twist
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Corpse Pose
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Cosmic Healing Sound for the Lungs
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Cosmic Healing Sound for the Liver
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Cosmic Healing Sound for the Spleen
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Meditation Be a Tree Surrender and
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About the Author JENNIFER KRIES is
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About the Publisher Australia Harpe