In order to gain mutant flexibility in my hips, I have been studying my guru, Pavel Tsatsouline’s masterpiece – Relax into Stretch – Instant Flexibility through Mastering Muscle Tension.
If you want to FEEL great, I recommend it highly. Being flexible and resilient is one of the shortest paths to feeling great. Anyone can achieve this with Pavel’s simple methods.
I showed one patient the souped-up toe touch from the book. She was a good foot away from her toes to start (30 cm). Within minutes, she touched the floor. Cool, eh.
Not so incidentally, employing his methods brings you into the present moment and into your body. And you know by now that coming into your body will bring you Deep Wealth. Right?
Go for it => Relax into Stretch – Instant Flexibility through Mastering Muscle Tension
Here’s the Tip
Your face and your hands reflect the overall tension levels in your body.
When you relax the tension in your face and your hands, all your other muscles will take the prompt and relax. Easy. Very Cool.
You can wipe the tension off of your face with your palms, slowly and firmly, from top to bottom.
You can TRY IT NOW. Notice your overall relaxation?
The next time you stretch, along with breathing into the stretched muscle, relax your face and hands while you do it.
Since reading this, I realize how much tension is in my face much of thel time. I squint to see better, I grimace while stretching, and my day-to-day stress shows as tension in my face.
Wag the dog – relax your face.
In many forms of meditation you will be taught some specific way to place your hands. The ancients knew your hands play a role in overall relaxation. You will note that none of them have you making white-knuckle fists in order to relax.
Use this simple method and watch your stress melt away.
Blessings,
William
P.S. Here’s a page of fitness goodies on the site. Winter’s coming, it’s a good time to start a fitness program. It will keep you warm. Apologies again if you live in the southern hemisphere. Fitness is still a good idea.
