Een vijf wekelijkse introductie training in Shiatsu

Rite #1

Stand erect with arms outstretched horizontal to the floor, palms facing down. Your Arms should be in line with your schoulders. Spin around clockwise until you become slightly dizzy. Gradually increase the number of spins from 3 spins to 21 spins.

Breathing: Inhale and exhale deeply as you do the spins.

Rite#2

Lie flat on the floor, face up. Fully extend your arms along your sides and place the palms your hands against the floor, keeping fingers close together. Then raise your head off the floor tucking your chin into your chest. As you do this, lift your legs, knees straight, into a vertical  position. If possible extend the legs over the body towards your head, Do not let the knees bend.  Then slowly lower the legs and head to the floor, always keeping the knees straight. Allow the muscles to relax, and repeat.

Breathing: Breath in deeply as your lift your head and legs and exhale as you lower you head and legs.

Rite#3

Kneel on the floor with the body erect. The hands should be placed on the back of your thigh muscles. Incline the head and neck forward, tucking your chin in against your chest. Then throw the head and neck backward, arching the spine. Your toes schould be curled under through this exercise. As you arch, you will brace your arms and hands against the thights for support. After the arching return your body to an erect position and begin the rite all over again.

Breathing: Inhale as you arch the spine and exhale as you return to an erect.

Rite#4

Sit down on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you and your feet about 12” apart. With the trunk of the body erect, place the palms of your hands on the floor alongside your bottocks. Then tuck the chin forward against the chest. Now drop the head backward as far as it will go. At the same time raise your body so that the knees bend while the arms remain straight. Then tense every muscle in your body. Finally let the muscles relax as you return to your original sitting position. Rest before repeating this Rite.

Breathing: Breathe in as your raise up, hold your breath as you tense the muscles, and breathe out fully as you come down.

Rite#5

Lie down with your face down to the floor. You will supported by the hands of the palm down against the floor and toes in the flexed position. Throughout this rite, the hand  and feet should be kept straight. Start with your arms perpendicular to the floor, and the spine arched, so that the body is in a sagging position. Now throw the head back as far as possible. The bending at the hips, bring the body up into an inverted “V”. At the same time, bring the chin forward, tucking it against the chest.

Breathing: Breath in deeply as you raise the body, and exhale fully as you lower the body.