RELAXING YOUR FEET AND LEGS
To tense your feet, you can either turn your toes downwards, as though you are trying to point them into the bed, or stretch them upwards and backwards as though you are trying to point them at your head. I prefer the second method, pointing upwards, because the first tends to give people cramp in the calves of their legs. But once again, find which suits you best. When your toes are pointed, you will feel a stretching sensation along the soles of your feet and you will ache round your heels and up the back of your legs, along your calves almost to your knees. Deep breath, blow out your three candles and let your feet drop back into an easy position.
Now tense your knees by pushing the back of your kneecap down towards the bed, or the bolster. Breathe in, blow and release the tension. If you are doing well your feet will already be feeling heavy and you will not want to move them. And by now your hands and arms will be so heavy they’ll hardly seem to belong to you.
Inner thighs next. It helps to imagine that somebody has placed a penny between your legs, above your knees, and has told you to keep it in position by pressing your thighs together. You’ll feel tightness and tension at the tops of your legs and in the lower part of your abdomen as you do this. Once again breathe in, blow out your breath and let the penny fall. Don’t be a bit surprised if your legs fall open of their own accord as you relax, so that your toes point east and west. If your legs and thighs are really relaxed that’s exactly what should happen, which is why it’s sensible to wear jeans or trousers if you’re learning relaxation in a group. You need privacy and time if you’re to get this bit right, because whether you’re aware of it or not, you’ve probably been taught from a very early age not to lie or sit in that particular position, which in many cultures, including our own, is taboo.
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