Recharging the Body with Vital Energy

      Focus on the toes. Point your fingers and hands at your toes and look directly at them. Flex and extend the toes while you inhale deeply and direct energy into the toes and the joints of the toes. Repeat with the opposite foot.

      The ankle is able to rotate as well as flex and extend. Point your fingers and hands at your ankle and look directly at it. Inhale one focused breath and direct the energy to the ankle while flexing and extending the ankle. Take in another focused breath and direct the energy to the ankle while rotating the ankle clockwise. Take in another focused breath and direct the energy to the ankle while rotating the ankle counterclockwise. Repeat with the other ankle.

      The knees primarily flex and extend and have a minor degree of rotation. Point your fingers and hands at your ankle and look directly at it. Flex the knee while rotating the foot externally and inhaling deeply, directing to the knee. Exhale while extending the knee. Inhale and direct energy to the knee while flexing the knee and rotating the foot internally. Exhale while extending the knee. Repeat this with the other leg.

      The hip is a large ball and socket joint that allows movement in all directions. Point your fingers and hands at your hip and look directly at it. Bend the knee 90 degrees and extend the leg behind you. Take in a deep breath while rotating the entire leg clockwise in a circular motion. Exhale and take in another deep breath while rotating the leg counterclockwise in a circular motion. Repeat this with the other leg.

      The sacroiliac joint supports the weight of the entire body and is capable of a degree of flexion and extension. Touch your fingers and hands to your sacroiliac. Turn the leg outward (externally) 45 degrees and bend the knee. Keeping the 45 degree angle, extend the leg back (posterior), then forward (anterior) while inhaling deeply and directing energy into the moving sacroiliac joint. Repeat this with the other leg.

      The spine is capable of movement in all planes of motion. Touch your fingers and hands on your lower back. Inhale deeply and direct energy to your lower spine while rotating the lower spine clockwise. Exhale then inhale deeply while directing energy to your lower spine and rotating your lower spine counterclockwise. Repeat this procedure while flexing forward and again while extending backward. Repeat this procedure again while flexing to the right and again while flexing to the left.

      Touch your fingers and hands on your mid back. Inhale deeply and direct energy to your mid back while rotating the mid back clockwise. Exhale then inhale deeply while directing energy to your mid back and rotating your mid back counterclockwise. Repeat this procedure while flexing forward and again while extending backward. Repeat this procedure again while flexing to the right and again while flexing to the left.

      Touch your fingers and hands to your neck. Inhale deeply and direct energy to your neck back while rotating the neck clockwise. Exhale then inhale deeply while directing energy to your neck and rotating your neck counterclockwise. Repeat this procedure while flexing forward and again while extending backward. Repeat this procedure again while flexing to the right and again while flexing to the left.

      The skull contains 22 bones with a degree of movement possible between many of them. For the skull, place the tips of two fingers (or thumbs) on the surface of the sphenoid bone (located in the depression on the temples on both sides) and press gently inward (with 5 grams of pressure, the weight of a nickel) as you exhale and release as you inhale. Visualize energy flowing into the center of your head behind your eyes as you do this.

      To energize the TMJ, (temporomandibular joint, Jaw), place your finger tips on the joint. Exhale - then inhale deeply while visualizing and feeling energy flow through the top of your head into the joints as you slowly open and close your mouth.

      The shoulders are ball and socket joints with very wide angles of movement. There are additional joints between the clavicle and shoulder and clavicle and sternum (rib cage). Place your hand over the shoulder joint and direct your gaze to that contact. Inhale deeply and visualize energy flowing into this area while rotating the arm clockwise in the widest circle possible. When the arm moves forward, move the entire shoulder girdle forward with it. When the arm moves posterior, move the entire shoulder girdle posterior with it. Exhale and repeat the process moving the arm counterclockwise. Repeat the exercise with the other shoulder.

      The elbows flex and extend and have some rotation. Place your hand on your elbow or point your fingers at it and direct your gaze directly at the elbow. Inhale deeply visualizing energy being drawn into the elbow while flexing the elbow and rotating the palm toward the shoulder. Exhale while extending the elbow and rotating the palm down. Repeat this a couple of times. Repeat this process with the other elbow.

      The wrist can flex, extend and rotate. Place your hand on your wrist or point your fingers at it and direct your gaze directly at the wrist. Inhale deeply and direct energy to the wrist while flexing and extending the wrist. Inhale deeply again while rotating the wrist clockwise. Inhale deeply again while rotating the wrist counterclockwise. Repeat this process with the other wrist.

      The fingers flex and extend. Place your hand on your fingers or point your fingers (of the opposite hand) at them and direct your gaze directly at the fingers. Inhale deeply while flexing the fingers into a fist. Exhale while extending the fingers into an open hand. Repeat this a few times. Repeat this exercise with the other hand.