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chest, and upper back. Hold for five seconds each and then relax. Consult earlier instructions if you forget the steps. 2. Arms and shoulders: Tense your shoulders, arms, and hands, making tight fists. Tense and hold for five seconds, then relax for five to ten seconds. Curl your forearms, wrists, and fists inward toward your shoulders. Tense and hold for five seconds, then relax for five to ten seconds. 3. Face: With your eyes closed, roll your head back, open your mouth wide, and screw up your face, tensing all the muscles in your head and face. Hold it for five seconds and then relax for five to ten seconds. Also with your eyes closed smile widely while screwing up your whole face, tensing all facial, scalp, and jaw muscles. Hold it for five seconds and then relax for five to ten seconds. Frown deeply while screwing up your face and tensing all scalp, jaw, and facial muscles. Hold it for five seconds and then relax. 4. Take at least a minute to settle after doing the above, getting as comfortable and relaxed as possible. Feel all the tension drain from your body. When you feel deeply relaxed, begin the breathwork routine. Breathwork: Breath Awareness (5 Minutes) Quiet your mind and observe your breathing for five minutes. Learn patience. Enjoy these few moments of silence and inner peace. Feel your body growing heavy with deep relaxation as you quiet your mind and breathe all your tension away. Do not fret if thoughts keep popping into your mind. Just keep pushing them away and going back to feeling your breath moving in and out of your body. You’ll get better at this steadily with practice. Energy Body Stimulation: Toes (10 Minutes) Spend thirty seconds to a minute on each of the following exercises. 1. Target the top of your left big toe with your awareness. Use the brushing action and brush back and forth along its whole length, over and over. Concentrate on feeling this action inside your skin. Vary this action occasionally by brushing each side of it as well: inner and outer, top and bottom. Repeat this exercise with your right big toe. 2. Use the sponging action through the whole of both big toes, one at a time. The stirring action can also be used on top of each joint if they are difficult to stimulate into noticeable activity. (Noticeable activity would include the feeling