Seventh Stage: Energy Balancing

1. Stand still. Legs at shoulder level. Trunk slightly bent, palms extended forward and locked together.

2. Inhale during 4 seconds with your nose; do that vigorously but smoothly so as if you were pumping up air. Simultaneously extend your arms to the sides at shoulder level, your trunk bends backward. Reach the maximum tension when you finish inhalation.

3. Hold your breath in the posture for 4 seconds.

4. Exhale trough your mouth during 4 seconds, do that smoothly with a “ho” sound and with pleasure, move your trunk a bit forward simultaneously returning your arms to the initial position.

5. Body relaxed, breathe freely. Stay in the posture for 4 seconds.

6. Stand still. Legs at shoulder level. Bend your trunk and touch your toes with your fingers. Knees straight, the whole body relaxed.

7. Inhale during 4 seconds with your nose; do that vigorously as if you were pumping up air. Simultaneously straighten your body, extend your arms forward at shoulder level, then lift them above your head bending your trunk backward. Your whole body tensed up.

8. Hold your breath in the posture for 4 seconds.

9. Exhale during 4 seconds with your mouth, do that smoothly, making a “ho” sound when returning to the initial position.

10. Stay in the posture for 4 seconds, body relaxed, breathe freely.

11. Stand still. Legs at shoulder level. Extend your arms at your sides, body relaxed.

12. Inhale during 4 seconds with your nose; do that vigorously as if you were pumping up air. Simultaneously turn to the right as far as you can with your arms stretched so you could see the objects behind you. Do not tear your feet off the floor. Body tensed up.

13. Hold your breath in the posture for 4 seconds.

14. Exhale during 4 seconds with your mouth, do that smoothly, making a “ho” sound when returning to the initial position.

15. Stay in the posture for 4 seconds, body free and relaxed.

16. Stand still. Your feet put together, put your palms together behind your hindhead.

17. Inhale during 4 seconds with your nose; do that vigorously but smoothly. Simultaneously lift your both legs upward making a right angle to the floor. Your whole body tensed up.

18. Hold your breath in the posture for 4 seconds. Simultaneously make two rotational movements with your legs clockwise.

19. Exhale during 4 seconds with your mouth, do that smoothly, making a “ho” sound simultaneously returning the legs to the initial position. Stay in the posture for 4 seconds, body relaxed, breathe freely.

20. Do the series of postures 16-19 two times turning your legs clockwise, and two times turning your legs counterclockwise.