First:

1.  Identify…amount of tension in shoulders on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being

     no tension and 10 being the highest tension

2.  Stand with feet shoulder width apart…soften knees

3.  Place hands out in front of chest…heart high and create a circle with your

     arms which will be like hugging a tree.

4.  There are four hand positions you hold;

·  fingers interlaced mode and locked with a pull apart tension,

· prayer mode with push together tension,

· karate mode,(right wrist over left wrist)

· Karate Mode (left wrist over right wrist)

maintaining the circle of hugging the tree with four series of slow movements: up and down, side to side, circles clockwise and circles counterclockwise while you.  (Keep your eyes on your hands as you move slowly thru the movements.)

 

 

There are 4 rounds of…

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1st Round:                                                      Hold for 8 seconds then slowly:

Fingers interlaced                                   1.  Up, down                                                             3 times

Attempt to pull apart                             2.  Side to Side                                                         3 times

Increase tension                                      3.  Circles clockwise                                              3 times

                                                                    4.  Circles counterclockwise                                3 times

                

A total of 12 movements

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2nd Round                                                 Hold for 8 seconds then slowly:

Prayer pose, press hands together      1.  Up, down                                                             3 times

Increase tension                                      2.  Side to Side                                                         3 times

                                                                    3.  Circles clockwise                                              3 times

                                                                    4.  Circles counterclockwise                                3 times

                 A total of 12 movements

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3rd Round:                                                Hold for 8 seconds then slowly:

Right over left wrist                              1.  Up, down                                                             3 times

Press down on right                               2.  Side to Side                                                         3 times

And up on left                                          3.  Circles clockwise                                              3 times

Increase tension                                      4.  Circles counterclockwise                                3 times

 

                 A total of 12 movements

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4th Round:                                                 Hold for 8 seconds then slowly:

Left over right wrist                              1.  Up, down                                                             3 times

Press down on right                               2.  Side to Side                                                         3 times

And up on left                                          3.  Circles clockwise                                              3 times

Increase tension                                      4.  Circles counterclockwise                                3 times

                

                                                                    2.  Side to Side                                                         3 times

                                                                    3.  Circles clockwise                                              3 times

                                                                    4.  Circles counterclockwise                                3 times

                 A total of 12 movements

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In total there are 48 movements that can be done in about 5 minutes

 

Identify…amount of tension in shoulders on a scale of 0-10 with 0 being  no tension and 10 being the highest tension and compare from the number before you started

Text Box: Technique for Reducing Tension