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34 EXERCISES

22. CARRY THE WAND TO THE MOON

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STAGE 1: SEATED

Hold the wand horizontally, at each end, the shaft resting on your thighs.

Right Side

Inhale

Turn the torso to the right and slide the wand to the right, raising the right arm and keeping it straight, pushing the wand lightly with the left hand (fingers pushing against the end). Turn the right tip of the wand as far as is comfortable to the rear right side of the body, over the right shoulder.

Exhale

Lower the wand to the front, reversing the previous movement, back to the beginning position, keeping the wand close to, or touching, the body, to rest on the thighs again as you turn the torso back to face the front.

Left Side

Inhale

Turn the torso to the left and slide the wand to the left, raising the left arm and keeping it straight, pushing the wand lightly with the right hand. Turn the left tip of the wand as far as is comfortable over the left shoulder.

Exhale

Lower the wand to the front, reversing the previous movement, back to the beginning position, keeping the wand close to, or touching, the body, to rest on the thighs again as you turn the torso back to face the front.

Repeat several times.

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STAGE 2: STANDING STATIC

Stand with feet at shoulder width and parallel, toes facing directly forward. Legs should be straight with knees slightly bent. You begin with the wand resting horizontally against your thighs, arms extended fully.

Perform the torso movements as in the seated stage while keeping the lower half of the body - including the hips - still. Only move the arms and torso.

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STAGE 3: STANDING WITH FOOTWORK

METHOD: "REAR BALANCE STEP"

For more information on this footstep refer to "Rear Balance Step" on the footwork page.

APPLICATION

Applying the footwork to the posture:-

Stand with feet at shoulder width and parallel, toes facing directly forward. Legs should be straight with knees slightly bent.

Perform the torso movements as in the standing static stage with these additional steps:-

As you turn to the right place the left foot behind the right heel. As you turn to the left place the right foot behind the left heel.

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NOTES

This posture was created especially for this course.

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