Remember: a) Feet pointing straight ahead. b) Body balanced on legs coming up straight from ankles. c) Shoulders easy under ears. This gives a straight line from top of head through shoulders and hips to between ankles. =General Rules= Stretch to the very tips of your middle fingers--stretching makes your muscles flexible. Breathe in as arms rise and out as they fall. Stand tall. Sit tall. Remember the straight line that comes from the top of your head down to between your ankles. Keep limber, don't let your knees grow stiff. Sit crosslegged on the floor. Sit on your heels. Rise without help from your hands. =The Exercises= Now tune up: begin by repeating each exercise four times; then increase to 8, 12, or 16; never more than 16. 1. Stretch arms down (fig. 1). Swing them forward and stretch up and slightly forward (fig. 2), breathing deep. Let them fall breathing out. Do this slowly counting, up 1 down 2. 2. From (fig. 1) swing arms forward and up (fig. 2) and out to side stretch (fig. 3) coming to full deep breath and stretch as far as you can--count 3. Up 1--side 2--down 3--breathing out. Don't hurry, take time to breathe deep. 3. Stretch arms down, without bending anywhere. Two counts; down 1--relax 2. 4. From arms down (fig. 1) to side stretch (fig. 3). Two counts; to side 1--down 2. This may be done quickly with vigor. 5. From side stretch palms up to upward stretch (fig. 2)--two counts--up 1--side 2. 6. From arms down roll shoulders and arms out and back, stretching arms back and down (fig. 4). Two counts out and down 1--back to position 2. 7. Hands palms down, tips of middle fingers touching, thumb touching chest, elbows level with shoulders (fig. 5); jerk elbows back keeping them up even with shoulders (fig. 6). Two counts,--jerk 1--back to place 2. 8. From side stretch (fig. 3) twist body from waist up, without moving hips (fig. 7). Twist from side to side. Two counts--twist 1--front 2--twist 1--front 2. 9. From side stretch (fig. 3) bend body from side to side keeping straight line from tip of one middle finger to tip of other (fig. 8). Two counts--bend 1--back to position 2--alternate sides. 10. Bend right knee and kick yourself (fig. 9); left knee same. Two counts--kick right 1--kick left 2. Repeat slowly then double quick (running in place). 11. Bend right knee and hip, bringing knee nearly up to chest without bending body (fig. 10); left same--slowly. Then double quick bringing knee only as high as hip.