WAKE UP JOB

Before getting ready for take off, here is a short bit of advice that was often included in letters I typed at the A.R.E. Clinic, or sometimes given to a patient from the stack of "hand-outs."

"Take several minutes each morning and each evening to combine deep invigorating breaths with gentle stretching. Take three or more inhalations through the right nostril for strength, and exhale through the mouth each time, then three or more through the left nostril for the "easing" of the body which is connected with spirituality and gratitude. Again exhalations are made through the mouth.

In the morning, one should rise up on the toes and lift the arms above the head with an emphasis on filling the lungs deeply. In the evening, the technique can be varied, but at times the goal is to empty the lungs of all stale air and breathe in, combining each breath with a forward bending motion."

From "Venture Inward," Eric Mein, M.D.