The Silk Thread of Gorindo - Ottawa - Canada
Issue 20
- Fitness - Cat-Stretch & Climbing the Sky
Photo cover 'Roxanne Standefer - gedan barai’ ©2012 Photo by Claudio Iedwab
Fitness - Cat-Stretch & Climbing the Sky
Climbing the Sky
Stance: Stand with feet together and hands palm up, with fingertips touching in front of the abdomen.
Action: Shift the weight to the left foot, exhale, and slowly raise the right knee in front. Simultaneously bring both hands, palms up, from the abdomen to the face. Once the hands are at eye level, inhale and rotate them outward, palms down, thumbs toward the face. Continue to a palms-up, thumbs-up position reaching for the sky. Exhale the air as you push the hands upward to their maximum reach. Bring the knee in toward your abdomen, keeping the support leg straight and hips horizontal.
Comments: Maintain alignment and exhale from the abdomen. Avoid tilting neck and head backwards. Don’t allow hip to slip to the side
Excerpt from “The Secret Art of Health & Fitness – Uncovered from the Martial Arts Masters” by Claudio Iedwab & Roxanne Standefer
©2012 Illustrations by Claudio Iedwab
- Fitness - Cat-Stretch & Climbing the Sky
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