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MY BREATIIING SYSTEM

EXERCISE No. 2.

One-sidcd fuli breathing during sideways-bending of trunk, combined with alternativu lifting over head and stretching downwards of arms.

Sit upon a chair or stand with heels together. Perform the same preliminary exhalation as in Exercise No. i. Then whilst inhaling steadily bend the trunk slowly sideways to the right as much as possible. The right arm to point downwards, but the left should be raiscd to a half-bent position, the palm being kept as far as possible over the right side of the head (see l ig. 21). This manner of inhala-tion will proeide an extra cxpansion of the left lung. Then move the trunk slowly as far as possible over to the left side, at the same time exhaling steadily and deeply. Now the left arm should be strctched downwards and the right curved over the head (see Eig. 22). This manner of exhala-tion provides an e.\tra contraction of the left lung. Then back again to the position in l ig. 21, inhaling meanwhile, and, for the sccond time, bend over the left side while ex-haling (see l ig. 22). But liere you must remember to keep up the position of Fig. 22 whilst you are again inhaling, and do not start the moving back to the right side until you again start cxhaling. after which you should lwice repeat this pumping movemert in a corresponding manner to the first two double movements, whereby you will be able to provide two extra expansions and contractions of the right lung also.

(This exercise forms a fair preliminary movement to the Rubbing Exercisc No. x6 of “ My System.”)

Repeat here the Special Relieving Deep-Breathing Exercise (two complete breaths).