Do-In Exercises
The following exercises are a reminder for students who have just started learning Do-In. These exercises should first be performed under supervision in class so that any mistakes and misunderstandings can be corrected.
The Psoas Exercise
This exercise is best done in bed before getting up in the morning and repeated at the end of your working day when you are ready to relax for the night. Failing that then once you return to bed before going to sleep.
- Lie on your back with one knee drawn up and held in both hands
- Let your arms extend so that the knee is upright rather than drawn to the chest
- As you breath in, draw your other knee up, however this time keeping your foot on the ground. Sliding your foot along the floor towards your bum
- Breathing out, slide your foot away, keeping it on the floor, returning your leg to the floor
- When your leg is straight, relax your leg letting the foot drop out
- Repeat 16 times each side. Twice a day