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L i s te n to T h e A B M P Po d c a s t a t a b m p.co m /p o d c a s t s o r w h e reve r yo u a cce s s yo u r favo r i te p o d c a s t s 23 3. Inhale as you circle your soft fists outward. Exhale as you circle them inward. Repeat in the opposite directions. 4. Supinate both palms up and inhale with your arms extended out. Then, exhale as you bend your elbows and rest your fingers on your shoulders. 5. With your elbows bent and palms resting on your shoulders, inhale and squeeze your elbows back and behind you. Then, exhale and squeeze your elbows together in front of you. 6. Inhale as you raise your head and chin up to the sky. Exhale as you drop your chin to your chest. 7. Inhale looking forward. Exhale as you drop your ear to your shoulder. Inhale and bring your head back to center. Exhale as you stretch your opposite ear to the opposite shoulder. 8. Inhale with your head centered, and exhale as rotate your head and look right. Inhale center, and exhale as you rotate left. After completing this full-body balancing flow, pause and notice how you feel. Enjoy the benefits of your efforts circulating and warming you from head to toe. Perhaps take your joints for a gentle walk or a soothing nap. LIBERATE YOUR CREATIVE ENERGY Another practice that aligns us with the burgeoning and blossoming energy of spring is inspired by the "Creative Joint Play" practice of Kathlyn Hendricks, PhD. 2 Explore new directions, shapes, and possibilities in this practice to express and bloom your needs, wants, and desires. Creative Joint Play Begin seated, standing, or lying down. Ask yourself, "What position does my body want to be in?" 1. Bring your attention to a single finger, and imagine you have an eyeball on that fingertip. Now, transition onto your hands and knees into a tabletop position. Place a blanket under your knees and/or drop to your forearms to protect your wrists. 1. Inhale and extend your spine by lifting your tailbone and head up to the sky and dropping your belly to the floor. 2. Exhale and flex your spine by tucking your tailbone, rounding your spine, and drawing your chin to chest (feel an undulation along your spine as you move from flexion to extension in this common "cat-cow" yoga pose). Next, transition into a comfortable seated position. You can be in a chair or on the floor cross-legged, straight- legged, kneeling, or in any other seated position that feels easy. 1. Begin by extending both arms straight out in front of your body with your palms facing down. 2. Inhale as you flex your wrists and gather all your fingers together. Exhale and extend, lift, and stretch your wrists and fingers up and wide.