Sinking

Bending & straightening legs with spine vertical but allowing flexibility & relaxation in the sacro-iliac joint, hips & coccyx. The pelvis rocks back very slightly on lowering the body, & rocks forward very slightly on rising. The inguinal folds of the groin should always be completely relaxed. The bum should certainly not be held in with muscular effort. Everything must relax into place. Strength is in the character (alignment & relaxation) & not in the muscles. The coccyx feels as though it is lengthening down – uncurling – as the body sinks. This vestigial tail then feels as though it enters the Earth, drawing energy from there & up the spine. On sinking the feet (and tail) feel like hypodermic needles – plunging into the Earth. On rising, the needles continue to insert down (the feet push down even more) as the plungers of the hypodermics (the legs & belly) pull to draw energy up.