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+ | Before your start your massage please visit the [[https:// | ||
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+ | [[COVID 19 - NOTICE]] | ||
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You want to find and keep a good sitting posture. The most important thing to take care of is your spine. Look at the natural curves of the spine in an anatomy book; this “S” is what we want to protect. Often, due to a lack of flexibility and poor habits, we slouch and slump, hence we lose our vitality and tire more quickly. | You want to find and keep a good sitting posture. The most important thing to take care of is your spine. Look at the natural curves of the spine in an anatomy book; this “S” is what we want to protect. Often, due to a lack of flexibility and poor habits, we slouch and slump, hence we lose our vitality and tire more quickly. | ||
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To restore the S shape of your spine, respect the following: | To restore the S shape of your spine, respect the following: | ||
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Whether on a chair or on the floor, sit on you sitting bones (called the Ischium, the lower back part of your big hip bone). Make sure you knees are at a lower level than that of your hips; this will slightly tilt your pelvis and impart the right curve to your lumbar region. The curve should be subtle, so don't exaggerate! | Whether on a chair or on the floor, sit on you sitting bones (called the Ischium, the lower back part of your big hip bone). Make sure you knees are at a lower level than that of your hips; this will slightly tilt your pelvis and impart the right curve to your lumbar region. The curve should be subtle, so don't exaggerate! | ||
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If while sitting on the floor, for example in a lotus position, you have difficulty keeping your knees lower than your hips, place a cushion under your bottom, and only just sit at its edge. This will help you keep a comfortable curvature in the lower spine. This way of sitting is also know as “zafu sitting”. | If while sitting on the floor, for example in a lotus position, you have difficulty keeping your knees lower than your hips, place a cushion under your bottom, and only just sit at its edge. This will help you keep a comfortable curvature in the lower spine. This way of sitting is also know as “zafu sitting”. | ||
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Mãozada − The Handshake was redacted in Portugal, in 2015. | Mãozada − The Handshake was redacted in Portugal, in 2015. | ||
- | Texts are by Emily King. | + | Design and texts are by Emily King. |
Drawings are by Dayana Lucas. | Drawings are by Dayana Lucas. | ||
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Special thanks to La Quadrature du Net, Sarah Hiltner, and everyone who helped in the making of this manual <3 ! | Special thanks to La Quadrature du Net, Sarah Hiltner, and everyone who helped in the making of this manual <3 ! | ||
- | You are free (and invited) to print, copy, circulate, and remix as you please. Do not, however, | + | You are free (and invited) to print, copy, circulate, and remix as you please |
+ | * You do not make any commercial use of this work in whole or part. | ||
+ | * You mention its origin/ | ||
+ | * You keep the same standards for sharing | ||
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Love to our friends and to all those yet-strangers who will become friends after a good handshake! | Love to our friends and to all those yet-strangers who will become friends after a good handshake! | ||
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