Bhava · the practice of Strength and bone

The order from below

Bone hears impact, muscle hears load. First the jumps, then the legs, then the arms.

Morning

1

Utkūrdana · the jump

Phase one's page, the third door. Land on sand, earth or a mat.

With a past fracture or bone known to be thin, the jumps wait for the doctor's word.

Open
2

The fourth and sixth groups · in Jāgaraṇa

Widening for the legs, each shape held; then Setting and Rising, for the arms.

Begin the groups · Jāgaraṇa
Why this order

Jump training raised the density of the neck of the thigh bone, in men with low bone mass too. Muscle is built by the load of the body's own weight.

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Before you begin

Stay well within what is comfortable. If anything hurts, stop. This supports treatment and does not replace it; anybody on buprenorphine or methadone stays on it.

While opium is still being taken, keep every breath hold short.

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