Soft Hands and Feet for Relaxation

Listed by the publisher as “Soothe & Calm Lesson 5: Soft Hands with Your Feet to Restore Your Nervous System”

The lesson begins by sensing the body's contact with the floor. Participants then coordinate small, slow opening and closing movements of the hands with movements of the eyes and feet. The exploration focuses on reducing effort and finding a rhythmic relationship between the extremities while maintaining soft, easy breathing in a lying position.

Lying On BackSittingStandingSpineFeetArmsHand And Wrist CoordinationEye Movement IntegrationFoot And Ankle DifferentiationProximal Distal CoordinationReducing EffortMotif: Bell HandsFlexion/Extension: Mixed Or BalancedRotation: NoneSide bending: NoneCross-lateral: None