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Mindful Movement 5 Stand with the feet slightly apart and hands resting on the hips. Start by leaning forward with head at waist level, legs straight. With the first in-breath rotate the body clockwise pivoting around the waist. The head should describe a wide circle and then after the inbreath is leaning backwards and upright. On the out-breath reverse the movement taking the head back to its start position in front of the body. After repeating this cycle three times repeat the movement but rotating the body anticlockwise. Mindful Movement 6 Start by leaning forward allowing the arms to hang downward. With the first inbreath lift up the body from the waist, taking the hands in a wide semi-circle so that the arms stretch upwards. Stretch the whole body. On the outbreath reverse the movement returning the body to its starting position, leaning forward arms loosely downwards. 116