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 Form  5.   Working with a Millstone  

 
 
 
 
 
Take a stable bow step with the front foot bent slightly inward and the rear foot sideways at a 45 degree angle.  Both hands are drawing horizontal circles at the navel level.  Let the trunk follow the hands and drawing circles at the same pace.  Imagine the hands are resting on a floating balloon.  The weight of your body is just like liquid flowing from one leg to another as you shift the weight from one leg to the other.  Keep the tail bone pointing toward the ground and imagine the head hanging like a balloon.  Look at the space between the hands.  Do not protrude the front knee over the vertical line from the front toe.   Pay no attention to when you should breathe in or out since you can adjust the speed of the circular movement, but keep the speed of the breathing regular.  
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