After selecting on of the above postures, rest the left hand, palms up, thumbs touching one another so that the spirals at the tips of the thumbs meet. Keep the eyes either half-open or light closed. Relax the eyes, looking forward to the ground a proximally ten to fifteen feet away, without focusing upon and particular object.
Begin long, deep breathing through the nose. Breathe in deeply, downward toward the lower abdomen, the region of the Tan-Den (two inches below the Navel Fig. 8). Hold the breath for several seconds, allowing the abdomen to remain expanded toward the front. Then exhale with a slow, long breath. Repeat this breathing for about three to five minutes.
During this period, have the image that we are stabilizing ourselves firmly upon the earth. As if we were immovable regardless any circumstance.
The purpose of this exercise is to develop oneness in our physical, mental and spiritual constitutions as a part of the natural environment, and to establish inner confidence, invincible and unshakeable in the universal faith. It also actively harmonizes the entire metabolism of the body.