My west coast brother has informed me that today is National Relaxation Day and also National Lemon Meringue Pie Day. Sounds like a delicious combination. Throw in a good book and a comfy recliner and you have the perfect relaxation combination. To those who know me well, it will come as no surprise that I am actually an excellent relaxer. I learned in college. At Ball State, our required Phys Ed credits came in five week segments, two per quarter. We were on the quarter system, rather than semesters. Some of my class combinations were bowling and badminton, archery and swimming and relaxation techniques and folk dancing. Relaxation was a winter class held at 8:00am, way across campus from my dorm. I made it on time if not necessarily awake. Our instructions were to lie down on exercise mats, flat on our backs, arms at our sides and listen as our instructor took us through the relaxation process. Her quiet, almost hypnotic voice told us to relax our feet, legs, arms etc. and feel our whole bodies relaxing. Then she came around and lifted our arm to see if it was limp and truly relaxed. I was so good in this class. I was always super relaxed, also asleep, but she never seemed to notice that, and always praised my total relaxation. One of my best Phys Ed classes ever.
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