or cane, by
grasping an imaginary cane, using the will to exert the pressure. The
exercise is a favorite Yogi plan of stimulating the circulation by
driving the arterial blood to the extremities, and drawing back the
venous blood to the heart and lungs that it may take up the oxygen
which has been inhaled with the air. In cases of poor circulation
there is not enough blood in the lungs to absorb the increased amount
of oxygen inhaled, and the system does not get the full benefit of the
improved breathing.

In such cases, particularly, It Is well to practice this exercise,
occasionally with the regular Complete Breathing exercise.

CHAPTER XII.

SEVEN MINOR YOGI EXERCISES.

This chapter is composed of seven minor Yogi Breathing Exercises,
bearing no special names, but each distinct and separate from the
others and having a different purpose in view. Each student will find
several of these exercises best adapted to the special requirements of
his particular case. Although we have styled these exercises "minor
exercises," they are quite valuable and useful, or they would not
appear in this book. They give one a condensed course in "Physical
Culture" and "Lung Development," and might readily be "padded out" and
elaborated into a small book on these subjects. They have, of course,
an additional value, as Yogi Breathing forms a part of each exercise.
Do not pass them by because they are marked "minor." Some one or more
of these exercises may be just what you need. Try them and decide for
yourself.

EXERCISE I.

(1) Stand erect with hands at sides.

(2) Inhale Complete Breath.

(3) Raise the arms slowly, keeping them rigid until the
hands touch over head.

(4) Retain the breath a few minutes with hands over head.

(5) Lower hands slowly to sides, exhaling slowly at same time.

(6) Practice Cleansing Breath.

EXERCISE II.

(1) Stand erect, with arms straight In front of you.

(2) Inhale Complete Breath and retain.

(3) Swing arms back as far as they will go; then back to
first position; then repeat several times, returning the
breath all the while.

(4) Exhale vigorously through mouth.

(5) Practice Cleansing Breath.

EXERCISE III.

(1) Stand erect with arms straight In front of you,

(2) Inhale Complete Breath.

(3) Swing arms around in a circle, backward, a few times.
Then reverse a few times, retai