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2023.04.10 – 0830 – Lion Yawns

Have a large, lion-like yawn to focus on getting the blood flowing into your throat and face.

·        Then move all the muscles of the face individually

·        Screw up your face and make the smallest face you can: close your eyes, purse your lips, frown.

·        Now try and make it as large, wide, open and expressive as you can. Eyes and mouth wide open.

·        Repeat this a couple of times and allow the tension to melt away.


Then roll your shoulders, slowly shake and nod your head (see the instructions, above) before shaking all over.


Finally, you need to allow your vocal folds to relax out of their over-used speaking range that they have been in during the course of the day.


Gently set a pitch a little higher than your talking-pitch and gently glide down in a hum, to and beyond the pitch you’ve been using.


Now, give yourself the ‘rag doll’ shake-down

·        Give yourself a shake all over including your arms, legs and hands.

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