2.

A – parts of the body

Body =corp
Head = cap
Shoulder= umăr
Spine = coloană vertebrală
Rib= coastă
Hip= şold
Heel= călcâi
Elbow=cot
forearm=antebraţ
hand=mână
eyes=ochi
limb=membre /picior
eyebrow=sprâncene
face=faţă
jaw=maxilar
teeth=dinţi
cheek= obray
lip=buză
tongue =limbă
throat=gât
muscles =muşchi

B. verbal constructions expressing commands

Make yourself as comfortable as you can
become aware
let your body settle/ sinking
feel your body getting heavier
feel at peace
Take one good breath
let it out
Feel how safe it is
Turn your thoughts inward
draw an imaginary circle
create an imaginary bubble
think of the interior as your space
feel the floor/chair underneath you
open your eyes
give your limbs a few gentle stretches
raise your eyebrows
feel the tension
 release the tension
shut your eyes tightly
let it go
spend a few minutes releasing tension
Close the jaws firmly
hold it
let your jaw drop
repeat the action
bare your teeth
hold it for a few seconds
cancel the action
Press your tongue against your teeth
pull the tongue.
Feel the muscles
note the sensations

c. Prepositions or other words indicating direction

underneath you
into it
between you and the floor
into the surface
lying on
circle around
thoughts inward
against your teeth
pull back towards the throat
drawing it back

5.

1-a- fingers; c-wrist

2.b-hands
3.d-nails
4.a-ear
5.c-knees
6.b-sole
7.d-throat
8.a-stomach
9.c-heel
10-b-toes
6.
1. Wrist= g
2. forehead =e
3. hip= f
4. tongue= j
5. calf =a
6. armpit= c
7. nostril = k
8. thigh =l
9. fingernail = d
10. heel = h
11. abdomen = i
12. biceps =b

8.
 Fără să mişti capul, ridica privirea, cu pleopele inchise.
 Roteşte ochii în sensul acelor de ceasornic... Acum observă senzaţia de tensiune... Fă o pauză...
Roteşte-i acum in sensul opus acelor de ceasornic.
 Pune palmele jos pe suprafaţă (masă, spătarul scaunului sau coapsă); apasă cu vârful degetelor
pe suprafaţă, tragându-le către palmă astfel că mâna ta, gradual, va lua forma unui păianjen.
Menţine poziţia, simte tensiune în mână, apoi eliberează tensiunea şi relaxează muşchii

 Menţinând degetele de la picioare în contact ferm cu podeaua, ridică călcâiele... acum simte
tensiunea din muşchii gambei. Relxează te ... Lasă călcâiele la podea şi obervă eliberarea,
confortul, senzaţia de furnicătură caldă din gambe.

9.

1. In standing position, your back straight, turn your head leftwards, then turn it back. Now turn
your head towards the right, and then go back to its initial position. Move now the head up and
down, and then rotate it clockwise and, finally, anticlockwise.
2. In standing position, your back straight, feet apart and head up, lift your arms above the head
and clasp your hands over the head. Raise your heels up in the air. Keep the position for few
second… drop the heels. Repeat the exercise for a minute.
3. Use a chair for this exercise. Sit on the chair, with the soles on the floor. Breathe in while you
pull up the toes from the floor and breathe out while you put them back on the floor. Repeat
the move for a minute, in order to relax your feet.
4. Lay down in a relaxing position. Try to breathe through your nose and to fill your lungs with air,
for 4 seconds; keep your breathing for 7 seconds and then breathe out easy, through your
mouth, for 8 seconds. Repeat the cycle for at least 10 times.
 5. Close your eyes, so you can focus in a better way. Start with your legs… Tense up the soles for 3
seconds, and then relax them for another 3 seconds. Tense the soles up, relax them. Continue
the same exercise for each muscle.

10.
1. Place your both hands on your shoulders. Roll your trunk/ body alternately leftward and rightward.
2. Stand tall with your legs apart, hands along the body. Raise your right hand and bend your body
towards the left, come back to the initial position. Now raise your left arm and bend your body towards
the right. Repeat the move for five times.
3. Bend your body slight forward. Touch your knees, your calves then ankles, and, if you can, even your
toes.
4. Sitting on a chair, rest both elbows on your thighs, stretch your forearms and move your fingers.
5. Close your eyes, raise your hands above your head and arch your back easy backward. Hold on the
position for ten seconds and come back to the initial position.
6. Place your both hands on your hips. Bend slight your knees, then roll your body to the left and to the
left. Notice how it feels your hip joints.
7. Spread your arms sideways. Now bend them from the elbows forward, at shoulder level. Repeat the
action as many times as you would like.
8. Crouch down on your tip toes, with your head bend forward and your hands resting on your knees.
Feel how the muscles of your throat relax. Keep the position as much as you can.
9. Stand tall with your legs apart and your hands on your hips. Bend towards the right, lifting your left
leg. Hold the position for five seconds. Repeat the action in the opposite direction.
10. Stand tall with your legs apart, spread your hands sideways and, clench your fists. Roll both your
arms in the same time, drawing a small circle in the air. Try to roll the arms in both directions. Notice
what happens with your muscles of your arms and chest.