This is the very 1st exercise that is done to start the lesson. It is meant to get you concentrating immediately. Normally we do not think about how we breathe through out the day. Here you are required to breathe in through your nose slowly for 6 counts and out through your mouth slowly for 6 counts.
All the while stretching your spine up and sucking your stomach in and to do so you have to give yourself a firm base to push into the floor. By doing this, you tone and strengthen the muscles of your arms, hands, thighs, hips, ankles and wrists. By standing with your feet together you are already practicing your balance, which will help you when you need to stand on one foot.
You are also isolating the movement of only your neck and shoulders, building your coordination and flexibility of the neck and shoulders. You learn how to use your full lung capacity preparing you for the rest of the class to come.
