Thread: Pre Shave Exercise Revisited

Look what I found from bygone days. -> Pre-Shave Exercise

The imagination is a powerful thing and I encourage it's constructive use whenever possible. In the ancient Haida poem Raven Travelling as recounted by Skaay, Raven is flying through the world when he comes against clouds which are like a wall. Raven's solution? "He pushed his mind through and pulled his body after".

BJ mentioned brushing your teeth with your off hand to get used to using a straight razor in that hand and it reminded me of that thread I had started over three years ago. The picture below is one way that I pushed my mind through. I repositioned the knife and chopstick various different ways in both hands and pretended to shave with them. It really helped me be ready for that first shave and it may be responsible in some part for how comfortable I was in my first shave. I intended to stop at the sides and cheeks as many do, but I could 'see' through the whole shave and so pulled my body through the entire shave.

I support all such journey's through the realms of imagination which will help us pull our bodies safely and effectively through the shave. Does anybody have any other ideas?

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