This exercise is one of the 5 Tibetan Rites.  These are exercises that have been around for thousands of years and are done to bring unlimited energy and personal power.  The table maker will also bring you a little bit of soreness the next morning in places you never knew existed, if you don't treat this exercise with respect!

1. Start by sitting up with your legs our in front of you.  Your feet should be shoulder width apart.
2. In one motion, lift up your hips and try to push them up to the sky.  Squeeze your butt and push your feet into the ground. 
3. Hold for a few seconds.
4. Come back down to the first position and then repeat.
5. You should be inhaling on the up and exhaling on the way down.

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