ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• Body Part: ꯆꯤ ꯆꯤꯡꯗ
• Equipment: ꯂꯨꯗ ꯔꯨꯞ: ꯍꯣꯝꯕꯤ ꯔꯨꯁ ꯐꯨꯔꯨꯟ.

Introduction to the ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯣꯔꯥꯁꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯀꯣꯌꯕꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯗꯤꯖꯥꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯏꯐꯦꯛꯇꯤꯚ ꯑꯣꯏꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯁꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯐꯩ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯅꯗꯥ ꯌꯥꯑꯣꯍꯅꯕꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯀꯣꯛ ꯆꯤꯀꯄꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯉꯃꯒꯅꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯄꯨꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯅꯒꯅꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯄꯥꯉ꯭ꯒꯜ ꯀꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯜ ꯐꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯊꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯔꯤꯕꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯄꯥꯝꯅꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫

Performing the: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯄꯥꯟꯗꯥ ꯌꯦꯡꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧ꯫
• ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯍꯜꯂꯨ꯫
• ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯄꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ꯫
• ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯊꯥꯗꯣꯀꯎ꯫

Tips for Performing ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫

• ꯑꯆꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ: ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯏꯟꯇꯔꯂꯣꯛ ꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯌꯥꯔꯤꯕꯃꯈꯩ ꯊꯨꯅꯥ ꯌꯥꯡꯅꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯁꯤꯜꯂꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯅꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯃꯒꯠꯀꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯥꯔꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯀꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯇꯞꯅꯥ ꯁꯣꯀꯍꯅꯒꯅꯨ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆꯤꯡ: ꯄꯣꯖꯤꯁꯟ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯥꯎꯔꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯁꯦꯀꯦꯟꯗ 20-30 ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯥ ꯊꯝꯃꯨ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯔꯤꯂꯤꯖ ꯇꯧ꯫ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯕꯥ ꯀꯟꯠꯔꯣꯜ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯥ, ꯂꯦꯡ-ꯑꯣꯠꯄꯒꯤ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯇꯧꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯕꯥꯎꯟꯁ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯖꯔꯀꯤ ꯃꯨꯚꯃꯦꯟꯇꯁꯤꯡ ꯇꯧꯔꯣꯏꯗꯕꯅꯤ꯫
• ꯆꯥꯡ ꯅꯥꯏꯅꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯕ꯭ꯔꯦꯛ ꯂꯧꯕꯥ ꯁꯣꯌꯗꯅꯥ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯔꯤꯀꯣꯚꯔ ꯇꯧꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ ꯄꯤ꯫ ꯑꯣꯚꯔꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯜ ꯁꯣꯟꯊꯕꯥ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯅꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫
• ꯕꯤ

ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ FAQs

Can beginners do the ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

ꯍꯣꯌ, ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯂꯤꯕꯁꯤꯡꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯏ꯫ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯦꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤꯂꯤꯇꯤ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕꯥ ꯉꯝꯕꯥ ꯏꯆꯝ ꯆꯝꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫ ꯑꯗꯨꯝ ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯃꯛ, ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯨꯝꯅꯥ, ꯑꯁꯣꯛ-ꯑꯄꯟ ꯊꯣꯀꯍꯟꯗꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯑꯣꯡ-ꯃꯇꯧ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯇꯦꯛꯅꯤꯛ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯍꯥꯌꯕꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯝꯅꯥ ꯃꯔꯨꯑꯣꯏ꯫ ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯗꯥ ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯍꯀꯁꯦꯂꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯅꯧꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯔꯨꯇꯤꯟ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯍꯧꯗ꯭ꯔꯤꯉꯩꯗꯥ ꯗꯣꯛꯇꯔ ꯅꯠꯠꯔꯒꯥ ꯀ꯭ꯕꯥꯂꯤꯐꯥꯏꯗ ꯐꯤꯠꯅꯦꯁ ꯄ꯭ꯔꯣꯐꯦꯁꯅꯦꯜ ꯑꯃꯒꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯅꯕꯁꯤ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ꯫

What are common variations of the ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯅꯕꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯍꯟꯖꯤꯟ ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯈꯤꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯆꯦꯅꯕꯥ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫
• ꯐꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯇ꯭ꯌꯨꯏꯁ꯭ꯠ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯐ꯭ꯂꯣꯔꯗꯥ ꯐꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯥꯌꯀꯩ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯀꯨꯄꯁꯤꯜꯂꯤ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯎꯞ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯍꯦꯟꯅꯥ ꯂꯨꯝꯅꯥ ꯂꯧꯏ꯫
• ꯗꯣꯔꯋꯦ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ: ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯥ, ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯁꯥꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯠꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯗꯣꯔꯋꯦꯒꯤ ꯐ꯭ꯔꯦꯝ ꯑꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯅꯥꯀꯜ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯊꯝꯂꯒꯥ ꯊꯣꯡꯅꯥꯎ ꯑꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯂꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯕꯥ ꯃꯃꯥꯡꯂꯣꯃꯗꯥ ꯂꯦꯞꯄꯤ꯫
• ꯊ꯭ꯔꯦꯗ ꯗ ꯅꯤꯗꯜ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ (thread the Needle Stretch): ꯃꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯈꯣꯡ ꯃꯔꯤꯗꯒꯤ ꯍꯧꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯗꯨꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡꯗꯥ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯍꯀꯆꯥꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯥꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯂꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯂꯒꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯃꯈꯨꯠ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯟꯗꯨꯅꯥ, ꯃꯔꯛꯇꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯁ ꯑꯃꯥ ꯁꯦꯝꯕꯥ ꯌꯥꯎꯏ꯫

What are good complementing exercises for the ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫?

• ꯆꯥꯏꯜꯗ ꯄꯣꯖ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯜꯂꯤꯕꯥ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯥ ꯑꯐꯕꯥ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯃꯅꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯈꯥ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯆꯦꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯇꯥ ꯅꯠꯇꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯃꯁꯂꯁꯤꯡꯗꯁꯨ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯂꯤ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯁꯤꯗꯥ ꯔꯤꯂꯥꯛꯁꯦꯁꯟ ꯍꯦꯅꯒꯠꯍꯜꯂꯤ꯫
• ꯊꯣꯔꯥꯁꯤꯛ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯇꯦꯟꯁꯟ ꯑꯦꯛꯁꯔꯁꯥꯏꯖ ꯑꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯠꯔꯦꯆ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯄꯨꯡ ꯐꯥꯍꯅꯕꯗꯁꯨ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯥ ꯄꯤ, ꯃꯔꯃꯗꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯥ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯅꯥ ꯊꯣꯔꯥꯁꯤꯛ ꯁ꯭ꯄꯥꯏꯅꯦꯜ ꯀꯣꯔꯗ - ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯈꯣꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯊꯛ ꯊꯪꯕꯥ ꯁꯔꯨꯛꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝ ꯊꯝꯃꯤ, ꯃꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯄꯣꯁ꯭ꯇꯨꯔ ꯐꯒꯠꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯤꯗꯜ ꯕꯦꯛ ꯔꯤꯖꯅꯗꯥ ꯅꯨꯡꯉꯥꯏꯇꯕꯥ ꯍꯟꯊꯍꯅꯕꯗꯥ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯏ꯫