When fatigue

makes you slump, stretch your back and do the relaxation

exercise that we call the rest of the sarangi.
When the musician
puts away his instrument, he slackens the strings
one by one. Thus, imagine that your muscles are strings,
that the pegs of the instrument are driven into each joint.
Beginning with the feet, relax the muscles one by one, letting
them bow toward the earth. Proceed in this way moving
up to the knees, hips, sides, collarbone, wrists, elbows,
shoulders, temples, and then to the top of the skull
your whole body is loose, center on breathing, and relax
completely. Then rest, and reverse the process, but without
tightening the strings too much or tiring the instrument.
After this practice, you'll have recovered all your
energy."