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Need a break? I check out of the world with #Floortime

What is it about lying flat on the floor that makes it both soothing and subversive?

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Ximena 7 and Magdalena Govea 11 lie down at Saluki Stadium, ahead of a total solar eclipse, where the moon will blot out the sun, in Carbondale, Illinois, U.S. April 8, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Flat on your back, your posture is open and relaxed, which may have a calming effect.

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I used to relish the total body workout of kickboxing in the past. When I was depleted, my trainer would ask me to either lie down or walk around the gym. 

I always chose the floor. In a flash, I could recover and check out of the ceaselessly spinning world. 

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