"She can't even bend her leg right"

Mom has bad knee caps for some years, these days she said they hurt again.

I suggested her to do some stretching to relieve.

But showing her the warrior pose, the cat pose would not do, mom wants me to do it WITH her.

For 30 to 50 mins we twist the muscles, the spine and fold ourselves hard every evening.

Face towards the calendar; turn your left foot pointing the window; now twist yourself towards the TV; we describe the direction in a domestic way as mom mixes up left and right sometimes.

But she is making progress. Except some bending movements, her back stays quite straight for someone who is 67 years old.

Gradually I set up Chan's yoga studio; I unroll a yoga mat, turn on the indian yoga music from youtube and an essential oil diffuser. The studio is tiny so sometimes I put my left foot on Milly's bed, or left hand, she has never rejected.

Mum finds that she sleeps better after stretching and urges me to set up the studio every evening.

"This afternoon I saw a woman in the park pulling her own thigh. She can't even bend her leg right!" Wow wow, now we have a stretching critic!