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All right. The physical assertion of the exercises is good. He lost faith in his physical performance, and got out of the habit of asserting himself physically.

In the exercises both will, faith and assertion, come into play in coordinated effort that is met by performance, and by achievement. He gives himself then physical achievement, and for the first time can say “I did this or that, that I set my mind on, and am succeeding.”

This brings a return of confidence in the body, reawakens the body memory, particularly through ordinary activities. The suggestion is beautifully implied: you do exercises because you expect to succeed at them.

It places his mind on physical performance, and leads automatically into the future in a positive way as he achieves in simpler exercises and then goes on. The exercises themselves then help combat negative suggestions on both of your parts, for you are reassured by any progress. Ruburt reacts to the reassurance that you feel.

The emphasis in these should always be upon the achievement, and the exercises follow his growing capacities. Let the feeling of trust build up. Do not overdo. The spontaneous desires to go for a walk for example this evening (to Ruth Klebert’s) are a mark of progress.

I suggested a change in the morning ritual, and suggest you both consider this. In other words, the exercises are suggestion, and at this point the best kind.

There will be a beneficial mental and physical carryover from the exercises to other activities, particularly as the trust is built up. You have not been at them for a full week yet. The exercises in the past would not have been effective. You were both lacking the feeling of optimism that would make them work. They must be consistently carried through however, as a time of day set aside for physical achievement.

Now. (Long pause.) Some of the motor response blockage is continued in sleep. (Long pause.) Feeling sore for so long has built up the feeling of awakening in the morning in the same way. Countering gentle, imaginative exercises would help here, not involving getting up per se, however; to see himself dressed and in excellent spirits, serving your breakfast for example—not necessarily the following morning, but simply to entertain the pleasant image.