Dear Connie You can do several things to overcome rigidity: (i) Do not sit continuously in front of your computer for "6-7 hours". After no more than an hour (use a little digital timer which rings every hour) have a "movment/deep yoga breathing/slow stretching" break. Move your neck left/right/up/down/sideways(without turning the face). If you have access to some stairs then go up and down. (ii) sip a little hot water or preferably green tea. Smell some perfume. Have a laugh. Sprinkle some hot and cold water on your hands. (iii) have a sauna and a Jacuzzi at least once a week. (iv) if you have a sound card in your machine then use head phones to plug into some classical music or relaxing sound from a brain-wave generator while you are working. All this will improve circulation and blood flow to your brain and you will have no rigidity. Jan Abas ================================================================ Dr.S.J.Abas School of Informatics University of Wales, Bangor, UK LL57 1UT tel: + 44 (0) 1248 382483 Fax: + 44 (0) 1248 361429 e-Mail: [log in to unmask] www.bangor.ac.uk/JanAbas www.bangor.ac.uk/IslamicArt ================================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn