▁it ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁easily ▁manip ulated ▁and ▁m old ed . ▁The ▁child ▁l ays ▁on ▁a ▁blank et ▁or ▁she eps kin ▁while ▁her ▁spons or ▁mass ages ▁her ▁body , ▁m old ing ▁it ▁so ▁it ▁can ▁possess ▁not ▁only ▁the ▁physical ▁qual ities ▁of ▁Ch anging ▁Woman , ▁but ▁the ▁psych ological ▁qual ities ▁as ▁well . ▁This ▁is ▁important ▁because ▁Ch anging ▁Woman ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁supre me ▁mother ▁who ▁poss esses ▁ideal ▁characteristics ▁such ▁as ▁kind ness ▁and ▁being ▁n urt uring , ▁and ▁also ▁ideal ▁physical ▁characteristics ▁such ▁as ▁good ▁post ure , ▁strength , ▁and ▁physical ▁beauty . ▁ ▁Running ▁ ▁The ▁initi ate ▁must ▁run ▁two ▁to ▁three ▁times ▁a ▁day ▁for ▁each ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁ceremony ▁to ▁prepare ▁her ▁for ▁a ▁challeng ing ▁life ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁stronger . ▁She ▁must ▁complete ▁these ▁daily ▁runs ▁towards ▁the ▁east ▁at ▁dawn , ▁no on , ▁and ▁sun set . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁runs ▁is ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁more ▁powerful , ▁ener get ic , ▁and ▁dil igent , ▁and ▁to ▁help ▁improve ▁her ▁lif es pan . ▁The ▁ar du ous ▁runs ▁are ▁also ▁meant ▁to ▁prepare ▁the ▁initi ate ▁for ▁the ▁hard ships ▁of ▁life . ▁ ▁H air ▁W ash ing ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁ceremony , ▁the ▁girl ' s ▁hair ▁is ▁was hed ▁with ▁a ▁y u cca ▁plant ▁and ▁cer emon ial ▁N ava jo ▁basket . ▁The ▁initi ate ' s ▁j