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...or at work... or on the bus... or at the motorway service station...well just about anywhere really... Here are some simple Yoga stretches you can do any time, at home, at the bus stop, or at your desk at work.
Feel your weight evenly on your feet, close your eyes, and breathe: 1 Neck Rolls Drop your chin to your chest. Slowly draw circles with your chin, looking down, left, up right, down again. Then rotate the other way. Drop the right ear to the shoulder, drop the left ear to the shoulder. Look round over the right shoulder, look round over the left shoulder. Breathe...Hear those little clicks, cracks and pops - good.
2 Cat Stretch Inhale and arch the back, look up. Exhale, round the spine and drop the head down.
3 Eagle Arms Stretch the arms out, bring them forward and cross over at the elbows. Bend at the elbows and entwine the arms round each other, touch the palms. Breathe...Repeat the other way round. 4 Shoulder StretchClasp the hands behind the back with straight arms. Raise the hands and bend forward. Breathe...
5 Seated TwistTwist the spine so that the shoulders rotate relative to the hips. Look over the shoulder. Use a hand on the knee and one on the back of the chair to extend the stretch. Breathe...Twist the other way.
6 Cow ArmsFold one hand up behind your back between the shoulder blades. Take the other arm up and drop the hand over and between the shoulders. If the hands don't meet up clasp a scarf or belt or tea towel...Breathe...
7 Pelvic TiltLet the tummy go and stick out your bottom. Tuck the tail under and pull the tummy in. Lift the pelvic floor muscles, pull in the abdominal muscles. Breathe...Smile discreetly...
There. See? If you can breathe you can do Yoga.Now just put down your mat...Email: Bob@BobBurtonYoga.com |
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