Poses to Release Tension and Energize the Brain
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- Hold your own hand and take a deep breath up through your
nose and then, slowly, out through your nose.
- Pretend a string is holding your head up so your neck is
long and straight
- Now breathe in and lift your shoulders up to your ears
- Breath out and let your shoulders relax down
- Repeat
This movement helps you to think clearly because it clears
out trapped energy in your shoulders.
| Neck Roll - Take a deep breath in, up through your nose
- Pretend your head is a crystal ball. It’s fragile and heavy.
- Right now, we are going to relax our necks and bring more
energy to our brains.
- Roll your head to slowly to the right all the way around.
Breathe. It is important to be careful with our neck so be sure to move your
neck slowly.
- Do this slow, careful movement with care and go around once
more.
- Now, roll your head to the left slowly and repeat. Breathe.
| Washing Machine
It’s time to wash some clothes. When we wash clothes we
release tension from our upper spine. This helps us to feel more relaxed and
think clearly.- Put your hands on your shoulders. Relax your hands and make
sure your elbows are pointed out.
- Find your drishti. Remember that your drishti is a focal point
that you choose to stare at to help you concentrate and balance.
- Now, move your arms back and forth from front to back. Keep
your torso and your face focused straight toward your drishti.
- Take deep breaths up through your nose and out again.
| Venus Stretch
Right now we are going to stretch and relax our shoulders
and energize our brain.- Take a deep breath up through your nose and out again.
- Clasp your hands behind your back as your breath in deeply.
- As you breath out, bend from your waist so the top of your
head is hanging toward the ground. Keep your arms clasped up straight over your
back.
- Continue breathing as you hold this position.
- Before going back to a seated position, think about HOW you
are going to get back up. Don’t go yet….
- We are going to move each vertebra up slowly, one by one as
we have a slight bend in our knees. Your head comes up last, slowly.
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