YOGA...

by **pegasus202** Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:29 am

Do you have sore shoulders, wrists that ache, neck pain, or just general stress? Use these simple weekly yoga postures to help you create a better day. Just a few minutes throughout your workday will make a big difference! As you start each stretch remember to take nice deep breaths and be aware of your body.

1. Stand 8 to 10 inches from a wall, feet hip-width apart and back pressed ino the wall.
2. As you inhale, slowly roll away from wall. Press chin into chest and imagine each
vertebra peeling away from wall.
3. Press tailbone to wall, hang arms down loosely, relax, breathe normaly.
4. Pull navel deeply into spine to increase your stretch. Relax head and neck; just hang
over.
5. Lift arms up and make big, slow circles in one direction and then the other.
6. Inhale as you slide up, pressing back into wall. Feel like you're being pulled back by a
magnet.
This posture helps you relax and gives your entire body a great safe strech soften the knees if that feels better.