| How long have you been sitting there staring at that | | | | up and open your eyes. Feel any better? We store |
| computer? How does your back feel? Not too good? | | | | tons of tension in the neck and shoulder area ~ |
| Getting tired? Stiff from sitting? | | | | every now and then let it go..... |
| Practicing yoga at your desk will revive and | | | | Sit up straight and to the front part of your chair |
| re-energize you. If you allow your brain to take a | | | | (please use one without wheels or make sure it is |
| break, and allow your breath to rejuvenate your | | | | secure - I don't want you to go rolling around |
| body ~ you will come back more focused and more | | | | unexpectedly). Keep your feet planted on the floor. |
| productive. | | | | Try rolling your spine forward and back to let the |
| Take a break - close your eyes and let your breath | | | | muscles stretch, massage the inner organs and let |
| travel around your body a little. Like a virus scan, | | | | the blood flow through your spine. |
| scan your body and allow your breath to erase some | | | | As you inhale, bring your head back and arch your |
| tension. Breathe into tight spots and then visualize | | | | spine (shoulders move backward) so that your belly |
| those spots releasing as you exhale. You will feel | | | | rounds out in front. Then as you exhale, bring your |
| even better if you break away every hour or two | | | | shoulders forward and exaggerate the spine curve |
| and stretch some muscles. | | | | out to the back. So when you inhale your shoulders |
| In our society stress at work is a prevalent reason | | | | go back and you stretch the front side of your |
| for hospital visits. Back pain, headaches and other | | | | body, and when you exhale the shoulders come |
| stress related ailments are popular medical visit | | | | forward and you stretch the back. When you exhale |
| complaints. Take some time for yourself, for your | | | | bring your belly button in towards your spine to help |
| health, and breathe a little. | | | | you release all the air out of your lungs. Your lower |
| You can reboot your body like you reboot a stuck | | | | back moves too; tilt your tailbone back on the inhale |
| computer. Pause a minute~ and allow your brain to | | | | and then tuck it under on the exhale. Attach your |
| rest, let your muscles release some of the tension | | | | breath to the movement to get the most out of the |
| and stress. Try this... | | | | pose. |
| Close your eyes, sit all the way back in your chair, | | | | Moving the spine around allows the vertebrae to |
| straighten up through your spine, and let your head | | | | re-lubricate, the muscles to stretch a bit, and the |
| hang down towards your chest. Now roll your right | | | | inner organs a gentle massage. Attaching your breath |
| ear up over your right shoulder and relax the muscles | | | | to your movement gives your brain a rest from the |
| in the left side of your neck and the top of the left | | | | rat-race and promotes a mind-body connection. |
| shoulder. (Avoid forcing or pushing your head to the | | | | The breathing helps to remove toxins from the lungs |
| side - just let it hang out there.) Breathe. Gently roll | | | | when you exhale and invigorates the muscles when |
| your head back down towards your chest and then | | | | you inhale. When you inhale think about filling your |
| roll the left ear up near the left shoulder. Breathe. | | | | lungs with air. Let the ribs move out to the sides and |
| Repeat as needs to loosen up those neck and | | | | fill your belly with air just like a balloon. When you |
| shoulder muscles. To complete the exercise, gently | | | | exhale let it all out, and let the tension leave your |
| roll your head forward again and then lift it straight | | | | body at the same time. |