Originally published December 11 2005
Yoga instructor takes readers through office yoga workout
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Helen Goldstein, director of the Yoga Studio in Toronto, offers a small office yoga routine that will move your shoulders and reduce your workday stress to help you perform and feel better.
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.
The Elbows: The following exercises are great for releasing tension in the shoulders and elbows.
In the sitting position, raise your arms to shoulder height in front of you, with your palms facing up.
Be conscious of your arms, fingers, and elbows.
Exhale as you bend your elbows, bringing your fingertips to your shoulders and keeping your upper arms parallel to the floor.
Inhale as you straighten your arms, extending your fingertips away, and creating space in your elbow joints.
End by lowering your arms and circling your shoulders backwards and forwards.
Raise your arms sideways to shoulder height, palms facing up.
Bring your finger tips to your shoulders, keeping your elbows lifted up so your arms are parallel to the floor.
Inhale as you straighten your right arm, extending your finger tips, and opening the elbow joint.
Simultaneously turn your head slowly to the right.
Exhale as you return your fingertips to your shoulders, returning your head to look forward.
Do two more rounds on each side.
End by lowering your arms and circling your shoulders backward and forward again.
As you go through these postures, remember safety come first.
You might feel uncomfortable, which is natural; pain, however, is not OK.
It is your body telling you to stop.
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