It's YOGA POSE or BREATHING STRATEGY or MOMENT for MINDFULNESS or simply ENTERTAINMENT?!
Be a detective! Close your eyes and sit still and quiet. What's the weather inside of you? Just observe. Don't judge. What do you notice? What do you discover?
Practice Whole World Mudra by touching each finger tip together. Sing "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands!" This yoga for your hands may be helpful for improving your overall level of energy. It may also help you expand your awareness in all directions.
Breathe like a Choo-Choo Train! Breathe in as you extend your arm. When you pull your arm in, exhale. Slightly increase the speed of your movement and breath. Can you hear the train coming down the tracks?
Breathe in for a seated cow pose, expanding through the chest, gently scooping the back. Breathe out for a rounded back and hug. Alternate the arm on top as you move and breathe. This is a chair version of the happy cat and angry cat yoga postures.
Let's get cooking! We'll "stir it up" to heat the core! Sit up nice and tall as you stir the pot with a tall, neutral spine. "The stir" can be as big as you want to make it. Continue to breathe as you move your torso in a circle.
The king hovers in "chair pose" a little above his throne! Keep the weight evenly distributed in your legs, relax your shoulders, and keep a smile on your face.
Move like the Sunshine -- sunrise, sunset, and sunrise again!
Now it's time to wave your flag!
Raise your flag by being the "triangle!"
We can also call this a "giraffe!" Put your feet on "railroad tracks" and then turn the toe closest to the chair toward the chair. Push the hips away from the chair, stretch the arms out like a letter "T" and tip into the seat of the chair! Open the chest wide and breathe.
Warrior 1 -- Roar your inner dinosaur!
Now tip forward, reaching your belly button and toe to the ground to take flight!
Lengthen the neck as you fly!
Now "Warrior 1" on your second side!
Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn . . . then ALWAYS BE A UNICORN!🦄
Fly your flamingo (Warrior 3)!
Don't shoot the messenger . . . but do SHOOT the arrow with this leg stretch! Be sure to work both legs. You can use a tie or yoga strap to reach around the bottom of the foot if that helps you git 'er done. ←↑→↓↖↗↘↙
Keep your Viking Ship afloat!
Two ways to BLOOM:
Two ways to flutter your butterfly:
Twist your owl:
Rest your turtle:
The magic of legs in the chair:
reduces edema in legs and feet
relieves tired leg muscles
super calming for the nervous system
quiets the mind
better focus
shift in perspective
reverse the effects of gravity on the whole system
help regulate blood pressure
help improve digestion
aids arthritis, anxiety, headaches, insomnia, mild depression, varicose veins, menstrual cramps, PMS, menopausal symptoms
stretches hamstrings, front torso, and back of neck
helps keep you young and vital, anti-aging effects
relieves mild backache
improves problems of eyes and ears
Hats "OFF" (no, ON!) for Chair Yoga
