Here’s a low-maintenance routine for the weekend
We are starting with a relaxing position and move on to exercises to strengthen shoulders and aid posture.
Start in the Child position and feel yourself relax, then go to the Down Dog, which will strengthen your shoulders, arms and wrists. Repeat the Down Dog exercise, then go into the gentle Cobra, which helps align your body. Only stretch as far as you are comfortable. Then finish back in the restorative Child position.
Balasana/ Child pose
Sit on your heels, toes together and pointing back, knees together or apart. Exhale, bend forward, resting torso on thighs, your arms alongside the body and your forehead on the floor. Breathe slowly.
Adho Mukha Svanasana/ Downward-Facing Dog pose
From Child, put hands out alongside head, palms down. Come up on to all fours, then raise knees off the floor, suck the tummy in and as you inhale lift buttocks to the sky. As you exhale, press into heels. Breathe and hold for four breaths. Rise on to your toes, return to Child pose.
Bhujangasana/ Cobra pose (gentle)
Lie on tummy, legs extended, feet together. Place hands next to shoulders, palms down. Rest your forehead on the floor. Inhale, extend, then lift the head, squeezing thighs together. Keep your hands on the floor. On exhaling, release down slowly.
Hope you enjoy every breath of your practice, let us know how the practice went and get in touch.
