Everyone can devote a few minutes a day to this – right at the workplace. A simple set of yogic poses developed by Elena Ulmasbaeva, teacher of the Yoga Practika network, based on Iyengar yoga, will help to relax muscles, relieve tension from the neck, shoulders and spine, recharge your batteries and breathe more freely. It has been proven in practice: by regularly removing the sensations of stiffness in the body, we are much easier to cope with the daily growing flow of affairs.
About it
- Elena Ulmasbayeva, Yulia Makarova “Yoga in your pocket”, Fashion Books, 2008. Complexes of simple asanas in pictures with detailed explanations for self-practice.
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Sitting on a chair, move as close to its back as possible. Fully straighten your back, stretch your arms in front of you, interlace your fingers and straighten your elbows. As you inhale, raise your arms above your head, palms facing out. With each breath, stretch your arms even higher; as you exhale, do not lose the feeling of stretching your arms and spine, but try to keep your stomach relaxed. Fingers and palms should be in the same plane. Hold the pose for 1-2 minutes, breathing evenly and calmly. As you exhale, lower your hands down, change the interlacing of the fingers (so that the thumb of the other hand is on top) and perform the pose again. This asana relieves tension in the shoulders and helps to gain freedom of movement in the shoulder girdle.
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- Boris Zakharov