Yoga for Everybody: Sitting Sun Salutations
In yoga, the Sun Salutation is a classic series of poses that enhance strength, flexibility, and balance. Here is a modified version that you can do in your seat to relieve tension in your spine, enhance circulation, and ease sore muscles during your flight.
- Sit comfortably in your chair, with your spine erect, pressing your palms together in front of your heart. Focus your awareness on your body, breathing easily.
- Reach your arms up, stretching your shoulders and upper back as you inhale.
- Bend forward as you exhale, letting your hands rest on the floor next to your feet, relaxing your neck, and resting your chest on your thighs.
- Grasp your left knee with interlaced fingers. Straighten and arch your back as you extend your arms, inhaling.
- Begin to exhale while bringing your chin down to your left knee and rolling your shoulders, upper back, and neck forward. Fully exhale as you release your leg and return your foot to the floor.
- Repeat the sequence with your right leg.
- Stretch both hands towards the sky, extending your spine and fully inhaling.
- Return to the first pose, with hands at heart center. Feel the sensations in your body with your full attention, breathing easily.
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