Yoga For Stitchers

"You must approach your yoga practice with reverence and gratitude and love. It’s very much like entering a temple."  – Amrit Desai

Breathing with Shoulder Rolls

Gently relax the soles of your feet into the floor sitting tall and alert. Breathe naturally through your nose, relaxing your lips, tongue and jaw. Press your shoulders forward and down. Pause. Inhale your shoulders forward and up. Pause. Hold the breath in as your press your shoulders up and back. Pause. Exhale the breath slowly as you slide the shoulders down the back. Pause. Hold the breath out as you press the shoulders forward and down. Pause. Inhale slowly as you lift the shoulders forward and up. Pause. Hold the breath in as your press your shoulders up and back. Pause. Exhale the breath slowly as you slide the shoulders down the back. Pause.

Hold the breath out as you and bring your shoulders forward and down. Pause. Begin again slowing it down on the inhale and exhale. Do this 10 times.

 

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