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Desk Dwellers Stretch

Posted in Wellness at 2:01 pm by Ric

Stress? 
Upper Back Tension? 
Sit At A Desk?
Try The

Desk Dwellers Stretch

Try this simple, yet effective, exercise.  It takes about 30 seconds after which you are ready to sit down and continue your work, revitalized and from a more comfortable position.

  • Break contact with your work.
  • Stand up.
  • Put your focus on your body.
  • Take a slow, deep breath in.
  • As you inhale raise your arms in front of you and over your head.
  • When you are ready to exhale slowly lower your arms to your side as you breath out.
  • When arms are ¾ of the way down let them drop the rest of the way. 

How can an exercise this simple be of benefit? Let’s examine:

  • You took your focus away from your work and put it on your body. This is necessary if you want to allow your body to self correct and find comfort.
  • Normally we breath very shallow, which has limits. By taking even one deep breath we increase the amount of oxygen and energy flowing through our system and reduce stress.
  • Raising our arms over our heads gives our spine a gentle stretch and allows it to straighten. It also opens up the chest area and allows more energy to flow.
  • Lowering your arms to your side allows the spine to come to rest in a more normal posture naturally, on it’s own, without having to impose a rigid posture our body might not be ready for.

Doing this exercise regularly retrains the body to find, and stay in, comfort.

 

 

Ric Chamberlin, LMT
The Healing Connection
900 S 74th Plaza, Suite 116, Omaha, NE  68114

402 850 0752
www.omahahealingconnection.com