- Legs up the wall
Benefits:
- Relaxation: settles the nervous system
- Relieves low back tension
- Stretches the hamstrings and lower back muscles
Steps:
- Bring your mat to the wall or simply sit next to the wall.
- Sit with one hip toward the wall, with knees bent.
- Roll down onto your back and lift your legs up to lean them against the wall
- Shimmy your hips as close to the wall as feels comfortable.
- Place your hands by your sides or on your belly.
- Breathe and relax.
Have Fun!
- Legs up the wall
- Put your legs up a tree and watch the leaves move in the wind.
- Put your legs up a fence or wall outside and watch the clouds.
- Balance a stuffed animal on your feet!
- Take your stuffed animal on a ride on your belly, watching it go up and down as you take deep breaths.
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