Seated Side Bend on a Chair
The side bend done sitting on a chair, the hips fixed on the seat so only the waist can bend.
How to do it
Setup
Seated tall on the front of a chair, feet flat and hip-width, hands at the temples or arms by the sides.
Steps
- Bend straight to one side from the waist.
- Keep both sit bones pressed into the seat.
- Come back up to tall sitting and bend the other way.
Common mistakes
One hip lifting off the seat: both stay down; the bend happens above them. Folding forward: keep the chest open and the bend sideways. Flopping into the bend: lower as slowly as you come up.
Breathing
Exhale bending, inhale rising.
