Sitting Neck Flexion Stretch
Seated with the hands on the thighs, the chin sinks to the chest and the upper back rounds after it; the neck and upper back lengthen together.
How to do it
Setup
Seated on a stool or bench, feet flat, hands resting on the thighs.
Steps
- Drop the chin slowly toward the chest.
- Let the upper back round forward after the head, the hands sliding a little down the thighs.
- Hold and breathe, then roll up slowly, the head coming up last.
Common mistakes
Pulling the head down with the hands: here they rest on the thighs and the head's weight does it. Collapsing the lower back too: the round starts at the neck and stops below the shoulder blades. Sitting up head first: roll up through the spine and lift the head last.
Breathing
Slow and even through the hold.
