Standing Side Stretch
Both arms straight overhead with the hands together, the trunk bends to one side and then the other; the long arms stretch the whole side from the hands to the hip.
How to do it
Setup
Standing tall, feet a little wider than hip-width, both arms straight overhead, one hand holding the other.
Steps
- Reach up, then bend sideways, the arms staying by the ears.
- Stop where the side pulls, the hips still over the feet.
- Hold and breathe, then come up through the middle and bend the other way.
Common mistakes
Arms drifting forward of the head: keep them by the ears. Hips swinging out to the side: they stay stacked over the feet. Collapsing into the lower side: lengthen up before you bend.
Breathing
Slow and even through the hold.
