Reclined Supported Back Bend

Benefits:

• Stretches and opens the chest

• Improves flexibility of the spine

• Relieves a stiff back

• Relaxing, relieves stress and tension

Steps:

• Get a bolster or roll a blanket into a tube shape

• Place the blanket across the short side of your mat (just past the mid point of the mat)

• Sit about a foot in front of the blanket with your legs extended in front of you

• Using your hands as support, lower onto your back, placing the rolled blanket under your back, just below your shoulder blades

• Roll your shoulders back and slightly tuck your tailbone

• Allow the rolled blanket to lift and open your chest

• Breathe slowly and deeply into your belly and up through your chest

• Stay here for 6-10 breaths

• Roll onto your side, press the blanket out of your way and come up to sitting or roll back onto your back