Thank you for joining me for a five-minute stretch.
My name is Emily.
Let's begin by finding a comfortable space where you can sit with ease.
Close your eyes or soften your gaze.
Taking a deep breath in through the nose and slowly exhale the breath through the mouth.
Let the body find a sense of ease and relaxation as we begin by dropping the right ear towards the right shoulder.
Feel a stretch along the left side of your neck.
Take a deep breath in and exhale,
Slowly rolling your head forward,
Chin towards the chest.
Deep breath in here.
Exhale,
Release the breath as you take the left ear over towards the left shoulder.
Another deep inhale.
And exhale,
Take the chin back towards the chest.
As you inhale,
Slowly lift the chin so that it's parallel with the floor.
Roll your shoulders back,
Lifting the shoulders up towards the ears,
And then let them drop.
Next inhale,
Both arms reach up overhead,
Fingers stretching up towards the sky.
And as we exhale,
Let's take the upper body to the right.
So leaning into a deep stretch along the left side.
Holding here for one breath in.
Feeling that expansion.
Exhale,
Release the breath.
And as we inhale,
We come back to center and exhale,
Leaning towards the left.
Feeling the opening now through the right side of the body.
Full breath in.
Long,
Slow exhale.
And on the next inhale,
We reach up again.
And as we exhale,
Hinge from the hips and slowly fold forward,
Letting your arms rest either on your thighs,
Your knees,
Or towards the floor.
Relax your head and neck completely.
Take a deep breath in.
And exhale,
Letting go of tension in the spine,
In the back.
And then slowly roll back up to your comfortable seat.
Take the left hand towards the left knee and the right hand on the right hip,
Coming into a gentle twist towards the right.
Draw that right shoulder back in space,
Keeping the left hand light.
We're using the hand just as a guide.
Good.
Inhale,
Coming out of the twist,
Taking the chest towards center.
And exhale,
Left hand on the left hip,
Right hand on the left knee,
Twist left.
Draw that left shoulder back in space.
Soften through your face.
Inhale,
We come back to center.
And exhale,
Let the hands rest down onto your lap or your knees.
Take one final deep inhale.
And exhale completely,
Finding ease in your body,
The lightness,
The openness.
You are refreshed,
You're present,
And you're ready for the rest of your day.
Thank you for joining me for this five-minute stretch.
