Desk Detox: Posture & Breath Reset

This session offers gentle posture awareness and simple movements to release areas of tightness. It encourages you to notice how your body feels while seated and to bring ease back into your breath. A short check-in that can be done at your desk.

Transcript

This short practice is for those long days at your desk when your body needs a break just as much as your mind.

I want you to sit tall in your chair,

Let your feet rest flat on the floor,

Let your hands rest on your thighs or your lap and now take a deep breath in and a slow breath out.

Again breathing in and letting it go.

Now roll your shoulders up towards your ears and release them back down and again lift them up and drop them down,

One more time lifting them up and dropping them down.

Now breathe in and feel your spine lengthen,

Sitting tall and as you exhale soften the muscles in your face and your jaw.

Let's take a moment to scan the body,

We're going to start at the top of your head,

Moving down to your neck,

Shoulders,

Arms,

Hands,

Your back,

Your hips,

Legs and your feet.

Noticing where you're holding on,

See if you can release any of it,

Even just a little.

Now take a moment to breathe in fresh energy and exhale the stress.

Breathing in calm,

Exhaling the tension.

Again noticing your body relax,

Take one more deep breath in and let it out fully.

Now gently stretch,

Roll your neck from side to side,

Gently wiggle your fingers,

Shake out your arms and when you're ready return to your work with a bit more space,

Ease and focus.