Stretch of the Week: Forward Fold IT Band Stretch
Stretch of the week: Forward Fold IT Band Stretch. This stretch is simple but very effective. You won’t need anything for this stretch.
The only contradiction for this stretch would be if you have low back pain. Be conscious of how your body feels and please don’t overly push yourself in the stretch.
Stretch of the Week: Rabbit Pose
The final week of June brings us to a yoga posture called Rabbit pose. Please proceed with caution if you have neck issues. (more…)
Stretch of the Week: Combination Stretch
Is it week 4 of June already!? That means summer has officially started, yay! 聽Ok let’s get back to stretching 馃檪 The fourth stretch of the week brings us to a combination stretch, with some ROM (range of motion). If you have some neck issues I would encourage you to give this one a try.聽 (more…)
Stretch of the Week: Self Massage for the Neck
Stretch of the Week: Assisted Neck Twist
Week聽2 of June聽is here already! This year is flying by right!? This weeks stretch is an assisted neck twist. If you have neck issues you may still want to give this one a try because it’s gentle and may even help your range of motion. Especially if you have trouble looking over your shoulder.聽 (more…)
Stretch of the Week: Lateral Neck Stretch
For the month of June we will address our cervical vertebrae! There will be five weeks in June so I will be giving you some self massage techniques for the neck too, yay!聽As always if you have injuries please be cautious and only do what feels good. If you have stiffness in the neck these will be great ones for you!聽 (more…)
Stretch of the Week: Final Psoas Stretch
The final week of May is here! How are you doing? How is your back? Make sure you check in with yourself, it helps to create body awareness as you stretch.聽For the last week of May you will have three options for a psoas stretch. I will be giving beginner, intermediate, and advanced variations for this psoas stretch. If you have a history of low back problems stick with the beginner variation.聽 (more…)
Stretch of the Week: High Lunge with Psoas Emphasis
Week 3 of May might look a little familiar to you if you’ve been with the stretch of the week blog from the beginning. It’s called High Lunge. In this variation we are focusing on getting a deeper stretch through the psoas though. So it’s different I promise! 馃檪
You will need two yoga blocks or something similar, and a wall for this stretch.聽 (more…)
