5 Poses To Do From Your Desk

No matter where you’re working from these days, hours spent sitting at a computer can take a toll on you both physically and mentally. Give your body and mind a moment of space with these 5 easy stretches that you can do from your desk. 

Settle in

• Take a moment to disconnect from your work

• Inhale deeply through your nose for 4 counts, fill your lungs

• Exhale out through your mouth, for 4 counts

• Repeat 3-5 times

Seated Cat Cow

• Start seated at the edge of your chair with your feet hip width distance apart and your hands on your knees

• Inhale Cow Pose, lift your chin and chest, broaden across your collar bones and gaze up 

• Exhale Cat Pose, round through your spine, tuck your chin and release through your neck

• Cycle through 5 times

Ear to Shoulder

• Inhale close your eyes and consciously relax your shoulders down your back 

• Exhale drop your right ear to your right shoulder

• Inhale return to center 

• Exhale drop your left ear to your left shoulder

• Inhale return to center 

• Cycle through 5 times 

Wrist & Finger Stretch

• Stretch your arms out long in front of you

• Flip your right palm to the sky

• Gently press your fingers back and down with your other hand 

• Hold for 10 seconds

• Repeat on your left side 

Seated Side Stretch

• Extend your arms above your head

• Wrap your right fingers around your left wrist

• Inhale lengthen up

• Exhale up and over to the right, keeping both sides of your body long

• Inhale back to center and switch out your grip

• Exhale up and over to the left, Inhale back to center 

• Cycle through 3 times

Seated Twist

• Bring your right arm across your body and grab the left side of your chair

• Inhale lengthen up through your spine

• Exhale twist to your left, using your left arm on the top of your chair for leverage

• Hold for a round of breath

• Inhale back to center and bring your left arm across your body and grab the right side of your chair

• Exhale twist to your right, using your right arm on the top of your chair for leverage

• Hold for a round of breath

• Inhale back to center 

• Cycle through 3 times

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