Easy Chair Yoga Moves to do Anytime

From working to planning trips to reading the news, so many of us sit in front of a computer at a desk for long periods. Take a quick check, is your spine rounded? Are your shoulders up towards your ears? If so, you need some chair yoga in your life!

Chair yoga is perfect for everyone from beginners to pro yogis. It's a way to take a few minutes to relax, stretch, and reset. 

Here, I have put together a quick and easy chair yoga sequence that anyone can do at home or in the office. 

Seated Cat Cow (x5)

-Make Sure Your Feet are Both on the Ground

-Place your Hands on Your Thighs 

-Inhale and Round Your Back and Let Your Head Relax Down

-Exhale Arch the Back, Send the Chest Forward and Look Up.
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-Repeat Five Times

Cactus Arms x5

-Inhale Lift Your Arms Straight Overhead

-Exhale Bend Your Elbows and Bend Your Arms to a 90 Degree Angle

-Pull Your Elbows Back and Shine Your Chets Upwards
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-Repeat Five Times

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Chair Twists

-Cross Your Right Leg Over the Left Leg

-Inhale Facing Center Lifting Both Arms Overhead

-As You Exhale, Twist Your Torso to the Left. Place Your Left Hand on the Chair Behind You and Push the Back of Your Right Forearm Into Your Right Leg to Help You Twist Further. 
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-Repeat On the Other Side

Fold Over Figure Four

-Place Your Right Foot Over Your Left Thigh

-Let Your Right Knee Open and Flex Your Right Toes

-Inhale and Extend Your Spine Tall

-Exhale and Fold Over Your Legs 

-Every Inhale Find Length in the Spine, Every Exhale Fold Further.

​-Repeat on the Other Leg

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Side Stretch

- Place Your Left Foot Flat on the Ground and Extend Your Right Leg so the Inside Edge of Your Foot is Down,

-Place Your Right Hand Behind Your Right Thigh for Support

-Reach Your Left Hand Up and Over So You Are Folding Over Your Extended Leg. Keep Your Chest Up.

-Repeat on the Other Side.

Chair Back Bend

-Extend Both Legs so Your Feet are Flat on the Ground about Three Feet In Front of Your Chair

- Place Your Hands Behind You on the Chair with Your Fingertips Facing Forward.

-Rotate Your Shoulder Blakes Back and Push Your Hands Into the Chair

-Push Your Feet Into the Ground and Lift Your Hips and Drop Your Head Back

-Repeat, Moving with Your Breath three times

As always, take your time, be gentle with yourself and have a good time. Have fun flowing! 

Namaste, 

​Cassidy