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Public Displays of Stretching Part 3: A Mixtape of Desk-Time Relief

For this installment of at work yoga: a miscellaneous prize bag of sweet moves some of which may even require you to hop right up out of the chair! Try a gentle twist. Start in the chair yoga position (for direction see installment one). Inhale fully and as you exhale, twist to the right. Keep your chin in place allowing the twist to move up the body, starting at the belly and moving up through the... read more

Public Displays of Stretching Part 2: In order to fly we must stretch our wings

When I get home from a full day or after a full week of typing, mouse clicking madness, my neck and shoulders are often ridiculously tense. Maybe yours too. With all the reaching, handing, driving, cell phone talking and general doing we often feel tight at the end of the day. Here are some prime ideas to do throughout the day to keep your shoulders limber. Assume the chair yoga position (to see the... read more

You Have No Reason to be Afraid

Recently I had a massage therapist at work stand behind me and grab my bent arm like two wings and pull up and open. It was amazing. The opening across the front of my body was delicious, so much so, it struck me into silence. What was more amazing to me, perhaps was what she said while doing it. “You have no reason to be afraid.” This week while I prepared to teach my classes, I thought a... read more
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