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\u2022\tLower your hands to the sides and fold forward, keeping your back flat and hinging at the hips
\n\u2022\tDrop your hands to the floor. Go to your range of motion for as long as you can keep your back from rounding
\n\u2022\tGrab your left elbow with your right hand and vice versa, and inhale and exhale deeply into the stretch
\n\u2022\tLet your head hang, completely relaxed
\n\u2022\tAfter a few deep breaths (and before you feel all the blood rush to your head), return your hands to hanging to the floor, and keep your back flat as you return to standing<\/p>\n
\u2022\tStart with your feet directly beneath your hips, tailbone slightly tucked and belly firm
\n\u2022\tRaise your hands overhead and interlock your fingers
\n\u2022\tAs you exhale, extend your hands to the right, creating a slight half-moon, or crescent, shape with your body
\n\u2022\tLet your right hand gently pull your left hand further to the right for some resistance
\n\u2022\tKeep both arms extended and your neck relaxed as you breathe in and out evenly and deeply
\n\u2022\tRepeat on the other side
\n*You\u2019re looking to hold about 10-20 seconds per side, and can increase the time as you become more proficient at the movement<\/p>\n
\u2022\tStart on all fours, with your wrists directly below your shoulders and your knees below your hips
\n\u2022\tWith a flat back and a neutral neck, inhale and arch your back so that your belly drops toward the floor, and your glutes move up toward the ceiling
\n\u2022\tLook up to the ceiling to get a good neck stretch \u2013 keep your eyes open as this will allow for a deeper stretch
\n\u2022\tAs you exhale, reverse the stretch, dropping the head, letting the glutes move downward as your spine curves upward to the sky like a Halloween cat
\n\u2022\tRepeat 4 or 5 more times, and work slowly and methodically<\/p>\n
\u2022\tStarting on your back, bring your knees, one at a time, to your chest
\n\u2022\tExtend your hands out to the sides, and look to the left
\n\u2022\tInhale, and, as you exhale, let your knees fall gently to one side (if this feels like too much, put a pillow underneath the knees)
\n\u2022\tRepeat on the other side
\n*You\u2019ll want to hold each side for about 30 seconds<\/p>\n
\u2022\tStarting with your feet under your hips, tailbone tucked slightly and abs engaged, interlock your fingers behind you
\n\u2022\tKeep your palms close together, and lift your hands away from your body
\n\u2022\tIf you want to deepen this stretch, fold forward at the hips, letting your clasped hands rise above you
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