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12 Mins Slow & Gentle Chair Yoga Flow for Relaxation & Stress Relief

Namaste! Welcome to a gentle and slow chair yoga session designed for relaxation. This practice seeks to aid your body in releasing tension while promoting mental tranquility.

To begin, ensure you have a cushion or a pillow nearby. Place your prop behind your back to provide support as you gently lean backwards, keeping your shoulders relaxed.

Focus on your breathing, taking a deep inhalation through your nose and exhaling through your mouth, letting all the tension slip away.

Begin by seating yourself comfortably, feet grounded, and prepare to engage in gentle spinal movements.

Raise your arms and curve your spine in a slide back bend as you inhale. Then, exhale, allowing your upper body to bend forward as your arms become heavy and your neck relaxes downward.

On your next inhalation, roll your spine up gradually, lifting your arms. Exhale to fold forward again, enjoying the stretch between your arms and the gentle pull on your spine.

The next phase is designed to elongate the sides of your body, further easing any built-up tension.

Lower your left hand down and extend your right hand over your head, stretching the right side deeply. You can choose to bend your elbow or relax your neck gently into the stretch.

Release and switch sides, repeating the same gentle stretching with your left hand reaching over. Allow your neck and shoulders to loosen.

Continue deepening into your practice by adding pillow-supported stretches for greater relaxation.

With the pillow across your thigh, bend forward to rest your forearm on the support, deeply stretching your side body with large shoulder circles for increased mobility.

Reverse the shoulder circles, continuing to allow deep, freeing breaths—a relief from neck and shoulder tension.

Shift your focus to the upper body specifically aiming to relieve and open your neck.

Choose to either support your head with your hand during the stretch or rest your hand in front, allowing your chin to ease downward to deepen neck relaxation.

Returning to center, bring your knees together, fitting your prop snugly atop, allowing your upper body to melt forward, supporting deep, progressive relaxation.

Hold your body in this nurturing position, permitting gravity to deepen the relaxation throughout your neck and head.

For flexibility and glute stretch, move into a seated pigeon pose. Nestle your ankle on the opposite thigh, either resting arms above or allowing them to deepen the fold safely.

Conclude your practice gently. Place both hands on your chest, lift your chin, and embrace the moment of calm and relaxation brought by this practice.

Make your gesture of gratitude by raising your arms into prayer as you thank yourself for this nurturing time.

"Thank you so much for taking this time for your health and wellness. Have a beautiful and peaceful rest of your day. Namaste."

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