Head To Shoulder Yoga Warm Ups
Yoga is so much fun to write about because it is what I'm last experienced about so I get to learn new things! Today, I will talk to you all about yoga warm ups- from head to shoulder! (There will be a Part 2 for the rest of the body)
In any form of exercise or a workout, it is necessary to warm up the body, and this applies for yoga too. When doing yoga, our body gets into positions that don't come natural to us so we need to warm it up, from head to toe. Here are a few warm ups to make you safer and more comfortable during your yoga workout!
Eyes:
The warm up for your eyes in know as Eye Stretching but is commonly referred to as Eye Rotation Warm Up.
Steps:
1) Keeping your back and neck straight and sitting in a cross-legged position throughout this exercise, you will first stretch your eyes to the top of the eye and look up. *Make sure to not use your neck to look up*
2) Keep this position for two seconds and then move your eyes to the extreme right of your eye with the rest of the body in the same position as it was. Keep your eyes in this position for two seconds.
3) Do the same as the previous steps but look down instead of any other direction.
4) Do the same for the last side, the extreme left of your eyes while keeping everything else the same,
5) Once you finish one full rotation, repeat it one for time and then twice the other direction- so up, left, down, right.
Neck:
Head Drop:
Steps:
1) Starting in a seated position, retract your neck.
2) Slowly move your head up and backwards as far as you can, while still being comfortable. Stay in this position for 3 seconds.
3) Go back to your starting position and retract your neck again if it has gone out of that position.
4) Slowly move your head downwards and forward as far as you can go, while still being comfortable. Stay in this position for 3 seconds.
5) Go back to your starting position and retract your neck again if it has gone out of that position.
6) Repeat the steps above 10 times.
Rotation:
Steps:
1) While sitting, bring your neck into retracting position.
2) Then, gently turn your head diagonally to the right. Your nose and shoulder should be parallel.
3) Return to starting position.
4) Do the same on your left side.
5) Repeat 5 times on each side.
Shoulders:
Shoulder Socket Rotation
Steps:
1) Keeping your back and neck straight and sitting in a cross-legged position throughout this exercise, you will first retract your neck.
2) Put your palms on your shoulders. Your elbows should be pointed out.
3) Keeping the palms on the shoulders, start rotating your shoulders (forwards) in circles . Do this for 10 seconds.
4) Once finished, do the same but your shoulders should rotate backwards.
5) Repeat 2 times.
Shoulder Raise
Steps:
1) Keeping your back and neck straight and sitting in a cross-legged position throughout this exercise, you will first retract your neck.
2) Then raise your shoulders up and then back down.
3) Repeat this 10 times.
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