Week 2 Routine

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Activities for conscious living

  1. Continue to practice diaphragmatic breathing for about five minutes each day.
  2. Take about 5-10 minutes to practice the cat stretch routine. Practice about 3-4 repetitions of each of the movements you do. (Note: Make sure you practice each movement slowly, especially on the relaxation phase, hold for 4-5 counts on each hold phase.)
  3. Practice the Tree posture (Vrkanasa), Triangle Posture (Utthia Trikonasana), and Standing forward bend (Uttanasa). Again, either first thing in the morning or during the day after you have been sitting for a period. You can also do these at night before bed.
    a)Practice Tree posture next to a wall. Hold your hand next to the wall and get steady, then slowly take your hand away from the wall. Make sure you are not wearing shoes (bare feet is best). Perform 3 repetitions on each side.
    b)Practice Triangle posture using a chair. Rest your hand on the seat of the chair. Make sure your feet are in alignment and your body is flat. (Remember the image of a bug on a windshield) Hold for 10 breaths. Perform 3 repetitions on each side.
    c)Practice Triangle posture next to a wall. Try to keep your back hip (if you are bending to the right its your left hip) and your back against the wall. Do not go down too far. You can use a chair if you want to. Hold 10 breaths. Go down and come up very slowly and thoughtfully. Perform 3 repetitions. Perform 3 repetitions on each side.
    d)Practice Standing forward bend using a chair. Rest your hands or elbows (cross arms) on the seat or back of the chair. Make sure you keep your legs straight and your feet flat on the floor. When you come up do a little back arch to counter balance the forward bend. Hold the postion for 10 breaths. Perform 3 repetitions.
  4. Try to perform Savasana (Relaxation posture) for about 5 min. Just follow your breath, do not control your breath, just keep your attention on it. Close or cover your eyes and just let go for 5 min.