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Like many in these strange times, my night-time ‘happy place’ has become Netflix – although lately it’s come back to bite me.
Ever since I finished bingeing on The Money Heist it feels like I’ve lost some dear friends.
Do you ever feel that way after a really great book or series ends and you’ve connected with the characters?
To make Netflix even more fun and slightly productive (who knew?!), here are a couple of Japanese yoga poses you can do from the couch.
It’ll work into your heart meridian and benefit you by improving your circulation, creativity and even immunity!
It’s a great exercise for any age.
Try this:
- Sit on the edge of your sofa or chair on your sitting bones
- Make sure your spine’s straight and lengthened
- Bring your hands into prayer position with elbows at the same level as your wrists and your forearms parallel to the floor (as pictured)
- There’ll be a gap under your armpits as if there are 2 imaginary tennis balls under there
- Apply a bit of pressure between the palms and exhale as you move the arms over to the right (so that your hands come to be in front of your right shoulder)
- Your right elbow is level with the wrists. Don’t let it come behind your wrists
- You’ll feel a stretch and a tingle under your arm, through the bottom of the elbow and into the little finger. This is the heart meridian☺
- Breathe in to come back to the centre and exhale to move the arms across to the left in the same way
- Keep moving the arms with the breath from side to side about 10 times
- Then release the arms and sit back in your chair
- You may feel a tingling sensation running up into the little fingers.
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Activating the heart meridian like this helps to spark joy and connect better with ourselves and those around us!
Try it every day – with or without Netflix☺