Stretch-bend-breathe [1]
Short description | Stretching and breathing exercise | ||
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Category | |||
Group size | SOLO PAIRS SMALL GROUPS CLASS | ||
Duration | 2 minutes | Level | 1️⃣ |
Goal of this exercise is improving
conscious breathing
muscles and their interaction
of tension and relaxation in the body
Children learn to relax and to control their breathing in order to calm down.
Instructions
Slowly raise both arms up each side of the body until they are fully extended.
Inhale
Then let your arms and upper body fall forward and down - as far as possible.
Exhale as you do this
IMPORTANT
let your head, neck, shoulders and arms hang freely
stand up ALWAYS
breathe in
rise vertebrae by vertebrae
last seven vertebrae (the big one on your neck) deliberately at the end.