Yoga as Therapeutic Exercise: A Practical Guide for Manual Therapists

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Chapter

The basic exercises

1. Basic exercises for the lumbar spine 1. Basic exercises for the lumbar spine


2. Basic exercises for the lumbar spine 1. Basic exercises for the lumbar spine


3. Bring the back of your pelvis to the back of the
   chair or the wall.


4. Move your lumbar spine to the back of the chair,
   one segment at a time.


5. Sit upright for one or two breaths.


6. Perform points 2–9 once or twice.

Exercise 1.8: Coachman relaxation

Aim: relaxing the lumbar spine.

1. Sit on a chair or stool, with the soles of your feet
   on the floor and feet and knees hip width apart.


2. Put your elbows on your knees (Figure 6.14).


3. Feel the lengthening of your spine during an
   inhalation.

Figure 6.12 Figure 6.13