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WRIST STRETCH
SEQUENCE
Bene ts
These stretches promote wrist health
and exibility.
Risks and Contraindications
Students with wrist issues may nd
these stretches to be too intense. You
may not have to go very far to feel the
stretch and as long as you are gentle,
this sequence should be safe and
healing.
Alignment Points- Begin in saddle pose (page 115)
and extend both arms in front of
you. Move your hands around in
a circular motion eight times one
direction and then eight times in
the opposite direction (a). Re-
peat this cycle two more times. - Come onto all fours. Turn your
ngertips outward. Gently sway
side to side several times, feeling
the stretch in the wrists (b). - Turn the ngertips back toward
the knees and shift backward
and forward several times (c
and d). Come back, turning the
ngertips to face forward for a
moment. - Flip the left hand so that the
top of that hand is on the oor
with the ngertips facing toward
the right knee. Gently pull the
hips back toward the heels (e).
It doesn’t take much movement
to feel the stretch. Take several
breaths. Then repeat on the
other side.
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