Exercises to stretch your shoulders

Nature has gifted us with a mind which is capable of healing the body or making the body diseased. A simple thing like your attention and awareness to a painful part of your body can give you instant pain relief. When you perform a stretch with your shoulder, apart from the physical benefits, the mind is forced to bring its attention to the joint and starts to heal it. Do these stretches with tremendous focus to get maximum results.

Ex 1a, 1b

•   Exercise 1

• Sit straight with your legs stretched out
• Make a tight fist
• Raise your right hand straight up, next to your ears, as shown
• The left hand is down, the fist in level with your hip, as shown
• Now slowly move the right hand downwards keeping the elbow straight and simultaneously move the left hand upwards
• Repeat the cycle 10 - 15 times
• Breathe normally.

Ex 2a, 2b

•   Exercise 2

• Stand straight with your feet together
• Interlock your hands behind, keeping the elbow straight, as shown
• Inhale and bend forward
• Hold for five seconds, breathing normally
• Slowly come back to the start position
• Repeat five times.