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6 Movements of the Spine |
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1. Arching Cat- yoga style spinal flexion, raising your spine
between your shoulder blades arching your back, dropping your sacrum, and
allowing your head to drop to the floor. |
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2. Sway back horse- yoga style spinal extension, raising your head
to look up, dropping your spine between your shoulder blades, softening your
stomach to lower your lumbar spine and sticking your tail in the air. |
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3. Table top- spinal lateral flexion, have your spine and head flat like a
tabletop, slowly move your hands in an
arch to either side keeping your back flat and lengthening one side or the
other, stretching that side from you shoulder girdle to hip area. |
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4. Table top- with a top view. Be sure to go both
directions. |
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5. Spinal
rotations- move one arm between the opposite side arm and leg, twist your
spine reaching with your hand and rotating your head to look the direction
your hand is reaching. |
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6. Spinal rotation shown from opposite side. Be sure to go both
directions |
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