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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS
your fingers, stretch the arms away and lift, shoulders drawn slightly back, chin level and
squeezing the shoulder blades together without grow tall through your spine. Take some deep
tilting forwards or raising shoulders towards the breaths.
ears. If you’re supple try bringing the hands into When you finish, take a big smile.
reverse prayer.

Namaste

Fingers interlocked Reverse prayer
arms stretch away “When you finish,
take a big smile!”
Spine: take your spine in all directions; forwards,
backwards, each side and twist. You can do this
sitting tall, ribcage lifted away from the hips
or standing. If standing working with feet hip- HANDY TIPS
width apart is gentler than working with them
together. At the end of your ‘normal’ working day close
the door of your home office or pack away
your workspace so you aren’t thinking about
work all evening. You’ll feel much fresher
approaching it the next day if it’s not been
permanently in your sight.

If you’re no longer commuting consider
using that time in a beneficial way such as
exercising, meditating or simply getting
outside for some fresh air.
You’ll find lots of tips online. Not only will
you feel better taking care of yourself but
happy, healthy staff are more productive, so
Side bend strong Twist soft everyone wins.

Tadasana: stand tall, feet under hips, squaring
your pelvis, draw abdominal muscles in Val Lavender
and tailbone under, arms released to sides,

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