Skill Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Instructions
From all fours, tuck your toes and sit back on your heels in screaming toe pose. Sit up tall. Inhale, lift your left arm up alongside your ear. Exhale, bend your elbow and place your hand between your shoulder blades, palm flat to your back. Sweep your right hand behind you – palm facing out and try to bring your fingertips together so they touch or grab onto each other. Sit up tall and look straight ahead. Be careful not to force the stretch in your left triceps or right shoulder. Hold the pose for 5 deep breaths before switching to the other arm. Release the pose and come down onto the tops of your feet. Sit back, bring your hands behind you and lift your knees to stretch the tops of your feet. Come back to kneeling.
Modifications
If you’re unable to join your fingers behind your back, bring your right hand to your top elbow and apply gentle pressure. You can also do this triceps and shoulder stretch on your knees, raised up on a cushion or in hero pose where you drop down in between your feet, keeping your heels close to your hips and your toes pointing straight back.
Benefits
Stretches the toes, arches, feet, ankles, knees, hips, triceps and shoulders.
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